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Space Utilisation at Queen Margaret University Benefits and Challenges EAUC 14th Annual Conference

Space Utilisation at Queen Margaret University Benefits and Challenges EAUC 14th Annual Conference Presented by: Ivan Meyer. Overview. Background: Relocation Implications for Space Management Challenges Benefits Future. Relocation.

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Space Utilisation at Queen Margaret University Benefits and Challenges EAUC 14th Annual Conference

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  1. Space Utilisation at Queen Margaret University Benefits and Challenges EAUC 14th Annual Conference Presented by: Ivan Meyer

  2. Overview • Background: Relocation • Implications for Space Management • Challenges • Benefits • Future

  3. Relocation Disposed of three different locations moved to a purpose-built new campus.

  4. Space changes: Areas www.smg.ac.uk

  5. Space changes: People ACADEMIC BUILDING CONCEPTS

  6. Space changes: Practice • Open plan offices • Separation of students and staff • Drop-in rooms • Hot desks • Centralised timetabling – Explicit goals to improve space utilisation and reporting.

  7. Space changes: Practice • Open plan offices • Separation of students and staff • Drop-in rooms • Hot desks • Centralised timetabling

  8. Challenges: Timetabling • Change management • Communication • Increased process complexity • Less space, different space, shared space • Student experience • New technology: Moved from a manual timetabling system with electronic bookings to automated timetabling and booking.

  9. Benefits: Timetabling • Balance: Utilisation vs student experience • Automated conflict prevention (staff, students, rooms, availability) • Reporting • Campus-wide awareness and participation (Plasma screens) • Modelling the effects of change

  10. Future • Adapt to changing academic portfolio • More ad-hoc commercial use • Better space-to-need matching, without changing space • Fine tune student experience constraints • Increase utilisation

  11. Questions

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