Northern California Student Housing & Higher Education Summit
Thu Apr 30, 2026
Northern California Student Housing & Higher Education Summit
The Next Wave of Campus Expansions, Top Projects, P3s, Innovative Delivery Methods and the Modern Campus Experience
$150.00
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Speakers and Panels
Partnering for Progress: The Future of P3s in Higher Education
How Universities and Private Partners Are Collaborating to Deliver Affordable, Scalable, and Sustainable Student Housing
Designing the Modern Campus: Planning, Facilities & Student Life Strategy
How Universities Are Elevating Social Spaces, Amenities & Student Experience
Planning for Tomorrow: Capital Projects & Campus Expansions
Balancing Enrollment Demand, Affordability, and Infrastructure to Build Resilient Campus Communities
Getting Projects to Pencil: Feasibility, Speed to Market & Delivery
Navigating Costs, Materials and Building Methods to Accelerate Student Housing Production
What You'll Learn:
What You’ll Learn:
- Gain insights into how leading UC colleges and other major Northern California campuses are aligning enrollment growth and infrastructure investments to meet long-term student housing goals.
- Hear how new building methods, from design build to modular and prefabrication are improving delivery speed and project feasibility.
- Understand how partnerships between universities, private developers, and cities are helping unlock funding, streamline approvals, and improve housing attainability.
- Gain insight into how architects are designing wellness focused, sustainable, and community-driven student housing environments across the Bay Area and Sacramento regions.
- Learn how design and construction teams are navigating rising costs, material constraints, and regulatory hurdles unique to Northern California.
- Examine how inclusive, human centered design strategies are shaping the next generation of campus housing and learning environments.
How You’ll Do More Business: As NorCal’s leading universities push to expand housing and modernize campuses, navigating costs, collaboration and smart building methods are key to success. Join us to connect directly with the leaders driving capital projects, student housing growth, and P3 delivery models.
Who You’ll Meet During Networking: Owners, developers, universities, investors, city and government officials, business consultants, architects, engineers, lawyers, accountants, and bankers.
Why You Should Attend This Session: Bisnow events bring together the biggest power players in the industry to help you identify opportunities, build your network and expand your business. With the largest audience of commercial real estate professionals in the world, no one knows how to help your business more than we do.
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Venue
Grand Hyatt San Francisco
345 Stockton Street
San Francisco, CA 94108
Ballroom Name/Floor: (3B level: enter lobby, go left through the elevator bay, down 2 sets of escalators)
Parking Information:
Valet is $75 per person but there are plenty of self parking lots nearby.
Nearby Garages:
Union Square Garage - 333 Post Street - 2 minute walk - $3 per hour
Sutter-Stockton Garage - 444 Stockton Street - 5 minute walk - $5 per hour
SF City Parking LLC - 520 Mason Street - 6 minute walk - $15 per day
Agenda
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8:00 AM 9:00 AM |
Breakfast & Networking
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9:00 AM 9:45 AM |
Designing the Modern Campus: Planning, Facilities & Student Life Strategy
How Universities Are Elevating Social Spaces, Amenities & Student Experience
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9:45 AM 10:30 AM |
Getting Projects to Pencil: Feasibility, Speed to Market & Delivery
Navigating Costs, Materials and Building Methods to Accelerate Student Housing Production
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10:30 AM 11:00 AM |
Networking Break
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11:00 AM 11:45 AM |
Partnering for Progress: The Future of P3s in Higher Education
How Universities and Private Partners Are Collaborating to Deliver Affordable, Scalable, and Sustainable Student Housing
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11:45 AM 12:30 PM |
Planning for Tomorrow: Capital Projects & Campus Expansions
Balancing Enrollment Demand, Affordability, and Infrastructure to Build Resilient Campus Communities
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12:30 PM 1:00 PM |
Closing Networking
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