Project Managment Academic work integrates technical engineering education with financial, legal and administrative aspects of management. Graduates of this program are prepared to assume substantial roles in development and implementation of major construction projects.
Research addresses both current and future needs of the industry.
A national Construction Industry Institute has been established here to help facilitate this research program. Since member firms generate project ideas and provide data for a centralized construction industry database, they assure the relevance of research performed. Recent research projects include studies of constructibility, significant factors influencing project performance, determinants of construction productivity, project risk management, and integration of computer technology innovations into construction management. Dr. John D. Borcherding Josey Centennial Professor in Energy Resources, Construction litigation, construction productivity measurement and improvement. Dr. G. Edward Gibson, Jr. Associate Professor, Data integration and transfer methodologies in industrial construction, implications of data interchange in construction materials management.