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Innovation For Building Design & Construction

The Charles Pankow Foundation serves as a catalyst for industry innovation. We develop scalable solutions to practical challenges faced by the full spectrum of the architecture, engineering and construction industry. Ours is a catalytic approach. We provide our own funding to attract other funding for pooled purpose and high-impact. More than just a funding source, we bring deep industry insight to identifying critical research topics. We assemble collaborative teams of experts, researchers, and funders. We facilitate large-scale activities including laboratory and field testing. We deliver for purpose and immediate utility. We gain market acceptance and adoption of industry advances. All work product is publicly shared for collective use.

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Industry advancement and project innovation are underpinned with more than 130 research reports, publications, and tools completed and disseminated. The Foundation is a source of opportunities for the owner, designer and builder to improve project financial, environmental and social outcomes.

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MEET

Innovators. Trailblazers. Pioneers. They're all here - turning ideas into reality. The Foundation's past and current collaborators include industry-leading organizations, research universities, and subject matter experts.

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Do you want to propose a project or research idea? Are you interested in contributing your expertise or providing resources to Foundation initiatives? Are you wanting to donate funding? Then join us...

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ABOUT US

Learn about the Foundation's history, mission, and leadership.

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GET IN TOUCH WITH THE FOUNDATION
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The Pankow Foundation introduced the AEC industry to the incredible potential for non-proprietary research to spur innovation in building construction. Industry professionals and academia working collaboratively to identify and solve problems is a model that continues to produce inspiring results with increasing industry impact."
-RICHARD M. KUNNATH PE, Board President Charles Pankow Foundation