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Needs Assessment
Matrix assists in determining the demand for services and facilities. This market analysis can be extensive, involving statistical research, examination of existing programs, and resolution of fundamental policy issues. Other times, the need is clear and requires confirmation only. Needs assessment is generally the first step of a building project, but it can also be a stand-alone study.
The product of Stage 1, often called a Role Statement, specifies key aspects of the service delivery system being planned. The degree of detail and emphasis in these reports varies, depending on client requirements. It typically focuses on such issues as level of service, options for centralized or decentralized services, and alternative approaches to integrated or specialized facilities.
Building projects respond to many pressures:
- Existing buildings become overcrowded as organizations expand.
- Aging facilities are functionally obsolete and inefficient to operate.
- New facilities are required to serve a growing population, or extend services to particular geographic areas.
- Service levels are declining due to budget constraints or policy decisions, resulting in the need to limit and consolidate existing operations.
- Legislative or policy changes result in the need to restructure existing organizations, with associated changes in facilities requirements.
- Opportunities arise for joint developments with other organizations, or for the adaptive reuse of heritage buildings.
Projects
Neighbourhoods of Learning, Southern Okanagan Secondary School, Oliver, BC
District Facilities Plan, Okanagan Similkameen School District, BC
Osgoode Justice Precinct Criminal and Family Courthouse, Toronto, Ontario
Toronto East Criminal Courthouse, Toronto, Ontario
Masterplan for Criminal, Civil and Family Courts, Toronto, Ontario
Project Identification, Argyle Secondary School, North Vancouver, BC
Project Identification, Windsor Family of Elementary Schools, North Vancouver, BC
Enrolment Forecast, Abbotsford Collegiate, Abbotsford, BC
Long-Range Facilities Plan, Coquitlam School District, BC
Capacities for Seismic Upgrading Projects, North Vancouver, BC
Long-Range Facilities Plan, Prince Rupert School District, BC
Update, Forecasting Need for Court Facilities, Ontario
School Site Acquisition Charge Update, School District 23, Kelowna, BC
Kainai Peacemaking Centre, Blood Tribe, Standoff, Alberta
Project Definition, Marie Sharpe Elementary School, Williams Lake, BC
Needs Assessment, York Region Courthouse, Newmarket, Ontario
Facilities Plan Update, Coquitlam School District, BC
Long-Range Facilities Plan, School District 5, BC
McKee Peak School Facilities Plan, Abbotsford, BC
Long-Range Facilities Plan, New Westminster School District, BC
Forecasting Need for Court Facilities, Ontario
Update Long-Range Facilities Plan, Sooke School District, BC
Facilities Plan Update, School District 68, Nanaimo, BC
Facilities Plan Update, North Vancouver School District, BC
District Wide Facilities Plan, School District 27, Williams Lake, BC
Toronto Criminal Courts, Ontario
Enrolment Forecast and Capacity Utilization Review, School District 5, BC
Needs Analysis, BC Corrections
Waterloo Consolidated Courthouse, Kitchener, Ontario
Enrolment Forecast, South Okanagan Secondary School, Oliver, BC
Dufferin Elementary School, Nanaimo, BC
Long-Range Facilities Plan, Comox Valley School District, BC
Education Facilities Plan, Ladysmith and South Nanaimo, BC
Long-Range Facilities Plan, Vernon School District, BC
Law Courts Needs Analysis Model, BC
Enrolment Forecast, Abbotsford Middle School, Abbotsford
Enrolment Forecast, Ridgeway Elementary School, North Vancouver
Educational Facilities Plan, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Long-Range Facilities Plan, Sooke School District, BC
Framework for Facilities Planning, Coquitlam School District, BC
Happy Valley Elementary School, Langford, BC
Alternatives to a New Secondary School, Nanaimo, BC
Lonsdale School Area Study, North Vancouver, BC
Masterplan for Courthouse Facilities, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Enrolment Trends and Facilities Plan, North Vancouver School District, BC
Capital Regional District Headquarters, Victoria, BC
School Site Acquisition Charge, School District 23, Kelowna, BC
Kitsap County Masterplan, Port Orchard, Washington
École Régionale Victor Brodeur, Victoria, BC
School Site Acquisition Charge, Big White Ski Resort, BC
Service Delivery Plan, Law Courts, Lower Mainland, BC
Aberdeen Jail, Aberdeen, Washington
Long Term School Facilities Plan, Powell River, BC
Long-Range Facilities Plan, Delta School District, BC
School Site Acquisition Charge, School District 48, Squamish, BC
School Site Acquisition Charge, School District 62, Colwood, BC
School Site Acquisition Charge, School District 69, Parksville, BC
School Facilities Studies, Creston, Crawford Bay and Salmo, BC
Kittitas County Detention Facility, Ellensburg, Washington
Gallatin County Detention Facilities, Bozeman, Montana
Kitsap County Jail, Port Orchard, Washington
Development Strategy, Highway Maintenance Yards, BC
Aurora College, Inuvik, Northwest Territories
Yellowknife Courthouse, Northwest Territories
Municipal Courts and Jail, Kennewick/Richland, Washington
Fraser Valley Regional Justice Centre, Chilliwack/Abbotsford, BC
Qualicum Beach Middle and Secondary Schools, BC
Bench Elementary Area Study, Cowichan Bay, BC
Chemainus Area Schools Study, BC
Elementary Attendance Areas, Qualicum School District, BC
Youth Detention Facilities, Roseburg, Oregon
Long Term Facilities Plan, Trail School District, BC
Rural Yukon Schools Facilities Study
Campbellton Elementary School, Campbell River, BC
Highway Maintenance Yards Facilities Study, BC
Qualicum Enrolment Study, 1995, BC
Colquitz Secondary School, Victoria, BC
Cowichan and Chemainus Secondary Schools, Duncan and Chemainus, BC
North Rutland Schools, Kelowna, BC
Qualicum Enrolment Study, 1994, BC
Qualicum Beach Elementary School, BC
Silver Creek Elementary School, Hope, BC
Capital Regional District Headquarters, Victoria, BC
Metropolitan Toronto Law Courts Study, Ontario
Willow Point Elementary School, Campbell River, BC
Law Courts Development Plan, Victoria Region, BC
Northeast School Redevelopment Plan, Burnaby, BC
Mount Baker Senior Secondary School, Cranbrook, BC
South Delta Senior Secondary School, BC
Marian High School Assessment, Burnaby, BC
Long Term Care Facility Plan, Victoria, BC
Malaspina College, Nanaimo, BC
Pemberton Secondary School, BC
Parksville Middle and Secondary Schools, BC
Greater Victoria Arts Facilities Study, BC
School District Facilities Plan, Port Alberni, BC
Penticton Regional Hospital, BC
School District Facilities Plan, Powell River, BC
Nunatta Campus, Arctic College, Iqaluit, Nunavut
Keewatin Boarding Home, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Thomas Haney Centre, Maple Ridge, BC
North Island College, Port Alberni, BC
Court Facilities, Needs Assessment Study, Yukon
Maximum Security Young Offender Facility, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Eastern Arctic Young Offender Secure Custody Facility, Iqaluit, Nunavut
Young Offender Secure Custody Facilities Study, Northwest Territories
Law Court Facilities Planning Study, BC
Canadian Centre for Toxicology, Guelph and Toronto, Ontario
Yukon College, Whitehorse, Yukon
Yukon Justice Centre, Whitehorse, Yukon
Keyano College, Fort McMurray, Alberta
Family and Youth Court, Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta
Southern Alberta Youth Development Centre, Strathmore, Alberta
Government Computing Centre, Calgary, Alberta
Michener Centre, Red Deer, Alberta
Medicine Hat Courthouse, Alberta
Law Courts and Remand Facilities, Calgary, Alberta
Redevelopment, Whitehorse Correctional Centre, Yukon
Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology, Drumheller, Alberta
Student Housing, Red Deer College, Alberta
Law Court Facilities, Saint John's, Newfoundland
Court of Appeal, Calgary, Alberta
Calgary Remand Centre, Alberta
Lindsay Park Athletic Centre, Calgary, Alberta
Alberta Transportation Headquarters, Edmonton, Alberta
Alberta Vocational Centre, Lac La Biche, Alberta
Child Welfare Residential Facilities, Northern Alberta
Medical Examiner Facilities, Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta
Edmonton Area Courthouses, Alberta
Hinton Courthouse, Alberta
Correctional Services, Lower Mainland, BC
Edmonton Remand Centre, Alberta
Justice Research Services, BC
Task Force on Correctional Services and Facilities, BC
Vancouver Remand Centre, BC
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Matrix Planning Associates
Unit GA6, 379 Tyee Road
Dockside Green
Victoria, British Columbia
Canada V9A 0B4
Telephone: 250-598-9912
info@matrixplanning.bc.ca
www.matrixplanning.bc.ca
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Announcement from William Wood:
I am taking a break from work starting on November 17, 2009, with a trip to India. After returning in early January, I plan to undertake personal projects and further travel, anticipating a return to Matrix on a full-time basis towards the end of August 2010. |
Our work for you begins with your first telephone call.
Please phone 250-598-9912 and ask for William Wood. |
