The University of North Dakota (UND) has entered into a 40-year partnership with Johnson Controls to replace its old steam plant and operate the new natural gas one. We spoke with Mike Pieper, UND’s Associate Vice President for Facilities, to learn more about the $195.8M project, the partnership, and lessons learned. Please describe the …
By Jeff Turner and Jessica Rosenberg, Brailsford & Dunlavey You’d be forgiven for assuming that the higher ed housing P3 market is booming. Print and digital publications have issued story after story in recent years about this growing market—more projects every year, bigger projects, more noteworthy projects. Likewise if you’re in the space, you see …
The “booming” higher ed housing P3 market: Exactly how much is it booming? Read More »
By Howard Zweig, industry chair / attorney, and Karl Camillucci, associate, of Taft. Full bios below. Increasingly, universities in need of new facilities have turned to public-private partnerships (commonly known as “P3s”) as an alternative to traditional delivery methods for the design, financing, construction, and management of various types of buildings, including student housing, …
This article is the fourth in a 5-part series. Part 1 offers background on innovation districts—what they are, where they’re located, how colleges and universities relate, how P3s relate, etc. Part 2 features a Q&A with Brian Darmody, CEO of the Association for University Research Parks. Part 3 looks at why schools might want to …
By Jessica Rosenberg, Brailsford & Dunlavey This article is the third in a 5-part series. Part 1 offers background on innovation districts—what they are, where they’re located, how colleges and universities relate, how P3s relate, etc. Part 2 features a Q&A with Brian Darmody, CEO of the Association of University Research Parks. Part 4 …
Innovation Districts, Part 3: Should your school build one? Read More »
By Jessica Rosenberg, Brailsford & Dunlavey Brian Darmody is the CEO of the Association of University Research Parks (AURP), and the Associate Vice President for Corporate Engagement at the University of Maryland. A 37-year administrator, Darmody is a respected and well-known champion of research parks and innovation districts. AURP is a nonprofit, international professional …
By Jessica Rosenberg, Brailsford & Dunlavey This article is the first in a 5-part series. It offers background on innovation districts—what they are, where they’re located, how universities relate, how P3s relate, etc. Part 2 features a Q&A with Brian Darmody, CEO of the Association of University Research Parks. Part 3 looks at why …
By Steve Collins, president, Community Facility Partners (CFP). Bio below. Public-private partnerships (P3) are becoming a popular approach for public entities to finance social infrastructure projects and complete them within an aggressive timetable. While P3 developments offer unique financial structures that allow the entities to get hard-to-fund projects completed, they can be a bit more …
By Joe Bosch and Dan Froehlich, Senior Vice Presidents at D.A. Davidson & Co., and Terry Gilbride, partner, Hodgson Russ LLP. Bios below. According to the American Association of Community Colleges, 28% of public community colleges in the U.S. offer on-campus student housing. In some states, like New York, this percentage is much higher. …
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By Jim Curtin, AIA, Principal – Campus Environments, Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB) As Public-Private Partnerships (“P3”) continue to gain steam on campuses across the country, many of our clients are interested in how this delivery method affects our process as architects and ultimately, the final design for a building. As a firm that works …
Designing for Developers or Universities: What’s the Difference? Read More »
