The Rinker School of Construction Management is a national leader in advancing research across the built environment. Our research spans a wide and evolving spectrum of topics that reflect the complexity and dynamism of the built environment. Our commitment to advancing knowledge is rooted in a strong culture of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary collaboration, bridging ideas, methods, and innovations across traditional boundaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Focus Areas:<\/strong> Job site safety protocols and hazard mitigation; Regulatory compliance and safety standards; Work health, ergonomics, and well-being; Data-driven safety analytics and predictive risk modeling<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Focus Areas:<\/strong> Industrialized, off-site, and modular construction; Human-robot collaboration; Aerial and ground robotics (e.g., drones, legged and wheeled robots); AI and machine learning; Internet of Things (IoT)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Focus Areas:<\/strong> Lean construction; Alternative project delivery methods and contracting strategies; Team collaboration; Effective training and leadership; Construction economics and finance; Construction law<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Focus Areas:<\/strong> Building Information Modeling (BIM); Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR); Digital twins; Data usage in facility management, maintenance, and operation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Focus Areas:<\/strong> Building energy modeling; Life cycle analysis; Smart buildings and cities; Resilience and disaster recovery; Affordable and sustainable housing; Innovative cement and concrete technologies<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Focus Areas:<\/strong> Situated, experiential, and hands-on learning in physical and virtual environments; Digital field trips; AI-enabled education; AI literacy; Robot-assisted learning<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n At the Rinker School, we have over 20 faculty members actively engaged in cutting-edge research funded by a wide range of federal and state funding agencies, including the National Science Foundation (NSF), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as well as various industry and foundation grants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n These faculty members also serve as supervisors to graduate students, guiding master\u2019s and Ph.D. students as chairs of their thesis and dissertation committees. You can explore faculty profiles below and view those who are conducting research in specific focus areas at Rinker.<\/p>\n\n\n\nConstruction Automation and Robotics<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Project Delivery and Management<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Virtual Design and Construction<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Sustainability and Resiliency in Built Environment<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Tech-Supported Workforce Education and Training<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Our Research Faculty<\/h1>\n\n\n\n