I-Codes

2024-02-26 11:00 - 12:00

Since the International Code Council catalog informs the foundation of occupancy safety of the built environment

in education communities we map the way forward in our approach to the titles receiving public consultation in 2023.

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  • Redundant space
    2025-07-02 11:00 - 2025-07-02 12:00
    Here are terms of art commonly used to describe low occupancy rates or low space usage factors in schools, colleges, and universities:
    1. Underutilization - Refers to spaces or facilities in educational institutions that are not used to their full capacity.
    2. Low Occupancy Rate - The percentage of available space or seats in a facility that remains unoccupied during a given period.
    3. Space Utilization Rate - A metric indicating the extent to which physical spaces (classrooms, labs, etc.) are being used, often low when spaces are underused.
    4. Idle Capacity - Describes resources or spaces within an institution that are not actively used or scheduled.
    5. Excess Capacity - When the available space or facilities exceed the demand or actual usage.
    6. Low Enrollment Impact - Refers to reduced space usage due to lower-than-expected student enrollment.
    7. Vacant Space - Areas within a campus (e.g., classrooms, dorms, or offices) that remain unoccupied or unused.
    8. Underused Facilities - Buildings, rooms, or resources that are not fully engaged in academic or operational activities.
    9. Space Inefficiency - A term describing the suboptimal use of available space relative to its potential.
    10. Ghost Space - Informal term for areas that are rarely or never used, remaining empty for extended periods.
    11. Unoccupied Seat Ratio - The proportion of available seats in classrooms or lecture halls that are not filled.
    12. Facility Downtime - Periods when spaces like auditoriums or labs are not in use.
    13. Low Utilization Factor - A metric used in space management to indicate below-optimal use of facilities.
    14. Empty Classroom Syndrome - A colloquial term for classrooms that remain empty or sparsely used during scheduled hours.
    15. Space Surplus - When the available physical space exceeds the institution’s current needs.
    16. Non-Optimized Space Allocation - Refers to the inefficient assignment of spaces for classes or activities, leading to underuse.
    17. Low Footfall Areas - Campus zones with minimal student, staff, or visitor traffic, indicating low usage.
    18. Unused Capacity - Similar to idle capacity, focusing on resources or spaces that are available but not utilized.
    19. Vacancy Rate - A term borrowed from real estate, used to describe the percentage of unused space in dormitories or other facilities.
    20. Scheduling Inefficiency - Low space usage due to suboptimal scheduling of classes or events, leaving spaces empty during peak hours.
    21. Dormitory Underoccupancy - Specific to residential facilities, where dorm rooms or beds remain unassigned or empty.
    22. Classroom Vacancy - Refers to empty or underused classrooms during scheduled academic hours.
    23. Space Redundancy - When institutions maintain more space than necessary for their current operations.
    24. Low Space Efficiency - A broad term for spaces that are not used effectively in terms of time, capacity, or purpose.
    25. Operational Underuse - Describes facilities that are not fully integrated into the institution’s operational or academic activities.
    These terms are often used in facilities management, enrollment planning, and campus space optimization discussions to address inefficiencies and plan for better resource allocation. If you need further clarification or examples for any of these, let me know!
    explain space utilization
    campus sustainability initiatives
  • Intellectual Property
    2025-07-14 11:00 - 2025-07-14 12:00

    Innovation - Standardization - Commoditization run along a continuum.  Today we unpack some of the ideas that hasten (and prohibit) leading practice discovery; how quickly goods and services become a "human right"; why all of this is relevant to education communities and why some believe that commoditization is a myth.

    From the Wikipedia

    In business literature, commoditization is defined as the process by which goods that have economic value and are distinguishable in terms of attributes (uniqueness or brand) end up becoming simple commodities in the eyes of the market or consumers. It is the movement of a market from differentiated to undifferentiated price competition and from monopolistic competition to perfect competition. Hence, the key effect of commoditization is that the pricing power of the manufacturer or brand owner is weakened: when products become more similar from a buyer's point of view, they will tend to buy the cheapest.

    Related:

    Why High-Tech Commoditization Is Accelerating

     

  • Human Resources
    2025-07-28 11:00 - 2025-07-28 12:00

    "I'm sick of not having the courage to be an absolute nobody."
    -- Franny and Zooey" (J.D. Salinger)

    Periodic walk-through of Human Resource best practice catalog for labor markets generally; and units within the education facility industry specifically.   We inform our discussion based upon today's release on the Employment Situation Summary from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    Recommended Reading:

    "The Human Side of Enterprise" 1960 Douglas McGregor

    University of Chicago Press: Readings in Managerial Psychology

    For an advance agenda send a request to bella@stanardsmichigan.com.   Use the credentials at the upper right of our home page to log in.

    They say best men are molded out of faults, And, for the most, become much more the better For being a little bad - William Shakespeare

  • Zoning
    2025-09-10 All day

    https://standardsmichigan.com/zoning/

  • "I Loved You Once in Silence" Wagner College
    2026-02-14 All day

    Wagner College

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