Learn about the capital trends facing facilities management in higher education. All information is based on Sightlines' 2015 State of Facilities report.

1. 2015 Trends - Capital

2. 2
Annual Capital Investment
2014 levels finally reach pre-recession, but with a different funding mix
$1.19 $1.18 $1.27 $1.24 $1.36 $1.50 $1.71 $1.77
$3.18
$3.63
$3.86
$3.22
$3.58 $3.44
$3.45
$3.60
$0
$1
$2
$3
$4
$5
$6
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
$/GSF
Capital Investment into Existing Space
Annual Capital One-Time Capital Average

3. 3
Capital Investment into Existing Space
By Constituent Group
0.88 1.01 1.12 1.09 0.98
1.21 1.42
1.73
2.87
3.33
3.76
3.51 3.56
3.71
3.60
3.22
0.00
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
5.00
6.00
7.00
Comprehensive/Doctoral Research Institutions Community College Small Institutions
$/GSF
1.35 1.28 1.36 1.36
1.57 1.68
1.91 1.82
3.32
3.72
3.85
3.08
3.71 3.29
3.48
3.98
0.45 0.61 0.79 0.92
1.39
1.06
0.82
1.20
1.61
4.60
3.55
3.83
3.55
3.02
1.72
1.55
1.19 1.18 1.15 1.03 1.23 1.32 1.46 1.62
3.45
3.76
4.20
2.96
2.82
3.51 3.11 2.73

4. 4
Annual Capital Investment
Private campuses rely more on annual institutional capital
$0.90 $0.84 $1.03 $0.91 $1.02 $1.10 $1.19 $1.02
$2.57
$3.07
$3.14
$2.84
$3.34 $3.15
$3.31
$3.00
$0
$1
$2
$3
$4
$5
$6
$7
$8
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
$/GSF
$1.59 $1.68 $1.63 $1.74 $1.89 $2.12
$2.52
$2.82
$4.02
$4.44
$4.97
$3.81
$3.94
$3.91
$3.66
$4.44
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Public Average Private Average

5. 5
Annual Capital Investment
Almost 40% of private campus capital comes from annual institutional sources
26%
22%
25% 24% 23% 26% 26% 25%
74%
78%
75% 76% 77% 74% 74% 75%
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10%
20%
30%
40%
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60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
PercentofTotalDollarsSpent
Public Average Private Average
28% 27% 25%
31% 32% 35%
41% 39%
72% 73% 75%
69% 68% 65%
59% 61%
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

6. 6
Sightlines’ Impact on Capital Spending
2011 new members’ capital spending before vs. after joining Sightlines
$0.72
$1.11
$3.29
$3.30
$0.00
$0.50
$1.00
$1.50
$2.00
$2.50
$3.00
$3.50
$4.00
$4.50
$5.00
Before After
$/GSF
54% Increase

7. 7
How Are Capital Dollars Being Spent?
Higher investment into envelope/mechanical projects
44% 41% 38% 39% 39% 38% 36% 36%
43% 42% 41% 44% 44% 41% 43% 45%
37%
38% 42% 41% 42% 43% 44% 41%
41% 40% 41%
41% 41%
42%
42% 40%
19% 21% 20% 20% 19% 19% 20% 23%
16% 18% 18% 15% 15% 17% 15% 15%
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10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Space Renewal & Safety Code Envelope & Building System Infrastructure
Public Average Private Average

8. 8
Impact of Investing More Into Durable Components
Investment in envelope and building systems lasts longer
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5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Envelope Systems Space Safety/Code
Years
Average Life Expectancy
(Data taken from BPS Life Cycle Estimates)
HighROI
HighROI

9. 9
Facilities Backlogs Continue to Rise
Capital investment not enough to keep backlogs from growing
Backlog $/GSF
Public Average Private Average
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25%
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10.00
20.00
30.00
40.00
50.00
60.00
70.00
80.00
90.00
100.00
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
$/GSF
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25%
0.00
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90.00
100.00
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014