By Jack Shaw, Vice President for Campus Services, Shepherd University. Bio below. A really solid plan tends to be scalable and applicable to other challenges. In fall of 2017, Shepherd University opened Potomac Place, a 5-story, 298-bed, 81,000-square-foot, multi-use residence hall. The bedrooms are in a modified suite format with a 2:1 resident to bathroom …
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By Rob McKenna and Dave Karlsgodt, directors in B&D’s Management Advisory Services practice group. Bios below. This article is the first in a two-part series. It analyzes two trends in energy management on college and university campuses—technology trends and the decarbonization movement. Part 2 will examine why schools looking to improve their energy programs might consider …
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By Dr. Matthew Brown, President, Capstone Management Partners. Full bio below. In the spring of 2009, colleges and universities were scrambling to address concerns over the novel H1N1 Influenza outbreak and developing pandemic plans. In August of that year, the CDC advised against closing schools, and institutions examined contingencies for a variety of scenarios. One …
By Brian Dugan, Managing Director at Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real Estate. Bio below. Header image: ©Architectural Fotographics/Steve Swalwell This article discusses the “Progressive P3 model.” This model is already common in higher ed P3s, but is less common in other state, county, and municipal P3s. The article underscores the importance of leveraging this procurement model …
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By Bray Brunkhurst, Vice President of Sales for Aramark. Full bio below. HIGHER EDUCATION IS FACING UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES. Lack of affordability, increasing public scrutiny, unfavorable demographics, poor use of space, and rising deferred maintenance backlogs are challenges that higher education has been facing. Additionally, the unanticipated closure of campuses during the COVID-19 pandemic has …
By Jessica Rosenberg, Brailsford & Dunlavey This article is the fifth in a 5-part series. Part 1 offered background on innovation districts—what they are, where they’re located, how colleges and universities relate, how P3s relate, etc. Part 2 featured a Q&A with Brian Darmody, CEO of the Association for University Research Parks. Part 3 …
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By Jessica Figenholtz, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Higher Education Practice Leader, Associate Principal, and by David Damon, AIA, LEED AP, Principal, Higher Education Practice Leader of Perkins and Will. Full bios below. It started with Netflix. Then Uber. Then Grubhub, Instacart, and countless other disruptors. What will be the next disruptive change for Higher Education? Generation …
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By Bruce Alperin, Associate Vice President of Marketing for Aramark. Full bio below. Higher education will never be the same. That much is now clear. How much it will change is still in debate and will evolve over time. However, colleges and universities are faced with an economic challenge that make past levels of …
This piece was originally published by Design Collective Inc. As COVID-19 breathes uncertainty into so many aspects of higher education, the eventual return of students to campus is forcing colleges to rethink projects and partnerships in terms of structure, delivery methods, safety and cost. In the realm of student housing, this also means a …
By Dr. Matthew Brown, president, Capstone Management Partners, and Robert Brown, Vice President of Asset Management, Capstone Development Partners. Full bios below. Header image of M@College at San Diego State University; photo credit to Chipper Hatter. One of the many advantages for colleges and universities, when considering the use of Public-Private Partnerships “P3s” for new …
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