Case Study: Integrated College Development Planning Framework
Posted on Monday, June 17th, 2013
The ICDP Framework, a flexible and agile campus planning process guiding change, ensures a continuum of the College’s physical and digital environments to accommodate College activity while using a filter of sustainability.
Managing multiple priorities and planning for the long-term physical needs of a post-secondary institution is a complex process. Adding the fast-paced impact of digital technology and ‘anywhere, any time, and any way’ learning opportunities beyond classroom walls increases the complexity.
To address the inherent challenges, the team in Physical Resources has adapted the Integrated Design Process (IDP) methodology it applied as part of its high performance building strategies to create an Integrated College Development Planning (ICDP) Framework. The formerly static and traditional campus master plan process has evolved to a flexible and agile ICDP Framework that supports more efficient processes and better quality outcomes that respond to rapidly accelerating change.
The ICDP Framework comprises an integrated set of principles, processes, scenarios and tools, and is aligned with the college’s academic and financial plans. It includes a set of priorities to guide the development of the College’s physical and digital environments over the next 5, 15 and 30 years.
With the goal of creating model learning, working, and social environments for a 21st century higher education institution, the ICDP Framework treats College environments as a continuum of physical and digital space supporting a 24/7 College.
The ICDP Framework completely integrates sustainability as an embedded component, with the nine goals identified in the Sustainability Strategy Framework – three in each of the three pillars of social, economic and environmental – being used continually as a filter for decision-making and guidance of the process.
“In just one year of applying the ICDP Framework, we are seeing it take off and support the integration of sustainability across every layer of projects and processes,” states Phil Rouble, Associate Director, Facilities Planning and Sustainability.