In this report, the Institute’s Council on Finance, Insurance and Real Estate (CFIRE) examines the current and potential roles of three key equity investing structures in capitalizing the sustainable and energy-efficient development and retrofit of investment-grade commercial buildings and renewable-energy production. The report evaluates the effectiveness of these vehicles—Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) and Yieldcos—in accessing the public capital markets and recommends needed legislative and regulatory changes.

This is the report of the Academy for Healthcare Infrastructure's Team 5. Facilitated by Dennis Bausman, PhD, of Cornell University and underwritten by Jacobs Project Management, Team 5 looked at the nation’s healthcare spending in relation to the rest of the world. Within the U.S. healthcare industry, an evolving reimbursement structure, changing technology, funding restrictions, increasing competition and rising customer expectations combine to make improving services while lowering costs—an especially daunting task for healthcare providers.

This is the report of the Academy for Healthcare Infrastructure's Team 4. Facilitated by Mardelle Shepley, FAIA, of Cornell University and underwritten by Clark Construction, Team 4 shed light on the potential directions of the field in the context of the next generation and provided some guidance to serve as a potential roadmap.

This is the report of the Academy for Healthcare Infrastructure's Team 3. Facilitated by Rebekah Gladson, FAIA, of rggroup global and underwritten by Balfour Beatty, Team 3 initiated a conversation on how to improve overall healthcare business success by considering project planning, project delivery, risk management and innovation as an integral part of the industry’s ability to accelerate project development economically.

This is the report of the Academy for Healthcare Infrastructure's Team 2. Facilitated by David Allison, FAIA of Clemson University and underwritten by Southland Industries, Team 2 first defined what flexibility means in relation to healthcare infrastructure, and then addressed why flexibility and the ability to accommodate changing needs are important by identifying the forces of change in healthcare.

This is the report of the Academy for Healthcare Infrastructure's Team 1. Facilitated by Kirk Hamilton, FAIA, of Texas A&M University and underwritten by Gilbane, Team 1 sought to shed light on the strategies adopted by successful owners and identifies 12 themes that consistently arose from interviews with industry experts.

This report, developed jointly by the National Institute of Building Sciences and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors summarizes a roundtable held in Washington, D.C., in October 2015. The roundtable examined how public-private partnerships (P3s) are employed in the United States and tried to identify opportunities to expand their use.

In this report, the Institute’s National Council of Governments on Building Codes and Standards (NCGBCS) examines effective strategies for promoting the adoption of existing building codes, as well as developing and implementing educational and training programs for owners, builders, contractors, design professionals and, most importantly, code enforcers. NCGBCS also addresses some of the implementation challenges and enforcement issues, and the technical changes necessary to improve future editions of the codes.