PLANNING
holistic planning is a catalyst for your strategic vision
and mission
Planning is an intentional undertaking to benchmark the present, and set the course for the future.
Our immersive process creates actionable plans that are agile, comprehensive and inclusive; a vital tool for your institution to remain relevant, competitive and forward-moving.
Whether engaging your community, enriching the campus experience, improving utilization, or responding to the dynamic educational landscape, the plans we create reflect your values and align your mission with your capital planning and financial capacity to ensure successful impletmentation.
The plans we craft help clients attract more funding and donor contributions as a result of the highly collaborative and targeted recommendations. Trust our team of passionate architects and planners to help bring your strategic visions to life.
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“You know us better than we know ourselves, that’s why we’re so happy to continue to have Spiezle help implement our future projects...”
Kenneth
Dearstyne
Sr. VP Financial and Administrative Services Reading Area
Community College
priorities in higher education
• Student Wellness
• Hybrid Learning
• Virtual Socialization
• Rethinking the Campus Library
• Remote Administration
• Faculty and Staff “Hoteling”
• “Multi-tasking” Buildings
• Modified Residential Needs
• Expansion of Athletics
• Business Community Integration
• Mergers and Acquisition
• Monetization of Physical Assets
planning services
• Master Planning
• Zero Square Foot Master Planning
• First Impressions Planning
• Campus Rx - Wellness Planning
• Facility Conditions Assessment
• Energy Master Planning
• Space Utilization Studies
4. Propose Solutions and Recommendations
5. Deliver Actionable Plan
master planning
It is critical that an institution have a clear vision for how their facilities can be a catalyst for delivering their strategic plan and mission effectively while engaging their community. Our master planning approach is based on throughly understanding your organization so we can create a powerful, cost effective, and implementable plan, together. Our overriding goal in master planning is to create plans that are visionary, focused, agile, right sized, and implementable. These plans grow out of what makes you strong and distinctive, and promote the achievement of your strategic plan. Our deliverables are clear and easy to understand for all stakeholders within, and outside of, your organization. With Spiezle’s intuitive approach and actionable deliverables, there will be no dust collecting on your plan.
zero square foot master planning
In these competitive and challenging times, you need to get the most out of what you have for the least amount of money possible. Your team may be too focused on addressing short term emergencies to see the long term opportunities and entire scope of need, and consultants may think you always need to build new to achieve your goals. We created zero square foot master planning to help identify the potential and capability of existing facilities that can be realized and revealed while being fiscally responsible.
Our ingenuity, efficiency, objectivity, and passion combine to foster a relationship that allows us to help you understand yourself better. We then deliver unique solutions to use what you have in powerful, new and creative ways. This process will help attract and retain students, deliver on mission, and achieve your goals in a cost-effective and sustainable manner.
first impressions planning
A laser-focused team exercise that examines your existing campus environment to recommend quick, cost-effective actions with high yield impact to improve students’ first impressions and increase enrollment and engagement.
• Architecture/Planning for creative space use
• Signage and Wayfinding
• Landscape and Grounds Improvements
• Welcoming and Supportive Interiors
• Branding/Strategy/Marketing
campus rx - wellness planning
Wellness, mental health and belonging are critical issues on today’s campus. These challenging times require proactive and thoughtful interventions. Creating interior and exterior spaces where people can rest, relax, recharge and feel empowered yields dynamically positive results for the individual as well as the entire community.
While the issues may be complex, the path of support can often include simple measures. Through observation of physical space, programs and operations, we identify the opportunities for improvement focused on personal health. Through holistic planning, we can help reshape existing space and create new environments to provide a framework of support and comfort.
Spiezle is prepared to work with you to identify the challenges and create a unique action plan to improve the wellbeing of your community. Let us help you craft the message of care and support to your students, faculty, staff and visitors.
facility condition assessment
Second only to people, your facilities are the greatest asset of your institution. Understanding their condition is critical to managing operations. Thorough assessment and management is necessary to support future success. It is imperative that you have reliable information regarding the useful life of materials and systems, operating efficiency, and the overall level of quality and health of your building’s interior environment.
Combining observation, investigation, prioritization and budget development, along with our knowledge of emerging trends and technologies, we develop cost-effective, comprehensive plans that are aligned with the strategic vision of the institution.
Our detailed Facility Conditions Assessment gives you a confident understanding of your physical plant to support ongoing maintenance and plan for future upgrades.
energy master planning
Energy use makes up on average 3 to 4% of an institution’s total annual operating budget. Coupled with the environmental impacts associated with current methods of energy production and transmission, there is an immediate and urgent need to better manage energy and consumption on today’s college campus.
Reducing energy costs is an effective way to substantially improve your budget without impacting strategic academic offerings. Many campuses have buildings and infrastructure that were constructed when energy costs were low and funding more plentiful, in sharp contrast to today. These facts, coupled with institutional inertia in operations, have yielded ingrained inefficiencies. When corrected, you can realize sustained savings and help improve your operational culture to reinforce energy efficient and environmentally responsible decision making.
A detailed and actionable Energy Master Plan will move you forward toward energy use reduction, achievement of sustainability goals, and carbon neutrality / net zero operations, while at the same time positively impacting your bottom line operations costs moving forward.
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