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Hi Lise – Fanshawe has been storing project information in a few areas. 1 – we also have been using a home-grown MS Access database to manage active projects (have been waiting for years for robust replacement!); 2 – we store documents in SharePoint in a prescribed project template format which includes a series of folders and 3 – our drawing files are stored in AutoDesk Vault.

We are in the process of piloting SharePoint 365 in the hopes of consolidating our documents and have also been experimenting with AutoDesk Construction Cloud. We’re finding that it’s not easy to identify a one-stop-shop for secured file storage and sharing to meet all our needs. A significant challenge that we’re now facing is that the size of our 3D models (e.g. Revit) continues to grow. It is becoming more of a challenge to share views with our maintenance teams and linking to supporting software (ArcGIS, Archibus). We’re trying to avoid making copies that would subsequently have to be maintained.

I’ll be curious to hear what others are doing and how you progress.

Regards,

…Rich

Hi Fidelis – Fanshawe is planning to open all academic classrooms and labs in January. Physical distancing will be encouraged but not required – it’s the only way to accommodate our demand. Masks and hygiene will still be required. Non-academic spaces will still require physical distancing. This complies with provincial regulations as of today.

Hope this helps.

…Rich

Thanks for posting Fidelis – good topic!

Welcome Robin. I’m told Fanshawe hopes to have a pilot PPE recycling program starting soon. I’ve requested more details and will follow-up further when I do.

…Rich

Hi,
Facilities and Academic Schedulers at Fanshawe continue to meet weekly to address changes in academic room requirements due to i) scheduled demand, ii) changes in Health Unit protocols and, iii) spontaneous events (e.g. COVID testing area).

We don’t have a plan impacted by the vaccine at this time but have begun discussions on a new approach to space use – primarily, dedicated office-type space moving to team-based on-demand office space (hoteling). We’ve shifted approximately 200 non-academic (admin/ support) roles off-campus to a nearby site and we were about to pilot hoteling space with our IT group last Fall. Unfortunately, the COVID restrictions have delayed our move. The migration of non-academic space to off-campus was initiated prior to the pandemic as a way to address our academic space requirements on-campus.

I’m not aware of any formal adjustment to guidelines going forward but do expect they will change.

We are not using any apps or sensors at this time to measure room occupancy.

Fanshawe is expecting to refresh our Campus Master Plan this year which will focus on new space needs following COVID. Also, we are supporting Colleges Ontario in preparing the tri-annual COFSI Report (Colleges Ontario Facilities Space Inventory). This document combines categorized space inventory, enrolment, staffing and teaching contact-hours into a series of space-planning guidelines. We anticipate the report to be released in the coming months. It will be a valuable reference for future space planning.

…Rich