Why Designing Technology Into New Student Housing Is Key To Building Performance

The student housing sector is growing steadily in the U.S., with the number of beds available set to increase from 8.5 million in 2020 to 9.2 million by 2031. This boom in new student housing is an opportunity to design technology solutions for property specifications to provide essential data, said Ben Roberts, co-founder and director of technology company Utopi.   “Costs of running student housing remain high, and understanding building performance is critical,” he said. “At the moment, most buildings across the U.S. are underserved by technology, and access to data is fairly minimal. But if technology is considered in the design phase,...