Foundation Background Research Goals Research Products Overview November 2010 Foundation Background Research Goals Research Products

Mission The Charles Pankow Foundation exists to advance innovations in building design and construction, so as to provide the public with buildings of improved quality, efficiency and value.

Charles J. Pankow, 1923-2004 Purdue BSCE (1947); Hon. Doctorate (1983) Design-Builder (1950’s  CPBL 1963 ) Consummate innovator: concrete forming (patents); pre-casting; moment-frame; project automation; Concrete Construction Handbook Leader in ACI, ASCE, DBIA, SEAOC, others Honors & Awards; NAE 1997 Instilled Pankow Builders’ culture: “Find a better way” Advocated R & D investing by building industry Formed Foundation to carry out his vision

CPF Defined Private, independent, non-profit, public benefit, philanthropic foundation Exclusively for scientific, educational, and other charitable purposes 501(c)3 organization under IRS code Research products must be “in the public domain”

CPF Research Goals Deliver innovative products, components, systems to meet defined building industry needs Products provide immediate, practical benefit for building design & construction team use (“red zone to end zone”) Involve committed industry champion in each project CPF funding to leverage co-funding by other stakeholders

Research Goal Areas Research Area 1: Structures CPF Goal: Improve the quality, efficiency and value of large buildings by advancing codifiable innovations in structural components and systems. Research Area 2: Project Teams: Tools & Practices CPF Goal: Improve the performance of building design and construction teams by advancing integration, collaboration, communication and efficiency through innovative new tools and technologies, and by advancing new means and methods for project team practices. Illustrated on CPF website

CPF’s Focus CPF Research Focus Users Adopt/ Commercial Utilization Product/ Component/ System Develop- ment Users Adopt/ Commercial Utilization Users Adopt/ Commercial Utilization Operations & Mainten-ance Proofs/ Pilots/ Approvals Dissemin-ation & Diffusion Basic Research Applied Research CPF’s Focus

The CPF Grantmaking Process The Research Need Statement Advisory Council recommendations Issue RFP  get Principal Investigator’s proposal Board of Directors  approves grant Research Grant Agreement  award Deliverables & progress payments

CPF Grantmaking Process AWARD RESEARCH PROJECT INDUSTRY CHAMPION ACADEMIC RESEARCH NEED STATEMENT RESEARCH PROPOSAL RFP EXEC DIRECTOR YES NO BOARD OF DIRECTORS RESEARCH GRANT AGREEMENT EXEC DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT SCREEN YES ADVISORY COUNCIL NO

Research Grants, 2006-2010 29 grant awards to 18 universities & 8 NPO institutes Total awards since 2006 = $5.1M Average grant amount = $200,000 Completed project reports disseminated to the public @ www.pankowfoundation.org Closely allied with ACI, ATC, CII, DBIA, PCI, NIBS: research needs; co-funding; expertise Efficient, responsive project selection & grant award system

CPF Proven Keys to Success Allies: collaboration Industry Advisory Council Members Industry Champions “Red zone to end zone” focus