Gene McDonald wrote “Key considerations for a successful P3 project” for HED’s blog. The article foresees a post-pandemic world of public funding shortages and in which “a general ‘re-tooling’ will be required,” and outlines the value of alternative delivery methods. (April 2020)
Doug Smith wrote “3 Years In: Ohio State Comprehensive Energy Agreement” for Energy Services magazine (p. 12). The article features an interview with Scott Potter, OSU’s Senior Director of Comprehensive Energy Management. The same issue has articles on topics like the University of Iowa’s utility P3 (p. 24), as well the University of North Dakota’s steam …
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The Campus Energy & Sustainability Podcast explores innovations and challenges in sustainability for higher education and corporate campuses. This episode focuses on a large, on-site solar carport installation on Michigan State University’s (MSU) campus. At the time it came online, it was the largest such installation in the United States. In this episode, Wolfgang Bauer, University Distinguished Professor …
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James Vigil wrote “Bundling Auxiliary Services: How do we do better with what we have? Here is a new approach to the organization of service lines to consider” for Spaces4Learning (previously called College Planning & Management). The article makes a case for administrators prevailing in the face of stretched budgets via a partnership-friendly operating model that can not only …
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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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As part of its 2008 Master Plan, Bucknell University has spent the last decade pursuing a number of projects to strengthen the university’s connection with downtown Lewisburg. This was to be accomplished through forging a better connection between the campus and downtown’s Market Street, including moving many Bucknell facilities there. For example: moving the campus …
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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 …
This presentation given by B&D’s Jeff Turner at the 2019 P3 Higher Education Summit begins with an overview of the evolving industry context for higher education, then looks at B&D’s annual State of the Industry report. The presentation led into a panel discussion with Scott Abrams of the University of California System, Peter Krawchyk of …
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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 …
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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, …
