Research Centers, Institutes & Labs

Research Centers, Institutes & Labs

The M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management is home to several specialized research centers, institutes, and laboratories, each playing a vital role in advancing innovation across the built environment. These hubs of inquiry support a wide range of research initiatives and serve as platforms for collaboration among faculty, students, and industry partners.

Our Research Centers and Institutes

Advanced research hubs across disciplines!

Powell Center for Construction and Environment

Director:
Dr. Robert
Ries

Center of Advanced Construction Information Modeling (CACIM)

Director:
Dr. Raymond
Issa

Shimberg Center for Housing Studies

Interim Director:
Anne
Ray

Anne Ray Headshot

Core Faculty:
Dr. Maria
Watson

Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience (FIBER)

Core Faculty:
Dr. Ryan Sharston

Core Faculty:
Dr. Jason von Meding

Our Research Labs

Faculty-led teams for specialized research!

Smart Industrialized Design & Construction (Smart IDC) Lab

Director:
Dr. Aladdin
Alwisy

Smart Construction Informatics (SCI) Lab

Director:
Dr. Aaron
Costin

Collaborative Project Delivery (CPD) Lab

Director:
Dr. Bryan
Franz

Human-Centered Technology in Construction (HCTC) Lab

Director:
Dr. Masoud
Gheisari

Construction Automation & Safety (CAS) Lab

Director:
Dr. Idris
Jeelani

Human-centered Innovative Technology for Resilient Built Environment Lab

Director:
Dr. Rui
Liu

Disasters, Trust & Social Change Lab

Director:
Dr. Jason von
Meding

Adaptive Built Environment Lab (ABEL)

Director:
Dr. Ryan
Sharston

Urban Building Energy Sensing, Controls, Big Data Analysis & Visualization Lab (UrbSys)

Director:
Dr. Ravi
Srinivasan

Computational Mechanics, Natural Hazards, Decarbonization & Construction Automation Lab

Director:
Dr. Chaofeng
Wang

Rinker Graduate Hub

One of the Places Our Students Can Collaborate and Do Research!

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