Fire Safety in Student Housing

Campus Advantage, as student housing managers, regards the safety of our residents as a top priority. The following article discusses fire safety and the use of fire suppression sprinkler systems in residence halls. Even though this article was based upon studies done in Iowa, this is a problem facing the entire United States. While most new residence halls are being built with these systems, many of the older halls are not equipped with sprinklers. In recent years, more universities and owners of student housing have begun to install these safety systems in their older residence halls, but it is still an issue facing student housing everywhere.

http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2007/02/05/news/breaking_news/doc45c7028d1465d213928368.txt

Off-campus housing cuts back expenses

Campus Advantage recognizes that each market will provide students with different challenges; however, an overwhelmingly majority of students point to rate increases as the main source of monetary burden. With our vast experience in student housing management and drawing on our days as students, we try to understand the demand of each market. Speaking with universities and students provide us with the best insight to any rate increases, and we are then able to incorporate this feedback into our market studies. This article is the perfect example of students finding more affordable housing off-campus due to the increase in on-campus room rates.


http://poly.union.rpi.edu/article_view.php3?view=5252&part=1