Stanford Construction Institute
The Stanford Construction Institute was launched in 1960 as one of Stanford's first Industrial Affiliate Programs to support enrichment of our graduate Construction educational and research program by allowing us to connect research with engineering and management practices in leading firms in all sectors of the construction industry, offer access to leading practical knowledge to graduate students, and bring this knowledge to Stanford by engaging practicing professionals from industry as consulting adjunct lecturers and professors.
About the Construction Institute Industry Affiliate Program
The Stanford Construction Institute Industry Affiliate Program yearly membership fees fund research that contrasts leading construction industry practices with emerging practices. Recent studies funded via affiliate program funding include: the comparison of construction work carried out with typical construction methods with work supported by on-site robots (led by PI Fischer with support from Adjunct Lecturer Brosque), comparison of design and management work carried out with typical vs. AI-supported methods (led by PIs Armeni and Fischer with support of Adjunct Lecturers Choo and Morkos), comparison of typical building designs with low-carbon building designs (led by PI Lepech supported by Adjunct Professor Lessing), and studies of the impact of renewable electricity generation at the neighborhood and urban scales (led by PIs Jain and Rajagopal supported by Adjunct Professor Schwegler).
Member Affiliation and Benefits
Affiliating your firm with the Construction Institute
The construction industry faces great challenges, including a lack of professional resources and a need for better management tools. Upgrading our failing national infrastructure, and the requisite project funding that will entail, are perhaps the greatest challenge. We are committed to working together with industry to address these challenges. Student interest in Construction is stronger than ever, and, through our research and teaching, we are committed to helping develop the critical professional resources and tools required to meet the needs of the industry. We welcome and appreciate donations of any size; however, we would like to invite you to join the group of companies that are supporting our graduate Construction Program as Members of the Stanford Construction Institute:
Membership benefits
We invite interested firms to become an affiliate member of the Stanford Construction Institute Industry Affiliate Program to support ongoing and future research and education initiatives to keep the Stanford Construction Program in the forefront of such programs worldwide. For more information about Stanford University policy affecting Industrial Affiliates Program Memberships, please visit here.
Member firms can appoint a representative to participate in our Program Advisory Committee to provide ongoing input to the design of our graduate degree programs and areas of research. In addition, members may receive the following benefits:
- Facilitated recruitment of graduate and undergraduate students as employees or interns; this can include participation in CEE258, The Donald R. Watson Seminar in Construction Management & Engineering, which occurs in the Autumn Quarter
- Student mentoring and career development activities
- Participation in courses and seminars as guest lecturers
- Evaluation of student projects and research
- Opportunity to network with faculty and students at the annual Construction Institute Meeting (e.g., CI Executive Briefing & Student Seminar), typically held in late April/early May
- Recognition as a strong supporter of Stanford's Construction Program
Annual membership contribution based on firm size
- Firms with 2,000 employees or more: $25,000
- Firms with fewer than 2,000 employees: $12,500
Affiliate Program members may provide additional funding. All research results arising from the use of the additional funding will be shared with all program members and the general public. Affiliate Program members may request the additional funding be used to support a particular area of program research identified on the program’s website, or the program research of a named faculty member, as long as the faculty is identified on the program website as participating in the Affiliate Program. In either instance, the director of the Affiliate Program will determine how the additional funding will be used in the program’s research.
For questions, please reach out to:
Brian Sedar, Construction Institute Director, bsedar@stanford.edu
Geoffrey Tuttle, Administrator, gwtuttle@stanford.edu
Construction Institute Member Firms
The Stanford Construction Institute Industry Affiliate Program member companies are represented by selected leaders in our Program Advisory Committee. Their support is critical to the ongoing success of Stanford's Sustainable Design and Construction Program.
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| Schatzie Allen-Jefferson President The Allen Group, LLC | 
| Lamis el-Didi Principal, Construction Consulting Exponent |
| Andreas Raedle Principal, Americas Contractor Services Leader, Arup | 
| Bob Pragada CEO & Chair Jacobs |
| Catherine Hunt Ryan President, Mfg & Technology Exec Dir, Bechtel Group | 
| Yayu Lin President, Commercial Development Sares Regis N California |
| Kathryn Cahill Thompson Chief Executive Officer Cahill Contractors, LLC | 
| Major General Kim Colloton Dep Cmd Genl, Mil & Intl Ops US Army Corps Engr |
| Don Clark Co-CEO & Co-Owner Clark Pacific | 
| RDML Jorge Cuadros Cmdr Atlantic, Fleet Civ Engr US Naval Fac Command |
| Dev Krishnan Sr VP, CEO KKCS Consertus | 
| Rod Humble Chief Operating Officer Vance Brown Builders |
| Eric Lamb Board of Directors DPR Construction | 
| Michael Walton Executive Secretary Construction Employers’ Association |