AUGUST 2026

PROJECT NEWS

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TCU reaches new heights with 2,500 more beds

Residence halls, suites and townhomes to offer students more living options

Nearly 2,500 beds. Four distinct communities. One bold vision for campus life. Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Tex. recently celebrated a topping-out ceremony, marking four residence halls reaching their full structural height as its ambitious expansion takes shape. Click below to read more.

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Building a resilient EV charging strategy

Demand for EV charging on-campus to remain steady

Just how much EV charging will your campus need? And when? The market is shifting, and the answer is becoming harder to predict. Join EV infrastructure veteran Dan O'Shea and B&D's sustainability solutions visionary Kayla Jolly for "Campus EV Demand is Changing," a webinar that will show how colleges can build a flexible strategy for an uncertain EV future. Register now to reserve your spot.

B&D IN THE NEWS

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Colleges have plenty of land.

So why are they strapped for cash?

Read what's fueling a new wave of higher education partnerships

In a recent article in P3 Bulletin, B&D Co-President Jeff Turner made this intriguing claim: “Schools are often land rich and cash poor.” Click below to read the rest of Jeff’s insights in “What’s Driving Higher Education’s Continued P3 Growth?"

ASK THE EXPERT

Does your budget reflect your mission?

Financial discipline and mission advancement are friends, not foes

What if your school's mission is what enables both financial stability and powers your growth? Is that possible? While some view mission as just a slogan on a wall, Laura Day Kane, director at Brailsford & Dunlavey, argues that it just might be the thing that revitalizes your campus.

Listen to her episode of Built for Impact and see how you can maximize the impact of your mission below.

Laura Day Kane

INSIGHTS

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Why does a systemwide housing P3 work?

Western Kentucky University — the latest P3 success story

A $350 million housing transformation. A 50-year partnership. And now, a 2026 P3 Awards finalist for Best Financial Structure. In Part 2 of his three-part series on the future of student housing P3s, B&D’s Julian Sagastume reveals how Western Kentucky University’s Elevate WKU initiative is reinventing campus housing by modernizing its full portfolio, strengthening operations, and preserving affordability. Click below for the full story.

Campus recreation has moved beyond being an amenity. Now seen as strategic assets ubiquitous to meeting enrollment and retention goals, industry leaders argue that programming, operations, and design must work together from the early planning stages to ensure facilities create long-term value. Leaders from LPA Design Studios, Moody Nolan, RDG Planning & Design, SmithGroup, and Woolpert sat down with Kim Martin to explore both sides of the recreation discussion: How institutions operate these spaces and how students experience them over time. Read more at the link below.

Above: Jacksonville State University Fitness Center, managed by CENTERS in Jacksonville, Alabama, as photographed for Turner Construction and Moody Nolan Architects by Tommy Daspit. See more of his work at http://tommydaspit.com

Established in 1998 by Brailsford & Dunlavey, CENTERS was the first company in the U.S. to provide campus center management services for campus life facilities including sports venues, recreation and wellness facilities, student centers, performing arts venues, conference facilities, and more. Visit or View for more info.

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Looking for your next challenge? Start here with our priority openings that need great people right now.

Associate (Planning & Development) | Atlanta, GA

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Integration of B&D and PMA underway

With the integration of B&D and PMA underway, we're aligning expertise and capabilities to better serve our clients and communities. In case you missed it, click here for the full announcement.