October 24, 2025
Webinar: Maximizing Value in Capital Renewal: A Results-Driven Approach
Educational institutions across North America face a shared challenge: balancing the urgent need for capital renewal with limited budgets and ambitious sustainability goals. In a recent webinar organized by APPA – Leadership in Educational Facilities, Ecosystem joined higher education leaders to explore strategies for achieving measurable, long-term value in capital renewal projects.
Turning Campus Challenges into Opportunities
The webinar, “Maximizing Value in Capital Renewal: A Results-Driven Approach” (available below) was designed specifically for campus facilities leaders. Presenters shared insights from real-world projects at the Union Theological Seminary and The Ohio State University. They demonstrated how strategic planning and results-driven accountability can deliver budget certainty and long-term value on campuses of any size. These examples illustrated how facilities leaders can turn competing demands into opportunities for collaboration and impact.
Building the Case for Capital Renewal
Higher education institutions often face intense competition for funding. Facilities leaders must balance deferred maintenance, asset renewal, and energy efficiency against priorities such as academics, research, technology, and student services. The key takeaway: capital renewal is not just maintenance, it’s a strategic investment.
By aligning capital projects with institutional goals – such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving resiliency, and enhancing financial performance – leaders can position renewal initiatives as essential to the long-term mission of their campuses.
A Results-Driven Framework for Success
Successful capital renewal begins with a holistic approach. That starts by identifying asset renewal needs and prioritizing those with the highest impact. It requires an engaged, trusted engineering and construction partner that can co-develop innovative, cost-effective solutions tailored to the institution’s goals. Collaboration across departments is essential to ensure that sustainability, operational, and financial priorities are fully aligned. Finally, success depends on defining clear, measurable outcomes – from carbon reduction to cost savings – that hold all partners accountable and ensure that every investment delivers lasting value.
This results-driven approach ensures that every dollar invested translates into measurable performance improvements, funding unlocks, and sustainable outcomes.
