The SHURE Initiative interviewed Fred Pierce, President and CEO of Pierce Education Properties, commonly known as PEP, a leading U.S. student housing investment and operating company. In addition to his real estate investment and development company, Mr. Pierce is...
Month: August 2023
Episode #3: Development Has No Value Unless It Supports the University’s Community
Presented by Danica Djurkovic, Vice President – Campus Planning and Facilities, British Columbia Institute of Technology in Canada Ms. Djurkovic will raise the following important themes related to the improvement of real estate strategy on campus: * What defines...
UBC Properties Trust is Building Unique JV Partnerships and Delivering Billions in Value
UBC Properties Trust is celebrating 30 years of owning and operating real estate within arm’s length of the University of British Columbia – with massive success, unique JV partnerships, and state-of-the-art mixed-used buildings. “We have made from our sale of...
Institutional Investors: There’s Room for Different Types of Housing in University Environments across Canada
A panel of institutional investors agreed that Canada’s housing crisis is a unique opportunity; however, they disagreed on the type of housing product developers could bring to university lands. Canada faces a housing shortage in many cities due to a growing...
The Modular Industry is Raising the Bar on Sustainability in University Environments
With the ability to build modules all year in massive warehouses and significantly reduce environmental impact, executives from NRB Modular Solutions, a division of Dexterra Group, raised interest from this SHURE audience of university executives and private student...
Panel: Landlords Need Incentives to Implement Next-Generation Heat Recovery Technologies in University Environments
A panel of energy experts agreed that owners of buildings in both university and off-campus environments may be resistant to adopting new energy-efficient technologies if the cost advantage is not immediately known, or they lack government incentives. Kyle Boynton,...