Case Study: University of North Texas achieves COVID-ready hybrid campus planning and streamlined space reporting with FM:Systems FMS:Workplace

How FMS:Workplace helped UNT transition to remote learning during COVID-19, plan for their return to campus, and develop a hybrid workplace strategy for the future

The University of North Texas (UNT) is a Carnegie Tier One public research university serving 40,000+ students across 175 buildings and more than 8 million square feet. UNT faced complex space-management challenges: stringent state and federal reporting and accreditation requirements, the need to track utilization, occupancy, grants and assets, and the operational disruption of COVID‑19 that required rapid transition to remote learning, socially distanced returns, and accurate data for pandemic planning.

UNT implemented FMS:Workplace to create a single source of truth for space data, streamline annual space surveys, and provide real‑time reporting that integrates with campus systems. The solution cut state reporting from months to instant exports, improved space, asset and research-space tracking (including grant-funded equipment), supported safe phased returns during the pandemic, and now enables strategic planning for hybrid work, office hoteling, and system-wide expansion across UNT campuses.

University of North Texas

Cheryl Benningfield

Space Planning Manager