More On: BSCI

The Opportunity for Mass Timber Construction by Designing for Disassembly
Over the past decade, the use of mass timber has gradually spread across the United States. This expansion has been fueled by an increasing number of manufacturers throughout the country, along with easier access to European products.

Core Temperature Visualization System (COTVIS)
This collaborative proposal seeks to address the knowledge gap surrounding Reality Capture (RC) technologies, specifically LiDAR scanning and 360-degree photogrammetry, among small to medium-sized general contractors in Alabama through a series of workshops.

Demystifying Reality Capture: A Collaborative Workshop Series with Bailey Harris Construction on LiDAR and 360-Degree Photogrammetry for Small to Medium-Sized Contractors in Alabama
This collaborative proposal seeks to address the knowledge gap surrounding Reality Capture (RC) technologies, specifically LiDAR scanning and 360-degree photogrammetry, among small to medium-sized general contractors in Alabama through a series of workshops.

Deployment of a Bayesian Filter Fixed Power (BFFP) Algorithm on “Mac” for Construction Material Localization
In collaboration with the Auburn University RFID Lab, the Construction Automation, Robotics, and Visualization (CARV) Lab submits this proposal to continue to advance previous research in RFID material and robot localization.

Toward AU Validated Micro-credentials to Address Regional Construction Workforce Challenges
Alternative credentialing, more commonly known as micro-credentialing is “industry-aligned short units of learning that are certified or credentialed and they can (mostly) stack or count towards a higher education qualification” (Wheelahan and Moodie 2021) and are also found to be “additional, alternate, or complementary” to a formal educational qualification (Oliver 2019).

Alum Aims to Build Students’ Futures as Member of IEB
Matt Shelby ‘07 knows a little something about building.

BSCI Faculty Member Recognized at Regional Conference
Dr. Kenneth Sands, an Assistant Professor in the McWhorter School of Building Science, has been honored with an Outstanding Conference Paper Award by the American Society of Engineering Education—Southeastern Section (ASEE-SE).

Influential real estate leader Andrew Baum to speak at Auburn
The Winchester Institute at Auburn University is hosting a lecture, “The Property Company of the Future,” presented by Andrew Baum, emeritus professor at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School, on Thursday, April 17 at 6:00 pm on the Auburn campus.

Ph.D. Student Found Just the Right Spot at Auburn
It may seem odd that Muhammad Umer, a Ph.D. student in the McWhorter School of Building Science (BSCI), has spent much of his graduate career working with a dog.

CADC Announces 2024–25 Seed Grant Awardees
The College of Architecture, Design and Construction (CADC) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024–25 CADC Seed Grant Awards, which provide funding to support faculty research, scholarship and creative work. Eighteen projects were selected, totaling more than $100,000.