Education

Considerations for Residence Life After COVID-19

students ride bikes past residence hall on university campus
by Ben Niebauer
LEED AP BD + C
Associate Principal, Education Market Leader

College students will eventually return to living on campus in some shape or form. Here are a few ideas that colleges and universities are considering in their residence halls to accommodate students when they come back to live on campus.

Portrait of Ben Niebauer at the DesignGroup office.
Ben Niebauer
LEED AP BD + C
Associate Principal, Education Market Leader

Ben leads DesignGroup’s education practice. He has focused his 21 year career on exceptional design and planning for academic facilities. Ben has significant experience designing student centered environments including medical education facilities, laboratories, over 5,500 student housing beds, and has assessed and planned over 30 million square feet of higher education campuses. Ben is an active participant with the Society of College and University Planners.

Ben leads DesignGroup’s education practice. He has focused his 21 year career on exceptional design and planning for academic facilities. Ben has significant experience designing student centered environments including medical education facilities, laboratories, over 5,500 student housing beds, and has assessed and planned over 30 million square feet of higher education campuses. Ben is an active participant with the Society of College and University Planners.