“Substantial utilization improvements and more cross-faculty use of meeting rooms, workspaces and study places.”
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is a research-driven, design-oriented university in the Netherlands offering 36 study programs for more than 10,000 students. The University’s real estate department is responsible for managing all real estate, infrastructure, space, and maintenance at the central campus location in Eindhoven.
In 2014, the TU/e predicted the number of students to grow by 40% between 2015 and 2020. In preparation for that growth, the TU/e created a “Campus 2020” masterplan to ensure alignment of real estate with changing needs. A targeted space reduction program to reduce floor space from 2.2 million square feet in 2006 to 1.8 million square feet in 2020 was part of that strategy.
“To combine a growing number of students with space reduction is quite a challenge,” said Edwin Spanjaards, Manager Staff Services for TU/e’s real estate department. “When we started this project, the average space and workspace utilization was at just 46%. Improving this was one of the ways to achieve our goal."
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