Case Study: Washington State University improves facilities planning and space utilization with Gordian

Washington State University validates staffing gaps and manages 31,500 students with Gordian

Washington State University (WSU) faced challenges with aging infrastructure, insufficient staffing and funding levels, and inefficient space utilization across its large portfolio of facilities. To address this, WSU's Assistant Vice President of Facilities, Dan Costello, utilized Gordian's Facilities Benchmarking & Analysis service to validate these operational challenges and inform a new strategy.

Gordian's analysis provided WSU with data-driven insights that confirmed their staffing and funding were inadequate and revealed they had more gross square footage per student than their peer institutions. This helped Gordian's customer identify opportunities to reduce operating costs and improve space utilization. The validated data was instrumental in developing integrated capital investment strategies and justifying the need for change to university leadership.

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