American Campus Communities

Our home office team captured the impact of giving back last week by celebrating CoreGiving Day at the Central Texas Food Bank by sorting and packing over 4,300 lbs of food and providing over 3,600 meals. Across the nation, more than 3000 volunteers helped make a difference to fight child hunger, along with helping with relief efforts for those affected by Hurricane Milton. Learn more about our partners at CoreGiving and help #GiveBack by visiting coregiving.org. #CoreGivingDay #americancampus #wherestudentsloveliving

Our 2023 Environmental, Social and Governance Update is live! We are proud to share how our team members, residents and partners are working together to “Live Responsibly” and make a positive social and environmental impact. We reduced GHG emissions by 9.8% from 2022 to 2023 and continued leading the student housing industry with 40 LEED-certified developments. We scaled our mental wellness programs with the Hi, How Are You Foundation industry-wide through the College Student Mental Wellness Advocacy Coalition. And behind it all is an ACC team that reflects the diversity of our student housing communities. View our report here, and click on the spotlights to read our personal impact stories! https://lnkd.in/dBqM9hTs

Well-organized living spaces can do wonders for students’ mental health by transforming a cramped room into a comfortable, efficient haven where every square foot matters. To optimize study and living spaces, and support students’ overall wellbeing, we partnered with The Home Edit to help turn cluttered spaces into well-put-together ones. ACC Chief Marketing Officer Kimberly (Kimmy) Kelley and The Home Edit Founders Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin talked with MultiHousing News to reveal more about this initiative and how it complements students’ ever-evolving expectations. "As students are living on their own for the first time, support around life skills is a valuable resource. This includes tips and resources to stay organized and set up your living space for success. The Campus Edit is a holistic partnership that will equip students with the resources they need to create an organized living space for greater success in college." Kimmy Kelley said. https://lnkd.in/gCSHfai3

The new Meadows Apartments community near Princeton University is the first Passive House-certified community for both ACC and Princeton! Passive House is a rigorous standard of energy-efficient building, ideally suited for helping our longtime partners at Princeton meet their goal of reaching net zero by 2046. Read our case study to learn more > https://lnkd.in/geMHinsa

We're thrilled to announce that the U.S. Green Building Council has named 55 H Street at Georgetown University as a LEED Homes Awards recipient in the Outstanding Multifamily category 🥳 The 476-bed project is a 100% electric, low-carbon building designed to include a variable refrigerant flow and dedicated outdoor air systems with heat recovery, providing controlled and conditioned ventilation that improves indoor air quality and occupant health, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Big congratulations to the team RAMSA | Robert A.M. Stern Architects, Elkus Manfredi Architects, and Lorax who committed to using LEED to create a healthy, sustainable place to call home. https://lnkd.in/ggcdCaft

This week, we celebrated the grand opening of our new community The Ridge at Emory University. The project has expanded Emory's on-campus Graduate Housing by 535 beds. Equipped with a community center, private and group study lounges, and state-of-the-art 24-hour fitness center, the community fosters a live-learn experience just 15 minutes away from most graduate and professional schools. “This housing initiative has amplified the importance of graduate and professional students on campus, bringing visibility to their contributions to our community and intentionally creating space for creative and interdisciplinary collisions,” said Kimberly J., dean of the James T. Laney School of Graduate Studies and vice provost for graduate affairs. “We know that it is not enough to provide a rigorous academic experience and student-centered programming that honors the whole student. We need physical space and additional programming that honors the unique needs of graduate and professional students. The Ridge does just that." Congratulations to our team for all the hardwork and success in opening the project for the Emory graduate students as they start the semester. Juneau Construction Company Ayers Saint Gross Moody Nolan https://lnkd.in/gxtyGQeP

With over 80 portfolio companies submitting their best ideas on how to leverage Artificial Intelligence to improve the future of business, our very own Sarah L. Prescott shared her vision on how to innovate within student housing and beyond. We are excited to celebrate this exciting accomplishment and we look forward to enhancing our business with this product.     Sarah shares: “AI will certainly shape our future and it’s no surprise that Blackstone is leveraging the talent from within. This challenge gave me the opportunity to use my 23 years in student housing to imagine new possibilities for the industry.”    #DriveEvolution #americancampus #studenthousing

Our ACC facilities teams must navigate the human and technical aspects of student housing maintenance. That takes specialized training and expertise. That’s where David Bowles, ACC’s director of facilities training, comes in. He's leading the charge in creating new training programs to keep our facilities team members sharp, efficient, and aligned. To read more about how David's experiences and passions have come together in facilities training, visit https://lnkd.in/ggQvUsdJ

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Technology has become a critical infrastructure for helping our residents thrive at ACC communities. It is also critical to helping our team members do their jobs more efficiently and effectively, whether they’re maintaining equipment or managing move-ins. Our Chief Technology Officer, Hoang Nguyen, leads ACC’s technology initiatives, which are designed to optimize our processes so we can continue providing exceptional service as we scale our business. Learn more about Hoang's vision for student housing tech and his impressive career journey: https://lnkd.in/gnQm9cT7