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May 7, 2013

CIFE Announces Seed Research Projects for 2013-14 Academic Year

CIFE is pleased to announce that the Technical Advisory Committee selected the following projects to be funded for the Academic Year 2013-14:

  • Space Constraint Method  - M. Fischer, M. Lepech, R. Morkos
  • Using MDO to Support Sequential Conceptual Design  Decisions - M. Lepech, M. Fischer, F. Flager, J.Basbagill
  • A Framework for Bringing 3D Printing into the Construction Industry - M. Fischer, V. Bazjanac, N. Mrazovic
  • Integrated Virtual Parts Library—Parts List Definition - M. Fischer, C. Kam, B. Schwegler, C. Chi, D. Hall, H. Chen, J. Wei, N. Zhao, P. Padachuri, S. Tao
  • Statistical Analysis of KPIs: the Missing Links in the VDC Decision Making Process - M. Fischer, C. Kam, S. Khalessi, D. Senaratna
  • Enhancing Pre-Construction Decision-Making on Sustainable Commercial Building Projects  - M. Lepech, G. Griggs, K. Abraham
  • Achieving Large-scale Energy Reduction in Commercial Buildings Using Closed Loop Energy Analysis (CLEAN) - M. Fischer, C. Kam, P. Shiel
April 26, 2013

Swedish Construction News Magazine article on CIFE visitors

CIFE visitors Emile Hamon and Jerker Lessing, along with CIFE director Martin Fischer are featured in a news artlicle of the Swedish Construction News Magazine. Emile visited CIFE from member company Veidekke and Jerker came as a Visiting Researcher from Tyréns AB.

April 18, 2013

CIFE and SPS congratulate the 14 engineers from Royal HaskoningDHV

CIFE and SPS congratulate the 14 engineers from Royal HaskoningDHV who received their VDC Certificate on April 18, 2013, at the company's headquarters in Amersfoort, Netherlands.

From left to right:  Eugene Grüter (Member Executive Council and Business Line Director), Yke Veenstra, Josine van de Wal (Senior Consultant Change, Leadership & Talent Development), Michael Freerks, Anneke Mezger, Sander Roselaar, Jacob Hoogland, Niek Jenniskens, Martin Fischer (CIFE Director), Johan Mulder, Elvin Spoelder, Willem Frederik Louwersheimer, Jan vanden Bigelaar, Gerwin Duine, Jan Verhoeven, Erik Oostwegel (Vice Chairman Executive Board), Martijn Broekman, Sven Jacobi.

March 27, 2013

Bob Tatum honored with 2013 Peurifoy Construction Award

Congratulations to Prof. Bob Tatum for receiving the 2013 Peurifoy Construction Award for "his leadership in research related to design-construction integration and construction innovation." This is the major construction award by the American Society of Civil Engineers.  Bob is a professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Stanford who has been involved with CIFE since its founding.

March 20, 2013

VDC Program video

We are pleased to share a short video from the VDC (Virtual Design & Construction) Certificate Program Introductary Session held March 18-22.  It takes s little time to download. 

January 21, 2013

CIFE congratulates 9 VDC certified practitioners from Veidekke

On January 21, 2013, Martin Fischer awarded VDC certificates to nine construction professionals from CIFE member Veidekke's infrastructure division in Sweden. We congratulate (from left to right) Peter Åhman, Christoffer Nilsson, Csaba Prokec, Patric Wassberg, Per Jonsson, Hans Perbjörs, Fredrik Indevall, Aliaa Eddnan Husein, and Kajsa Lindström for the successful completion of the VDC Certificate Program and wish them and Veidekke much success from the continued deployment of VDC. The certificates were awarded in Trondheim, Norway, on day 1 of a new VDC certificate program for Veidekke.

October 23, 2012

DPR publishes Technical Report "Making the Integrated Big Room Better"

CIFE member DPR Construction published "Making the Integrated Big Room Better". This is a wonderful example of CIFE translation, which we discussed in the recent industry advisory board meeting. Members observed a problem; Atul Khanzode of DPR and Reid Senescu of CIFE observed the problem in practice to understand its roots, did some research and now DPR is reporting on how the innovative method works in practice.

Quoted from DPR's website: "DPR Construction teamed with Stanford University’s Center for Integrated Facilities Engineering (CIFE) to study the flow of information within an Integrated Big Room to better understand who is interacting with whom, about what, and when. Analyzing data from some 30,000 files on one large-scale hospital project reveals interdependencies and complex workflows between team members each month. This is the first step in better understanding whom should be the lead discipline in a big room environment at what time and how to enhance the quality of interactions to achieve better outcomes."

See the online report

September 18, 2012

Three New VDC Certificate Program Graduates

CIFE and SPS congratulate the three most recent VDC Certificate Program graduates: Matthew Miller (Gerson Lehrman Group), Johan Stenstrand (Skanska), and Juha-Matti Kujanpää (Skanska). They completed all program requirements and received their VDC Certificate at CIFE on September 18, 2012. They are pictured here with Martin Fischer and John Kunz.

September 14, 2012

VDC Certificate Program in Peru

CIFE and SPS teaching an introductory VDC course for the VDC Certificate Program in Lima, Peru, from Sept. 10 to 14, 2012.

September 13, 2012

Seminar at Peruvian Chamber of Commerce

CIFE Director Martin Fischer along with Roberto Arbulu of CIFE affiliate SPS and CIFE visiting scholar Leonardo Rischmoller gave a public seminar "VDC - Improving Project Management through Virtual Design and Construction: The revolution has arrived" on September 13th in Peru and hosted by the Peruvian Chamber of Construction.