Higher Education White Papers, Case Studies, Brochures

White Papers

Using a Sports Facility Year-Round: Planning the 365-Day Venue

Flexibility in sports facilities is crucial. With a fixed base cost for operations, the less a building is used, the more likely it is to run a deficit. By designing facilities for year-round use, financial performance can be improved. Download it now..

Using Master Plans to Create Value From New Sports Facilities

The most successful sports facilities align with the overall objectives of a college or university. Sports centers impact everything from traffic patterns and parking to revenue sources and student recruitment. Learn how a master plan can maximize value. Download it now..

Enhancing Campus Life - Delivering the "WOW" Factor

Potential students will consider the look and feel of the campus when choosing a college or university. Therefore, educational leaders are leveraging progressive campus planning and design to prepare for the future. This white paper discusses trends in four key areas that have paid high dividends. Download it now..

P3 - A Project Delivery Alternative for Student Housing

With increasing popularity, the Public Private Partnership, or P3, approach joins a private developer with available funding with a higher education institution in need of additional housing. Download this white paper, authored by Higher Education Market Segment Leader, Tom Fantacone, that discusses the considerations and steps a higher education institution should take when considering the P3 approach to increasing student housing. Download it now..

Community Colleges: A Threshold to the Future

Community colleges are growing in popularity due to the high cost of tuition at public and private four-year institutions. This white paper addresses the adaptability, accessibility and affordability of community college and how that can be leveraged to increase enrollment and meet your institution's goals. Download it now..

Case Studies

Penn State University Recreation Hall

For decades, the historic Recreation Hall at Penn State University served as the home for several indoor sports programs. The University saw the opportunity to transform the building into a state-of-the-art wrestling center. Read about the project in our case study. Download it now..

Medlar Field at Lubrano Park: L.R. Kimball Designs the First LEED Certified Baseball Park

Penn State University’s Nittany Lions Baseball Club and the State College Spikes worked collaboratively to build a baseball park that the University and minor-league professional teams could share. Read about the project in our case study. Download it now..

Mt. Aloysius College Pedestrian Mall Helps Create Vibrant Campus Community

Mt. Aloysius College had a vision for a centralized pedestrian mall to link buildings across the 165-acre campus. Learn how they realized their vision in our case study. Download it now..

California University of PA: L.R. Kimball develops master plan to modernize university sports campus

California University was faced with the challenge of designing future sports facilities within their current athletic campus and an immediate need to upgrade tennis facilities. While completing a master plan for the athletic complex, L.R. Kimball provided the University with a series of options for effectively locating the outdoor tennis and baseball fields and appropriately positioning other structures. Read more about the project by downloading our case study. Download it now..

House Bill 3630

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announce it is waiving the Jan. 1, 2013 deadline to migrate to12.5 kilohertz or narrower technology for public-safety and business/industrial land mobile radio networks operating on T-Band (470'512 MHz) spectrum. The waiver comes in response to the recently enacted Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (Act). The Act requires the FCC to reallocate the T- band and auction the spectrum within nine years and requires public-safety entities to vacate the T-band within 11 years. (full details of the T-Band giveback requirements and supporting information is described in further detail in... Read More