Paul M. Goodrum, P.E., Ph.D.
Nicholas
R. Petry Professor in Construction Engineering and
Management
Introduction
Paul Goodrum is the Nicholas R. Petry Professor in Construction Engineering and Management
in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering at the
University of Colorado at Boulder. Dr. Goodrum teaches courses in the area of
productivity improvement, construction methods, and building information
modeling. Prior to joining the faculty at University of Colorado at Boulder, he
was a Professor in Civil Engineering at the University of Kentucky, where he
was a three time recipient of the outstanding faculty teaching award in Civil
Engineering.
The thrust of his research lies in the
area of construction productivity and workforce issues with a recent emphasis
on applying Building Information Modeling (BIM) to construction. His research
has been funded by a combination of federal, state, and industry agencies,
including the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the National
Cooperative Highway Research Program, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, the
Construction Industry Institute, the Electrical Contracting Foundation, the
National Center for Construction Education and Research, the American Society
of Safety Engineers, and the Center to Protect Workers
Rights.
Dr. Goodrum was a recipient of the
Construction Industry Institute Outstanding Researcher Award in both 2008 and
2014 for his work in construction productivity and workforce issues.
Current Graduate
Students
Mohammed
Albattah. Dissertation Topic: Workforce
Shortages in the US and Canadian Construction Industries.
Omar Alruwaythi. Dissertation
Topic: The Utilization of Building
Information Modeling and physical 3D printers for Transferring Engineering
Information to Construction Workforce.
Joshua Johnson. Dissertation
Topic: A
Civil Integrated Maturity Model for State Transportation Agencies.
Pierre Bannier. MS
Topic: Work
Envelope Requirement Among Piping and Steel Trades and
the Influence of Global Populations. (large download).
Dave Bonham. MS Topic: Development of a Master
Code of Accounts for Mechanical and Electrical Construction.
Jack Sweany. MS Topic:
Cognitive Analyses of the Effects of Information Delivery through Different
Mediums.
Jeff Miller. MS Topic: Innovative
Information Systems for Craft Deliverables.
Farzad Minoeei. Dissertation Topic: To be determined
Valerie Carrasco Torres. MS
Topic. Construction
Engineering and Inspection Oversight on State Transportation Projects.
Current Courses
CVEN 5285. Design of Construction Operations (Fall)
Course Description: Design
of construction operation: pre-project planning; construction labor relations;
productivity management. The course will emphasize construction productivity
improvement by group field studies and discrete event simulation modeling.
In-depth study of the way overtime, changes, weather, and staffing levels
influence productivity. Industrial engineering techniques are applied to the
construction environment to improve the use of equipment and human and material
resources. Sample of Student Work.
CVEN 5386. Building
Information Modeling for Construction (Spring)
Course Description: The course focuses on advanced
information systems used to control and predict project performance (cost and
schedule) in construction. Building Information Modeling is examined as a
systems approach of integrating design and construction for the benefit of
developing construction work packages, 4D simulations, clash detection, and
status visualization of material availability and system installation.
Sample of Student Work I.
Sample
of Student Work II. Note:
large downloads.
CVEN 3256.
Construction Equipment and Methods
Course Description: Integrated study of
construction equipment, methods, and economics. Topics include equipment productivity,
equipment selection, and construction engineering design within economic
constraints. Examples include earthmoving, concrete formwork, and temporary
construction.
Contact Me
Dr. Paul M. Goodrum, P.E.
Campus Box 428, ECOT 515 Boulder, CO
80309-0428 paul.goodrum@colorado.edu
(303) 492-6382
I work at the University of Colorado Boulder for the Construction Engineering and
Management program