Big changes are underway in science and engineering facilities planning for:
The convergence of science and engineering disciplines and space
A culture of collaboration, openness, and interaction
Project- and problem-based education
Shared physical and financial resources
Maker space and innovation hubs
Radically changed lab/lab-support ratios
Widespread flexibility and adaptability
Attend this conference to see and learn the new metrics, features, rationales, costs, and outcomes for the latest outstanding new-era building and space planning initiatives involving:
Renovation, reuse, and repurposing of outdated facilities
Decisions on renovation vs. building new
Mixed engineering and science program space
Active learning and flipped classrooms
Maker space: Design, prototyping, and display space
New classroom configurations, capacity analysis, flexibility features, and furniture
Effective social and informal learning space
“Startup and innovation” space for student entrepreneurship
Increased support space and less assigned space
Shared core scientific equipment space
High-growth robotics, bioengineering, and computational space
Student-faculty interaction and undergraduate research space
High-bay, open engineering labs
Open offices and workspace for researchers, faculty, and students
Make this a key planning event to get your project stakeholders (capital project people, facility planners, facility engineers, consulting architects and engineers, science and engineering program chairs, deans, and faculty members, financial officers, and operations managers) on the same planning page with respect to the details, numbers, processes, and expectations. Consulting architects and engineers must register with their clients.
PLUS! This special pre-conference course on November 14th:
The Fundamentals of Planning and Design of University Science and Engineering Facilities
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