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Physical Space Inventory Fall 2018 Physical Space Inventory Fall 2018 Planning, Design & Construction Space Planning & Management Cover page photo credit: University of Arizona – BSRL Building PDC Project Photo Gallery: http://www.pdc.arizona.edu/project/12-9134 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Contact information for the University of Arizona: Web Site: http://www.arizona.edu _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Planning, Design & Construction Space Planning & Management 220 W 6th St. USA Building, 3rd Floor Tucson, Arizona 85701-1014 http://www.pdc.arizona.edu OVERVIEW The University of Arizona’s Physical Space Inventory experienced an active year in 2018, highlighted by the completion of three construction projects. The new Bioscience Research Laboratories building added 97,216 NASF (172,623 GSF) of research laboratory and office space to the portfolio. The building comprises of five floors with facilities that support interdisciplinary and health sciences research. The completion of the South Stadium Parking Structure (146,940 NASF / 317,594 GSF) provided 915 new parking spaces in an area of campus that was high in need. The construction project involved the redesign of the 6th St. & Warren Ave. intersection, improving traffic flow throughout the area and increasing efficiency and safety. With the help of a generous gift by one of its most famous alumni, the Terry Francona Hitting Facility (9,196 NASF / 9,458 GSF) was completed in 2018 and provides the Arizona Baseball program with a state of the art, indoor hitting facility. The facility is located at Hi Corbett Field, home of Arizona Baseball. The Corleone Center, Corleone Apartments, and Drachman Apartments were demolished in 2018. The area will now be part of a new Honors College Village, a Public-Private Partnership project that is scheduled to be completed in 2019. Other significant changes to the Physical Space Inventory include the release of 13 leased buildings to Banner-University Medical Center. Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium, home of Arizona Softball, was demolished after the conclusion of the softball season. The stadium will be rebuilt, with plans to be ready to host Arizona Softball’s first home game of the 2019 season. UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FALL 2018 Summary of Physical Space Inventory by Location GROSS AREA NASF Net to Gross Ratio I. MAIN CAMPUS A. Non-Residential, Permanent 8,345,167 5,013,586 60.08% B. Non-Residential, Temporary 224,280 146,696 65.41% C. Parking Structures 1 3,162,587 1,619,289 - D. Residential, Permanent 1,852,276 1,158,368 62.54% E. Residential, Temporary 29,885 26,000 87.00% Total Main Campus: 13,614,195 7,963,939 60.71% 2 II. OFF CAMPUS F. Non-Residential 1,584,472 1,275,622 80.51% III. MAIN CAMPUS, AHSC G. Non-Residential, Permanent 1,537,692 827,895 53.84% H. Non-Residential, Temporary 35,506 30,191 85.03% Total AHSC Main Campus: 1,573,198 858,086 54.54% IV. OFF CAMPUS, AHSC I. Non-Residential 1,075,243 588,920 54.77% V. AGRICULTURAL FACILITIES J. Farms 609,577 515,766 84.61% Grand Total: 18,456,685 1 11,202,333 62.66% 2 ¹ Parking structures previously reported only as footnote prior to 2007. Change in the Postsecondary Education Facilities Inventory and Classification Manual (FICM): 2006 Edition assigns parking garages as net assignable square footage. ² Square footage for parking structures not reflected in Net to Gross Ratio 1 UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FALL 2018 Non‐Residential Summary by Room Category and Program Classification FTE Students: 43,816 Main Campus* Permanent Space Main Campus* Temporary Space Off Campus Space A. Room Category NASF % SqFt/FTE NASF % SqFt/FTE NASF % 100 Classroom 351,617 7.01% 8 6,115 4.17% 0 27,369 2.15% 200 Laboratory 1,325,168 26.43% 30 5,623 3.83% 0 352,660 27.65% 300 Office 1,731,910 34.54% 40 92,608 63.13% 2 278,376 21.82% 400 Study 446,144 8.90% 10 5,576 3.80% 0 6,058 0.47% 500 Special Use 456,152 9.10% 10 0.00% 0 62,559 4.90% 600 General Use 550,570 10.98% 13 10,000 6.82% 0 51,569 4.04% 700 Support ** 115,162 2.30% 3 17,620 12.01% 0 370,495 29.04% 800 HealthCare 18,682 0.37% 0 0.00% 0 555 0.04% 900 Residential Facility *** 2,435 0.05% 0 6,150 4.19% 0 96,924 7.60% Inactive 15,746 0.31% 0 3,004 2.05% 0 29,057 2.28% Total: 5,013,586 100.00% 114 146,696 100.00% 4 1,275,622 100.00% Main Campus* Permanent Space Main Campus* Temporary Space Off Campus Space B. Program Classification NASF % SqFt/FTE NASF % SqFt/FTE NASF % Instruction 1,238,501 24.70% 28 23,463 15.99% 1 83,907 6.58% Department Research 167,243 3.34% 4 9,023 6.15% 0 34,684 2.72% Sponsored/ Organized Research 821,352 16.38% 19 9,263 6.31% 0 334,255 26.20% Other Sponsored Activities 221,011 4.41% 5 11,206 7.64% 0 34,894 2.74% Other Institutional Activities 944,346 18.84% 22 10,450 7.12% 0 210,209 16.48% Service/ Recharge Center 100,226 2.00% 2 0 0.00% 0 16,740 1.31% Libraries 406,660 8.11% 9 888 0.61% 0 0 0.00% College Administration 105,799 2.11% 2 388 0.26% 0 7,724 0.61% Department Administration 521,269 10.40% 12 22,822 15.56% 1 72,567 5.69% Operations & Maintenance 46,533 0.93% 1 24,084 16.42% 1 38,066 2.98% General & Administrative 134,228 2.68% 3 6,253 4.26% 0 97,134 7.61% Sponsored Projects Administration 13,716 0.27% 0 203 0.14% 0 0 0.00% Student Administrative Services 141,067 2.81% 3 5,977 4.07% 0 11,253 0.88% Outside Agencies 77,386 1.54% 2 2,731 1.86% 0 4,740 0.37% Patient Care 113 0.00% 0 0 0.00% 0 0 0.00% Vacant 56,850 1.13% 1 16,940 11.55% 0 301,188 23.61% Inactive 17,284 0.34% 0 3,004 2.05% 0 28,262 2.22% Total: 5,013,586 100.00% 114 146,696 1 353.83% 1,275,622 100.00% * Within Planning Area ** Parking Garages Excluded *** Non‐Students Residential Facility 2 UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FALL 2018 Five-Year Comparison Permanent Non-Residential Space* within Planning Area by Room Category Description 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 A. Room Category 100 Classroom 351,617 2,356 349,261 5,524 343,737 6,091 337,646 14,046 323,600 200 Laboratory 1,325,168 51,840 1,273,328 -1,938 1,275,266 4,877 1,270,389 11,299 1,259,090 300 Office 1,731,910 36,745 1,695,165 13,603 1,681,562 -2,780 1,684,342 58,542 1,625,800 400 Study 446,144 261 445,883 -5,122 451,005 -432 451,437 -3,783 455,220 500 Special-Use 456,152 -13,467 469,619 6,115 463,504 -1,914 465,418 -47,448 512,866 600 General-Use 550,570 3,741 546,829 -451 547,280 8,547 538,733 9,124 529,609 700 Supporting** 115,162 -5,989 121,151 -2,029 123,180 -59 123,239 -4,129 127,368 800 Health Care 18,682 0 18,682 -291 18,973 -14 18,987 0 18,987 900 Residential Facility* 2,435 1,716 719 358 361 0 361 0 361 Inactive 15,746 13,406 2,340 668 1,672 0 1,672 0 1,672 NASF 5,013,586 90,609 4,922,977 16,437 4,906,540 14,316 4,892,224 37,651 4,854,573 FTE STUDENTS 43,816 429 43,387 638 42,749 185 42,564 933 41,631 * Non-Student Residential Facility ** Parking Garages excluded 3 UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FALL 2018 Ten-Year Comparison Permanent Non-Residential Space* within Planning Area by Room Category Room Category 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 100 Classroom 200 Laboratory 300 Office 400 Study 500 Special Use 600 General Use 700 Support** 800 Health Care 900 Residential Facility ** Inactive NASF FTE * ParkingGarages excluded 4 ** Non-Student Residential Facility UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FALL 2018 Five-Year Comparison Permanent Non-Residential Space* within Planning Area by Program Classification Program Class 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 1.0 Instruction 1,405,744 2,805 1,402,940 (7,985) 1,410,925 5,311 1,405,615 44,050 1,361,564 (Instruction & Department Research) 2.0 Organized Research 821,352 178 821,174 (4,626) 825,800 (2,724) 828,524 (1,557) 830,081 (Sponsored/Organized Research) 3.0 Public Service 221,011 (216) 221,228 (301) 221,529 (405) 221,934 (5,293) 227,227 (Other Sponsored Activities) 4.0 Academic Support 1,090,578 98,590 991,988 11,171 980,817 8,590 972,228 49,053 923,174 (Libraries, Dpt. Admin, College Admin & Vacant) 5.0 Student Services 141,067 (780) 141,847 816 141,030 5,783 135,248 (320) 135,568 (Students Administrative Services) 6.0 Institutional Support 147,945 (769) 148,714 4,993 143,721 (2,168) 145,889 3,532 142,357 (General & Admin and Sponsored Projects Admin) 7.0 Operations and Maintenance 46,533 (2,717) 49,250 809 48,441 - 48,441 3,670 44,771 (Operations & Maintenance) 8.0 Auxiliary Enterprises 944,346 (18,223) 962,569 8,829 953,740 418 953,322 (54,845) 1,008,167 (Other Institutional Activities) 9.0 Independent Operations 77,386 2,655 74,731 2,501 72,231 (488) 72,719 (430) 73,149 (Outside Agencies) 10.0 Hospitals 113 - 113 - 113 - 113 - 113 (Patient Care) 11.0 Service Center 100,226 (5,857) 106,083 (437) 106,520 - 106,520 (210) 106,730 (Service/Recharge Centers) 12.0 Inactive 17,284 14,944 2,340 668 1,672 - 1,672 - 1,672 (Inactive) NASF 5,013,586 90,609 4,922,977 16,437 4,906,540 14,316 4,892,224 37,651 4,854,573 FTE Students 43,816 429 43,387 638 42,749 185 42,564 933 41,631 5 UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FALL 2018 Non-Residential Space* by Room Category Classification Main Campus Main Campus Room Permanent Temporary Off Campus Category Room Category NASF** NASF** NASF Total 110 Classroom 163,594 23,658 187,252 115 Classroom Service 8,877 195 9,072 120 Seminar 40,533 2,405 341 43,279 125 Seminar Service 645 182 827 130 Lecture Hall 97,862 97,862 135 Lecture Hall Service 1,216 1,216 140 Computer Instructional 18,670 3,355 2,993 25,018 145 Computer Instructional Service 677 355 1,032 150 Collaborative Classroom
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