Description

With generous support from the local construction industry, the Department of Construction Management took on an ambitious project to develop a research and education center at the old naval base at Sand Point located in Magnuson Park, Seattle, WA near the University of Washington’s main campus. The facility features more than 25,000 square feet of space on two levels, providing a home for the Center for Education and Research in Construction (CERC). CERC-affiliated faculty and researchers have a breadth of expertise in areas that include, but are not limited to, project management, procurement, contracting, delivery, use of technology in construction, safety and health, risk management, planning, lean construction, life-cycle cost management, integrated project delivery, heavy civil infrastructure development, collaborative technologies, sustainable infrastructures, and materials. Most of the education and research activities at CERC revolve around Labs, which focus on current and emerging industry concerns. Our labs impact the industry through developing best practices, highlighting emerging challenges, testing new technologies, and experimenting with new methodologies. CERC develops and delivers continuing education for professionals within the built environment disciplines.

Partners

UW Seattle, College of Built Environments, and Department Construction Management, College of Engineering and Department of  and has established partnerships within the UW, the College of Engineering and the School of Public Health;

Skanska and the National Electrical Contractors Association

Funders

National Science Foundation, the Transportation Research Board with the National Academies, the Construction Industry Institute, the Pankow Foundation, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the Washington Department of Transportation, the Oregon Department of Transportation, Sound Transit, Port of Seattle, Skanska, Turner Construction, Mortenson, and Hewlett Packard.