Thought Leaders Report 2010: Assessing and Forecasting Facilities in Higher Education [PDF]

The 2010 Thought Leaders Symposium, sponsored in part by UGL Services, identified major issues confronting higher education (both current and projected), and further identified the top critical facilities issues. The results are wide-ranging and reflect the multiplicity of challenges facing higher education and the built environment.

Top Facilities Issues:

1. Crafting an integrated strategic plan
2. Achieving financial sustainability
3. Creating change agents in facilities
4. Addressing regulatory compliance
5. Facing the challenge of changing demographics
6. Creating an environmentally sustainable and energy efficient campus
7. Managing the impact of technology
8. Addressing campus safety and security