{"71553":{"#nid":"71553","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech to Offer First PhD Degree in Building Construction","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe University System of Georgia has approved a new PhD\ndegree with a major in Building Construction at Georgia Tech, the first such\noffering in the nation. Housed within the College of Architecture and the\nSchool of Building Construction, the program is now accepting applications for\nfall 2012 admission.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe program will emphasize original interdisciplinary\nscholarship in key and emerging areas, such as sustainability, integrated\ndelivery, technology and energy\u2014topics that faculty and researchers in the\nSchool of Building Construction already are actively pursuing through more than\n$1 million in sponsored-research projects.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cComplex building systems, innovative construction\ntechnologies and new materials, coupled with great expectations among owners\nand users for quality sustainability and value, have led to rising demand for highly\neducated construction professionals,\u201d said Daniel Castro, chair of the School\nof Building Construction. \u201cGraduates of the PhD in Building Construction will not\nonly have the potential to positively impact the industry, but also our society\nas a whole through innovations in renewable energy, enhanced efficiency,\nimproved quality of life for building occupants, reduced costs and safer\nworkplaces.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EGraduates will be prepared for careers as scholars and\nprofessionals in the military, universities, private laboratories, industry and\ngovernment agencies. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe Georgia Tech advantage is clear linkages and complementary\nknowledge with researchers across the Institute,\u201d said Alan Balfour, Dean of\nthe College of Architecture. \u201cAs world cities resume growth after the global\nrecession and as new whole new cities are formed in emerging regions, leaders\nmust be just as fluent in sustainable construction management as they are\nknowledgeable in architecture, structural engineering, mechanical engineering\nand environmental control systems.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EDoctoral studies in building construction are typically\noffered as a concentration or \u201ctrack\u201d within architecture or civil engineering\ndepartments. With Georgia Tech\u2019s robust research agenda and active faculty in\nbuilding construction, the formalized PhD in Building Construction will bolster\nresearch strengths in this area and support ambitious goals laid out in the\nInstitute\u2019s strategic plan.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIndeed, this initiative is emblematic of the Institute\u2019s\nculture of multidisciplinarity, creative problem-solving, and global\ncitizenship,\u201d Balfour continued.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ETwelve alumni of Georgia Tech\u2019s PhD in Architecture program\nconcentrated their research and subsequently their careers in building\nconstruction. Currently, there are 17 advanced students enrolled in the School who\nare expected to graduate with the new PhD in Building Construction.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EInquiries regarding the application process should be\ndirected to Jacquelyn Strickland at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jstrickland@coa.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejstrickland@coa.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\nor 404-385-7089.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGraduates will meet demand for multidisciplinary, technology-oriented leaders in the global construction industry.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Graduates will meet demand for multidisciplinary, technology-oriented leaders in construction."}],"uid":"27213","created_gmt":"2011-10-19 09:09:38","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:30","author":"Teri Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-10-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-10-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"70053":{"id":"70053","type":"image","title":"Building at Night","body":null,"created":"1449177288","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:14:48","changed":"1475894614","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:34","alt":"Building at Night","file":{"fid":"193447","name":"0723731-p2-049.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/0723731-p2-049_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/0723731-p2-049_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2284143,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/0723731-p2-049_0.jpg?itok=cfcIt0Hp"}}},"media_ids":["70053"],"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"}],"categories":[{"id":"137","name":"Architecture"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1897","name":"Civil Engineering"},{"id":"926","name":"College of Architecture"},{"id":"1400","name":"Construction"},{"id":"479","name":"Green Buzz"},{"id":"5972","name":"program management"},{"id":"167100","name":"school of building construction"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:teri.nagel@coa.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ETeri Nagel\u003C\/a\u003E, Georgia Tech College of Architecture\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}