The Space Util Group provides a range of services that enable education institutions to work collaboratively in order to learn from each others experiences, share knowledge as well as create new and innovative solutions that focus on improving space utilisation.
Collaboration is a key focus for The Space Util Group, bringing together space utilisation knowledge and information from throughout the worldwide education sector and delivering interactive and live online services that closely link with each other.
If you are interested in working collaboratively with other institutions from around the world to improve how you and your institution uses its space, take a look below for a brief introduction on what The Space Util Group services have to offer and how they will benefit you and your institution. Click on the links and you will find a more detailed breakdown of what each service has to offer.
The Peer Group Comparison service for the first time, provides institutions from around the world with a detailed space utilisation report that compares each participating institutions results, by factors such as space types, days and timeslots, central vs department ownership, space norms and timetable vs actual utilisation. This service also closely links with The Community, Video Tutorials and Live Workshops enabling members to continue discussions, ask each other questions and work together in order to improve each others use of space.
If your interested in this Peer Group Comparison and would like to know more, take a look at the Peer Group Comparison page for more information..
The Community is the central point of The Space Util Group and provides an environment where members from around the world can discuss ideas and results, ask each other questions, network and work collaboratively in order to come up with new and innovative ideas for improving their space utilisation.
Each of The Space Util Group’s services are supported by The Community enabling further discussions, questions and collaboration to take place. In addition, the discussions and ideas that are created within The Community support these services and help to form new content.
If your interested in The Community and would like to know more, take a look at The Community page for more information.
The Live Workshops are all carried out online enabling institutions from around the world to be involved at the same time. Each workshop focusses on a specific space utilisation topic, with all participants able to be involved with the discussions and ask questions as the workshop progresses. By creating these live, interactive and online workshops the aim is to to use the collective knowledge of the group to find solutions and form best practice for different scenarios, such as those raised within The Community.
If your interested in these Live Workshops and would like to know more, take a look at the Live Workshops page for more information.
The Video Tutorials offer a library of space utilisation information including concepts, practices, techniques and “how to” guides. These tutorials aim to provide a useful resource that can be watched at any time, to learn new skills or brush up on old. In addition to the Video Tutorials provided, each is accompanied by downloadable versions of any content used and/or links to resources referred to.
As with the other services offered by The Space Util Group, these video tutorials are closely linked and create a useful resource that aims to answer questions and relate to topics discussed via services such as The Community.
If your interested in these Video Tutorials and would like to know more, take a look at the Video Tutorials page for more information.
The My Space Report service provides institutions with a bespoke consultancy report that includes data analysis, conclusions and recommendations that help to uncover opportunities for improving how teaching space is used within the estate. Each report focusses on exploring and understanding how the institutions teaching spaces are being used and includes data analysis techniques such as how space type, department vs central, timeslot and day, timetable vs actual usage, room requirement, location and building analysis.
If your interested in the My Space Report service and would like to know more, take a look at the My Space Report page for more information.
The Space Util Group is available to all eduction institutions, if you would like to become a member and take advantage of the services on offer take a look at the Membership page for the different packages available. Once you have decided which package best suits your needs, simply fill out the registration form with your details and you can become a member today!
Alternatively, if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to get in contact using the contact form below or by email, it would be great to hear from you. Also, if you would like to view all the services The Space Util Group has to offer in a printable brochure, click here to view and download.
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