College & University Science Facilities Conference 2011

This is the annual planning meeting for academic science and research program administrators, capital project teams, campus planners, academic program planners, facility & space planners, facility directors, project managers, faculty, deans, and science department heads to benchmark their plans and programs, and build on the latest successes and innovations.

The 30+ reports at this conference will focus on new construction, renovations, sustainability, and operations of teaching and research facilities with an emphasis on cost effective expansion and modernization of science programs.

You’ll find out specifically how this is being done with:

• New space plans, metrics, and policies that maximize space utilization

• Financially sound renovation and re-use strategies

• Modern features that maximize science program value

• The new teaching lab design solutions

• Multi-use, multi-purpose classroom/lecture/lab configurations

• Research laboratory plans that offer more flexibility and increase capacity

• Aggressive shared-use strategies for equipment and space

• High-level planning decisions that save capital dollars and lower operating costs

• New sustainability thinking integrated into capital planning

• Updated regional construction cost data and opportunistic bid strategies

• New alternative capital funding models and partnership strategies