Background

SPUR is pleased to archive and to present here the products of U.S. building construction industry research sponsored by the Charles Pankow Foundation. SPUR and Charles Pankow Foundation are linked through collaborative endeavors that reflect our mutual interests:

• Advancing effective planning and execution of constructed facilities
• Enhancing quality of future capital building projects in the U.S.
• Promoting innovation as a value-adding practice in planning, design, and construction of major buildings

The mission of the Charles Pankow Foundation (CPF) is to advance innovations in building design and construction, so as to provide the public with buildings of improved quality, efficiency, and value. The Foundation was established in 2004 by the late Charles J. Pankow, founder of Pankow Builders and a life-long champion for innovative advances in building engineering and construction. CPF is a private, independent, non-profit, public benefit, grantmaking foundation, dedicated to scientific and educational purposes.
Information on the research program of CPF and on Charles Pankow’s life and contributions can be seen at www.pankowfoundation.org.

Goals

The goals of CPF’s research grant program:

• Improve the quality, efficiency and value of large buildings by advancing codifiable innovations in structural components and systems;
• Improve the performance of building design and construction teams by advancing
  new technologies and producing innovative new methods, means and tools,
  and to
• Disseminate widely all products of CPF research, for ready access and adoption by building design and construction practitioners

This site contains a listing of all CPF research projects and products, as well as links by which readers can access the complete reports produced from CPF research grants.

Charles Pankow Foundation Publication Index

Click on the Project Title of any of the Charles Pankow Foundation research project to see a brief synopsis of the project and a listing of Research Products, typically scientific and practice-oriented reports.