Blog: Can Today's Buildings Withstand Test of Technology?

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I recently attended a regional conference for the Society of College and University Planners (SCUP). It’s interesting to hear about the wide range of issues that affect planning on college campuses, many of which translate to private development as well as to other institutions.

The issue I was most intrigued by arose from a conversation I had with an information technology planner for the University of Washington. The planning horizon for IT, as he sees it, is roughly eighteen months. For most projects in a university setting, that means that by the time a building is completed, the IT system may be outdated by two planning cycles.

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