The discovery of new practices and the development of new ideas to improve the engineering-construction industry characterize the Construction Engineering and Management (CEM) program research objectives. The CEM program actively engages in a diverse research agenda providing graduate and undergraduate students unique opportunities to participate in leading-edge research efforts. Topics of research include:

  • Injury prevention
  • Construction productivity
  • Labor demographics
  • Project delivery
  • Risk
  • Natural disaster preparedness and response
  • Organizational management
  • Globalization
  • Cognitive processing of construction information
  • Advanced contracting methods.

Our research funding includes the National Science Foundation, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Energy, Construction Industry Institute, and private industry.

Construction Engineering and Management Website 

Construction Engineering & Management Research and News

Crew working on a pipeline.

CU Boulder hosts inaugural construction safety summit

The University of Colorado Boulder hosted a global conference on construction safety in early November... Read more
Amy Javernick-Will

Gender disparities in engineering are a problem, CU Boulder researchers offer a solution

A new paper published by University of Colorado researchers found that female engineers are more... Read more
Keith Molenaar

Professor earns ASCE-CI Peurifoy Construction Research Award

Professor Keith Molenaar has been awarded the 2021 Peurifoy Construction Research Award by the American Society of Civil Engineers Construction Institute (ASCE-CI) Construction Research Council. Read more