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llNIVERSITY PROFILES
Architecture and Design
CAJR5nEGIE-M ELLO N
[n~rVE~tSIl1Y
IB9rVE[USIl1Y OF CALIFORNIA
Center for Building Diagnostics
Institute of Building Sciences
Department of Architecture
Doherty Hall-Schenley Park
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412/268-2350
CONTACT: Volker Hartkopf
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The center emphasizes
research in four major areas: (1) evaluation of building
performance, including researching the area of total building
performance, modeling individual areas of building performance
such as light and energy, and indoor air quality; (2)
computer-aided design, including three-dimensional models,
expert systems, and building performance simulations; (3) the
science of design; and (4) building development of Third World
countries, including postdisaster shelter, predisaster planning,
housing development in earthquake-prone areas, and improved
technology introductions. The annual budget is $600,000 with a
full-time staff of 12.
DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES: Facilities include a CAD laboratory
and monitoring equipment used in building performance analysis.
PUBLICATIONS: Building research series and professional
journals.
College of Environmental Design
Berkeley, CA 94720
415/642-0830
CONTACT: Richard Bender, Dean
MISSIO N AVID FO CUS OF RUESEAdRC H: The two related unuts are
the Center for Environmental Design Research and the Institute
of Urban and Regional Planning. Between the two they cover the
areas of seismic hazards and building safety, Third World urban
development,
Third World urban design and planning, fire, life safety,
energy, information technology, accessibility for the elderly
and handicapped, and building science and site diagnostics. The
building science laboratory has a wind tunnel, an artificial
sky, environmental chambers, computer graphics simulation, and
environmental design simulation. The staff includes 20 senior
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faculty members, 50 graduate students in architecture, 10 in
landscape architecture, and 10 in city planning. They have a
budget that ranges from $1 million to $2 million depending on
grants. Sources are federal, state and city governments; the
university; and industry.
DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES: A unique combination of
environmental simulator, artificial sky, and wind tunnel.
PUBLICATIONS: Reports and journals.
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
College of Design and Planning
Campus Box 314
Boulder, CO 80309
303/492-7711
CONTACT: Louis Sauer
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: Areas of study within the
College of Design and Planning include the nature of innovation
in the homebuilding industry; the technology of the open-frame
wood system; the nature and structure of mobile manufactured
homes; programming computer design programs with hierarchically
organized questions; the nature of housing preferences; the
criteria for evaluation, programming and design of residential
settings; the impact of housing choice and fertility; natural
hazard mitigation; and behavioral aspects of design.
PUBLICATIONS: Independent reports and papers.
Center for Preservation Research
Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation
400 Avery Hall
New York, NY 10027
212/280-3414
CONTACT: Frank G. Matero, Director
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The center offers applied
consulting and research services to address issues of
architectural conservation as a combination of fine arts and
architecture. Coursework involves analysis of historic building
materials including concrete, stone, brick, terra cotta,
decorative and painted finishes, and architectural metals.
Conservation treatments are also performed. The staff consists
of four principal researchers and research technicians.
Facilities include a microscopy laboratory, two research
laboratories, and a workshop, as well as access to Columbia's
testing and library facilities.
DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES: The only program and facility of
its type and size dealing with architectural conservation.
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FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY
Institute for Building Sciences
School of Architecture
Florida A&M University
Tallahassee, FL 32307
904/599-3244
CONTACT: Thomas Martineau, AIA, Director
MISSION A-ND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The institute focuses on
continuing education--seminars, workshops, conferences--on
topics of interest to the building community. Both basic and
applied research are conducted as well as single-client and
multiclient sponsored research projects for private industry or
public sector agencies. In the area of technical assistance,
the institute conducts training programs for citizens of
developing nations in construction methods, technology, and
management. As a service to the domestic industry, the
institute also collects, stores, and shares information on
problems in construction, operation, maintenance, and
rehabilitation of buildings of all types.
DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES: Designated center of excellence in
the Florida university system.
PUBLICATIONS: The Intelligent Building Service of He
Institute of Building Sciences; Building Constnacoon
Regulations in Florida; various reports and papers on low-cost
construction, architects in corporations, fixture standards for
primary and secondary educational facilities, and turnkey
programs for industrial and institutional laboratory
facilities.
Center for Architectural Conservation
College of Architecture
Atlanta, GA 30332
404/894-3390
CONTACT: John H. Myers, Director
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The center has the
capability to provide expert systems in conservation, thorough
assessments of existing building conditions to determine
deficiencies, cost estimates, and recommendations for
conservation, rehabilitation, and maintenance. As part of this
process, buildings are documented completely by means of
videotaping or photography. Segments can be assembled in any
fashion, and retrieval of this information is immediate. A
typical building assessment includes analysis of roofs,
foundations, materials, HVAC, fire safety, and the immediate
site. All research is computer automated. Facilities include
computers, video equipment, a mobile motor home for field
investigation of buildings, and the use of the building
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materials laboratory. There are 8 people in the center, but
staff size varies from 4 to 25, including faculty members and
graduate research assistants. The budget varies from $400,000
to $1 million, depending on grants, with the Department of the
Interior as the primary source.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
Department of Architecture
Graduate School of Design
Cambridge, MA 02138
617/495-2294
CONTACT: Daniel Schodek
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: Research projects include
CAD during the early phases of design, structural modeling,
lighting, acoustics, three- dimensional modeling, and artificial
intelligence (AI) systems. Other activities are site
engineering, analysis of the impact of natural hazards on
buildings, and computer technology for visualization and
analysis in construction. A budget of $400,000-$500,000, half
of which is allocated to building-related research, is supported
by federal agencies, including the National Science Foundation,
the National Park Service, and the U.S. Geological Survey
(USGS), and by construction and computer companies.
DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES: A broad perspective on architecture
and hazard analysis, as well as a strong computer orientation.
PUBLICATIONS: Internal publications, as well as journals,
conference proceedings.
School of Architecture
Champaign, IL 61820
217/333-1330
CONTACT: R. Alan Forrester, Director
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: Research is largely focused
on energy use and the implications of energy- efficient
techniques for building design; lighting; impact of artificial
intelligence on building design; history and preservation;
materials; and building types and residential developments,
particularly user and behavioral aspects. Facilities include a
lighting simulation laboratory as well as the full use of Civil
Engineering facilities, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineering
Research Laboratory (CERL), and the Architectural Research
Center. There are 50 faculty members and graduate students.
The research budget is approximately $200,000. Sources are
grants from government agencies, corporations, local government,
and overseas government support.
PUBLICATIONS: Journals, theses, conference proceedings.
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ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE
OF TECHNOLOGY
Architecture Department
3360 South State Street
Chicago, IL 60616
CONTACT: George Schipporeit, Chairman
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: Research projects include
prefabricated housing technology, "house of the future,"
robotics in family settings, and technology to provide an
energy-on-demand capability for housing.
DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES: Investigation of new construction
technologies, high-rise construction techniques, application of
high technology to offices and homes.
PUBLICATION: Internal newsletter.
Architecture and Engineering Performance
Center (AEPIC)
3907 Metzerott Road
College Park, MD 20742
301/935-5544
301/454-3428
CONTACT: John Loss, Professor of Architecture
and Executive Director of AEPIC
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: AEPIC's work emphasizes the
performance of buildings and constructed facilities. The center
collects, classifies and analyzes data on problems,
malfunctions, and failures in architectural and civil projects,
their histories and outcomes. Opened in 1982 with a staff of
seven, the center is funded by patron membership, subscription
membership, and indirect assistance from research grants. More
than half its annual effort will be devoted to the problems of
buildings.
DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES: The center is the first and only
one of its kind.
PUBLICATIONS: Newsletter: Architecture & Engineering
Perfom~ance Notes.
Laboratory of Architecture and Planning
Building 4, Room 209
77 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139
617/253-1350
CONTACT: Michael Joroff, Director
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MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The laboratory~s research
focuses on new materials, building performance, the impact of
telecommunications on urban forms and building design,
internationalization of planing practices in the building
industry and design methodology. Wind tunnels, demonstration
houses, lighting laboratories, CAD, and computer support are
available. About $2 million a year is allocated to
building-related research. Sources are government and industry,
including foreign industry.
DISTINCTIVE AITRIBU1:ES: Interdisciplinary, international
perspective.
PUBLICATIONS: Internal publications.
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Architecture and Planning Research Laboratory
College of Architecture and Urban Design
2000 Bonistee} Boulevard
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
313/764 1340
CONTACT: Colin W. Clipson, Director
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The Research Laboratory
goal is to develop new knowledge and methodologies. There is an
advisory service and consulting program for planning and design
problems. Specific areas of research are environmental planning,
building technology, facility and energy management, human
behavior and the environment, computer-aided building design,
building evaluation, policy planning, and building forms and
land uses. The staff includes nine faculty members, four
support staff, and graduate students. Support comes from the
parent institution, U.S. government, foundations, and industry.
The Building Technology Laboratory has a 260-square-foot test
room for thermal, luminous, and acoustical environments to be
manipulated; solar and daylighting simulators; structural
testing on a 30- x 24-foot testing floor; a hydraulic testing
machine for stress/strain relationships; and a 5-ton overhead
crane.
The Computer Laboratory uses the computer facilities of the
university, which has a large virtual memory machine. This
program develops computer-aided building software tools. Design
application programs include thermal, lighting, structural,
architectural, site, fire safety, and handicapped access
analysis programs. It can make two- and three-dimensional
building models.
The Facility and Environmental Simulation Laboratory has
2,200-square-foot of indoor space, and an outdoor area for
building simulations. It is the site for the study of thermal,
acoustical and lighting problems.
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The Visual Studies Laboratory has 3,000 square feet of area
including a darkroom and studio work areas.
PUBLICATIONS: Internal publication; conferences and
workshops.
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
STATE UNIVERSITY OF
NEW YORK
School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
110 Architecture
89 Church Street
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612/624-0066
CONTACT: Harrison Fraker, Head
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The focus of research is on
building energy research with an emphasis on technology
transfer, building energy conservation studies, daylighting,
behavioral studies, urban design, history and theory, and CAD.
Facilities include a sky simulator for model testing and light
testing and 20 complete CAD stations. The research budget is $1
million with about a third allocated to building-related
research.
DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES: Regional Daylighting Center;
Minnesota Cold Climate Building Research Center; Computer-Aided
Architectural Design Center
PUBLICATIONS: Project reports; Midgard, a journal of
history/theory.
School of Architecture and
Environmental Design
3435 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14214
716/831-3483
CONTACT: Robert G. Shibley, Chairman
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: SUNY Buffalo's research
program focuses on computer-aided design and human factors of
design including environmental behavior, handicap accessibility,
design processes, and children's playgrounds. Facilities
include an adaptive environment laboratory, a computer-aided
design laboratory, and geometric solid modeling capability. The
budget for computer-assisted design is between $350,000 and
$400,000; and for human factors is between $200,000 and $350,000
depending on funding sources.
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OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
Department of Architecture
189 Brown Hall
190 West 17th
Columbus, OH 43210
614/422-5567
CONTACT: Robert Livesay, Chairman
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: Related research focuses on
computer-aided architectural design to develop 3-D architectural
models and from them to produce drawings and environmental
simulation. There is a staff of five faculty members and
graduate students. The department has a budget of $1.3
million. Recently, they received a $500,000 contract from IBM.
The facilities include an environmental simulation laboratory
that has a wind tunnel, daylight simulation, an acoustical tank,
and a light box. The CAD laboratory is one of the most
advanced. It has an IBM 4341 computer with virtual memory.
Currently, it has 4 high-resolution vector refresh screens and
is adding 12 additional workstations. It has a technologies
graphics processor with the ability to generate 16 colors.
Software is developed in-house.
PUBLICATIONS: Journals, conference proceedings, users'
manuals for software, and theses.
Department of Architecture
School of Architecture and Allied Arts
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403
503/686-3656
CONTACT: Donald B. Corner, Head
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: Areas of research are
directly related to faculty interests. Work includes
environmental control systems, climate analysis and building
design using CAD, solar energy, daylight, electric lighting,
housing design and production, and flood and earthquake
emergency housing strategies. There are 45 faculty members and
a support staff of four or five. Facilities include computer
facilities for environmental control research.
School of Architecture
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544
609/452-3729
CONTACT: Robert Gutman
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MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The research program
includes studies of the technology of historic structures,
including engineering analysis of important historic buildings;
the history of current trends ~ architectural practice; the
changing nature of architectural forms; and the size of the
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pro~esslon.
DISTINCTIVE Al1RIBUl7ES: Computer modeling of structures and
simulating stress in historic structures. The combinations of
engineering and architectural history, and sociology and
architectural history, are also distinctive.
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC
INSTITUTE
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
AT AUSTIN
Center for Architectural Research
Troy, NY 12181-3590
518/266-6461
CONTACT: Walter Kroner, Director
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The center focuses on five
major topics: the impact of space and space layouts,
innovative building codes that improve safety, industrialized
building systems, energy research, and emerging technologies in
architecture. The center has a daylighting laboratory,
artificial sky, and computer support. The budget is between
$250,000 and $500,000, from DOE and state governments.
DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES: The oldest department of
architectural research in the United States, and sited within a
technical institute.
PUBLICATIONS: Journals, conference proceedings.
Center for the Study of American Architecture
School of Architecture
Austin, TX 78712
512/471-1922
CONTACT: Lawrence W. Speck, Director
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The center is an integral
part of the School of Architecture at the University of Texas at
Austin. It conducts thorough examinations and analyses of the
history and development of architecture in the United States.
There is a staff of three full-time faculty and research ~
assistants. Support comes from endowments, industry, and
trusts. The center has access to 25,000 drawings (many of which
are technical draw ings), documentations of building processes,
and the architecture library and rare book collection.
PUBLICATIONS: Annualjournal,sponsorse~ibitions,annual
spring symposium, and other publications and symposia.
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VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC
INSTITUTE AND STATE
UNIVERSITY
Washington-Alexandria Center
101 North Columbus Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
703/548-0099
CONTACT: Frederick Krimgold
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: Areas of building-related
research at VPI's Washington-Alexandria Center and in
Blacksburg, Virginia, include architecture, building materials,
civil engineering, and forestry. Particular areas of focus
include international building development and planning,
building economics, building materials, building technology,
energy and environmental control systems, illumination,
fiber-reinforced plastics, performance, ventilation,
construction management, geotechnical engineering, composite
materials, polymers, wood preservation, wood adhesives, applied
manufacturing, and tool design and evaluation.
Facilities at the Washington-Alexandria Center and in Blacksburg
include the Environmental Systems Laboratory, which maintains a
structural testing laboratory and a fiber-reinforced plastics
facility; an artificial sky; a low-speed (0-15 mph) wind tunnel
for scale models (4' x 8' cross section); the William H. Sardo
Jr., Pallet and Container Research Laboratory, which has 7,200
square feet of floor space with testing equipment, environmental
chambers, and computer terminals; and a CAD laboratory.
DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES: Lighting dome, wind tunnel, and
computer-aided design system.
PUBLICATIONS: Journals,laboratorybulletins,conference
proceedings, and project reports.
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON Center for Planning and Design
College of Architecture and Urban Planning
206 Architecture Hall, AL 15
Seattle, WA 98105
206/545-0930
CONTACT: Judith H. Heerwagen, Associate Director
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: Much of the work is
conducted in conjunction with the engineering department.
Energy studies include thermal performance of houses built to
existing state energy codes and proposed regional conservation
plans; computer simulations of energy usage for passive solar
and traditional buildings, including thermal comfort analysis,
daylight analysis, and projections of cost-effectiveness and
life-cycle costing; daylight studies of the relationships
between fenestration design, heat gain/loss, daylight and
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electric illumination, laboratory analysis of discomfort glare,
merger of electric and daylight illumination strategies; passive
solar strategies; and occupant responses to energy strategies.
Facilities include an atmospheric radiation measuring station, a
regional daylighting center with an overcast sky simulator, a
direct beam sunlight simulator with sample lamps and lighting
fixtures, a passive solar test cell, test houses and a weather
station, and computer facilities. Recent funding has been at
approximately $12 million a year. All funding comes from
outside sources.
DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES: Four test houses that automatically
record thermal performance and occupant use of houses including
door/window usage, thermostat settings, and appliance usage.
PUBLICATIONS: Journals and conference proceedings.
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-
MILWAUKE:E
UNIVERSITY OF AIASKA
Center for Architecture and Urban Planing Research
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI 53201
414/963-4014
CONTACT: Gary T. Moore, Director
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: Activities include
environment-behavior research, policy planning, transportation
systems, urban design, computer-aided design, lighting, energy,
and architectural theory.
Annual budget of $750,000 is supported by World Bank, U.S. Army
Corp of Engineers, National Endowment for the Arts, Graham
Foundation, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, federal and
state government, private foundations.
PUBLICATIONS: 110 titles and independent reports.
Engineering
Institute of Northern Engineering
Duckering Building
306 Tanana Drive
Fairbanks, AK 99701
907/47~7775
CONTACT: Thomas D. Roberts, Director
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The institute concentrates
on practical engineering problems associated with northern
environments. In building research, topics include foundation
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Facilities include a multidirectional testing facility for
three-dimensional loading tests on full-size structural
components. The floor of the facility is 100 x 40 feet and
there are right-angled vertical reaction walls with heights
ranging from 20 to 50 feet so that two-direction lateral loads,
as well as vertical loads, can be applied. The facility has
computer-controlled loading and high-speed computer-based data
acquisition. The center has an annual research budget of $2
million, from private and government sources.
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DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES: The multidirectional testing
facility is unique in the United States.
PUBLICATIONS: ATLSS reports, quarterly newsletter, journal
papers, and conference proceedings.
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY
Fritz Engineering Laboratory
Department of Civil Engineering
Building 13
Bethlehem, PA 18015
215/861-3531
CONTACT: Lynn S. Beedle, Director
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The laboratorys efforts are
generally focused on civil engineering and related disciplines
with research programs and industrial testing facilities.
Studies are done in related structural fields, including
structural steel, building systems, fatigue and fracture,
structural concrete, structural connections, and structural
stability. Other project areas include hydraulics ~entec~hnicn1
engineering, and environmental engineering.
Facilities include a two-story and a seven-story unit for
testing large structural members. The research is
interdisciplinary, involving other centers and departments, such
as the Materials Research Center and the Center for Surface
Coating Research. Laboratories within the Fritz Laboratory
include concrete, hydraulics, instruments, materials testing,
sanitary engineering, geotechnical engineering, structures, and
welding. Equipment includes strain measurement devices,
automatic recording equipment, high-speed cameras, structural
model instruments, and geotechnical field test equipment. An
active research staff includes 20 faculty members and about 40
graduate students with a budget of nearly $1 million.
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DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES: 70 x 130 foot, seven-story
structure and a 5-million-pound testing machine.
PUBLICATIONS: Journals.
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LEHIGH UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
Institute for the Study of High-Rise Habitats
Building 13
Bethlehem, PA 18015
215/758-3515
CONTACT: Lynn S. Beedle
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The institute's research and
educational focus is on studies of the technological and
socioeconomic aspects of tall buildings. The institute is a
part of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Work
is done on the structural, mechanical, and architectural aspects
of tall buildings, the livability of projects, their
appropriateness to the context for which they are planned, and
their function as part of the urban design.
Specific areas of research include planning and design of tall
buildings, earthquake resistance of high-rise building systems,
performance evaluation of tall buildings under natural hazard
environments, frame stability, urban services, seismic safety of
prefabricated concrete buildings, and modeling human errors in
structural design and construction. The institute also analyzes
the impact of tall buildings on the local environment including
the second century of the skyscraper.
Facilities include a knowledge-based CAD system. Offices are
located in the Fritz Engineering Laboratory which gives the
Institute access to the lab's facilities. About six faculty
members are actively involved in research. The research budget
is $250,000-$300,000 which comes from the National Science
Foundation, Federal Emergency Management Administration, and
other sources.
PUBLICATIONS: Journals and monographs on tall buildings; a
series of books.
Construction Engineering and Management Program
College of Civil Engineering
College Park, MD 20742
301/454-2438
CONTACT: Leonard E. Bernold, Assistant Professor
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The program examines and
analyzes the kinds of construction that are candidates for
automation and robots. It also addresses the use of emulation
and simulation for the design of automated flexible construction
systems. The program does experimentation with
computer-integrated construction processes (CAD/CAM) and also
breaks down the time and cost of work on structures. The
program has a $500,000 budget with three faculty members and 40
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graduate students. Facilities include a minicomputer and
microcomputer lab, construction robotics lab, video tape, and
time- lapse equipment.
DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES: The program is one of only two
programs to offer expert simulation of construction activities.
It has a close working relationship with the Mechanical
Department and the National Bureau of Standards.
PUBLICATIONS: Internal reports? reports for sponsors as
necessary, and professional journals.
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE
OF TECHNOLOGY
Center for Construction Research and Education
Department of Civil Engineering
Room 1-175
Cambridge, MA 02139
617/253-7273
CONTACT: Charles H. Helliwell, Deputy Director
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The center contains all
research and educational activities related to construction
within the Civil Engineering Department. The principal areas of
focus are management; financial, labor, and equipment resources;
and technology. The technology section comprises computer
applications in design and construction (expert systems,
artificial intelligence, and CAD); automation and robotics
(including automated conditions assessment systems for defining
programs for maintenance and repair, and the development of
robotic equipment for site construction tasks such as wall
building, scaffolding, etc.~; and engineered materials for
repair, maintenance, and new construction.
Facilities include computer laboratories; a materials testing
laboratory; a structural testing laboratory for shear, strain,
and strength tests; a new robotics laboratory; and a facility
for non-destructive evaluation of materials and structures in
situ.
The departmental research budget is about $6.5 million, with
about $2.3-$2.7 million for construction research. Funding
comes from the National Science Foundation, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, the State Department, U.S. AID, and industry. In
September of 1986, the Center received a $15 million, 5-year
grant from the DOD University Research Initiative to establish
the Program for Advanced Construction Technology (PACT). The
Center has ~5 full-time research associates, 15-18 faculty
members doing research, 15 graduate research assistants, and 10
PACI Fellowship students.
PUBLICATIONS: A newsletter two or three times a year, a
publication series, and a department research publication
series.
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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Underground Space Center
790 Civil and Mineral Engineering Building
500 Pillsbury Drive, S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612/62~0066
CONTACT: Raymond L. Sterling, Director
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: Major research areas include
building foundations, the uses of underground construction,
earth-contact heat transfer, energy performance monitoring,
geotechnical engineering, and underground urban planning. There
are seven technical professionals on staff. Monitoring projects
takes place at field experiment sites. In addition, a building
foundation test facility is under development. The $300,000
research budget is provided by federal and state government, as
well as private industry.
PUBLICATIONS: The center publishes its own journal, books,
technical papers, and reports. It also sponsors conferences.
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
New Mexico Engineering Research Institute
P.O. Box 25
Albuquerque, NM 87131
505/844 5189
CONTACT: Delmar Calhoun, Director
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The institute conducts
research and development in the following areas: structural
engineering, with emphasis on blast and shock effects;
explosives effects, with emphasis on simulation of blast and
shock environments; fire suppression; construction materials
properties; pavements; soil mechanics; environmental science and
engineering; instrumentation development; geographic information
systems; and engineering computational analysis. The annual
budget is approximately $20 million, two-thirds of which is for
general building research. NMERI undertakes research for the
U.S. Air Force, as well as other federal, state, local, and
private clients.
DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES: Large-scale testing of structures
and components, high-explosives capabilities, multichannel
dynamic data acquisition, and large-scale fire suppression
tests.
PUBLICATIONS: Research results are generally published by
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sponsoring agencies.
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STATE UNIVERSITY OF
NEW YORK
ColBege of Environmental Science and Forestry
State University of New York
Syracuse, NY 13210
315/470-6880
CONTACT: Leonard Smith
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: Major research areas include
testing and research of laminated lumber, metal truss plates in
roofs, arching of wood trusses in residential housing, wood
preservative treatments, manufactured plywood and particle
board. Facilities include a universal stress testing machine
with 400,000-pound capacity; impact machine, conditioning
chambers; finishing spray booth; wood working facilities; and a
32-foot truss tester.
DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES: One of the best-equipped labs for
wood research in an academic institution; roof truss testing machine.
PUBLICATIONS: Professional journals, university
publications, and books.
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Civil Engineering Department
2145 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60201
312/491-3258
CONTACT: Raymond Krizek, Chairman
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The research focuses
structural engineering, foundations, concrete, steel, CAD,
geotechnical engineering, and nondestructive testing. About
$1.7 million is allocated to building-related research with
funds coming from the federal government and private industry.
DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES: The facility has a testing machine
with biaxial and torsional test chambers, an axial load
capacity of 1,100,000 pounds, fluid pressure to 20,000 pounds
per square inch, and torque of 100,000 lb. in. Its temperature
range is from room temperature to 600°C, and it can be
pressurized with nitrogen, air, or water. Specimens can be
either sealed or unsealed. The test cavity measures 8.5 inches;
force and deformation can be measured inside the cavity.
Loading is servocontrolled and has the potential for being
computer controlled. It is a stiff machine, suitable for
concrete and rocks, and can also be used for other materials.
Additional equipment includes a small electromagnetic shake
table; a very-high-pressure (to 500,000 pounds per square inch)
biaxial test machine for small specimens which can go from room
temperature to 2000°C; small biaxial loading devices; soil
testing equipment; water jet rock-cutting equipment; and
fracture testing equipment.
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PUBLICATIONS: Reports as required by contractors;
journals.
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
PENNSYLVANIA STATE
UNIVERSITY
PENNSYLVANIA STATE
UNIVERSITY
Department of Construction Engineering Management
Corvallis, OR 97331
503/754-2006
CONTACT: Harold Pritchett
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: Management strategies in
construction is the major research area at Oregon State.
Related research includes concrete for walls, glue-laminated
beams, and wood. Facilities include large presses and equipment
for designing mixes to test for strength and wear. About
$100,000 of the budget is used for building research, with
private industry as the primary source.
Department of Architectural Engineering
Engineering Building A-Room 202A
University Park, PA 16802
814/865-8394
CONTACT: Stan Mumma
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The department's research
activities focus on acoustical studies, environmental work in
indoor air quality and intelligent buildings, and structural
research, as well as studies of lighting, heating, ventilating,
air conditioning, building thermal response characteristics,
energy storage, and building automation and control. There are
33 faculty members. Facilities include an illumination and
acoustics laboratory, a building thermal response laboratory, a
model testing laboratory, a CAD laboratory, and use of the
structures and model testing laboratories with the Department of
Civil Engineering. Funding is provided by state and federal
agencies and by private industry.
PUBLICATIONS: Journals.
Engineering Research Program
101 Hammond Building
University Park, PA 16802
814/865-1804
CONTACT: Tom Seliga, Associate Dean for
Graduate Studies and Research
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The building-related work
includes structural design and analysis, system analysis,
air-conditioning ducting, illumination, energy consumption,
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heating systems, acoustics, and vibration analysis. Facilities
include instrumentation for indoor environmental measurements,
an acoustics laboratory, and a computerized design laboratory.
About 10-15 faculty work in building- and construction-related
areas, with a research budget exceeding $500,000.
PUBLICATIONS: Journals and reports.
PENNSYLVANIA STATE
UNIVERSITY
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
Structures Laboratory
Civil Engineering Department
212 Sackett Building
University Park, PA 16802
814/865-8391
CONTACT: Harry West, Professor, Civil Engineering
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: While the bulk of the
research is done on bridges, much of this can be applied to
buildings. Work is also done on prestressed concrete,
structural analysis, and the use of computers for theoretical
studies and analytical design studies. There are four
researchers in Civil Engineering. Facilities include computers,
a loading frame with the capacity to test structural models and
full-scale structures, and equipment for the racking of frames.
The research budget is $1.5 million, with $300,000 allocated to
structures-related research. The Pennsylvania Department of
Transportation, FlIA, and private industry are sources.
PUBLICATIONS: Reports are supplied to sponsors, journals.
School of Technology
Department of Building Construction and Contracting
Room 453, Knoy Hall
West Lafayette, IN 47907
317/494-2467
CONTACT: Steven Easley
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: Department objectives are to
develop systems using new materials and techniques for the
construction industry; to research applications of construction
equipment, tools, and building methods to increase productivity
and reduce construction costs; and to analyze cost-effective
applications of new and existing building technology. Research
activities are carried out in the areas of structural design;
the study of materials, including steel, wood, concrete, and
plastics; and testing of product applicability and use in
construction. Some research is also performed in the
development of cost-effective energy-efficient construction
techniques to reduce heating and cooling costs in buildings and
in the construction of superinsulated houses. There are 20
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faculty members doing related research. Facilities include a
construction laboratory with an overhead tower crane to allow
for building within the laboratory to test materials and
products; an observation deck for viewing and video taping in
the laboratory; a materials laboratory; a soils laboratory; a
CAD laboratory; and a thermal test booth.
DISTINCTIVE AITRIB~ES: It is the second largest school of
construction management in the United States. Undergraduate
enrollment is approximately 400 students.
PUBLICATIONS: Professional journals and general media.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Foundation Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering
Stanford, CA 94315
415/723-0236
CONTACT: Raymond Seed, Assistant Professor
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The program's emphasis is on
soil analysis, including soil compaction and evaluation of
compaction-induced stresses on structural performance. This is
relevant to basement walls, bridges, and buried structures. The
geotechnical laboratory has the capacity to perform soil-stress
path and strain path tests, controlled tripodal testing,
torsional shear testing, resonant column testing, and cyclic
biaxial testing. Facilities include a shake table, a
Ko-odemeter, and micro- and minicomputers. Two geotechnical
faculty members and 12 graduate students do research. A budget
of up to $125,000 is provided by government grants and
industrial contributions.
PUBLICATIONS: Technical journals and conference
proceedings.
John A. Blume Earthquake Engineering Research Center
Stanford, CA 94315
415/723-4129
CONTACT: Helmut Krawinkler, Co-Director
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The center's efforts are
focused on the design of buildings, improving seismic risk and
hazard evaluation, and small-scale testing of building
dynamics. There is a structures laboratory with two shake
tables, one horizontal and one vertical; two MTS universal
testing machines; a static test bed; two loading frames; and VAC
minicomputer facilities. The research budget is about $500,000
and comes from the National Science Foundation, the U.S.
Geological Survey, the Federal Emergency Management
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Administration, the Electrical Power Research Institute, and
private industry. The staff is composed of 9 faculty members, 6
research associates, and 30-40 graduate students.
DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES: Unique in seismic risk and hazard
evaluation and emphasis on small-scale testing of building
dynamics.
PUBLICATIONS: Technical journals and report series.
STEVENS INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
AT AUSTIN
Building Technology Center
Department of Civil Engineering
Hoboken, NJ 07030
201/420-5360
CONTACT: Thomas P. Konen, Director
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The center conducts related
research in the areas of water supply and drainage systems for
buildings, heat transfer through windows and other envelope
penetrations, product development for the plumbing industry,
piping system analysis, passive solar systems, and fire safety
systems. Facilities include a 10-story plumbing tower, computer
facilities, and use of the mechanical engineering laboratories.
The research budget is $200,000 to $300,000, and there is a
staff of 12.
DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES: The 10-story water supply and
drainage tower; fire protection studies.
PUBLICATIONS: Journals, laboratory reports, and conference
proceedings.
Architectural Engineering Group
ECJ 5.208
Austin, TX 78712
512/471-1732
CONTACT: David W. Fowler, Director
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The group's emphasis is on
testing materials and complete buildings, regarding their
rehabilitation, durability, construction, and environmental
systems. Research on masonry includes concrete, steel, and
wood. Facilities include a large testing lab with a reaction
wall for three-story buildings, a large testing floor for
vertical and hydraulic testing, a data acquisition system, and
environmental chambers. Activities include: earthquake
simulation; CAD work; testing for abrasion and strength;
durability; water permeability; freeze and thaw effects; and
elasticity of basic connection materials. The budget for
structural research including civil engineering, is $3 million
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from federal and state agencies, with about one-half allocated
to building-related work. There are 20 faculty members, 125
graduate students, and 10-15 technical staff.
PUBLICATIONS: Journals, reports, and conference
proceedings.
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
AT AUSTIN
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
AT AUSTIN
Construction Industry Institute
3208 Red River, Suite 300
Austin, TX 78705
512/471-4640
CONTACT: Richard L. Tucker, Director
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: CII is a consortium of 57
companies and 15 universities. It is a research institute
created to develop and disseminate information to advance the
cost effectiveness of the construction industry. Major areas of
study include full-scale modeling in reinforced concrete,
lateral loading, seismic studies, structural framework, steel
structural research with manufactured houses, acoustical
properties, geotechnical work for foundations, and masonry and
materials. The CII uses all laboratories and facilities of the
University of Texas including the Ferguson Structural
Engineering Laboratory, Center for Polymer Research,
Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory, and climate control room
and has use of the facilities of other member universities. The
research budget is about $1 million, which comes primarily from
member companies that pay $25,000 a year each in the form of an
unrestricted grant. CII operates with about 50 faculty members
and 50 staff members, and also uses faculty members and graduate
students from participating universities.
PUBLICATIONS: Issues its own reports and journals.
Geotechnical Engineering Center
Department of Civil Engineering
ECJ 6.2
Austin, TX 78712
512/471-1555
CONTACT: Lymon Reese, Director
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The center identifies soils
susceptible to damage during earthquakes, tests the dynamic
properties used for analysis, works on pile foundations and
drilled shafts, evaluates the behavior of piles under lateral
loads, and studies rock mechanics and tunneling. The research
staff includes 6 faculty members and 50 students. The center
has several soil mechanics laboratories, field study facilities,
and equipment for on-site field tests. The research budget is
about $500,000 from industry and contracts.
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PUBLICATIONS: Papers,reports,and journals.
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
AT AUSTIN
!
Phil M. Ferguson Structural Engineering Laboratory
Balcones Research Center
10100 Brunet Road, Building 24
Austin, TX 787S8
512/471-7259
CONTACT: Karl H. Frank, Secretary, Research
Council on Structural Connections
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The Ferguson Laboratory
designs, constructs, analyzes, and tests structural steel,
reinforced concrete, and prestressed concrete. It also does
work on masonry construction and wood-frame construction.
The laboratory is a 50,000-square-foot facility with 30,000 feet
of tie-down floors. It maintains loading facilities for fatigue
tests and has 600 channels of data acquisition, a variety of
closed loop test equipment for fatigue and earthquake testing,
and vertical tie-down walls. The operating staff includes 8
faculty members, 12 technical staff, and 50 students. They work
with a budget of $1 to $1.2 million, contributed equally by
industrial organizations, the state highway department, and the
federal government. Approximately 30 percent of the budget is
allocated to building-related research.
DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES: Has the largest structural
engineeering laboratory related to a university.
PUBLICATIONS: Technical journals.
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON Department of Civil Engineering
Seattle, WA 98195
206/543-239O
CONTACT: Neil Hawkins
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The department focuses on
structural engineering and design, construction, water supply,
surveying, hydraulics, geotechnical engineering, and seismic
studies.
DISTINCTIVE AlTRIBUTES: There are eight laboratories,
including computer, soils, construction, and structural
laboratories. The structural laboratory is 6,000 square feet
and has a 2.2-million-pound testing machine with 20-foot pulling
distance. There are also a wide variety of senocontrolled
jacks, servocontrolled testing machines, and automatic data
acquisition and reduction equipment. There is a 6-foot x 6-foot
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