Smart Building Ideas: A Call for Stories

For a round-up feature in the November/December, Melissa Ezarik of University Business magazine is seeking examples of “Smart Building Ideas.” Complete this form to share your story. Respond by September 30, please.

Similar in format to previous end-of-year roundups - http://tinyurl.com/c8ynsm and http://tinyurl.com/57bel5 - this feature will include examples of how colleges and universities have been able to continue with building plans despite the economy. She plans to cover several creative financing and fundraising strategies (e.g. fundraising messaging specifically devised to convince donors of the importance of donating despite the economic situation), as well as ideas such as altering project timelines or building in phases rather than all at once.

Please share your stories via this easy-to-use form, and they will be available for Ezarik and also to SCUP. She will not be doing additional reporting, so please include in your short write-up all of the details she might need, including project dates and costs. (See the examples of previous work at the links above.)

Thanks! Complete this form to share your story.

Questions: mezarik@universitybusiness.com or terry.calhoun@scup.org.

P.S. While you are anticipating this feature article in UB, SCUP has three great related webcasts coming up in October and November

9/30 - The Future of Campus Planning and Design: Trend Spotting with 2009 Design Award Submissions
http://www.scup.org/page/profdev/notravel/2009/awards

10/21 - Campus Sustainability Day 7, Sustainability: Strategies for Vibrant Campus Communities
http://www.scup.org/page/profdev/notravel/2009/csd/7

11/19 - Carbon Neutral Campus Architecture: Climate Specific Design and Innovation
http://www.scup.org/page/profdev/notravel/2009/carbonneutral

Complete this form to share your story. Respond by September 30, please.