Making the Best of Renovation
Therese Stratton, Georgetown University Law Center
Jose Bahamonde-Gonzalez, University of Maryland

I. New Construction v. Renovation

• From property to budget to tradition to zoning
• Choosing an architect
• Choosing a contractor
• Consider schedule

II. During Renovation

Consider space outside your school

• trailors, permits, grounds, etc.
• "Swing" space

Consider space outside your university

• Cost of rental
• Cost of build out
• Increased efficiency in construction schedule

Within your campus

• Transition committee great resource
• Flexibility B Lower expectations; energy management
• Evolving process
• Night work
• Night management

Either way

• Obvious and hidden costs: moves, IT, wear and tear on facilities, equipment, staff
• Involve the community in every step of the process
  • Regular communication
  • Hard hat tours, garage sales
  • Model and blue print display
  • Opportunity to clean out, streamline, etc..
• Listen every step of the way
• Student opinion
  • Institutionalize it
  • Comment box
  • Web page
  • Chair survey, locker selection , use samples
• Faculty reaction
  • Displays in faculty lounge
• Celebrate progress B ground breaking, topping off, etc..

III. Open discussion to the group;

IV. Closing;