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ANNUAL REPORT 2021: EXPANDING OUR UNIVERSE

From the beginning, we have been the beneficiary of generous support from across the industry. Lately that support has reached new heights, and allowed us to broaden into new research domains. Thanks to the many including major corporations, government partners, and universities who believe in the promise of our work and the power of collective action, we are making innovation a reality in the built environment. Synergize, our 2021 Annual Report, highlights our latest work and those that invest their time and resources to deliver better ways to design and build. Read more


RESEARCH GRANT AWARD: Innovative Tool for Owners - Owner Typology Assessment and Project Delivery Method Considerations

The Charles Pankow Foundation is pleased to announce the award of a new research grant to University of Washington and Principal Investigators Dr. Carrie Sturts Dossick and Dr. Laura Osburn of the Department of Construction Management, and Renée Cheng of the College of Built Environments. This research addresses a need for building owners. The tools will help assess their organization’s decision-making profile and select an appropriate project delivery method, as well as assess how to best prepare for organizational tensions that will require leadership and management during the delivery process under various project delivery models. Read more


RESEARCH GRANT AWARD: Modular Steel Plate Floor Assemblies

The Charles Pankow Foundation (CPF) is pleased to announce the award of a new research grant to support a four-university collaboration to advance a potentially game-changing innovation. The universities will investigate the feasibility of a modular steel floor framing and diaphragm system for commercial building structures with broad applicability, including high seismic zones. The objective is a system that can be erected 30-50% faster than traditional concrete-on-metal-deck systems. The new system could be lifted and quickly set in place with simple, optimized connections. This grant will support the work of teams led by: Read more




SpeedCore Research Bolted Splice Details for Composite Plate Shear Walls—Concrete Filled

The Charles Pankow Foundation (CPF) is pleased to announce the award of a new research grant to University at Buffalo and Principal Investigator Michel Bruneau. The results of this work is intended to provide experimentally-verified bolted splice details for Composite Plate Shear Walls—Concrete Filled, also known as SpeedCore. Field bolted splices may be preferable especially in non- seismic regions, regions of moderate seismicity, and where wind demands exceed elastic seismic demands and govern splice design. Read more