Capital Programs

Investment in Plant – Maintenance Program

This program includes deferred and planned maintenance for building subsystems. With information compiled in a comprehensive facilities database, LBRE identified the projected life of multiple building subsystems (roofs, HVAC, plumbing, interiors, etc.) so that costs for replacement and/or renovation of our physical plant are known in advance.  As facility components are upgraded, the subsystem lives are reset.  In order to keep our physical plant adequately maintained so that a backlog is not created, the University determined in 2005 that a $42.1M annual investment in maintenance would be required over the next 10 years. The planned costs and funding for the period 2009/10 – 2011/12 are projected at $93.3 million.

Capital Utilities Program and Projects

The CUP consists of projects that are proposed to respond to the growing needs of the University, to ensure the high reliability of systems, and to comply with all federal and state-mandated regulations. The projects fall into four categories: 1) System Expansion, 2) System Replacement (Wear-out), 3) Controls, and 4) Regulatory. For more information, visit Utilities Services.

Building Energy Retrofit Program

LBRE’s Sustainability and Energy Management (SEM) has completed the first phase of a comprehensive energy reduction program in which Stanford’s largest energy-intensive buildings were studied. The buildings selected for retrofit represent $15.9 million of energy expenses per year, or nearly 36% of total campus energy expense. The retrofit program aims to reduce energy consumption through a range of less costly (less than $100,000) to large-scale energy retrofit projects. The large-scale projects are in varying stages of completion; a capital investment of approximately $16 million is forecast.

A second group of 14 buildings have been identified for study. The annual energy consumption of these 14 buildings totals $10.7 million, or an additional 24% of Stanford’s total energy use. Although not in the Capital Plan commencing 2009/10, a capital investment of $15 million is projected to address this group of buildings.

For more information about reduction efforts, visit Stanford’s Energy Retrofit Program.

Storm Drainage Capital Improvement Program

The need for storm drainage system improvements became apparent after the storms in February 1998 when the University incurred over six million dollars in flood-related damage and associated interruption of academic and operations activity. Although the campus storm drain pipe system meets conventional engineering standards to handle typical storms, the campus requires surface diversions and drainage improvements to handle the infrequent but much larger storm runoff flows to protect its buildings. The goal of this program is to engineer and implement appropriate drainage improvements to provide much needed flood protection. The drainage improvements will also reduce insurance premiums.

The program is currently completing the surface diversions and is focusing on runoff detention facilities to meet General Use Permit (GUP) 2000 Conditions of Approval, and on engineering and implementing recently adopted storm water quality regulations.

For more information, visit Storm Drainage System.

General Use Permit (GUP) Mitigation Program

The three-year plan addresses capital expenditures for GUP mitigation. These planned expenditures are required to fulfill the Conditions of Approval of the General Use Permit and Community Plan approved by Santa Clara County in December 2000. On going expenditures have included the Trails Easements, Water Conservation program, and Transportation Demand Management programs. Funding for these expenditures will continue to be generated by GUP Entitlement Fees. These fees are levied on capital projects that increase the school/department’s current core campus space allocation. For more information about the GUP policy, visit the GUP Entitlement Fee Policy.

Stanford Infrastructure Program (SIP)

SIP consists of campus planning and transportation projects and programs for the improvement and general support of the University’s academic community, hospitals and physical plant. These projects include the construction of parking, campus transit improvements, roads and parking lot infrastructure improvements, site improvements, bicycle and pedestrian paths, lighting and outdoor art. For more information visit the Stanford Infrastructure Program.

 

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