Facilities and Real Estate

Amy Gutmann Hall, set to open in early 2025, is dedicated to advancing artificial intelligence and data science. 

Amy Gutmann Hall will be a catalyst for groundbreaking artificial intelligence research and collaboration across disciplines, with remarks from Dean Vijay Kumar of the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

The Wildlife Futures Program at the School of Veterinary Medicine has facilitated the design and construction of wooden bat boxes to be installed in campus parks, with remarks from Julie Ellis. The project is the brainchild of Penn undergraduate Nick Tanner.

Benjamin Keys of the Wharton School forecasts a more gradual decline in regional housing markets due to climate risk rather than an imminent severe downturn.

In an opinion essay, Benjamin Keys of the Wharton School writes that renting beachfront property might be better than owning due to reduced exposure for climate risk and for greater flexibility.

According to research co-authored by Benjamin Keys of the Wharton School, home prices from 2001 to 2020 fell most where people were most worried about climate change.

Benjamin Keys of the Wharton School is skeptical of the longer-term willingness of states to continue to shoulder the burden of home insurance policies.

A study co-authored by professors at the Wharton School estimates that the recent “reinsurance shock” added $375 to premiums for homeowners’ policies in the top 10% of ZIP codes by disaster risk.

Benjamin Keys of the Wharton School says that it’s difficult to determine the reliability of many climate risk models because the vast majority are not publicly accessible.

According to research by Benjamin Keys of the Wharton School, insurance premiums rose across the U.S. by an average of 31% between 2021 and 2023.