Facilities
Planning
The
overall goal of the Facilities Planning area of
the Tennessee Higher Education Commission is to
provide physical facilities that enable each institution
to provide a quality educational atmosphere to fulfill
their role and mission. This goal is accomplished
through our annual recommendation for the funding
of projects in two programs: capital outlay and
capital maintenance.
Capital
outlay projects utilize state funding in whole or
in part. They include new facilities or additions
required by enrollments or significant changes in
programmatic requirements; major renovations which
change the function, use or capacity of existing space;
major expansions or conversions of central energy
plants; and major renovation projects which upgrade
or appreciably extend the life of an existing facility.
The
capital maintenance projects recommended each year
provide a multi-year commitment to protect the integrity
of the building structures or bring the equipment
or systems in the buildings into compliance with current
federal, state and local standards.
Each
year, in the fall, both governing boards send requests
for capital outlay and capital maintenance funding
to THEC. These two prioritized lists are then combined
to form Higher Education's capital recommendations
for consideration by the Governor.
