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 …
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By Sean Studzinski, National Principal for Residence Life, and Arturo Vasquez, San Francisco Design Principal, of Stantec. Bios below. More students than ever are headed to college campuses, and it’s creating a housing crunch. With high population growth rates, California’s Bay Area faces a serious housing shortage, leaving few options for the 80,000-plus students …
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This is the second article in a two-part series by Gary Stewart, assistant vice president at Cornell University (bio below). The first article looked at town-gown relationships. Today: Representative Cornell University projects and investments. As the land grant university of New York State, Cornell University’s commitment to partnership, investments, and service plays out in a …
This is the second article in a two-part series by Tonya Neumeier, Vice President of University and Client Relations at COCM (bio below). The first article, which explored the importance of focusing on management during the design and development phase of a P3, can be found here. Part 2 below explores topics specific to once …
This is the first article in a two-part series by Tonya Neumeier, Vice President of University and Client Relations at COCM (bio below). The second article will look at the management of P3s during operations; it will be published the week of July 30th. There have been many industry posts describing public-private partnerships (P3s) …
This is the first article in a two-part series by Gary Stewart, assistant vice president at Cornell University (bio below). The second article look at examples of Cornell’s projects and investments. Town-gown relationships constitute one of the world’s most inexact sciences. The roots of “town-gown” go back to the Middle Ages, when many university …
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