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2006 Annual Report of Charles Pankow Foundation

Foundation Adds New Advisory Council Members

Ontario, California, August 6, 2007 – The Charles Pankow Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of two new members to the Advisory Council: Patrick MacLeamy, CEO of HOK and Chairman of the International Alliance for Interoperability (IAI) and Rebekah Gladson, Associate Vice Chancellor and Campus Architect at the University of California, Irvine and current Chair of the Design Build Institute of America (DBIA).

Foundation Grants $130,000 to FAS for Study of Cementious Structural Insulated Panels (CSIPs) in Multi-Story Buildings

Ontario, California, July 1, 2006 – The Federation of American Scientists (FAS), with an industry advisory panel assembled by the Charles Pankow Foundation and the Architectural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Construction Engineers, will test the use of cementitious structural insulated panels (CSIPs) in multi-level construction. The study is being funded by the Charles Pankow Foundation.
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Foundation Awards $200,000 Construction Research Grant for Improved Design of Reinforced Concrete Link Beams For Seismic Zones

Ontario, California, May 26, 2006 – Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles Henry
Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science are the recipient of a $200,000 research grant to
produce improved designs for reinforced concrete link beams, awarded by the Charles Pankow
Foundation (CPF), a private, nonprofit construction research foundation.
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Foundations Award $135,000 Construction Research Grant in the Field of Integrated Project Delivery

Ontario, California, May 4, 2006 – Oregon State University is the recipient of a jointly funded
$135,000 research grant from the Foundation for Integrated Services (FIS), an affiliate of the Design
Build Institute of America, and the Charles Pankow Foundation (CPF), an independent construction
research foundation.
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Grantmakers Announce $150,000 Construction Research Project in the Field of Integrated Project Delivery

Ontario, California, November 14, 2005 – The Foundation for Integrated Services and the Charles Pankow Foundation (CPF) have partnered to fund a $150,000 research grant to advance innovation in integrated project delivery.  The grantmakers are soliciting Letters of Interest from qualified, non-profit research entities by the deadline of December 2, 2005.  The full Request for Letters of Interest may be seen here.
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New Foundation to Focus on Innovation in Building Construction

Ontario , California , August 15, 2005 – The Board of Directors is pleased to announce the launch of the Charles Pankow Foundation (CPF), established to provide the public with improved quality, efficiency, and value of buildings by advancing innovation in design and construction.
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Charles Pankow Foundation Appoints Executive Director

Ontario , California , August 15, 2005 – The Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert K. Tener, P.E., Ph.D., DBIA as Executive Director of the Charles Pankow Foundation.
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