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Beyond Budget Cuts

How to Drive Savings and Efficiency through Space Optimization
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Delivered September 23, 2025
Presented by Jack Tchilingirian, University of California-Los Angeles | Nic Halverson, Occuspace
Planning Types: Campus Planning

This webinar is part of SCUP’s Sponsored Series and is presented in partnership with Occuspace.

In an era of economic uncertainty and heightened scrutiny on institutional spending, the decisions you make about your building assets have never been more critical. Modernizing space management by moving beyond intuition and historical averages unlocks opportunities to maximize building use, reduce operating costs, and direct investments where they’ll have the greatest strategic impact.

This webinar will provide higher education real estate planners, facility managers, and financial administrators with a proven roadmap for navigating these challenges. We’ll demonstrate–with real-world data and examples–how real-time occupancy data is transforming higher ed space management, HVAC, and custodial cleaning strategies. Join us to learn how a small investment in occupancy analytics can lead to substantial savings and a more resilient, efficient campus for the future.

What This Webinar Will Cover:

  • Key Metrics from Occupancy Data
  • Data and Space Management
  • HVAC & Custodial Impacts
  • Using Occupancy Data to Strengthen Budget Requests

Learning Outcomes:

  1. Analyze how data-driven space utilization strategies help institutions avoid capital expenditures and reduce operational costs, including maintenance and HVAC energy waste.
  2. Evaluate the impact of real-time behavioral insights on the design and functionality of campus spaces to improve the student and faculty experience.
  3. Apply key metrics and data analysis techniques to support strategic campus planning decisions that align with institutional goals and demonstrate fiscal responsibility.

Presenters:

Jack Tchilingirian, Executive Facilities Management Leader, University of California-Los Angeles
Nic Halverson, CEO, Occuspace

Sponsored by:
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Member Price: Free | Nonmember Price: Free