Partnering in a new higher education era: 10 indicators your campus can benefit from facilities expertise

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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 …

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Innovation Districts, Part 5: As COVID-19 strikes, innovation districts strike back

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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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How P3 delivery can transcend generations in higher ed to support student success

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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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University of Virginia’s Delta Force Program (podcast episode)

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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 the University of Virginia (UVA)’s Delta Force, a self-funded building energy efficiency and sustainability program. Note: UVA’s program is not a P3, but it functions the same way a P3 program would, and sheds light …

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Key considerations for a successful P3 project

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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)

3 Years In: Ohio State Comprehensive Energy Agreement

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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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Solar Carport and Energy Transition at Michigan State University (podcast episode)

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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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Bundling Auxiliary Services: How do we do better with what we have?

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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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