Inventory Of Physical Facilities In Institutions Of Higher Education

This document presents an inventory of current physical facilities, plus a review of trends over the past 10 years, at universities in Ontario (Canada) as of the 1995-96 academic year. In Section 1 the space formula and inventory classification system are defined. Section 2 provides an overview of space inventories and usage for the period 1983-84 to 1995-96. In Section 3, data by institution includes inventories of university space, distribution by space category and institution, and age profiles. Tables are included for the following institutions: Brock University, Carleton University, University of Guelph, Lakehead University, Laurentian University, Algoma University College, Universitaire de Hearst; McMaster University, Nipissing University, Ontario College of Art, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Ottawa, Queen's University, Ryerson Polytechnic University, University of Toronto (St. George campus, Erindale campus, Scarborough campus), Trent University, University of Waterloo, University of Western Ontario, Wilfrid Laurier University, University of Windsor, and York University (main campus, Glendon campus). Tables in Section 4 summarize data on space utilization by type: classrooms, labs, academic departments, graduate student offices, administrative offices, libraries, physical education, maintenance, and student and central services. Six appendices define space categories, list and define input measures, present a program classification scheme, note Council of Ontario Universities (COU) space standards, and list COU space standards and planning publications. (CH)

This publication is intended to supersede the Higher Education and Facilities Inventory and Classification Manual (FICM) first published in December 1972. Like the earlier manual, this revised and updated version provides a common framework and coding structure to be used in collecting and reporting inventory data on college and university "buildings" and on the spaces within these structures, primarily "rooms." Following an introductory chapter, Chapter 2 of the manual discusses basic concepts and definitions recommended by the manual. Chapter 3 provides guidance for starting such a system, particularly for institutions not yet engaged in this type of reporting and analysis. Chapter 4 integrates the primary concepts related to building definitions, measurements, and data elements. Chapter 5 contains the materials relevant to room use definitions, including the extensive room use coding structure. Chapter 6 provides a list of commonly asked questions and answers arising from the use of the manual. Nine appendices provide greater detail on the coding structures, discuss optional data elements related to architectural features and room suitability, the use of such data for inter-institutional data exchange and reporting; and provide crosswalks and overviews of coding changes contained in this revised manual. Provided also is a glossary that serves as an index for locating references in the manual that define basic inventory terms and components. (GLR)