By Jessica Rosenberg, Brailsford & Dunlavey | Image courtesy of Lynn University This is the third article in a two-part series. Part 2, on NJIT, is available here. Four projects in the higher education sector have recently reached big milestones (e.g., financial close)—milestones the industry hasn’t seen as many of since Covid began. …
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Jeff Turner (B&D) recently co-presented a webinar on P3 housing trends for ACUHO-I (Association of College and University Housing Officers – International). He shared data and observations on how Covid-19 has impacted higher education and P3s. Unsurprisingly, the data reflects the off year that 2020 was as far as deal closings go. The presentation also …
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By Jessica Rosenberg, Brailsford & Dunlavey This is the second article in a two-part series. Part 1 on Palmer College is available here. As detailed in Part 1, four projects in the higher education sector have recently reached big milestones (e.g., financial close)—milestones the industry hasn’t seen as many of since Covid began. …
By Jessica Rosenberg, Brailsford & Dunlavey Four projects in the higher education sector have recently reached big milestones (e.g., financial close)—milestones the industry hasn’t seen as many of since Covid began. Like bright green poking through the dark soil at the beginning of spring, these projects symbolize the dawning of a new season. …
By Racquel Muindi, Ballard Spahr LLP. Full bio below The first and second parts of this series discussed how a public owner can identify thoughtful goals to frame project delivery and the prospective partnership and set the right tone with industry participants through thoughtful engagement in pre-procurement interactions. The third, and final part of the …
Ryan Jensen (B&D) recently co-presented a webinar on P3 housing trends for GLACUHO (Great Lakes Association of College and University Housing Officers). He shared observations of how Covid-19 has impacted higher education and P3s, and highlighted what he expects to see moving forward. He was joined by Susan Teggatz, the Director of Campus Housing at the …
In January 2021, Prince George’s County Public Schools (Maryland) and its private partners announced they had reached financial close. The deal—a first of its kind in the US—will deliver 8,000 seats across 6 new schools. PGCPS will save approximately $174 in deferred maintenance and construction costs, and will benefit from a drastically reduced delivery time. …
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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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