Integrating Storage Across Campus:

College campuses are more than academic spaces—they're dynamic environments for learning, working, collaborating, and growing. As institutions face shifting priorities, evolving programs, and increasing expectations around safety, wellness, and sustainability, flexible design becomes essential.

This presentation explores how integrating smart storage solutions into campus facilities can help institutions manage risk, improve operational efficiency, and support recruitment and retention goals. From classrooms and labs to libraries, wellness centers, and administrative offices, participants will see how storage plays a pivotal role in creating functional, future-ready spaces. We’ll also examine current trends and challenges in campus design and how tailored FF&E solutions can help meet institutional missions.

Learning Objectives:

• Explore emerging trends in higher education and how interior architecture and storage strategies can support evolving programming, wellness, and safety goals.
• Understand the role of storage in risk management, and how the right solutions can enhance safety, security, and health for students and staff.
• Learn how design and storage influence recruitment and retention by creating welcoming, functional spaces across academic, residential, and support environments.
• Discover how compact and creative storage solutions promote flexibility, improve efficiency, and contribute to sustainability initiatives across campus facilities.

This presentation qualifies for 1 AIA or IDCEC LU|HSW Credit.