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. I <br />~ ~ • <br />HIGHER EDUCATION ASSET <br />•••••••••~~~~••~~~•~~••••~~••••••••• PRESERVATION AND REPLACEMENT <br />~~;~~ • • ~ <br />.. , <br />~- ~~} (HEAPR) <br />~~~ ,~ • Systemwide <br />~ ~r <br /> ~ I a ~ <br /> ~ ; <br />~ <br />FACILITIES AND PROGRAM ~;'- _; ~ ~ _ ~ s,. ° , <br />The University's physical assets include more ~.~, . ~ ~, ; ,~: ~ ~ ~.", <br />than 800 buildings. Approximately 65 percent of -,r ~ '~~ <br />~ ~ <br />the major campus buildings are more than 30 ~; ~ ~ ~ ~~` <br />~~ ~~ <br />~ <br />~ <br />years old; 25 percent are more than 70 years ~ ' ~ ` <br />~ <br />1 <br />' <br />old. , <br />*~ <br />~~ <br />_~ <br />1 <br />• The University is committed to the preservation ~.' <br />~. '''~~ "" ~ <br />of its existing buildings. ~ ~ " <br />•HEAPR funds are an essential part of the '~; <br />Universit~s investment in and commitment to ~°~ <br />~ <br />maintaining its existing buildings. _ <br />t. `` <br />"r <br />HEAPR funds are used to make health and safety _ ~; `l <br />~ <br />~ <br />improvements, utility upgrades, and building "' " <br />` <br />system improvements (MS 135A.046). • <br />• HEAPR funds assist the University in meeting <br />its obligation to provide safe and accessible REQUEST <br />campuses for the 60,000 students, staff, and <br />guests who use its facilities each day: $90 million <br />• Renewing existing roofs, building interiors and PROTECT SCOPE <br />exteriors, and electrical and mechanical systems- <br />. will extend the useful life of University buildings. Funds will be used to maximize the life of the . <br /> <br />• Replacing aging and obsolete cooling equipment, University's existing physical plant by completing <br />more than 100 projects on all four campuses and <br />heating systems, and electrical distribution at research centers and stations throughout the <br />systems will increase efficiency and reliability and .state. Individual projects fall into one of three <br />minimize the risk of system failure. categories. <br />• Among the many HEAPR projects, the Crookston Health, Safety, and Accessibility $15.1 million <br />campus will have its heating plant upgraded; an <br />improved ventilation system in Bohannon Hall <br />'Building Systems. $43.5 million <br />on the Duluth campus will improve the indoor Utility, Infrastructure $31.4 million <br />.air quality; sprinklers and alarms will be installed <br />in Moos Tower on the Minneapolis campus to <br />improve security; the roof will be replaced at : rneun;~rsr,.osM;~~esomsa„eq„oioPPorr„~;~.edu~~rora„demP~oyer <br />the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum; and on <br />the Twin Cities campus in St. Paul, the storm <br />water management system will be .brought into <br />compliance with state .regulations. <br /> • <br />