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

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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”

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. Research Grants,
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
Closely allied with ACI, ATC, CII, DBIA, PCI, NIBS: research needs; co-funding; expertise
Efficient, responsive project selection & grant award system

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