2008 Partners in Progress Conference - Las Vegas: April 3-5, 2008: Registration

Dr. Awad S. Hanna

Professor & Chair, Construction Engineering and Management Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Dr. Hanna holds M. S. and Ph.D. degrees from Penn State University and he is a register professional engineer in the U S and Canada. Awad has been an active construction practitioner, educator and researcher for over 30 years including 10 years as a design engineer and project manager. He has taught construction management courses at Penn State University, Memorial University, Canada, and University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Hanna is arguably the leading active North American researcher working today in the area of construction craft productivity.

This is highlighted in many ways:

He has been active in industry-funded productivity research for nearly 20 years, and research sponsors have included the Electrical Contracting Foundation, the New Horizon Foundation, and the Construction Industry Institute, among others.
He has authored over 100 refereed journal articles on construction-related topics with special emphasis on labor productivity, construction methods, and knowledge-based systems.
He has authored 10 major productivity-related books for the Construction Industry Institute, Electrical Contracting Foundation, Inc., the National Electrical Contractor Association, and the New Horizon Foundation. These have addressed such topics as the effects of absenteeism and turnover on labor productivity, the impact of change orders on labor efficiency, manpower loading, optimal project peak workforce, optimal project duration, the effect of multi-story construction on productivity, the effect of temperature on productivity, and factors affecting labor productivity for electrical contractors.
Dr. Hanna has presented over 500 one-day seminars and instructed more than 10,000 people in the U.S. and Canadian construction industry on improving construction labor productivity, and on improving site performance through proper pre-construction planning. His audiences have included NECA (National Electrical Contractors Association), Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractor’s National Association, Mechanical Contractors Association of America, Canadian Mechanical Contracting Education Foundation, Electrical Contractors Association of Canada, , and National Association of Boilermaker Construction Employees (NACBE).
Dr. Hanna has served as consultant and/or expert witness on many major national claims cases that involved craft productivity evaluation, including such projects such as the Massachusetts Central Artery “The Big Dig” and the New England Patriots Stadium.
Dr. Hanna was the recipient of CII’s 2006 Outstanding Researcher Award and was the winner of an international competition for the “Best Innovative Ideas In Construction”

Dr. Awad S. Hanna

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