Posted on 27 March 2023
Catriona Winter is a Senior Vice President with Clark Construction Group LLC, where she leads a suite of integrated project development and preconstruction services. She joined Clark in 2004 and has been instrumental in diversifying the firm’s service offerings and implementing best practices across the organization, including driving its optimized approach to design management. Read more
Posted on 27 March 2023
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Laura is the retired Assistant Commissioner for the Office of Project Delivery (OPD), part of the Office of Design and Construction for the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). In this role, she led the successful consolidation of project management functions that were distributed throughout GSA into the OPD, evolving an organization that was responsible for capital projects into an organization that is now responsible for all projects, including capital, small, and reimbursable. Read more
Posted on 9 August 2022
Emily Guglielmo, SE, PE, CE, F. SEI, M.ASCE, a Principal at Martin/Martin Inc., has been appointed to the Charles Pankow Foundation Board of Directors. She heads up Martin/Martin’s San Francisco office and serves as its technical leader on earthquake and wind engineering.
Recognized nationally for her expertise and activity in code development and research, Emily serves on the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 7-22 General Provisions Committee, Main Subcommittee, Seismic Subcommittee, and Wind Subcommittee. She also serves on the ASCE/ SEI Codes and Standards Executive Committee and, by appointment, on the National Institute of Building Sciences’ Building Seismic Safety Council (BSSC) Task Group: Improving US Seismic Codes and Standards, as well as the BSSC 2026 Provisions Update Committee.
“Emily brings a wealth of practical experience from the broad portfolio of structures she has helped design, which includes medical, technology, industrial, garage, and long-span recreational facilities for both public and private clients,” noted Charles Pankow Foundation Board President Richard M. Kunnath, PE. “Moreover, throughout her career, she has demonstrated a keen sense of vision and the leadership qualities to translate that vision into reality,” he added.
Recognition of Emily’s professional accomplishments have led to her being named to ENR California’s Top 20 Under 40 (2014), Rising Stars in Structural Engineering (2013), and BD+C’s 40 Under 40 (2013). Additionally, she received the American Society of Civil Engineers’ 2016 Edmund Friedman Young Engineer Award for Professional Achievement.
Emily’s professional leadership positions have included serving as President of both the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California and the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA). She currently serves as chair of NCSEA’s Wind Engineering Committee.
Emily earned her bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from University of California, Los Angeles and her master's degree in Structural Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. Read more
Posted on 29 July 2022
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The Charles Pankow Foundation (CPF) in partnership with the American Concrete Institute Foundation and the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute Foundation are pleased to announce the new research report, Normal and High-Strength Continuously Wound Ties, is available for free download. Read more
Posted on 28 June 2022
The Charles Pankow Foundation is pleased to announce the award of a new research grant to Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. (SGH) in support of a research collaboration with RDH Building Science Inc., and Morrison Hershfield (MH). The research is led by Co-Principal Investigators Vince Cammalleri (SGH), Stephane Hoffman (MH), and John Straube (RDH). Read more
Posted on 2 June 2022
The Charles Pankow Foundation is pleased to announce the award of a new research grant to the University of Texas at San Antonio and Principal Investigator Wassim M. Ghannoum, Ph.D., P.E. This research addresses a need for structural engineers and contractors: design criteria for mechanical splices in hinge regions that would result in adequate performance for Gr80 and 100 bars, and performance criteria for mechanical splices to allow their use in hinge regions. Read more
Posted on 25 March 2022
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
Posted on 15 March 2022
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
Posted on 3 March 2022
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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
Posted on 10 January 2022
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