Posted on 10 May 2024
The Charles Pankow Foundation (CPF) along with several Industry Partners is pleased to announce the award of a new research grant to the University of Nevada Reno (UNR) to continue investigation for improving safety while working with rebar cages. The Principal Investigator will be Hamed Ebrahimian, Ph.D., P.E., along with Ahmad M. Itani, Ph.D., S.E, of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UNR. Read more
Posted on 9 May 2024
The Charles Pankow Foundation (CPF) in partnership with the American Institute of Steel Construction and Magnusson Klemencic Associates are pleased to announce the new research report, Introduction to Performance-Based Structural Fire Design (PBSFD) for Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) Officials, is available for free download. Prof. Amit Varma was the Principal Investigator and led the Purdue Research Team. Read more
Posted on 8 May 2024
Ellis honored as ASCE Distinguished Member
The Charles Pankow Foundation is proud to recognize Read more
Posted on 12 January 2024
His Legacy: https://www.pankowfoundation.org/about/legacy/ Read more
Posted on 14 December 2023
The Charles Pankow Foundation (CPF) in partnership with the Magnusson Klemencic Associates Foundation and American Institute of Steel Construction, are pleased to announce the new research report, Steel Coupling Beams in Low-Seismic and Wind Applications, is available for free download. This product completes CPF Research Grant Agreement #05-19. Read more
Posted on 30 October 2023
The Charles Pankow Foundation (CPF) is pleased to announce the publication of the latest update to an existing resource on managing the design phase of design-build projects, the Design-Builder’s Guide to Design Management, which provides targeted guidance for a critical role in the process—the design integration manager. Read more
Posted on 25 October 2023
The Charles Pankow Foundation (CPF) along with several Industry Partners is pleased to announce the award of a new research grant to continue investigation of a new, modular steel floor framing and diaphragm system for commercial building structures with broad applicability, including high seismic zones. The proposed system 'FastFloor' has key benefits of increasing the speed of construction, including eliminating the pouring of a concrete deck. This type of system is key to achieving the goals of the AISC Need for Speed initiative to reduce the time from conception to occupancy for steel building structures. Our Industry Partners are: Read more
Posted on 17 October 2023
The Charles Pankow Foundation (CPF) in partnership with the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute Foundation, PJ's Rebar, Nucor, Parsons Corporation, Kiewit, Keller, Siefert Associates, Williams Form Engineering, and the ASDC - International Association of Foundation Drilling, are pleased to announce the new research report, Application of U-bolt Connector for Improving the Safety of Rebar Cages, is available for free download along with several associated products. These products complete CPF Research Grant Agreement #01-20. Read more
Posted on 12 October 2023
The Charles Pankow Foundation (CPF) is pleased to announce the award of a new research grant to investigate the diaphragm and vibration behavior of steel-cross laminated timber (CLT) floors through experimental testing and numerical simulations. Read more
Posted on 28 September 2023
The Charles Pankow Foundation (CPF), in partnership with Magnusson Klemencic Associates, Portland Cement Association Education Foundation, and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 7-22 Subcommittee on Dead and Live Loads, are pleased to announce the publication of the new research report, Assembly Live Load Consistency for Buildings: Gateway to Reducing Embedded Energy, which is available for free download. Read more
