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FUNDED PROJECTS (Total Amount = approx. $3.5 million)

  A. Involvement as PI/Co-PI- Major Projects

1.      Role of Electrical Contractors on LEED Projects, 2007-08

ELECTRI International (Electrical Contractors’ Research Foundation)

2.      Sustainable Design and Construction: Collaborative U.S.-India Research & Outreach, 2006-09

CASID-MSU and U.S. Dept. Of Education

3.      Sustainable Planning, Design and Construction, 2006-08

Environment Research Initiative, Michigan State University

4.      Impact of LEED Requirements on CM Practices, 2006-07

AGC Education and Research Foundation

5.      U.S. - India Symposium on Urban Housing and Supporting Infrastructure, 2005-06

National Science Foundation and MSU

6.      CM Technical Assistance to Detroit Housing Commission, 2005-06

Detroit Housing Commission, Detroit, MI

7.      Manufactured Housing Production Process Analysis and Facility Layout, 2002-06

            National Science Foundation and MSU

8.      Built Environment Initiative and SPDC, 2002-04,

Provost and Deans of CANR & CSS, MSU

9.      National Housing Research Agenda Workshop, 2003-04

            National Science Foundation and MSU

10.  E-Factory Software Bundle, 2003-06

            PACE Program, GM-EDS

11.  Manufactured Housing Construction Quality Guidelines, 2002-03

            Consumers Union SWRO (Ford Foundation),

12.  Urban Housing and Infrastructure Initiative, 2001-03

            Urban Affairs Programs, Michigan State University

13.  Modeling of Manufactured Housing Production and Material Utilization, 2000-03

            National Science Foundation

14.  Industrialized Technology for Urban Housing in South Asia, 2000-01

            Fulbright Scholarship Board, U.S. Dept. of State

15.  Urban Affordable Housing, 2000-01

            Aspen Institute, Washington DC

16.  Community and Economic Development: Affordable Housing in Michigan, 1998 - 2001

            Fannie Mae Foundation, Washington DC, and Michigan State University

 

B. Involvement as PI/Co-PI- Other Projects

17.  Construction Project Management Outreach, 2007

Korean National Housing Corp., Korean Land Corp. and GICO, Korea and VIPP-MSU

18.  Construction Project Management executive training program, 2006

Construction Services, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

19.  Construction Project Management Outreach, 2006

Korean National Housing Corp. and Korean Land Corp., Korea and VIPP-MSU

20.  Residential Development and Construction Project Management Outreach, 2005

Korean National Housing Corp. and Korean Land Corp., Korea and VIPP-MSU

21.  Computer Integrated Construction Management Laboratory, 2004-06

Vice Provost for Libraries, Computing and Technology, MSU

22.  Construction Project Management Outreach, 2004,

LG Engineering and Construction, Korea, and VIPP-MSU

23.  Built Environment and Social Aspects of Urban Revitalization, 2003-04,

IPPSR, MSU

24.  Residential Construction Project Management Outreach, 2003

Korean Nat’l Housing Corp., Korea and VIPP-MSU

25.  Construction Project Management & Construction Risk Management- Certificate Programs, 2004-09,

JIM and CIDC, New Delhi, India

26.  Minority Apprenticeship Program: Introduction to Housing Research, Summer 2002 & 2003

            College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Michigan State University

27.  International Travel Grant, 2002

            Special Foreign Travel Fund, International Studies and Programs, MSU

28.  Innovative Ways to provide Urban Affordable Housing - White Paper Development, 2001-02

            Institute of Public Policy and Social Research and Urban Affairs Programs, MSU

29.  Manufactured Housing Industry in Michigan, 2000-02

            V.P for Special Project, Policy Research Fund, MSU

30.  International Travel Grant, 2000

      Midwest Universities Consortium for International Activities (MUSCIA), and International Studies and Programs, MSU

31.  Construction Project Management Training Project, 2000

            Planning and Development Department, City of Detroit, MI

32.  Construction Management of Housing Projects, 1999

            Hong Kong Housing Authority, Hong Kong, SAR

33.  Production Planning and Cycle Time Study, 1998

            Crosswinds Communities, Inc., Novi, MI

34.  Construction Management of Steel Construction, 1997-98

            American Institute of Steel Construction, Chicago, IL

35.  Economic and Fiscal Impact of Housing Development on Communities, 1997

            Housing Education and Research Center, Michigan State University

36.  Minority Apprenticeship Program: Introduction to Housing Research, Summer 1997

            College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Michigan State University

37.  Professional Designation Feasibility Study & Business Planning for Homebuilders, 1996-97

            Housing Education and Research Center, Michigan State University

38.  The Position of Manufactured Housing Industry in Michigan, 1995-96

            Harvest Foundation, MMHA, and Michigan State Department of Commerce

39.  Housing Education and Research Center Designation, 1995-96

            Offices of Provost, VP of Research, and CANR Dean, Michigan State University

40.  Institute for the Built Environment, 1994-1996

            College of Applied Human Sciences, and Provost, Colorado State University

41.  Computer-Based Construction management for Architectural Projects, 1994

            AED-United States Agency for International Development

42.  Construction Management of Infrastructure Projects, 1994

            AED-United States Agency for International Development

43.  Construction and Facilities Management of School Construction, 1993-94

            Poudre R-1 School District, Fort Collins, CO

44.  Development of International Training Portfolio for Construction Management, 1994

            Mini Grant Program, Colorado State University

45.  Computer Integrated Estimating and Purchase management for a Custom Home Builder, 1994

            Genesee Homes, Colorado

46.  Construction Safety and Inspection Training, 1994

            AMIDEAST - United States Agency for International Development

47.  Development of Training Program on Scheduling

            E.G. & G., Inc., and Rocky Flats, CO

48.  Development of Management and Production Assistance manual, 1993-94

            Village Homes of Colorado, Inc.

49.  Development of a Technology Transfer Instructional Package for Computer-Based Estimating, 1992-93

            Pennsylvania Builders Association

50.  Computer Integrated Design Drawing, Cost Estimating, and Scheduling, 1990-91

                        Pennsylvania Builders Association

51.  Technologically Efficient Affordable Housing (TEAH)

            Energy Efficient Institute and Ben Franklin Partnership, Pennsylvania

52.  Modular Housing Assembly Process Productivity Improvement, 1989

            Penn Lyon Homes and Ben Franklin Partnership, Pennsylvania

 

C. Involvement as Project Administrator

1.      Building Technology Research and Support – Indefinite Quantity Contract, 2003-08

            U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and Virginia Tech.

2.      Housing Education and Research Center, Michigan State University, 1995-98

           a. Overall Fundraising and Operations

            b. Construction Scheduling

            c. Construction Safety

            d. Alternatives to Sewage Systems

            e. Energy Code Guide

3.      Housing Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University, 1988-92

            a. On Lot Sewer System, 1991-92

            b. A Life Cycle Cost Analysis of Complete Energy Consumption in Residential

                        Construction, 1991-92

            c. Customized CAD System for Residential Construction, 1991-92

            d. Technology Transfer Program for Residential Construction, 1991-92

            e. An Analysis of Envelope Performance and Energy Utilization in Residential

                        Construction, 1990-91

            f. Industrialized Housing Research Agenda, 1990-91

            g. A Consumer Education Program for Factory-Built Housing, 1990-91

            h. A Solution Source Expert System for the Industrialized Housing Industry, 1989-90



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