Change and Changemakers
Our 2018 Annual Report is now available. View Annual Report (PDF)
Announcing our New Executive Director
The Board of Directors of the Charles Pankow Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Anne M. Ellis, PE, FACI, F.ASCE, as the organization’s new Executive Director, effective October 1, 2018. Anne, founder and chief executive officer of Ellis…
Life Cycle Assessment of Buildings: A Practice Guide Now Available
New Research Product Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for Low Carbon Construction
Announcing a New Research Grant; Fire Engineering – Concrete-Filled Composite Plate Shear Walls (CF-CPSW)
Performance-Based Structural Fire Engineering of Buildings with Concrete-Filled Composite Plate Shear Walls (CF-CPSW) The overall goal is to develop research-based code change proposals for AISC Specification 360-XX (Appendix 4-Fire Design) to include structural performance-based design methodology and / or standard…
CPF Welcomes Anne Ellis on Board
Renowned AEC Industry Leader Anne Ellis Joins the Charles Pankow Foundation Major New Initiatives Underway to Support Impactful Research At a pivotal point in the Charles Pankow Foundation's growth, the Foundation's Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Anne…
INTEGRATED PROJECT DELIVERY An Action Guide for Leaders Now Available
Introducing INTEGRATED PROJECT DELIVERY An Action Guide for Leaders Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Practitioners Guide
Announcing a Research Grant with UCLA
FEMA P695 Study – “Enhanced Ductility” RC Coupled Wall Systems The study will examine the application of the FEMA P695 Methodology to ED-RCCW buildings less than 240 ft. in height to determine appropriate values of R, Cd, and Ω0; for…
Announcing a New Research Grant with ASCE/SEI on Wind Design
The Charles Pankow Foundation is Pleased to Announce a New Research Grant with the Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE Pre-Standard for Performance-Based Design for Wind The Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) of ASCE is pursuing, as part of its Vision, the…
Congratulations to Rik Kunnath and Ron Klemencic for their Industry Recognition
The Charles Pankow Foundation proudly honors Rik Kunnath, recipient of ASCE's Henry L. Michel Award for Industry Advancement of Resarch, and Ron Klemencic, one of Engineering News-Record's Top 25 Newsmakers, 2017. Their commitment to a better way to design and…
Announcing a New Research Grant with the University of Colorado
The Charles Pankow Foundation is pleased to announce a new research grant on Project Delivery. Revisiting Project Delivery Performance The goal of this research is to empirically compare the cost, schedule and quality performance of design-bid-build, construction manager at risk…
