Student satisfaction, safety and revenue all play roles in how campus plan to provide on-campus housing residence halls under the specter of the coronavirus outbreak continuing into and beyond the fall 2020 semester.
Social distancing will almost certainly require reduced density in residence halls where single or double rooms cannot be provided while lounges and other common areas may be restricted or closed altogether.
“Most students want to get back to campus,” says Peter Brohoski, who leads public sector advisory services for realty company Cushman & Wakefield, which has just released guidance on reopening residence halls with the program management firm, Brailsford & Dunlavey.
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