Facilities and Real Estate

University Architect Mark Kocent discusses his new role, 16 years at Penn, and the vision behind Penn Connects.

Brandon Baker ・ August 22, 2019

As families and first-year students plan their first move-in day at Penn, a central resource works to inform everyone’s commute.

Amanda Mott ・ August 16, 2019

The University has secured a $300M century bond at the lowest interest rate recorded for a domestic century bond.

Amanda Mott ・ August 6, 2019

From Penn Medicine’s evolving Pavilion to broken ground at Tangen Hall, campus will have a different look—and feel—when students return from summer break.

Lauren Hertzler ・ July 31, 2019

In a Q&A, Kat Morlang, energy manager at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, discusses optimizing chiller plants, swapping out inefficient lights, and other ideas to make the health system as energy-efficient as possible.

Gina Vitale ・ July 12, 2019

From cisterns beneath Shoemaker Green to the green roof on New College House, special features of campus buildings and landscapes are helping manage stormwater to keep rain from the sewer lines, and scholars are using the infrastructure as a research opportunity.

Katherine Unger Baillie ・ May 31, 2019

A by-the-numbers guide to facts and services for the end-of-semester exodus.

Ron Ozio ・ May 9, 2019

The new building will be Penn’s first dedicated space for cross-campus student entrepreneurship and innovation activity.

Amanda Mott ・ April 18, 2019

With a Green Labs working group, Elicia Preston of the Perelman School of Medicine and the University’s Sustainability Office in Facilities and Real Estate Services are striving to make the pursuit of scientific research a more eco-friendly endeavor.

Katherine Unger Baillie ・ March 13, 2019

StairWELL, a Penn Sustainability Green Fund project, completed a yearlong pilot project last July that aimed to test how effective a stairwell makeover could be in increasing physical activity and reducing energy costs.

Brandon Baker ・ March 1, 2019