Be LED by MLSoC! THE MYERS-LAWSON SCHOOL OF CONSTRUCTION 2010-11 REPORT LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR A beacon shines from Blacksburg. The Myers-Lawson School of Construction is the product of many hard working and generous faculty, staff, students and alumni from the Civil & Environmental Engineering (Vecellio Construction Engineering and Management Program) and Building Construction Departments at Virginia Tech. Even a casual contextual understanding of these two departments reveals they are housed within highly ranked and respected Colleges, the College of Engineering (Dean Richard Benson), and the College of Architecture and Urban Studies (Dean Jack Davis), respectively. Having completed the School’s inaugural five year developmental phase, special recognition is also appropriate for particular individuals – most notably, the School’s founding donors, A. Ross Myers (American Infrastructure) and John R. Lawson II (W.M. Jordan Company). Founding director, Yvan Beliveau, and co-founder, Mike Vorster should be commended for their persistence and dedication to the vision as well. As the School enters its next phase, we recognize the industry and its constituent sectors have been economically challenged, are diverse relative to one another, and becoming increasingly complex and global. We understand the challenges ahead through our close partnerships with the Industry and other stakeholders. Practice drives the educational and research needs, and rigorous research results are packaged and disseminated as scholarly and practical products. We call this cycle, “practice- to-research-to-practice” or p2r2p. We learn from countries demonstrating best practices and we reach out to developing countries, teaching our students to balance personal achievement with a heart for service and engagement. Led by faculty and staff from the founding disciplinary departments, augmented by appropriate local and global partners, we can create a truly interdisciplinary environment to meet the challenges ahead. Yes, a beacon for excellence and innovation in construction education (learning), research (discovery), and outreach (engagement) is shining and we invite new and newly committed partners, faculty, students, sponsors, and stakeholders to join us on this exciting, transformative journey. These have been challenging times for the construction industry and for those on the education, research, and outreach end of the supply chain. Nevertheless, as the Industry turns the corner, the Myers-Lawson School of Construction (MLSoC) enters its second phase of development. Total U.S. Construction starts in 2006 were at $690 billion, while just a few years later, in 2009, starts dropped to $419 billion (McGraw-Hill 2010 Construction Outlook). In 2010, an upward trend begins, with starts at $432 billion. Within this dynamic environment, MLSoC reaffirms its vision, to be, “the constant beacon for excellence and innovation in construction education, research, and outreach”. In this letter and report, we aim to address two simple questions, for the past year (1) Who are we? and (2) Where are we?, first in narrative form, and followed by a sampling of the performance results of our distinguished array of principal faculty. Who are we? The Myers-Lawson School of Construction was founded as a joint venture of the College of Architecture and Urban Studies and College of Engineering. At the departmental level, this represented a partnership between the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering and the Department of Building Construction…and by design has expanded beyond the founding units to include the College of Business, the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and the Department of Wood Science and Forest Products. The School was founded on the principles of students coming first; crossing boundaries; valuing discovery; and growing a construction community. Thus, perhaps “partnership” or “joint venture” does not adequately convey the synergistic benefits to be achieved and the longevity expected. So, perhaps the School is better called a “nexus” or “consortium”. The MLSoC operates at several levels and fulfills several strategic roles. As a departmental-like administrative unit we offer and manage an ABET-accredited Construction Engineering and Management degree (CEM). Within the College of Architecture and Urban Studies, the MLSoC, is one of four Schools, serving as the external beacon for construction and the core constituent operating unit, the highly regarded, Department of Building Construction. As a nexus or consortium it is an “umbrella” organization for construction learning opportunities, engagement and discovery.
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THE MYERS-LAWSON SCHOOL OF CONSTRUCTION
2010-11 REPORT
LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR
A beacon shines from Blacksburg. The Myers-Lawson School of Construction is the product of many hard working and generous faculty, staff, students and alumni from the Civil & Environmental Engineering (Vecellio Construction Engineering and Management Program) and Building Construction Departments at Virginia Tech. Even a casual contextual understanding of these two departments reveals they are housed within highly ranked and respected Colleges, the College of Engineering (Dean Richard Benson), and the College of Architecture and Urban Studies (Dean Jack Davis), respectively. Having completed the School’s inaugural five year developmental phase, special recognition is also appropriate for particular individuals – most notably, the School’s founding donors, A. Ross Myers (American Infrastructure) and John R. Lawson II (W.M. Jordan Company). Founding director, Yvan Beliveau, and co-founder, Mike Vorster should be commended for their persistence and dedication to the vision as well.
As the School enters its next phase, we recognize the industry and its constituent sectors have been economically challenged, are diverse relative to one another, and becoming increasingly complex and global. We understand the challenges ahead through our close partnerships with the Industry and other stakeholders. Practice drives the educational and research needs, and rigorous research results are packaged and disseminated as scholarly and practical products. We call this cycle, “practice-to-research-to-practice” or p2r2p. We learn from countries demonstrating best practices and we reach out to developing countries, teaching our students to balance personal achievement with a heart for service and engagement.
Led by faculty and staff from the founding disciplinary departments, augmented by appropriate local and global partners, we can create a truly interdisciplinary environment to meet the challenges ahead. Yes, a beacon for excellence and innovation in construction education (learning), research (discovery), and outreach (engagement) is shining and we invite new and newly committed partners, faculty, students, sponsors, and stakeholders to join us on this exciting, transformative journey.
These have been challenging times for the construction industry and for those on the education, research, and outreach end of the supply chain. Nevertheless, as the Industry turns the corner, the Myers-Lawson School of Construction (MLSoC) enters its second phase of development. Total U.S. Construction starts in 2006 were at $690 billion, while just a few years later, in 2009, starts dropped to $419 billion (McGraw-Hill 2010 Construction Outlook). In 2010, an upward trend begins, with starts at $432 billion. Within this dynamic environment, MLSoC reaffirms its vision, to be, “the constant beacon for excellence and innovation in construction education, research, and outreach”. In this letter and report, we aim to address two simple questions, for the past year (1) Who are we? and (2) Where are we?, first in narrative form, and followed by a sampling of the performance results of our distinguished array of principal faculty.
Who are we?
The Myers-Lawson School of Construction was founded as a joint venture of the College of Architecture and Urban Studies and College of Engineering. At the departmental level, this represented a partnership between the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering and the Department of Building Construction…and by design has expanded beyond the founding units to include the College of Business, the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and the Department of Wood Science and Forest Products. The School was founded on the principles of students coming first; crossing boundaries; valuing discovery; and growing a construction community.
Thus, perhaps “partnership” or “joint venture” does not adequately convey the synergistic benefits to be achieved and the longevity expected. So, perhaps the School is better called a “nexus” or “consortium”.
The MLSoC operates at several levels and fulfills several strategic roles. As a departmental-like administrative unit we offer and manage an ABET-accredited Construction Engineering and Management degree (CEM). Within the College of Architecture and Urban Studies, the MLSoC, is one of four Schools, serving as the external beacon for construction and the core constituent operating unit, the highly regarded, Department of Building Construction. As a nexus or consortium it is an “umbrella” organization for construction learning opportunities, engagement and discovery.
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Messages from the Collaborating Department Heads
Dr. Walid Thabet, Department Head, Building Construction, College of Architecture and Urban Studies [link to Building Construction Annual Report]
Dr. Sam Easterling, Department Head, Civil & Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
The multiple roles and complexity associated with the Myers-Lawson School of Construction are somewhat manifestations of the vision and nature of the industry itself.
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Unlike its constituent parts, the MLSoC represents a critical mass of faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends. Its 18 faculty are distinguished and respected for their achievements across all mission areas of the University. They are an increasingly diverse faculty serving a student body and industry in need of further diversification.
Supporting our operations are critical staff members.
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In Conclusion, who are we?
We are a nexus or consortium of faculty, students, alumni, industrialists, staff and others who can create a truly interdisciplinary School environment to meet the challenges ahead - a beacon for excellence and innovation in construction education (learning), research (discovery), and outreach (engagement), but why do this?
What are the expressed benefits of having a world-class, School of Construction at Virginia Tech?
Benefits to students o A construction community without discrimination on the basis of degree, background o Common access to learning, engagement, discovery o The best that multiple colleges have to offer
Benefits to alumni and their companies o Common industrial colleagues for benchmarking and networking o Access to all construction students and faculty o Common access to students for recruiting into co-ops, internships, jobs o State-of-the-art research to practice o Access to all four sectors of construction and stages of construction
Benefits to companies in the construction supply chain o Common industrial colleagues for benchmarking and networking o Access to industry innovation o Access to all construction students and faculty o Expertise in all four sectors of construction o Common access to students for recruiting into co-ops, internships, jobs
Benefits to donors o Invest in supply chain of one of the Nation’s most vital industries o Single point of entry for construction initiatives and units o Focused construction strategic plan and management oversight for construction opportunities
Benefits to research sponsors o Access to faculty who represent the full breadth and depth of the industry o An r2p2r approach that leads to pragmatic, value-added results
Benefits to Colleges o Synergistic learning, engagement and discovery opportunities o Enhances reputation and ranking of each participating college o Another School for the CAUS and COE portfolios o Access to other college resources
Benefits to Departments o Access to other department and College resources o Synergistic results based on a critical mass of principal faculty o Enhances reputation and ranking of each participating department
Benefits to Virginia Tech o International leaders in a vital national security – related domain o Common conduit for alumni and donors o Core competency domain for related university interests, e.g. real estate, healthcare, transportation
Benefits to faculty o Collaborative learning, engagement and discovery opportunities o Opportunities that extend beyond home departments o Synergistic learning, engagement, discovery opportunities o Student funding opportunities o Access to industry board and industry
Where are we?
As the Myers-Lawson enters its second phase of development, we are cognizant of the natural phases through which an organization must progress for institutionalization and growth. Required next steps include institutionalization, financial and human stability and growth. Our internal and external leaders and strategic plan are the means by which we will grow and mature.
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Since January, under a newly appointed director, the leadership teams, strategic planning committee, faculty and staff have been collecting data, assessing, dialoguing and creating a prosperous future for the School. The Deans have led the question of institutionalization within the University. Our shared vision for the Industry is that we will support the complete supply chain and pre-construction, construction and post-construction phases of the construction life-cycle. This includes Planning; Design and Procurement; Construction, Completion and Deconstruction. This will provide unprecedented opportunities to collaborate with other units in the supply chain.
As evidenced by the following word graph, the MLSoC attends to all four sectors: residential, commercial, industrial and heavy. This is where the synergy of having faculty with diverse backgrounds from multiple home units offers tremendous value…we hail from civil engineering, architecture, industrial and systems engineering, building construction and collectively, and increasingly, cover the spectrum of the Industry.
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Based upon current faculty expertise and experience, we have nearly uniform coverage of the life-cycle phases, as exemplified in the following word graph.
What is it we do for the Industry? We LEaD. Learning for our students. Engagement for our stakeholders and Discovery for our sponsors. We truly believe in the inextricable relationships among faculty, alumni, students, staff across departments, disciplines and countries. We are multi- disciplinary, multi- departmental and multi- national, all for the betterment of the Industry.
As a technical critical mass of faculty, we cover both the traditional and the emerging topics in learning, engagement and discovery. Whether it is developing a new course for educating students, reeducating industry, or reaching out to developed or developing countries, or pursuing new applied research discoveries for industry partners, we cover the breadth and depth of the Industry.
The construction community culture we are building goes beyond the core values we share. We celebrate our common interests and goals through a variety of events, most of which create networking opportunities for faculty, students, staff, alumni, sponsors, and/or other stakeholders. A short list of events from the past year is as follows:
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MLSoC Events
Lumenhaus
Various throughout 2010-11 http://www.solar.arch.vt.edu/
SOLAR DECATHLON EUROPE June 1, 2010 Madrid, Spain
Virginia Tech's LUMENHAUS was declared best in the world in the Solar Decathlon Europe Competition in Madrid, Spain. In addition to winning against 16 international research universities, the LUMENHAUS team placed first in the architecture category.
2010 MLSoC Tailgates
October 9th Virginia Tech vs. Central Michigan Sponsor: Bovis Lend Lease
October 16th Virginia Tech vs. Wake Forest Sponsor: American Infrastructure
October 23rd Virginia Tech vs. Duke Sponsor: Leadership in AEC class and the MLSoC
MLSoC Fall 2010 Construction Career Fair
October 28th & 29th Inn at Virginia Tech
Companies in attendance: 58 Social sponsors: Balfour Beatty, HITT, Whiting-Turner Students in attendance: 260 Academic Majors represented:
Agricultural and Applied Econ – AAEC Architecture - ARCH Building Construction - BC Building/Construction Sci Mgt - BCSM Business Administration - BAD Civil Engineering - CE Construction Engineering & Mgt - CEM Engineering Science and Mechanics - ESM Environmental Design and Planning - EDP Environmental Policy and Planning – EPP
General Engineering - GE Geosciences - GEOS Hospitality & Tourism Management - HTM Interdisciplinary Studies - IDST Mathematics - MATH Mechanical Engineering - ME Mining Engineering - MINE University Studies – US
Fall 2010 MLSoC Construction Futures Symposium
November 3rd, 2010 210 Bishop-Favrao Hall
Distinguished panelists discussed issues facing the industry today and in the future. Faculty Coordinator: Michael Garvin Facilitator: Hank Harris, FMI Consulting Panelists: Paul Carter, Kiewit; Patrick Duke, KLMK Group; Mark Hourigan, Hourigan Construction; Herb Morgan, Fluor; Bill Moyer, Davis Construction; Ross Myers, American Infrastructure; John Tarpey, Balfour-Beatty Construction; Chuck Thomsen, 3D/I; Robert Zahner, Zahner Attendees: 64 (37 industry reps, 15 faculty/staff, 12 graduate students) Sponsors: Colonial Webb, Old Dominion Insulation, Inc., Rutherfoord, and McDonough, Bolyard & Peck
November 5th, 2010 Poster reception and student presentations
Connecting Women in Construction Forum
February 22nd, 2011 230 Bishop-Favrao Hall
The New Voice of Construction Panel of industry experts in a discussion about the need for good collaboration and project integration skills.
Susan Boggs - Vice President & Manager Business Development - Turner Monty Lay - Senior Design & Preconstruction Manager - Colonial Webb Bob Frew - Project Executive - Balfour Beatty Construction Kirsten Leckszas - Panel Moderator – Gilbane Building Company Sponsors: Connecting Women in Construction program of the AAUW in Cooperation with the Department of Building
Construction and the Myers-Lawson School of Construction
MLSoC Spring 2011 Construction Career Fair
February 22nd & 23rd Commonwealth Ballroom, Squires Student Center at Virginia Tech
Companies in attendance: 53 Social Sponsors: DPR and HITT Students in attendance: 271 Academic Majors represented:
Accounting and Info Systems - ACIS Aerospace Engineering - AE Agricultural and Applied Econ - AAEC Apparel, Housing and Resource Management - AHRM Architecture - ARCH Building Construction - BC Building/Construction Sci Mgt - BCSM Business Administration - BAD Business Information Technology - BIT Chemical Engineering - CHE Civil Engineering - CE Construction Engineering & Mgt - CEM Economics, Business - ECON Electrical Engineering - EE
Environmental Design and Planning - EDP Environmental Policy and Planning - EPP Finance - FIN General Engineering - GE Hospitality and Tourism Management - HTM Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise - HNFE Industrial Design - IDS Industrial and Systems Engineering - ISE Interdisciplinary Studies - IDST Interior Design - ITDS International Studies - IS Mathematics - MATH Mechanical Engineering - ME Psychology - PSYC Urban and Regional Planning – URPL
The MLSoC Career Fair hosts construction related firms to campus during every fall and spring semester for a two day event. During the first day of the career fair, company representatives interact with students and faculty in an afternoon of networking and discussion about employment and/or internship opportunities. The afternoon is followed by an informal social where much of the networking and negotiating continues between students and potential employer continues. The second day of the career fair, companies are able to conduct formal interviews of students they met the day before. Often, internships and full-time offers are extended to the students at this time. The students of the MLSoC take advantage of the aggressive recruitment conducted at these events as well as other recruitment events throughout the year with evening company information sessions and hosted field trips to visit firms.
3rd Annual Construction Industry Day
Wednesday, April 6th, 2011 Drill Field & Newman Library Quad
Presented by the MLSoC Young Alumni Committee Event Sponsors: Clark Nexsen, Draper Aden, Donley’s, Kiewit, Skanska, Stark Truss, Whiting-Turner
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Oak Flame
Friday, April 8th, 2011 Oak Lane Community
'Oak Flame 2011' was the result of partnership between Virginia Tech and several area community colleges and is part of a $3.8 million Department of Labor grant. The project provided community college participants with valuable construction and management experience while demonstrating to students living on college campuses and university officials the importance of sprinkler systems and obeying fire safety regulations. The event was well attended and was covered by national media (e.g. Discovery Channel).
MLSoC Spring 2011 Recognition and Awards Reception
April 28th, 2011 Owens Banquet Hall
Event Sponsors: Kiewit, Whiting-Turner, Martin Brothers Contractors, Robert & Janice Wells, Clark Construction, Hensel Phelps Construction Co., The Story Group, Inc.
20 scholarships given to 51 students Other awards presented:
Myers-Lawson Award Recipient: Preston White Outstanding BC Alumnus: Gary Hall Exemplary BC Faculty: Andrew McCoy Outstanding BC Graduate Student: Vera Novak Outstanding BC Senior: Aislinn Smith Outstanding VCEMP Young Alumnus: Doran Bosso Outstanding VCEMP Graduate Student: Jason Tartaglia Outstanding CEM Student: Lisa Alban
Connecting Women in Construction Social
April 28th, 2011 Owens Banquet Hall
The goal of this reception was for our female students to meet and mingle with members of our industry.
Spring 2011 MLSoC Industry Board Meeting
April 29th, 2011 210 Bishop-Favrao Hall
Stepping Down Event for Yvan Beliveau
April 29th, 2011 Inn at Virginia Tech
In attendance: 142 Event Sponsors: Whiting-Turner, Colonial Webb, Vantage Construction, Suffolk Construction, American Infrastructure
2011 Spring Graduation Reception
May 14th, 2011 2nd Floor, Bishop-Favrao Hall
A celebration for our graduating BC & CEM students and their families.
NOTE: There are additional event opportunities through the individual departments.
In sum, we collaborate, innovate and lead in Learning, Engagement and Discovery for Construction. Consider partnering with us and being LED by MLSoC! As detailed evidence and celebration of our collective accomplishments for this past year, we offer our results in the following sections.
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LLeeaarrnniinngg (education)
For the Construction Community
Autodesk Golparvar-Fard M., (2010). “Automated and interactive visualization of construction progress monitoring with D4AR – 4
ASC Faculty Coach for the ASC competition teams for both National and Regional competitions. Regional Competition: Heavy/Civil
Team, Commercial Team, Design/Build Team, LEED Team. National Competition: Pre-Construction Team, LEED Team – Best Presentation at 2011 National Competition (Fiori)
Bentley Systems Golparvar-Fard M., (2010). “Automation and interactive visualization of construction progress monitoring with D4AR – 4
CIB W099 "Conseil International du Bâtiment" (or International Council for Building) Prevention: Means to the End of Construction Illnesses, Injuries and Fatalities” Conference, planned for August 24-26, 2011
Washington, D.C.3. NIOSH 3. Prevention through Design (PtD) Conference, Omni Shoreham, Washington, D.C., August 22-24, 2011. VT Continuing Education Division is the organizing unit. (Kleiner)
Heitman Architects Golparvar-Fard M., (2010). “Automated and interactive visualization of construction progress monitoring with D4AR – 4
National Safety Management Society “How to Management Construction Safety Challenges” March 11, 2011, Berkeley, CA 50 attendees; 4 hours. (Kleiner)
NORA Sector Council National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Construction Sector Council: Member, (Kleiner)
NIST Water Pipeline Infrastructure System Sustainability and Resiliency, Boulder, CO (Sinha) VT Water Measurement Workshop, 2 days, 85 attendees (Sinha)
Transportation Construction Management Institute (TCMI) Co-Director, February 16-25, 2011, 32 delegates. (de la Garza) “Evolving Transportation Project Delivery Approaches,” (Garvin) “Infrastructure Information Models – Monitoring and Control,” (Golparvar-Fard) “Infrastructure Information Models – Planning,” (Golparvar-Fard) “Leading Safer Transportation Construction through Work-System Analysis and Design,” (Kleiner)
USEPA Development of a National Web-based Database for Water Infrastructure, Washington, D.C. (Sinha) EPA Asset Management Workshop, 3 days, Fairfax, 57 attendees (Sinha)
Various Demos Golparvar-Fard M., (2010). “Automation and interactive visualization of construction progress monitoring with D4AR – 4
dimensional augmented reality- models.” National Institute of Standards and Technology ,Sep 2010;Walbridge, Sep 2010; Ford, Bacon and Davis Nov 2010; Airforce Civil & Environmental Engineering/ Construction Management. – Construction Engineering and Management Division, Dec 2010; Consolidated Construction Company, Oct 2010; Turner Construction Co., Nov 2010; Suffolk Construction Co. - Jan 2011.
Water Infrastructure Asset Management, 3 hours, 70 water utility professionals (Sinha)
WERF Development of Protocol and Methods for Prediction Pipe Failure, Alexandria, VA (Sinha)
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Student Organizations
Construction Management Association of America
Officers: President: C. Jacob Brown Vice President: Berk Uslu Secretary: Sabina Fedrowitz Event Coordinator: Jason Tartaglia
Member at Large: Todd Power Member at Large: Sara Lehman Member at Large: Elizabeth Naehle
Treasurer: Karl Bacon Social Chair: Krysta Bernard Treasurer: Sarah Michaelson
Design Build Institute of America
Faculty Advisor: Walid Thabet Industry Advisor: Brent Helmandollar (Hensel Phelps)
Officers: President: Michael Tato Treasurer: Gavin McDuff Secretary: Michelle Pounds
Sigma Lambda Chi – Building Construction Honorary Fraternity Faculty Advisor: Thomas Mills
Members: Jason Adkins Lisa Alban Ethan Bowen Jacob Brown Greg Frew David Glenn Vaibhav Gupta Aaron Hazelgrove Eric Hotek
Will Li Ginny Owen Erich Roscher Sam Ross Ted Rother Blake Suter Jason Tartaglia Mike Tato
Winter Education Abroad Program Students traveled to Portugal and Spain for an eighteen day Study Abroad program this past Winter break accompanied by faculty members Walid Thabet and Andrew McCoy. Preparatory meetings between the students and faculty identified areas of study including adaptive reuse, castle construction, construction safety, foreign business management policies, and green building and energies. The group started in southern Portugal and worked their way north with extended stays in Portugal’s three largest cities: Lisbon, Braga and Porto. Day trips were made to the coastal towns of Albufeiro, Lagos, and Playa da Foz to taste Portugal’s extraordinary seafood cuisine and see some of Europe’s most beautiful Atlantic beaches.
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Degree Programs Offered
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For our Students: Curriculum improvements and innovations
BC 2114 – Information Technologies in Construction and Design. Spring 2011: This is one of the core undergraduate courses in the Building
Construction curriculum. This course aims to introduce students to information and communication technology use in the construction industry together with its theoretical background. Besides learning how to use existing tools in the AEC domain, they will be equipped to evaluate IT applications, and communicate and collaborate with IT specialists as future decision makers. Tools like Revit, Navisworks and VICO are introduced in this class. (Bulbul)
BC 5984 – Advanced Topics in Building Information Modeling. Fall 2010: This is a new graduate course that I am in the process of
developing. The widespread use of computers in the current AEC (Architecture / Engineering / Construction) industry requires that buildings should be represented not only with their geometric information but as a whole with their material, structural and performance values. This course aims to discuss BIM in its larger context as a method for understanding, explaining, predicting and improving how buildings (as complex systems) work. The specific focus of the class is theory and practice of constructing product models through the introduction of basic modeling concepts and methods. Key concepts of object-oriented modeling and Java programming are introduced to provide the necessary foundation for further studies that would be off interest. (Bulbul)
CNST2104 – Introduction to the Construction Engineering and Management Profession, 3 hours. Developed a new course that
introduces the CEM profession to new incoming sophomores to the degree program. The course will launch in the Fall 2011 semester. (Fiori)
CNST 5114 – Leadership for the AEC, 3 hours. Redeveloped the curriculum to enhance development of individual leadership skills,
emotional intelligence and teamwork. Include team projects and the development of a leadership action plan. Included a new service project requirement. (Fiori)
CEE 5014 – Facility Delivery & Financing Strategies. Finalized 7 pedagogical case studies of major infrastructure projects: (1) Capital
CEE 5984 Visual Sensing for Civil Infrastructure Eng. & Management. Application of Wikipages under “Scholar” for student-student and student-faculty communication based on different topics covered in the class and assignments. For each class topic an individual wiki page was designed and dedicated to the topic. As part of the class participation, it was required for student to make frequent postings on the wiki. The wiki has collected a great resource of Q/A which not only helped students in the class, but will also help future students. For each assignment an individual wiki page was designed and dedicated to the topic. As part of the class participation, it was required for student to make frequent postings on the wiki. The wiki has collected a great resource of Q/A which not only helped students in the class, but will also help future students. For each Machine Problem/ Coding under my research lab www.raamac.cee.vt.edu/wiki a separate wiki page was created on how software required for research purposes can be installed and used. This information helped the students in the class, and is helping research assistants in the lab. (Golparvar-Fard)
CEE 5984 Visual Sensing for Civil Infrastrure Eng. & Management. VIDEO SEGMENTATION SOFTWARE: As a tool for segmentation of video for construction productivity analysis, and/or automation of construction monitoring, a software tool is developed which breaks a video into still images. The software is platform independent as it runs both on LINUX and WINDOWS. Instructions to use the software are posted under www.raamac.cee.vt.edu/wiki. (Golparvar-Fard)
CEE 5984 Visual Sensing for Civil Infrastrure Eng. & Management. YouTube: For the purpose of demos, YouTube served in two
particular ways: It was used to demonstrate concepts/ state-of-the-art demos related to the topic discussed in the class. Every class, several videos were shown through YouTube and several were left for the students to study later. YouTube was also used as a resource for students to post the outcome of their assignments/ projects. Here is an example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQA1cKZ8WBY (Golparvar-Fard)
BC2014/2024 – Construction Principles I and II: This year was the second time I taught both BC2014/2024 as a sequence. I refined my
teaching strategy of utilizing the Harvard Case Teaching Method in cases such as the Alamillo Bridge case study, Bishop-Favrao Hall case study, Smithsonian Courtyard Roof case study, Henderson Hall Blackbox Theater case study, etc. I continued to involve industry speakers in workshops and presentations (e.g., Mike McCaffrey | Safety Director Davis Construction; Pat Calhoun | Senior Estimator Martin Brothers; Tim Berryman | Project Manager Hensel Phelps). I also expanded jobsite observations of on-campus projects (e.g., Academic Student and Affairs, Center for the Arts, Infectious Disease and Research Facility) to explain productivity, construction
systems and means, to my students. A new component I introduced was BIM in BC2014 and BC2024. I designed assignments to utilize
Revit for estimating the concrete components of the BFH and let students conduct a comparative analysis against their manual take-
offs and explore the differences between their estimates. In BC2024, I had the students create 4D models using Navisworks on the
BFH and compare how it helped them to address site utilization, construction planning in comparison to their initial MS Project schedule. Another component was the introduction of utilizing the laser cutter to create a scaled model of a light framing residential project that they analyzed for quantity take-off and construction planning. Overall, I was successful to improve my students learning experience while simultaneously achieving the learning objectives. (Ku)
BC5354 – Construction Integration II: Offered in Fall 11, the course was a research oriented course that incorporated parametric
modeling, digital fabrication, laser scanning, to address the theoretical aspects of design and construction integration, combined with experimental explorations. The topics covered in the course are in high demand from industry as I continue to receive requests and feedback from many industry partners for my students who I have taught. (Ku)
CEE 4014 – design project course – reduced size of design project teams from 5-6 to 3 and added a cost reconciliation task to the project
(this task involved a 2nd teaming dimension and provides students experience in a commonly encountered professional task). (Mouras)
Developed new curriculum and title for BC 3004: Construction Cultures: Construction & Society. This course focuses on providing
students with a structured approach to identifying opportunities and responses to challenges in project ethics, safety, and sustainability. Syllabus available upon request. The course was taught for the second time in Spring 2011 with 33 students. (Pearce)
BC 4004 – Building System Technologies I. Spring 2011: In this course the students have central project that follows them on their
journey while discussing the various systems with applicable design and decision making examples. I now have an architectural BIM model as a REVIT Architecture file for a four storey building with a small storefront on the first floor and small apartments in floors 2-4. This allows for discussing the function and design of small systems and their components while focusing on integrated design solutions. (Reichard)
BC 4014 – Building System Technologies II. Fall 2010/Spring 2011: Similar to BC 4014 the students have a central project in this class –
however, this project is on a large commercial scale facilitating mixed use retail, office, and residential spaces in a ten story high rise building. Again the students start out with a REVIT Architecture model, while implementing their proposed systems solutions through REVIT MEP. This integrated approach allows them to identify and discuss issues such as spatial constraints, functional constraints (e.g. electric circuits/boards and how they tie into mechanical systems). (Reichard)
BC 5314 – Applied Building Sciences. Fall 2010: This meanwhile well established course consists now of several core modules
discussing building science principles, which are covered in the first part of the semester. In the second part students map these principles to real-world examples/applications in a domain of their special interest. In the final weeks, they present and defend their findings to their peers in this class. (Reichard)
For the Toolbox:
D4AR modeling for automation and interactive visualization of construction progress monitoring”. Disclosed with the
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Technology Transfer Office. D4AR – A 4 Dimensional augmented reality application which visualizes as-built building clouds, IFC 3D models, and progress photographs in an interactive environment. Developed in C++ and extends IFC DLL originally developed by Nemetschek Co. to parse in as-planned IFC files. The visual component is coded in DirectX 9.0 while majority of the prototyping is test-bed in MATLAB prior to complete implementation in C++. The automated probabilistic progress monitoring is implemented in MATLAB and the results are parsed back in the D4AR system and visualized. (Golparvar-Fard)
Development of a comprehensive multi-functional energy incentive database to benchmark energy savings versus investments for specific technologies (Reichard)
Development of a simplified energy assessment simulation model for better prediction of energy savings related to retrofit scenarios (Reichard)
Intellectual property disclosure filed with Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, “Wearable computing sensor to detect worker blood indicators of overexposure to chemicals”, Inventors: Forsythe, Martin, Young-Corbett, Dorsa, Kemnitzer, Coupey, O’Brien
EEnnggaaggeemmeenntt (Outreach)
Reaching out to countries in need
Tanyel Bulbul Participated in the US-Nigeria International Workshop on Innovative Design Approaches to Sustainable Buildings from November 29 -
December 2, 2010 in Abuja, Nigeria. The workshop was funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) of USA and National Universities Commission (NUC) of Nigeria. The goal of the workshop was creating partnerships with Nigeria’s universities to help them develop sustainable engineering practices and educational systems for training the engineering students of today to meet the various crises they will face tomorrow. The workshop information can be found in: http://www.engr.psu.edu/ae/US-NiGERIA-WORKSHOP/
Christine Fiori Represented VT on a fact finding trip to Haiti to develop construction trades curriculum in partnership with Partners In Health.
University Commission on Outreach and International Development
Dan Hindman Mentor to a J-1 Student Intern from Quisqueya University in Haiti. Completion of senior thesis “Mechanical Properties of Bamboo-
based Lumber and Potential for Structural Use” Francois Louis Anthony Junior, December 2010
Connecting Women in Construction (CWIC) initiative (member)
Mani Golparvar-Fard CEED (Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity) 2011 C-Tech2 Summer Camp; Summer Pre-College programs for Minority and Women; Imagination Summer Camp
Mentored two female students (Erin Littleton-- Junior CEE, and Allison Ingalls -- Junior CEE) on research in Construction Management and Application of Information Technology for two semesters
Mentored a minority student (Daniel Vaca -- Junior CEE) on research in Construction Management and Application of Information Technology for a semester
Deborah Young-Corbett Student Recruitment Subcommittee of CAUS Diversity Committee, 2010-11
Presentations to industry
Michael Garvin “Preparing the Next Generation Transportation Professional,” VDOT-VTCA Consultant Forum, Richmond,VA, September 24, 2010
Dan Hindman Araman, P. A., D. P. Hindman, M. F. Winn. 2010. Characterization of Potential Recycling of Home Building Wood Waste. 1st
International Conference on Processing Technologies for the Forest and Bio-based Industries. Salzburg/Kuchl, Austria, October 7-8, 2010.
Green Home Building Workshop. U. Buehlmann, P. Araman, D. P. Hindman. July 15, 2010. Harrisonburg, VA. 33% Responsibility.
Hindman, D. P., C. R. Bamberg, P. Timko. 2010. Lateral buckling of wood composite I-josits as a mechanism causing falls from election. May 18-20, 2010. Presented at the 2010 International Conference on Fall Prevention and Protection. Morgantown,WV
“Life Cycle Analysis and Life Cycle Costing Tools Applied to Post-Frame Construction” Frame Building Expo, National Frame Builders Association. Indianapolis, IN. March 3, 2011
Brian Kleiner “Leading Safer Transportation Construction through Work-System Analysis and Design”, Kleiner
National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Construction Safety Training, Education, Research Subcommittee Meeting Committee, International Building Show, Orlando, Florida 1/10/11 (Kleiner and McCoy)
National Safety Management Society “How to Management Construction Safety Challenges” March 11, 2011, Berkeley, CA (Kleiner)
Andrew McCoy National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Construction Safety Training, Education, Research Subcommittee Meeting
Committee, International Building Show, Orlando, Florida 1/10/11 (Kleiner and McCoy)
“lumenHAUS: A Responsive Architecture.” Presented at Blacksburg Rotary Club, August 5, 2010, Blacksburg, VA
“lumenHAUS: A Responsive Architecture.” Presented at The Governor’s Conference on Energy, October 12-14, 2010, Richmond, VA. McCoy, A.P. Dunay, R., Schubert, R., and Wheeler, J.
Georg Reichard “Collaborative Curriculum Development for Training a Green Collar Workforce”, Invited Panelist, 2011 International Builder Show,
Orlando, FL, January 10-13, 2011
“A Comparison of Focus and Effectiveness of European versus U.S. Energy Efficiency Programs for Buildings” – CAUS research symposium, Feb 17-18, 2011, Blacksburg, VA.
“OakFlame 2011 – Demonstration of Effectiveness of Residential Sprinkler Systems”. A public demonstration project in collaboration with the Virginia Western Community College; April 8, 2011, Blacksburg, VA.
Sunil Sinha Water Infrastructure Asset Management, 3 hours, 70 water utility professionals
NIST –VT Water Measurement Workshop, 2 days, 85 attendees
Liquid Asset – Educational Modules for Local Water Utilities
Bridging the Gap Asset Management Primer
Deborah Young-Corbett Invited lecture: The Engineer of 2020, Purdue University, September 20, 2011.
BBee LLEEDD bbyy MMLLSSooCC!!
Invited lecture: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), National Conference on Prevention through Design. Arlington, VA. August 23, 2011.
Connecting students and faculty with industry
Tanyel Bulbul Reviewer Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, ASCE
Served on the Proposal Review Panel of the Environmental Sustainability Program of NSF (January 20-21 2011)
Chema de la Garza Associate Editor, ASCE, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Construction Engineering Conference: Opportunity and Vision for Education, Practice, and Research, Chair, September 30 – October 2, 2010, Blacksburg Virginia, 180 delegates
Construction Planning and Scheduling, TCMI, Blacksburg, Virginia, February 18, 2011, 32 delegates
External Examiner for PhD Dissertation of Mohamed Mohamed Galal Elbarkouky, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, September 7, 2010
External Examiner for PhD Dissertation of Wail Menesi, Dept of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Waterloo, May 26, 2010
Member of Editorial Board, Automation in Construction Journal
Member of Editorial Board, Revista Ingenieria de Construccion
Member of Editorial Board, Revista Internacional de Desastres Naturales, Accidentes e Infraestructura Civil
Member of National Research Council’s Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment (BICE)
Member of National Research Council’s Committee on Defense Materials, Manufacturing and Infrastructure (DMMI)
Member of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Site Visit Committee to review the application Dr. Aminah Robinson Fayek for an Industrial Research Chair, April 19-20, 2011.
Reviewer for ASCE’s Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering
Reviewer for ASCE’s Journal of Management in Engineering
Reviewer for ASCE’s Journal of Transportation Engineering
Reviewer for Automation in Construction Journal
Reviewer for Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) application of Dr. Simman Abourizk for an Industrial Research Chair, April 19-20, 2011
Transportation Construction Management Institute (TCMI), Co-Director, February 16-25, 2011, 32 delegates
Christine Fiori Assistant Specialty Editor, American Society of Civil Engineers, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Board of Advisors American Institute of Constructors
Member – Construction Engineering Education Committee
Michael Garvin Assistant Specialty Editor, ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering & Management, October 2005 - Present
Coordinator for the Americas, Engineering Project Organization Society, November 2010 - Present
Editorial Board, Engineering Project Organization Journal, Fall 2010 - Present
Editorial Board, Journal of Infrastructure Systems, January 2009 - Present
Editorial Board, Public Works Management & Policy, November 2006 - Present
External Doctoral Examiner, Colorado University, Spring 2011 - Present
External Doctoral Examiner, Stanford University, Fall 2009 to Summer 2010
Liaison, MLSoC Industrial Research Affiliates, Fall 2008 - Present
Panel Member, NCHRP Project D10-83 Alternative Quality Systems for Highway Construction, Winter 2011 - Present
Panel Member, NCHRP Project D10-85 A Guidebook for Construction Manager-at-Risk Contracting for Highway Projects, Fall 2010 - Present
Reviewer, ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering
Reviewer, ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering & Management
Reviewer, ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems
Reviewer, CIB Construction Management & Economics
BBee LLEEDD bbyy MMLLSSooCC!! Secretary, ASCE Infrastructure Systems Committee, March 2009 - Present
Technical Committee, Engineering Project Organization Conference, Fall 2010
Mani Golparvar-Fard Best Conference Paper Selection Committee Chair, ASCE International Workshop on Computing in Civil Engineering, Miami, FL, Jun 2011
CETI Award Juror – FIATECH (Fully Integrated and Automated Technology) 2011 Annual International Conference and Showcase, Chandler, AZ, , Apr 18-20, 2011
International Scientific Committee Member, 27th International Conference on Applications of IT in the AEC Industry, (Cib w78) Cairo, Egypt, 16-19 November 2011
Reviewer, 2011 ASCE International Workshop on Computing in Civil Engineering, Miami, FL, Jun 2011
Reviewer, 2011 FIATECH Int. Technology Conference and Showcase, Chandler, AZ, Apr 18-20, 2011
Reviewer, ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering.
Reviewer, ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management.
Reviewer, Elsevier Journal of Automation in Construction.
Reviewer, Elsevier Journal of Engineering Informatics
Reviewer, Journal of Construction Innovation: Information, Process, Management
Session Chair – FIATECH (Fully Integrated and Automated Technology) 2011 Annual International Conference and Showcase, Chandler, AZ, Apr 18-20, 2011
Technical Committee Member, 4th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management, Sydney, Australia, Feb 2011
Brian Kleiner Associate Editor; Elected to Editorial Board of Human Factors Journal (2009-present); Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing
and Service Industries (2010-present); Associate Editor; Elected to Editorial Board of Human Factors Journal (2009-2011); Elected to Editorial Board Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied (2009-2011); International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics; Review Board, Journal of Industrial Engineering Design (1996-present); ISOES Special Issue co-Editor (with Smith-Jackson and Nussbaum). (Kleiner)
Chair, Council of Technical Groups, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society HFES); Member, HFES Meetings Policy and Planning Committee (Kleiner)
Reviewer: Reviewer, CIB W099; Accident Analysis and Prevention (2010-present); Reviewer, Automation in Construction (2009-present); Reviewer, National Science Foundation (2005-present); IIE Transactions on Quality and Reliability Engineering; Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management; Reviewer, Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science; International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics; Reviewer, Applied Ergonomics (1995-present); Reviewer Human Factors and Ergonomics Proceedings; Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries; Reviewer, International Ergonomics Association Triennial Congresses; Reviewer, Industrial Engineering Research Conference
Board Member for the 3rd International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE), to be held July 17-20, 2010, at the InterContinental Hotel, Miami, Florida, USA
Board of the 3rd International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE) jointly with the 1st International Conference on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and the 1st International Conference on Cross-Cultural Decision-Making to be held at the Intercontinental Hotel, Miami, Florida, July 19-22, 2010
Capstone clients in 2010-11: Advansee, Airbus, Carilion, CCSR, CPSC, Construction Industry Institute, Danaher-Kollmorgen, General Electric, Hershey, Moog, N2Care/MedCottage, Northrop Grumman, Technicis, Technomics, TTX, Pepsi, STX, UPS
Construction Industry Institute Research Team R256 with following membership: Robert Brooks, The Shaw Group, Chair; Bill Maloney, Principal Investigator, University of Kentucky; Brian Kleiner, Principal Investigator, Virginia Tech; Greg Baker- JMJ Associates; Brad Shipp – The Shaw Group; Brent Tyers – Aker Construction Canada; Robert Vaughn – U.S. GSA; Howard Meek – Rohm and Hass; Marc Muller – Smithsonian Institute . Rajinder Chopra – Intel (Retired); Randy Hendricks – Southern Company; Paul Logan – Eli Lilly
National Committee Assignments: Member, National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Sector (Construction) Council (elected); Co-Chair, NORA Green Jobs Construction Coordinating Committee; Advisory Board Member, National Center for Human Factors Engineering in Healthcare
Andrew McCoy Associate Director of Technology Research, Since April 2011: Virginia Center for Housing Research
Conference Steering Committee Member, Integrated Design and Delivery Solutions (IDDS) CIB Priority Theme Conference Workshop: Washington, D.C. Spring 2012
Reviewer, Since 2008: Construction Innovation Journal
Reviewer, Since 2008: Journal of Construction Management and Economics
BBee LLEEDD bbyy MMLLSSooCC!! Reviewer, Since 2008: International Journal of Construction Education and Research
Session Chair (2010). " Managing IT Adoption." Proceedings, CIB W78 Conference 2010: 27th Annual Conference on Applications of IT in AEC Industry and BIM Research Workshop, Cairo, Egypt, November 16-19
Thomas Mills Lyric Theater Building Advisory Committee, Blacksburg, VA
President: Sigma Lambda Chi, International Honorary Society of Construction
Reviewer Associated Schools of Construction Conference Proceedings
Reviewer for Automation in Construction
Reviewer for CIB W078 Conference - IT in the AEC Industry 2010 and 2011
Reviewer for CIB W099 Conference - Construction Health and Safety 2011
Reviewer for Construction Management and Economics
Reviewer for Journal of Construction Education and Research
Reviewer for Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Reviewer for Wiley & Sons, Prentice-Hall, and McGraw-Hill textbooks
Annie Pearce 2011 National Academy of Engineering Frontiers of Engineering Symposium – Invited member of the organizing committee
ACS Journal of Environmental Science & Technology (2007 – present) – serve as a reviewer of refereed journal papers
Appointed to Board of Directors, Mascaro Sustainability Foundation (April 2011)
ASC International Journal of Construction Engineering and Research (2005 – present) – serve as reviewer of refereed journal papers
ASCE Journal of Architectural Engineering (2007 – present) – serve as a reviewer of refereed journal papers
ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering & Management (2007 – present) – served as reviewer of refereed journal papers
ASME Journal of Mechanical Design (2007 – present) – served as reviewer of refereed journal papers
International Journal of Sustainable Engineering (2008 – present) – serve as reviewer of refereed journal papers
Journal of Automation in Construction (2010 – present) – serve as a reviewer of refereed journal papers
Journal of Green Building (2004 – present) –served as reviewer of refereed journal papers
Journal of Green Building (2007 – present) – serve as a reviewer of refereed journal papers
National Center for Construction Education and Research – provided subject matter expertise for development of a new curriculum for sustainable construction supervisors
Pearson Publishing – developed mykits (online testing, study, and multimedia supplements) for texts on sustainability and safety
Radford City Planning Commission (2010 – 2014) – presently serve as commissioner appointed by the Radford City Council; planning commission reports to City Council and is responsible for recommendations on the city’s comprehensive plan, subdivision ordinance, zoning laws and site plan review. Currently championing an urban agriculture ordinance for the City of Radford
SkillsUSA Sustainability Solutions Championship Competition (2011) – wrote Project Acceptance Criteria and judging criteria for Green Building portion of the upcoming competition. See http://www.skillsusa.org/compete/skills.shtml for additional information about the competition
U.S. Air Force/Air Combat Command Spiral A-5 Initiative (2008-2010) – served as a domain expert on sustainability policy and academic representative to this tri-services workgroup developing an organization-wide policy on sustainability for capital projects
Georg Reichard Advisory Board Committee Member of the Virginia Ready Mix Association Research Board
Advisory Committee Member, Alternative and Renewable Energy Technology (ARET) Program, Virginia Western College, Roanoke, VA
Consulting on mold issues to the Town of Blacksburg with a weatherization effort of a residence in Blacksburg through HUD, May, 2010
Green Advantage Certification Board Member, Green Certification for Builders and Building-Related Practitioners, Frederick, MD
Reviewer for Automation in Construction, Elsevier
Reviewer for Construction Engineering & Management, ASCE
Reviewer for Construction Management and Economics, Routlege
Reviewer for Journal of Green Building, College Publishing
Reviewer for the American Society of Mechanical Engineering, ASME
Reviewer for the International Building Performance Simulation Association, IBPSA
Reviewer for the Journal of Construction Education, ASC
ASTM, F36.6 Asset Management Committee – Active Member
BAMI-I Research Progress Presentation
BAMI-I, Buried Asset Management Institute - International, Board Member
NASTT No-Dig Conference, session chair, Washington D.C., 2010
NASTT Program Committee Presentation
NASTT, Mid-Atlantic Regional Chapter – Vice Chair
Reviewer for Journal Papers: Journal of Computer-Aided Civil & Infrastructure Engineering, International Journal of Automation in Construction, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Deborah Young-Corbett Committee Member, American Industrial Hygiene Association Committee on Indoor Environmental Quality
Committee Member, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Committee on Prevention through Design, 2010-11
Committee Member, Scientific Committee, International Conference on Sustainable Design and Construction Conference
Panel Member, Scientific Review Panel, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). February, 2011
Panel Member, Scientific Review Panel, National Science Foundation, Civil Infrastructure Systems Program, February, 2011
Reviewer, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Reviewer, Journal of Construction Management and Economics
Service to the Department, College, University, State
Chema de la Garza Civil & Environmental Engineering: Distinguished Speaker Series Committee ; Faculty Advisor to the Construction Management
Association of America (CMAA) Student Chapter Chair of CEE’s Awards Committee; Faculty Search Committee; Graduate Fellowship Selection Committee; Honorifics Committee
Myers-Lawson School of Construction: Curriculum Committee; Leadership Committee; Strategic Planning Committee; Chair, VT’s Commission on Research
Christine Fiori Alumni Awards review committee
Building Construction: Construction Scholarship Committee
College of Engineering: Assessment Committee; Advisor Committee; Curriculum Committee; Graduation Committee; Open House Weekends – Fall and Spring; Outreach Day – Spring
Hokie Focus Weekend
Myers-Lawson School of Construction: Curriculum Committee; Director Search Committee; Strategic Planning Committee; Chair of Undergraduate Admissions Committee
Michael Garvin Building Construction: P&T Committee, Aug 2010 - Present
Myers-Lawson School of Construction: Associate Director, April 2009 – Present; Curriculum & Academic Programs Committee, Aug 2009 – Present, Chair; Leadership Committee; Strategic Planning Committee, Chair Aug 2009 to January 2011; ex-officio member, January 2011 - Present
Civil & Environmental Engineering: Search Committee, Fall 2010 to Spring 2011
College of Engineering: Assistant Department Heads Committee
Brian Kleiner College of Architecture and Urban Studies: Dean, Directors, Department Head Committee(CAUS); Presenter, CAUS Research Symposium;
Faculty Advisor to two undergraduate researchers/Safety Officers per request of Associate Dean Schubert – provided OSHA training, Personal Protective Equipment, Safety Plan, Safety Monitoring; Team Interface to Environmental Health and Safety Services; MLSoC Director Search Committee (Summer 2010 COE/CAUS); Spring Commencement Marshal for BC Graduate and BC Undergraduate; CAUS representative PDI mentor
College of Engineering: Department Heads Committee (COE); Hosted David LaVergne, Graduate Recruiting Weekend (March 19-20) COE; MLSoC Director Search Committee (Summer 2010 COE/CAUS); Associate Member Virginia Tech Human Computer Interaction Center; Spring Commencement stage party for Bachelors’ degrees in Construction Engineering and Management; Engineering Education Department Head P&T Committee; Presented to Freshman Engineering
Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering: Mentor, Woodrow Winchester (through 2010); Honors and Awards (through 2010); Co-director, Human-Computer Interaction Lab (current); Co-director, Transportation Simulation Research Lab (current); Faculty liaison and member ISE Advisory Board (current); Senior Design Coordinator; Commencement Lead Marshall (through 2010);
BBee LLEEDD bbyy MMLLSSooCC!! Responsible for 4 courses in ABET review process (4004,4005,4006,4304) (through 2010); Website architect and content manager (through 2010); Advisory Board Curriculum Committee (through 2010); Student Design Center Director (through 2010)
Myers-Lawson School of Construction: Strategic Planning Committee (Chair, as of January, 2011); Yvan Beliveau Stepping Down Committee (ex officio, as of January, 2011); Industry Board (ex officio, as of January, 2011); Executive Council (ex officio, as of January, 2011); Leadership Team (as of January, 2011); Administrative (Chair, as of January, 2011); Research Committee (through 2010); Core Faculty Member
University: Office of Vice President Research Mentor (as of May 2011) Proposal Development Institute (PDI) Program Mentees: Tanyel Bulbul, Building, Construction (CAUS), Mani Golparvar-Fard, Civil & Environmental Engineering (COE), Ralph Buehler UAP; School of Pub & Internal Affairs (CAUS), Christopher Zobel; Business Information technology (COB); Faculty Mentor for McNair Scholars Program
Kihong Ku BuildingSMART alliance interest group Virginia Tech/Southern Virginia Chapter: I have been the founder and faculty adviser of this
organization which creates a forum between AEC practitioners and students and faculty.
Integrated Design + Education + Arts Studio: I continued to collaborate with the Institute for Creativity, Arts and Technology, to support their PK-12 arts initiative through my PARTeE project. More information: http://www.ideas.soe.vt.edu/aboutPARTeE.html
Andrew McCoy Building Construction: Faculty Search Committee ; Scholarship Committee (chair); Shop Supervisor (EHSS Safety Officer)
Myers-Lawson School of Construction: Alumni Committee
University: Advisory Council on Strategic Budgeting and Planning
January - May, 2010: Co-Chair, Friends of the Farmer’s Market Mobile Kitchen Unit. Coordinating design and construction of a mobile demonstration kitchen for Fall 2011 at the Blacksburg Farmer’s Market
April 2010 - Present: Faculty Advisor, Habitat for Humanity, Virginia Tech Chapter. Advisor for the New River Valley chapter of the organization
June 2010 - Present: Board Member, Habitat for Humanity, New River Valley Affiliate
September, 2010: Coordinating Committee Member and Co-Chair. Broadening the Pallet: A Contest. Coordinated, Fund-raised, Organized and Administered a full-scale contest of wood pallet designs during Blacksburg’s Sustainability Week
Thomas Mills Building Construction – Accreditation - Assessment Team; Curriculum Committee (Chair); Promotion & Tenure Committee (Chair)
College of Architecture and Urban Studies – Curriculum Committee (Chair)
Myers-Lawson School of Construction: Facility Design and Development Committee; Finance Committee – (Ex-offico); Graduate Curriculum Committee; Leadership Committee; Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
Vickie Mouras Civil & Environmental Engineering: Curriculum Committee – Member; Director of Assessment
College of Engineering: Assessment Committee – Member
Annie Pearce Building Construction: Graduate Admissions Committee; Redrafted the graduate curriculum manual for the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees
College of Architecture and Urban Studies: (August 2007 – present) – Honorifics Committee, Representing Building Construction
Myers-Lawson School of Construction: Curriculum Committee (2009 – present); Strategic Planning Committee (2009 – present)
University: Advisory Committee – Green Engineering Program (2009 – present) – serve as a member of this committee which provides steering and strategic input to the Green Engineering Program at Virginia Tech; Associate Director for Green Building, Housing Research Center Faculty for the Future Coalition (2008 – present) – served as the faculty advisor for this on-campus coalition of faculty and students working on curricular change at Virginia Tech for sustainability
Participated in the 2011-2012 International Faculty Development Program delegation to Valdivia, Chile, including development and implementation of a collaborative program with faculty in Valdivia
Georg Reichard
Building Construction: Commencement Usher: Fall 2010; Faculty Search Committee(s): 2010; Faculty Supervisor of MCA student chapter; Faculty Advisor: MCAMW Student Fieldtrip, Washington, D.C., April 2011; Webmaster of homepage - Tasks included development of new modules/functionality, managing maintenance tasks and security updates, and staff instruction
College of Architecture and Urban Studies: Webmaster of homepage - Tasks included development of new modules/functionality, managing maintenance tasks and security updates, and staff instruction
Myers-Lawson School of Construction: Industry Board Research Sub-Committee; Webmaster of homepage - Tasks included development of new modules/functionality, managing maintenance tasks and security updates, and staff instruction
BBee LLEEDD bbyy MMLLSSooCC!! Civil & Environmental Engineering: Construction Program Area Coordinator; Graduate and Undergraduate Committees; Faculty Search
Committees; Faculty Senate
Deborah Young-Corbett Civil & Environmental Engineering: Faculty Search Committee, 2009-2010; VCEMP: Web Site, design and maintenance, 2008-2011
College of Architecture and Urban Studies: Diversity Committee, 2010-11
University: Commencement Usher, 2011
Engaging communities
AAUW. Presented at the VT AAUW Powerful Presence Lunch series (Fiori)
Participated in the CTech^2 program (Fiori)
Community Colleges. Working with local community colleges to develop green curriculum. (Fiori)
CRS. Faculty Advisor, Myers-Lawson School of Construction, Construction Research Society (Garvin)
Presented Leadership development workshop to Galileo and Hypatia students (Fiori)
KidsTech activities Fall (Fiori)
Lunch with a Professor program – Fall and Spring (Fiori)
N2Care. Supported N2Care and MedCottage projects located in Corporate Research Center to assist start-up (Kleiner)
Participated in the NASA Inspire program (Fiori)
NCCER. Served as an advisor to NCCER for the development of an advanced level green curriculum module (Fiori)
Scholarships Adams, Andrew-Associated Builders and Contractors of Virginia
Scholarship
Allen, Greggory-Clark Construction Group Scholarship Fund
Allen, Greggory-William L. Favrao Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Almoney, Bryant-Richard D. Bishop Scholarship
Bacon, Karl-Hazel-Pruitt Scholarship
Bacon, Karl-Malm Family Scholarship
Bannon, Ryan-Thomas L. and Nannie Beavers Scholarship
Barnard, Krysta- Hazel-Pruitt Scholarship
Catanzaro, Ben- William L. Favrao Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Charamella, John- Thomas L. and Nannie Beavers Scholarship
Cross, Michael-Home Builders Association of Virginia Memorial Scholarship
Daniels, Joshua- William L. Favrao Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Daniels, Joshua- Malm Family Scholarship
Degbor, Charles- Hazel-Pruitt Scholarship
Degbor, Charles- Vincent J. Cilimberg Scholarship
DeGracia, Christopher-Peter C. Snyder Memorial Scholarship
Dingle, Robert- Thomas L. and Nannie Beavers Scholarship
Frew, Gregory-Associated General Contractors of Virginia Scholarship
Frew, Gregory-Construction Management Association of America
Frew, Gregory-Turner Construction Scholarship
Frye, Jared- Hazel-Pruitt Scholarship
Frye, Jared- Malm Family Scholarship
Gouin, Jamey-Richard D. Bishop Scholarship
Gunther, Eric- Hazel-Pruitt Scholarship
Halabi, Laila- Hazel-Pruitt Scholarship
Hart, Julia- American Infrastructure Scholarship
Hildreth, Mark- Peter C. Snyder Memorial Scholarship
Hotek, Eric- Malm Family Scholarship
Hotek, Eric-Roanoke Regional Home Builders Association Scholarship
Hotek, Eric- Walter & Valerie Story Undergraduate Mentoring Scholarship
Leckszas, Aleksander- American Infrastructure Scholarship
Lloyd, Mosiah- Thomas L. and Nannie Beavers Scholarship
Locklear, Seth- Hazel-Pruitt Scholarship
Malcolm, Roy- Peter C. Snyder Memorial Scholarship
Mankin, Adam- Thomas L. and Nannie Beavers Scholarship
Mattern, Samuel-Home Builders Association of Virginia Memorial Scholarship
Naehle, Elizabeth- William L. Favrao Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Novak, Vera-Clark Construction Group Scholarship Fund
Owen, Ginny- Associated Builders and Contractors of Virginia Scholarship
Owen, Ginny-Hitt Contracting Scholarship
Owen, Ginny-Ron Wakefield Scholarship
Riddle, Jason- Hazel-Pruitt Scholarship
Rother, Ted- Associated Builders and Contractors of Virginia Scholarship
Rother, Ted- William L. Favrao Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Underwood, Evan- Robert H. and Janice G. Wells Scholarship
Vaughan, Alan- Peter C. Snyder Memorial Scholarship
White, Joshua- Thomas L. and Nannie Beavers Scholarship
Wirtz, Jacob-Branscome Scholarship
Wirtz, Jacob- Malm Family Scholarship
Wirtz, Jacob-Cecil and Shirlee Maxson Scholarship
Workman, Matthew- William L. Favrao Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Zolman, Benjamin- Peter C. Snyder Memorial Scholarship
BBee LLEEDD bbyy MMLLSSooCC!!
DDiissccoovveerryy (Research)
Research
Dr. Christine Fiori, Director of Undergraduate Programs for the Myers-Lawson School of Construction led a research team through the central Peruvian highlands to study the engineering practices of the ancient Inca. This research funded by a $90,000 National Foundation grant and supported by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian is an attempt to discover clues to help modern society build roads, bridges, and other infrastructure to last longer, be more sustainable and have a less harmful
impact on the environment. The team of civil engineers and other researchers used ground-penetrating radar to probe the road subgrade and retaining wall structures, and satellite broadcast equipment to report their findings in real time to colleagues back in the United States. The team broadcast daily to the Smithsonian and answered questions from groups of museum visitors who were viewing the broadcast. The team’s findings, including video of the trip, are scheduled to go on display in spring 2013 as part of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian exhibit on the Inca Road in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Andrew McCoy’s work as part of Lumenhaus, an innovative, solar-powered house designed, constructed, and operated by students and faculty, won the 2010 Solar Decathlon Europe. Lumenhaus employs a “whole building design” construction approach, in which all the home’s components and systems are designed to work together to maximize user comfort with environmental protection. This allows the solar home to be completely self-sufficient, responding to environmental changes automatically to balance energy efficiency with user comfort. Sustainable features include the use of passive energy systems, radiant heating and building materials that are from renewable and/or recyclable sources.
Dr. McCoy is one of eight faculty members of Virginia Tech's Lumenhaus solar decathlon project to receive the university's 2010 XCaliber Award for excellence in creating and applying technologies on a large scale team project. The team included members from the College of Architecture and Urban Studies, Pamplin College of Business, and College of Engineering representing nine academic programs.
Research Projects
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) A Pilot Study for Integrating Facility Information with Healthcare Information to Improve Patient Safety. Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ), US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Dates: 8/1/2010-7/31/2011. Anumba, PI. Co-PIs: Bulbul (35%), Messner.
American Association of University Women Connecting Women In Construction. Sponsor: American Association of University Women. Dates: January 1, 2011 – May 30, 2011. Fiori, PI
(80%) Co-PI: Novak (20%)
ATICA, Inc. Mechanical Properties of Teak Wood. 09/1/10 – 1/15/11. Hindman, PI (100%)
Center for Innovation in Construction Safety and Health (CICSH) at Virginia Tech Prevention through Design in Masonry Trades. VT CICSH. Dates: 08/10-08/11; Young-Corbett, PI (100%)
Transforming Construction Safety through the Application of Pro-Active Technology. Center for Innovation in Construction Safety and Health (CICSH). Dates: 2/2011-6/2012. Golparvar-Fard, PI (50%). Co-PI: Teizer (50%)
BBee LLEEDD bbyy MMLLSSooCC!!
Construction Industry Institute (CII) Construction Industry Institute (CII) “From Compliance to Commitment: The Role of Construction On-Site Leaders in Safety”.
Funding Period: 08/1/07 – 07/31-10. Responsibility: Kleiner (PI) or 100%, transferred from Songer.
RTS #4 – Deploying Best Practices in Developing Countries. Construction Industry Institute. 9/1/11 – 9/1/13. Co-PIs: de la Garza (50%), Taylor (50%)
Department of Labor (DOL) CREATES Initiative of Southwest Virginia. Department of Labor (DOL). Dates: 8-09 to 1-12. Co-PI: McCoy (5%)
Western Virginia CREATES Initiative. CHP through Department of Labor. Dates: 1/15/2010-1/14/2012. Reichard, PI (35%). Co-PIs: Randolph, McGinnis, Provo.
DOW Building Solutions Envelope Performance Test Chamber. DOW Building Soutions. Dates: 2010. Reichard, PI (100%).
Fairfax County, Virginia Affordable and Workforce Dwelling Units for Fairfax County. Fairfax County, Virginia. Dates: 2-10 to 1-10. Co-PI: McCoy (50%), Koebel
(50%).
Granata Pilot Program at the Occupational Safety and Health Research Center A Pilot Proposal for Assessing the Impact of Regulations on Construction Worker Safety in Building End-of-Lifecycle Operations.
Granata Pilot Program at the Occupational Safety and Health Research Center. Dates: 1/1/2011-8/31/2011. Bulbul, PI (100%).
Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS) at Virginia Tech 3D Reconstruction and Recognition for Enhanced Highway Condition Assessment. ICTAS. Dates: 1/2011-6/2013. Golparvar-Fard, PI
(75%). Co-PI: de la Garza (25%)
Homasote, Inc. Fastener Withdrawal and Cyclic Performance of Flooring With Underlayment. 09/1/10 – 12/31/10. Hindman, PI (100%)
Institute for Society, Culture & Environment (ISCE) at Virginia Tech Metropolitan Climate Change Policies Project. ISCE Institue for Society, Culture & Environment at Virginia Tech. Dates: 5/15/2010-
Management Analysis, Inc. (on behalf of FHWA) FHWA PPP Case Study. Management Analysis, Inc. (on behalf of FHWA). Date: 9/10/09 – 5/31/11. Garvin, PI (100%)
Myers-Lawson School of Construction Research Affiliates Development of a Transformative Leadership Program for the Construction Industry. Sponsor: Myers-Lawson School of Construction
Research Affiliates. Dates: September 1, 2009 – December 31, 2010. Garvin, PI (50%)
Towards Mobile Production for On-Site Prefabrication. MLSoC Research Affiliates Program. Dates: 8/2010-8/2011. Ku, PI. Co-PIs: Van Aken, Hong.
Measuring the Impact of BIM and Real-Time Facility Information on Healthcare Environments. MLSoC Research Affiliates. Dates: 5/10/2011-5/9/2012. Bulbul, PI (100%).
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) The Case for a Whole Industry Approach. National Institute of Safety and Health (NIOSH). Dates: 8-10 to 7-11. Kleiner, PI (75%), Co-PI:
McCoy (25%)
Center for Innovation in Construction Safety and Health. NIOSH, Center Proposal. Submitted May 2009. Kleiner , PI. Co-PI’s- Nussbaum, Brinberg, Mills, Smith-Jackson, Evia, Young-Corbett
(6.72%).
Dust-control Usage Strategic Technology Intervention (DUSTI). NIOSH. Funded May 2009. Young-Corbett, PI (70%). Co-PIs: Koebel and Montague.
Micro-Processes of Latino Construction Worker Safety: Feasibility of CATS, NIOSH, 2012-2013, VT investigator funding included in Center Core proposal allocation level of Resp: Thomas Mills (4%) PI: Joseph G. Grzywacz, Wake Forest University. Additional Investigators: Thomas A. Arcury, Sara A. Quandt, Wei Lang, Carlos Evia, Manuel Perez-Quiñones.
Occupational Safety and Health Research Center: Core Center Proposal. National Institute of Safety and Health (NIOSH). Dates: 8-09 to 7-14. Co-PI: McCoy (25%)
National Frame Building Association/Post Fram Marketing Initiative Life Cycle Anaylsis and Life Cycle Costing Tools Applied to Post Frame Building Systems. 7/1/10 – 12/31/10. Hindman, PI (100%)
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)/ Center for Disease Control (CDC) NIOSH/CDC “Admin Core Support of Cooperative Agreement” Year 1 Funding Period: 09/01/10 – 08/31/11. Kleiner (PI) 100%.
NIOSH/CDC “Admin Core Support of Cooperative Agreement” Year 2 Funding Period: 09/01/10 – 08/31/11. Kleiner (PI) 100%.
NIOSH/CDC. A Fall Arrest System for Residential Construction Considering Usability and Worker Attitudes. Year One Funding Period. 09/01/10 – 8/31/11. Hindman, PI (60%); Smith-Jackson, co-PI (40%)
BBee LLEEDD bbyy MMLLSSooCC!! NIOSH/CDC “From Finger-pointing to Lifesaving: A Supply Chain Approach to Construction Occupational Safety and Health” Year 1
Funding Period: 09/01/10 - 08/31/11. Kleiner (PI) 100%; Lingard, Helen., Blismas, Nick., Wakefield, Ron., (Property Construction and Project Management, RMIT-Australia).
NIOSH/CDC “From Finger-pointing to Lifesaving: A Supply Chain Approach to Construction Occupational Safety and Health” Year 2 Funding Period: 09/01/10 - 08/31/11. Kleiner (PI) 60%; Co-PIs: Mills, Thom (BC), McCoy, Andrew (BC), Lingard, Helen., Blismas, Nick., Wakefield, Ron., (Property Construction and Project Management, RMIT-Australia).
Novel Optical Systems for Real Time Monitoring of Welding Fumes, NIOSH, 2010-2015, PI: Yong Xu, Co-PIs: Zhiwen Liu, Anbo Wang, T. Mills.
NIOSH/CDC "Occupational Safety and Health Training Grant". Funding period: 07/01/09 – 06/30/10. Responsibility: Kleiner (co-PI) 4%. PI: M.A. Nussbaum.
NIOSH/CDC "Occupational Safety and Health Training Grant". Funding period: 07/01/10 – 06/30/11. Responsibility: Kleiner (co-PI) 4%. PI: M.A. Nussbaum.
NIOSH/CDC “20-Year Trends in Work-Related Injuries and Disorders Among Carpenters” Funding Period: 09/01/09 - 08/31/14. Kleiner (PI) 100%; Co-PI: Lipsomb, Hester, Duke University Medical School.
NIOSH/CDC “Virginia Tech OSH Research Cooperative Agreement” Funding Period: 09/01/09 - 08/31/14. Responsibility: Kleiner (PI) 38.65% (inclusive of 1-4).
NIOSH/CDC “Virginia Tech OSH Research Cooperative Agreement” Year 1 Funding Period: 09/01/09 - 08/31/14. Responsibility: Kleiner (PI) 38.65% (inclusive of 2-4).
National Science Foundation
A Comprehensive Framework for the Efficiency Measurement of Road Maintenance. Dates: 8/10/07-8/9/10. Co-PIs: de la Garza (50%), Rahmandad (50%)
Building an Intentional Pedagogy Model for Interdisciplinary Pervasive Computing Design. NSF. Co-PIs: Young-Corbett (15%), Martin, Coupey, Dorsa, McNair, Kemnitzer.
CAREER: Development & Application of New Tools for Infrastructure Programming Decisions. NSF. Dates: 9/1/04 – 8/31/10. Garvin, PI (100%)
CAREER: Sustainable Water Infrastructure Management System (SWIM); NSF CAREER Award;. 09/2007-01/2012; Sinha, PI (100%).
EAGER: A New Approach to Provide Effective Public Health Infrastructure in Resource Poor Settings. NSF. Dates: 8/15/09 – 8/14/11. Garvin, PI (50%); Co-PI: Borrego (50%)
GOALI: Construction Engineering Conference: Opportunity and Vision for Education, Practice and Research. NSF. Co-PIs: de la Garza (50%), Jaselskis (50%)
Learning from the Ancient Engineers of the Great Inka Road. Sponsor: National Science Foundation. Dates: October 1, 2009 – September 30, 2011. Fiori, PI (80%); Co-PI: Ed Jaselskis, Iowa State Univ (20%)
Pearce, PI. Co-PIs: Garvin, Sanford-Bernhardt.
Sustainability and Capital Project Portfolios: Modeling the Emergent Properties of the Total Cost of Ownership. Dates: 10/1/08 – 9/31/11. Pearce, PI (50%), Co-PI: Garvin (50%)
Sustainability and Capital Projects: Modeling the Emergent Property of Total Cost of Ownership. Dates: 10/08 – 9/11. REU Supplement. Pearce, PI, Co-PIs: Garvin, Sanford-Bernhardt
Synergistic Learning & Inquiry Through Characterizing The Environment For Sustainability (SLICES): Improving Understanding Of Real World Systems Through Direct Observation And Reflection. National Science Foundation. Dates: 10/09 – 12/11 (NCE filed). Pearce, PI (60%). Co-PI: Fiori (40%)
National Wood Flooring Association Industry Research. Exploring White Line Defects in Flooring. 03/1/10-8/1/10. Hindman, PI (100%)
Public-Private Partnerships in Transport Public-Private Partnerships in Transport: Trends & Theory (P3T3) European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical
Research (COST). Dates: 5/25/10 – 8/29/14. Garvin, Participant from a non-COST country. Lead PI – Athena Roumboutsos, University of the Aegean
Skanska USA Building Miami Valley Hospital Multitrade Prefabrication Case Study. Skanska USA Building. Dates: 5/2011-12/2011. Ku, PI (100%)
Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Innovation in Privatized Performance-Based Highway Maintenance Contracting. Dates: 7/1/08-6/30/11. de la Garza, PI (100%)
Virginia Transportation Research Council Economic Modeling and Risk Analysis Tools for PPTA Highway Projects. Virginia Transportation Research Council (on behalf of
VDOT). Dates: 2/15/10 – 12/31/10. Garvin, PI (100%)
BBee LLEEDD bbyy MMLLSSooCC!!
US Environmental Protection Agency Condition Assessment of Water Transmission and Distribution Systems; US EPA; 03/2010-06/2011; Sinha, PI (100%). (to continue in
2012)
Rehabilitation for Wastewater Collection and Water Distribution Systems; US EPA; 03/2010-06/2011; Sinha, PI (100%). (will continue in 2012)
US Forest Service/SRS USFS/SRS. Digital Based Forest and Urban Tree Crown Evaluation Models for Tree Health Measurements and Assessment of Green
Construction Waste Recovery. Year One Funding. 9/1/10 – 8/31/11. Hindman, PI (100%)
Virginia Tech Building Pathways to Success; A First Year Learning Experience, Virginia Tech, 2011-2012, Mills, PI (100%).
Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) Development of Protocols and Methods for Predicting Pipe Deterioration; WERF; 09/2007 – 08/2011; Sinha, PI (100%).
Journal Publications
2010
Boyle, C., Mudd, G., Mihelcic, J.R., Anastas, P., Collins, T., Culligan, P., Edwards, M., Gabe, J., Gallagher, P., Handy, S., Kao, J.J., Krumdieck, S., Lyles, L.D., Mason, I., MacDowall, R., Pearce, A., Riedy C., Russell, J., Schnoor, J.L., Trotz, M., Venables, R., Zimmerman, J.B., Fuchs, V., Miller, S., Page, S., and Reeder-Emery, K. (2010). “Delivering Sustainable Infrastructure that Supports the Urban Built Environment.” Environmental Science and Technology, 44(13), 4836-4840.
Fallah-Fini, S., Rahmandad, H., Triantis, K., and de la Garza, J.M., (2010). “Optimizing Highway Maintenance Operations: Dynamic Considerations,” System Dynamics Review, Vol. 26, No. 3, July-September, pp. 216-238.
Montague*, Enid N.H., Kleiner, Brian M. and Winchester, W.W. (2010). Trust in Medical Technology by Patients and Health Care Providers in Obstetric Work Systems. Behaviour & Information Technology. http://www.informaworld.com/10.1080/01449291003752914
Hindman, D. P., D. E. Finkenbinder*, J. R. Loferski, and P. Line. 2010. Strength of sawn lumber and wood composite dowel connections loaded perpendicular to grain: NDS design equations. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering. 22(12): 1226-1234.
Jeong*, G. Y., A. Zink-Sharp, and D. P. Hindman. 2010. Applying digital image correlation to wood strands: influence of loading rate and specimen thickness. Holzforschung. 64(6): 729-734.
Jeong, G. Y., D. P. Hindman, and A. Zink-Sharp. 2010. Orthotropic properties of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) strands. Journal of Materials Science 45(21):5820-5830.
Ku, K., and Mahabaleshwarkar, P.* (2010), “Building interactive Modeling for Construction Education in Virtual Worlds,” Journal of Information Technology in Construction Vol. 16, Special Issue, Use of Virtual World Technology in Architecture, Engineering and Construction, Pathmeswaran, R., Ahmed, V., and Anumba, C., eds., p. 189-208
Ozbek, M.E., de la Garza, J.M., Pinero, J.C., (2010). "Implementation of the Level-of-Service Component of the Performance Measurement Framework for Performance-Based Road Maintenance Contracts." Transportation Research Record (TRR), Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2150, pp. 1-9.
Pearce, A.R., Shenoy, S.B., Fiori, C.M., and Winters, Z. (2010). “The State of Sustainability Best Practices in Construction: A Benchmark Study.” Journal of Green Building, 5(4).
Shan, L.,* Garvin, M. J. and Kumar, R. (2010). “Collar Options to Manage Revenue Risks in Real Toll Public-Private Partnership Transportation Projects,” Construction Management & Economics, 28 (10), 1057-1069.
*Shenoy, S.B., Pearce, A.R., Garvin, M., and Fiori, C.M. (2010). “Framework for Identifying Key Decision Makers for Institutional Owner Capital Projects,” International Journal of Technology, Knowledge, and Society, 6.
Smith-Jackson, T, Kleiner, B.M. N. Kim, H., Hung, Y-H, and Artis, S. (2010). “Attributes of small, informal construction companies.” Human Factors in Organizational Design and Management – X. M. Göbel (Editor).
Young-Corbett, D.E., Nussbaum M.A. and Winchester, W.W. (2010). “Usability evaluation and redesign specifications for drywall sanding
tools.” International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics. 40(1): 112-118. View the journal article
BBee LLEEDD bbyy MMLLSSooCC!! Ahn, Y.H., Pearce, A.R. and Ku, K. (2011), Paradigm Shift of Green Buildings in the Construction Industry, International Journal of
Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development, p. 52-62
Becerik-Gerber, B., Gerber, D. and Ku, K. (2011), “Keeping Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Education in Line with the Needs of Industry and the Pace of Technological Innovation: Integrating Recent Trends into the Curricula,” Journal of Information Technology in Construction, p. 411-432
Fitch*, Greg M., Hankey, Jonathan M., Kleiner, Brian M. and Dingus, Thomas, A. (2011). Driver comprehension of multiple haptic seat alerts intended for use in an integrated collision avoidance system. Transportation Research. pp. 278-290.
Ku, K., and Taiebat, M.* (2011), “BIM Experiences and Expectations: The Constructors’ Perspective,” International Journal of Construction Education and Research, Accepted for publication in August 2011
McCoy, A. P. Badinelli, R.D. and Thabet, W. (2011). "Validating a Commercialization Model for Innovation in Residential Construction: Industry Case Study Analysis." Construction Innovation: Information, Process, Management.: Volume 11, Issue 1, pp. 114 - 133.
Schexnayder, C.J, Celaya, M., Chang, G., Fiori, C.M., Jaselskis, E.J (2011). “CEC: Engineering with the Elements.” ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management.
Taylor, J. E., Dossick, C. S. and Garvin, M. J. (2011). “Meeting the Burden of Proof with Case Study Research”, Journal of Construction Engineering & Management, 137 (4), 303-311.
Additional Publications
2010
Bhattacharjee, S., Ghosh, S., and Young-Corbett, D. (2010). Energy Service Performance Contracting in Construction: A Review of the Literature. Proceedings of the 46th ASC Annual International Conference, held April 7- 10, Boston, MA.
Bhattacharjee, S., Ghosh, S., and Young-Corbett, D. (2010). The Next Step to Improve Safety – Prevention through Design. Proceedings of 2010 Associated Schools of Construction Region III Conference. October 20-23, 2010. Downers Grove, Illinois, USA.
Chan, H., Levitt, R. L., and Garvin, M. J. “Collective Effect of Strategic, Cultural, and Institutional Factors on Concession Renegotiations,” Working Paper Proceedings of the 2010 Engineering Project Organization Conference, South Lake Tahoe, CA, November 2010.
NSF CMMI 2010 - Chayanika Mitra; Annie R Pearce (2010), "Identifying Research Gaps in Implementation of Zero Energy Building (ZEB)," http://nees.org/resources/1804.
de la Garza, J.M., Akyildiz, S., Bish, D., and Krueger, D.A., (2010).“Development of a Network-Level Optimization Model for Highway Maintenance Renewal Strategies,” Proceedings of the International Conference for Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (ICCCBE) and the European Group for Intelligent Computing in Engineering, Nottingham, UK, June 30 – July 2.
de la Garza, J.M., Roca, I., and Sparrow, J., (2010). “Visualization of Failed Highway Assets Through Geo-Coded Pictures in Google Earth and Google Maps,” Proceedings of the CIB W078 27th International Conference on Applications of IT in the AEC Industry, Cairo, Egypt, November 16-18.
Edwards, M., Elfland, C., and A. Pearce. Sustainable Water at the Small, Neighborhood and City Scale. Presented September 28, 2010 at Virginia Tech ICTAS Research Day.
Fallah-Fini, S., Triantis, K., Rahmandad, H., de la Garza, J.M., Seaver, W., (2011). “Evaluating Highway Maintenance Performance”, Proceedings of NSF Research and Innovation Conference: Engineering for Sustainability and Prosperity, Atlanta, GA, January 4-7.
Sustainable Construction Supervisor, National Center for Construction Education and Research, Pearson Education, Inc., 2011. ISBN 978-0-13-215416-1. (Fiori)
Gay*, L. F., and Sinha, S.K., (2010). “Measuring the Energy Efficiency of Water Utilities", ASCE Pipeline Conference 2010, Denver, Colorado
Ghosh, S., Young-Corbett, D., and Fiori, C. M. (2010). Emergent Themes of Instruments used to Measure Safety Climate in Construction. Proceedings of the 2010 Construction Research Congress (CRC2010), May 8 – 11, Banff, Alberta.
Golparvar-Fard, M. (2010) “Construction Progress Monitoring Technologies”, Guest Lecturer, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Building Information Modeling for Capital Projects, Prof. Fernanda Leite. Nov 2010.
Golparvar-Fard M., Fukuchi, Y., Peña-Mora F. and Savarese S. (2010). “D4AR – 4D Augmented Reality – Models for As-built Visualization and Automated Progress Monitoring of Civil Infrastructure Projects.” Proc., 10th Int. Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality 2010, Sendai, Japan, Nov 4-5.
Golparvar-Fard M., Peña-Mora F., and Savarese S. (2010). “Automated Remote Tracking and Visualization of Construction Progress with D4AR Models.” Construction Industry Institute 25th Annual Conference, Orlando, FL. (Recipient of the Best Poster Award)
Joseph G. Grzywacz, Sara A. Quandt, Carlos Evia, Thomas Mills, Thomas A. Arcury. Employer Provision of Personal Protective Equipment and its Use by Latino Construction Workers. 139th American Public Health Association Conference. Washington, DC. October 29 - November 2, 2011.
Joseph G. Grzywacz, Katherine Donadio, Sara A. Quandt, Antonio Marín, Phillip Summer,Wei Lang, Thomas Mills, Carlos Evia, Thomas A. Arcury. Occupational Injury and Work Organization among Immigrant Latino Residential Construction Workers. CIB W99 2011 International Conference - Prevention: Means to the End of Construction Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities, Washington DC, August 24-26, 2011.
Joseph G. Grzywacz, Sara A. Quandt, Carlos Evia, Thomas Mills, Thomas A. Arcury. The Feasibility of Computer-Assisted Telephone Surveys (CATS) for Conducting Daily Diary
BBee LLEEDD bbyy MMLLSSooCC!! Kamat, V., Golparvar-Fard M., Martinez J., Peña-Mora F., Fischer, M. and Savarese S. (2010). “CEC: Research in Visualization Techniques for
Field Construction.” Proc., Construction Engineering Conference, Blacksburg, VA, Sep 30- Oct 2.
Hindman, D. P. 2010. The Next Phase of Green Building: What the IGCC Means for Post Frame Construction. Frame Building News. August 2010.
Research with Immigrant Latinos. APA/NIOSH Work, Stress, and Health 2011: Work and Well-Being in an Economic Context Conference, Orlando FL, May 22, 2011.Younghan Jung, Thomas Mills. Managerial Process Standardization through Illustrative Case Study. ISARC 2011: 28th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, Seoul, Korea, June 29-July 2, 2011.
Center for Innovation in Construction Safety and Health NIOSH Annual Progress Report and Continuation Proposal (2010). (Kleiner)
Final NIOSH Report, Center for Innovation in Construction Safety and Health (2010). (Kleiner)
Kola*, R., and Sinha, S.K., (2010). “Predictability and Preventability Indices for PCCP Water Mains", ASCE Pipeline Conference 2010, Denver, Colorado
Connecting Academia and K-12 Education, Governor’s Education Summit: Innovate to Educate, October 27, 2010 (Ku)
Ku, K., Grinham, J.*, Kalantar, N.*, and Lee, S.J.* (2010). Interactive Ornament: The agents of Responsive Mediators,” 2A (Architecture & ART) Magazine, No. 14, 52-57, Dubai, UAE
Maloney, W., R. Brooks, and B.M. Kleiner, “Leadership and site safety”. Construction Industry Institute (CII) Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida, July, 2010.
Maniar*, S., and Sinha, S.K., (2010). “ Current Issues in the Trenchless Rehabilitation of Water Mains,” ASCE Pipeline Conference 2010, Denver, Colorado
McCoy, A.P. (August 5, 2010). “lumenHAUS: A Responsive Architecture.” Presented at Blacksburg Rotary Club, August 5, 2010, Blacksburg, VA.
McCoy, A.P. Dunay, R., Schubert, R., and Wheeler, J. (October 12-14, 2010). “lumenHAUS: A Responsive Architecture.” Presented at The Governor’s Conference on Energy, October 12-14, 2010, Richmond, VA.
McCoy, A.P., Schubert, R., Dunay, R., and Wheeler, J. (2010). " lumenHAUS: Uses and Benefits of ICT for Educational Achievement and Market Advantage." Proceedings, CIB W78 Conference 2010: 27th Annual Conference on Applications of IT in AEC Industry and BIM Research Workshop, Cairo, Egypt, November 16-19.
Thomas Mills, Thomas A. Arcury, Joseph G. Grzywacz, Antonio Marín, Katherine Donadio, Sara A. Quandt, Phillip Summer, Wei Lang, Carlos Evia. Safety Climate Among Immigrant Latino Residential Construction Workers. CIB W99 2011 International Conference - Prevention: Means to the End of Construction Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities, Washington DC, August 24-26, 2011.
Thomas Mills. Quality Management as the Champion for BIM and CIM, CIB W78 2010 International Conference, Applications of IT in the AEC Industry, Cairo, Egypt, November 16-18, 2010.
Oberle, R.A., Demers, C.E., and Pearce, A.R. (2010). “Cost Effective Allocation of Research Funds for Early Age Construction Materials and Testing.” Proceedings, STRUCTURAL FAULTS + REPAIR-2010, Edinburgh, Scotland, June.
Pearce, A.R. (2010). “LEED and your project: Anatomy of an Innovation Credit,” ACC Sustainable Installations Newsletter, 2(4), August.
Pearce, Annie R. (2010). “Living Sustainably: Stories from the Field,” Blacksburg Rotary Club Luncheon, Blacksburg, VA, July 22.
Pearce, A.R. (2010). “Costing Sustainable Capital Projects: The Human Factor.” Proceedings, 2010 Conference, New Zealand Society for Sustainable Engineering and Science, Auckland, NZ.
Pearce, A.R. (2010). “Strategic Entry Points for Sustainability in University Construction and Engineering Curricula.” Proceedings, 2010 Conference, New Zealand Society for Sustainable Engineering and Science, Auckland, NZ.
Pearce, A.R., Sanford-Bernhardt, K, and Garvin, M.J. (2010). “Sustainability and Capital Projects: Modeling the Emergent Property of Total Cost of Ownership.” Proceedings, 2010 Conference, New Zealand Society for Sustainable Engineering and Science, Auckland, NZ.
Pearce, A.R., Sanford-Bernhardt, K, and Garvin, M.J. (2010). “Sustainability and Socio-Enviro-Technical Systems: Modeling Total Cost of Ownership in Capital Facilities.” Invited paper, Proceedings, 2010 Winter Simulation Conference , Baltimore, MD.
Saunders, L. , Kleiner, B., McCoy, A., Mills, T., Lingard, H., Blismas, N., Wakefield, R., Safety Decision Points in the Construction Supply Chain, Institute of Industrial Engineers Annual Conference, Reno, NV, May 21-25, 2011.
Sexton-Lewis, P., Young-Corbett, D.E., and Kleiner, B.M. (2010). Bioaerosol exposures and respiratory symptoms associated with landscaping mulch-handling task. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition. May 22-27, Denver, CO, USA.
Smith-Jackson, T, Kleiner, B.M. N. Kim, H., Hung, Y-H, and Artis, S. (2010). Attributes of small, informal construction companies. Human Factors in Organizational Design and Management – X.M. Göbel (Editor).
Strock, C.,* Borrego, M. J., and Garvin, M. J. “Exploratory Study of Partners in Health’s Approach to Service Provision in Developing Countries,” Working Paper Proceedings of the 2010 Engineering Project Organization Conference, South Lake Tahoe, CA, November 2010.
Taiebat, M.*, Ku, K., and McCoy, A. (2010) ICT in integrated learning environments for construction, Ecobuild America 2010 Conference, Washington, D.C., Dec. 6-10
2011
BBee LLEEDD bbyy MMLLSSooCC!! Ahn, Y.H., Kim, H.J., Choi, Y.O., and Pearce, A.R. (2011). “Sustainable Design and Construction for Healthy Living Environments for Elders
with Dementia.” Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Design & Construction (ICSDC 2011). Kansas City, MO, March 23-25.
Ahn, Y.H., Choi, Y.O., and Pearce, A.R. (2011). “Sustainable Luxury: Case Studies of Two LEED Platinum Hotels.” Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Design & Construction (ICSDC 2011). Kansas City, MO, March 23-25.
Agarwal*, M, and Sinha, S.K., (2011) “Condition Assessment Selection Tools for Water and Wastewater Pipes", NASTT No-DIG Conference 2011, March 27-30, Washington D.C.
Angkasuwansiri*, T., and Sinha, S.K., (2011) “State-of-the-Art Condition Curves for Water Pipes", NASTT No-DIG Conference 2011, March 27-30, Washington D.C.
Bhattacharjee, S. and McCoy, A.P. (2011). “Factors Affecting the Diffusion of Energy Efficient Technologies.” Proceedings of the Industrial Engineering Research Conference (IERC), Reno, NV, May 21-15.
Bhattacharjee, S., Ghosh, S., and Young-Corbett, D. (2011) The Next Step to Improve Safety – Prevention through Design. 47th Annual International Conference of Associated Schools of Construction. April 6-9, 2011. Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Bhattacharjee, S., Ghosh, S., and Young-Corbett, D. (2011). Safety Improvement Approaches in Construction Industry: A Review and Future Directions. Proceedings of the 47th Annual International Conference of Associated Schools of Construction. April 6-9, 2011. Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Forsyth, J.B., Martin, T.L., Young-Corbett, D., Dorsa, E. (2011) Feasibility Study of a Wearable Carbon Monoxide Warning System for Construction Workers. 9th Annual IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom 2011). Seattle, WA. March 21-25, 2011.
Garvin, M. J. and Mahalingam, A. (2011). “Project Delivery & Financing: Conventional and Alternative Methods,” Organization Management in Construction, Chinowsky, P. S. and Songer, A. D., editors, New York: Spon Press, 130-153.
Garvin, M. J. (2011). “US PPP Programs: Jurisdictional Autonomy and Inter-Jurisdictional Harmony,” COST Symposium: Public-Private Partnerships in Transport: Trends & Theory, Lisbon, Portugal, January 2011.
Gay*, L. F., and Sinha, S.K., (2011). “Thermodynamic Score for Energy Efficiency of Water Utilities", NASTT No-DIG Conference 2011, March, Washington D.C.
Ge*, S., and Sinha, S.K., (2011) “PCCP Water Transmission Pipe Failure Prediction Numerical Model,” NASTT No-DIG Conference 2011, March, Washington D.C.
Ghosh, S., Bhattacharjee, S., and Young-Corbett, D. (2011). Identifying Critical Barriers Inhibiting Use of ESPC in the Private Building Sector. 47th Annual International Conference of Associated Schools of Construction. April 6-9, 2011. Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Ghosh, S., Young-Corbett, D., and Van Aken, E. (2011). Role of Social Interaction in Construction Production Planning: A Conceptual Model. Proceedings of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) Annual Conference and Expo 2011. May 21 – May 25, 2011, in Reno, Nevada, USA.
Golparvar-Fard, M. (2011) “Automation and Interactive Visualization of Construction Progress Monitoring with Daily Construction Photographs and Building Information Models”. FIATECH (Fully Integrated and Automated Technology) 2011 Annual Conference and Showcase, Chandler, AZ, May 2011.
Golparvar-Fard M., and Ahmadian M. (2011). “Condition Assessment of Railroad Surface and Subsurface using Integrated Image-based 3D Reconstruction and Recognition.” TCCI (Transportation Technology Center Inc.) Sixteenth Annual Research Review, Pueblo, CO.
Heydarian A., and Golparvar-Fard M. (2011). “Visual Tracking of Construction Equipment Location and Performance for Integrated Construction Operations Carbon Footprint and Productivity Analysis”. Paul E. Torgerson Excellence in Research Presentations. (Recipient of the Paul E. Torgerson Research Excellence Award)
Hutchins*, L. A., and Sinha, S. K. (2011). “Identifying Appropriate Means and Methods for Locating Buried Utilities,’ NASTT No-DIG Conference 2011, March, Washington D.C.
Jaselskis, E.J., de la Garza, J.M., Tatum, C.B., Schexnayder, C., Vorster, M.C., (2011). Proceedings of NSF Research and Innovation Conference: Engineering for Sustainability and Prosperity, Atlanta, GA, January 4-7.
Kalantar, N., Grinham, J., Ku, K. (2011). a2o a responsive mediator, 2A (Architecture & ART) Magazine, Dubai, UAE, No. 15, 86-89, Dubai, UAE
Kleiner, B.M., “Green jobs committee progress”. NORA Sector Council. May 11, 2011.
Kleiner, B. and McCoy, A.P. (2011). “Introducing Myers-Lawson School of Construction and Occupational Safety and Health Research Center.” NAHB Construction Safety Training, Education and Research Committee: Orlando, FL: January 10th, 2011.
2011 CAUS Research Symposium, Virginia Tech, “Prototyping in Architectural Robotics for Technology-enriched Education (PARTeE)” (Ku)
BBee LLEEDD bbyy MMLLSSooCC!! Ku, K. (2011) Innovative Technology-mediated collaborative teaching approaches for construction education, Conference on Higher
Education Pedagogy, Blacksburg, VA, Feb. 3-4, 2011
Koebel, C.T.., Cavell, M., Sanderford, D. and McCoy, A.P. (2011). “Sourcebook of Measuring Housing Affordability.” CAUS Bi-Annual Research Symposium, Panel Discussion: Blacksburg, VA: February 17-18, 2011.
Project site leadership role in improving construction safety. Research Summary 256-1. Austin, Texas: Construction Industry Institute (CII). February, 2011 (Maloney, Kleiner et al).
Langar, S. and Pearce, A.R. (2011). “A BIM Analysis: Observing Adoption of Innovations towards Sustainability.”, Proceedings, College of Architecture and Urban Studies: 2011 Faculty Research Symposium, Blacksburg, VA,February 17-18.(CAUS)
Langar, S. and Pearce, A.R. (2011). “Routinization of Sustainable Facility Innovations in Public Sector.” Proceedings, College of Architecture and Urban Studies: 2011 Faculty Research Symposium, Blacksburg, VA, February 17-18.
Langar, S. and Pearce, A.R. (2011). “Routinizing Innovations Towards Sustainability (ITS): A LEED Credit Analysis.” Proceedings, Engineering Sustainability 2011 Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, April 11-12.
Molenaar, K., Garvin, M.J., Proctor, G. and Navarro, D. (2011). Key Performance Indicators in Public-Private Partnerships: A State-of-the-Practice Report, Report No. FHWA-PL-10-029, Office of International Programs: FHWA, Washington, D.C., pp. 1-120.
McCoy, A.P. and Sargent, F. (February 2011). “Sustainable Service: Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Alva Edison, and You.” Electrical Contractor Magazine: February 2011.
McCoy, A.P. and Sargent, F. (April 2011). “Sustainable Service: First Steps to Success in Service Work.” Electrical Contractor Magazine: April 2011.
McCoy, A.P. and Sargent, F. (June 2011). “Sustainable Service: The 100% Success Factor.” Electrical Contractor Magazine: June 2011.
McCoy, A.P. and Schubert, R. (2011). “Smart House and Automation Technologies for Residential Buildings.” Chapter of The Encyclopedia of Housing, 2nd Edition, Sage Publications: Thousand Oaks, CA.
Mitra, C., Pearce, A.R., and Fiori, C.M. (2011). “Developing Innovative Data Collection Approach through Student Internship Experience.” Center for Instructional Development and Educational Research (CIDER) Annual Conference, Blacksburg, VA, Feb. 3-4.
Mitra, C., McCoy, A.P. and Pearce, A.R. (2011). “Establishing Innovativeness and Consumer Preference for Zero Energy Homes.” Proceedings, Engineering Sustainability 2011 Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, April 11-12.
Pearce, A.R. (2011). “First Cost Barriers to Sustainable Construction,” Greening the Military (GIM) 3, Hampton Roads Green Building Council Conference, Virginia Beach, VA, February 2.
Pearce, A.R. and Fiori, C.M. (2011). Sustainable Construction Supervisor. Pearson/Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.
Pearce, A.R., Fiori, C.M., Langar, S., and Mitra, C., (2011). “Developing Innovative Data Collection Approach through Student Internship Experience.” Proceedings, College of Architecture and Urban Studies: 2011 Faculty Research Symposium, Blacksburg, VA, February 17-18
Pearce, A.R., McCoy, A.P., Smith-Jackson, T., Edwards, M.A., Pruden, A., and Bagchi, R. (2011). "Designing a Sustainable Built Environment: A Hazards Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) Approach." Proceedings, College of Architecture & Urban Studies Biennial Research Symposium, Blacksburg, VA, February 17-18.
Pearce, A.R., McCoy, A.P., Smith-Jackson, T., Edwards, M.A., Pruden, A., and Bagchi, R. (2011). “Designing a Sustainable Built Environment: A Hazards Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) Approach.” Proceedings, Engineering Sustainability 2011 Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, April 11-12.
Pearce, A.R., McCoy, A.P., Smith-Jackson, T., Edwards, M.A., Pruden, A., and Bagchi, R. (2011). "Sustainable Water Systems: Tips for Success." GreenPrints Conference, Atlanta, GA, March 14-15.
Pearce, A.R., Mitra, C., Fiori, C.M., Short, K.M., and Langar, S. (2011). “A Benchmarking System for Sustainable Practice through Student Internships.” Proceedings, 27th Annual Research Symposium, Blacksburg, VA, March 23.
Pearce, A.R., Sanford Bernhardt, K.L., and Garvin, M.J. (2011). “Costing Sustainable Capital Projects: A Socio-Enviro-Technical Perspective.” Proceedings, Strengthening the Green Foundation: Research and Policy Directions for Development and Finance Conference, March 10-11, New Orleans, LA.
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Short, K.M., Pearce, A.R., and Fiori, C.M. (2011). “Preparing Students for Internships that Utilize Data Collection.” Center for Instructional Development and Educational Research (CIDER) Annual Conference, Blacksburg, VA, Feb. 3-4.
Shenoy, S.B., Pearce, A.R., Garvin, M., and Fiori, C.M. (2011). “Framework for Identifying Key Decision Makers for Institutional Owner Capital Projects,” Proceedings, International Conference on Technology, Knowledge, and Society.
Sinha, S. K. “Sustainable Water Infrastructure Management (SWIM)” Research Report Submitted to National Science Foundation (NSF).
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Taiebat, M., Ku, K. (2011). “Tuning Up the Core of Hazard Identification: How to Improve Stimulated Thinking for Safety in Design.” Proceedings of the 47th Annual Conference of the Associated Schools of Construction, April 6-9, 2011, Omaha, NE
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MLSoC Graduate Assistants
The Myers-Lawson School of Construction offers Doctoral Assistantship Awards to outstanding candidates each year. This year the program proudly supported seven students, appointment is intended for six consecutive fall and spring academic semesters. Throughout the appointment, Myers-Lawson School of Construction Graduate Assistants are expected to be involved full-time in the completion of degree requirements and to be making satisfactory progress toward their degree.
2010-11 Graduate Assistants Appointees: Yong Han Ahn Suchismita Bhattacharjee Somik Ghosh Martha Gross Sandeep Langar Christopher Strock Ellen Rigby
Yong Han Ahn and Suchismita Bhattacharjee graduated during the Spring semester of 2010 and each took professorships in construction programs at East Carolina and Ball State. Chris Strock graduated in the Summer of 2010 and is currently employed by The Bechtel Corporation in Gabon, Africa. Martha Gross completed her PhD work in the Fall semester of 2010 and graduated with her MBA from Virginia Tech in the Spring semester 2011; she is currently employed as a Senior Consultant with Arup in Washington, D.C. Somik Gosh is investigating the impact of lean construction practices on construction safety and is seeking to finish his work in the summer semester of 2011. Sandeep Langar is investigating green building life cycle cost analysis and hopes to become a building specialist, providing net carbon zero alternatives. Ellie Rigby is researching construction techniques that promote holistic approaches to construction management.
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Where are we headed?
We are innovating in all mission areas and reinvigorating our world class industry board. In the mission area of Learning, we are seeking to integrate joint degreed students with all students as we build our community of construction. We will continue to brand ourselves, and thus differentiate our School. We will also seek to grow and formalize co-op and internship opportunities for the mutual benefit of Industry and students. In the area of Engagement, look for new outreach to developing countries; pursuit of student diversity; innovative outreach programs; connecting students with professionals, and other endeavors that achieve results for students, alumni and the Industry. In Discovery, we will facilitate innovative, collaborative, multi-disciplinary, and multi-departmental research – feeding the next generation of practices for the Industry. We will seek to renew our Research Affiliates Program to serve as the foundation for practice-to-research-to-practice innovations. Our discoveries will be disseminated through collaborative journal publications for the research community and through trade and Industry outlets for the Industry.
We are poised to become a top 10 School of Construction internationally in what we believe will be an increasingly global industry. To accomplish this, we will be visible on the international scene. We believe this will help our domestic industrial partners and students stay ahead of the globalization curve. According to the International Benchmarking Clearinghouse, benchmarking is,“the practice of being humble enough to admit someone else is better at something, and being wise enough to try to learn…” One upcoming avenue for this world stage is made possible through our affiliation with the CIB international organization. CIB is the acronym of the abbreviated French name: "Conseil International du Bâtiment" or International Council for Building. The Myers-Lawson School of Construction has been a member of this prestigious organization for many years and is convening CIB W099 “Prevention: Means to the end of construction injuries, illnesses, and fatalities” in August 2011, in Washington, D.C. Papers and presentations are expected from over 20 countries. In addition, the US Federal Government and Industry will be participating in an “Industry Day”. The conference like that many future endeavors we envision, should create new collaborations and partnerships, but far more importantly, will provide an accelerant for next year’s achievements. Until then…
