Bluebeam, Inc., leading solutions provider for the global architectural, engineering, and construction (AEC) industries, and part of the Nemetschek Group, announces the recipients of the 2020 Academic Research Grants sponsored by Bluebeam and the Construction Progress Coalition. The four graduate and undergraduate students were recognized by a panel of industry experts from Zachary Construction, the Walsh Group, Bluebeam and the Construction Progress Coalition (CPC) for their original research in specific construction industry challenges including quality inspections, RFI management, production tracking and document control.
“Through this academic grant program, these students were able to bring new perspectives through their research to some of these established industry challenges,” says Kellie Ward, senior community development manager at Bluebeam. “The work these students have completed is inspiring, and further illustrates the importance of investing in the next generation of industry leaders. We are incredibly proud to have the chance to work with these students and promote their research, while partnering with the CPC and the program’s mentors, Todd Sutton from Zachary Group and Dan Smolillo at Walsh Group, to bring this opportunity to life.”
The recipients of the 2020 Academic Research Grant are Abdullah Alsuhaiban, a graduate student at the University of Texas, for his quality inspections analysis; Trina Cook, Purdue University Northwest, for her RFI process research; Andrew Foley, Purdue University, for his work on production tracking; and Jenna Levi, Ohio State University, for her investigation into document control. The grant recipient’s research, data tables as well as video explanations of each student’s work can be found at the www.constructionprogress.org/bluebeam-research-scholarship.