π-DEAS: Performance Innovations in Delivery, Energy, And Sustainability (PiDEAS)

Our research group’s mission is to improve the performance of the built environment and empower the stakeholders delivering it. We focus on Performance Innovations in Delivery, Energy, And Sustainability (PiDEAS). Examples of our funded research programs include improving performance through innovative project delivery and developing decision-making tools and models to provide data-driven insights.

Graduate Students Excel in 2014! * 8 Awards and 16 Presentations

El Asmar team members have been recognized in various venues for their excellent scholarship and contributions! Congratulations!!         David Ramsey, Construction Industry Institute (CII); First Place Best Poster Award; July 2014. David Ramsey, ASU […]

International Partnerships and Collaboration

Dr. El Asmar was invited to deliver seminars at China’s Huazhong University of Science & Technology (HUST). He discussed various topics related to alternative project delivery methods currently in use in the U.S., and how these […]

Construction Industry Institute (CII) Invited New Scholar

Dr. El Asmar was invited to join CII as part of the New Scholar Program, and delivered talks to the CII Academic Committee and Research Committee at the (II)Annual Conference in Orlando, FL on July 29-31, 2013. The […]

Invited ACEC Talk on DB Procurement

Dr. El Asmar was invited to give a presentation about the effectiveness of single-step and two-step Design-Build procurement at the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) fall conference in Scottsdale, AZ on October 29, 2013.

Invited Industry Talk on IPD

Dr. Mounir El Asmar was invited to give a talk about the performance of Integrated Project Delivery at an industry group meeting on December 21, 2012.

MRED Project Scheduling Workshop

Dr. Mounir El Asmar served as guest speaker for the Master of Real Estate Development Program at ASU’s W. P. Carey School of Business. He led a workshop on “Project Management Scheduling Practices” on December 3, 2012.

Green Infrastructure Panelist

Dr. Mounir El Asmar joined an expert panel at the Decision Center for a Desert City (DCDC) Water and Climate briefing on October 10, 2012. The panel discussed the Dynamics of Water in Urban Ecosystems and […]