| Dalhousie University and Technical University of Nova Scotia (TUNS) amalgamated in April of 1997. TUNS, presently called Sexton Campus, houses the Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Architecture & Planning. However, years one and two of engineering are taught in the Dunn building at Studley campus. The Sexton campus has a number of centers, research institutes and administrative units. In recent years there has been a space shortage at Sexton and Studley campuses due to an increase in student enrollment, increase in research activities and research staff. The space pressures faced necessitates the evaluation of how existing space is utilized.;In the second part of this thesis, we develop a classroom space planning model to find the number of classrooms that can accommodate courses offered by taking into account basic constraints of the timetabling problem. Timetabling formulations in the literature assume that classroom resources are available and do not plan classroom space requirements. However, this is an important decision for Dalhousie University where space is a constraint. Based on this model, we analyze how much extra classroom space exists in the Faculties of Engineering and Architecture & Planning so that campus planners could come up with alternative uses for this space.;In the first part of this thesis, we present the results of a space study that was conducted for the Faculties of Engineering and Architecture & Planning. The space data obtained from Facilities Management of Dalhousie University and student enrollment data obtained from the Registrar's Office and the Faculty of Engineering was cleaned and reconciled. This data was analyzed to compare space utilization at the said faculties against well known standards. The analyses show that some programs have more space than they require, while others have less. It was also observed that many of the classrooms are utilized well below national and international standards and classroom space available on Sexton campus is more than what is actually required when compared to space standards. |
