Creating Smarter Campuses: Aligning Space, Sustainability And Student Needs

Many people consider estate management as simply being a case of looking after bricks and mortar. The reality is that as the area evolves, effective estate management requires an increasing degree of sophistication.

Briefing

Northern Ireland

The evolution of estate management strategy has been particularly pronounced in the realm of higher and further education – where universities and colleges are striving to create a physical environment which will provide a high quality service standard to both support and meet the expectations of staff and students.

Economic sustainability is a critical part of an estate management strategy and is a key consideration in the deployment of all services but particularly within planning services. One of the primary objectives of an estate's planning division is to align the estate with the operational needs of the university. In the post-Covid era, with an increasing number of students learning online, institutions have had