Stanford SDC Program Applicant Webinar

1. Stanford SDC Program Applicant Webinar November 15, 2018

2. Vision A future we would like to make happen Definition of Vision by Robert Burgelman, GSB, Stanford Every workhour in the office and in the field builds the right buildings, infrastructure, and neighborhoods safely and productively

3. Sustainable Design and Construction Program Design Sustainable Construction Every workhour in the office and in the field builds the rightbuildings, infrastructure, and neighborhoods safely and productively

4. Four SDC Tracks • SDC-M Management • SDC-S Structures • SDC-E Energy • SUS-SUS Sustainable Urban Systems

5. Core Faculty • Lisa Boissier • (S3L Admin) • TeddieGuenzer • (CIFE Admin) • Sharyn Nantuna(SDC) • Marc Ramsey • (CIFE IT) • MikeBennon • Martin Fischer • Renate Fruchter • Ray Levitt • Mike Lepech • RisheeJain • Ram Rajagopal • Brian Sedar • Eduardo Miranda

6. Program Consulting Professors, Lecturers, Administrative Associates Ashcraft, Howard Ballati, Deborah Barton, John Bazjanac, Vladimir Christensen, Stan Farmakis, Dimitris Goodson, Darryl Groves, Robert Kam, Calvin Katz, Glenn Koen, Nelson Kolderup, Erik Kurani, Danish Lessing, Jerker • Lyons, Mike • McDonough, William • Meyer, Paul • Morkos, René • Moscovich, José Luis • Peterman, Andrew • Rumsey, Peter • Savage, Sam • Schwegler, Benedict • Shiel, Pat • Steep, Michael • Tucker, Avram • Walton, Michael

7. Our Students’ Diversity – Aspirations • “Design and build humane, efficient, inspiring buildings” • “Establish a highly esteemed construction company in my home country” • “Create structures that interact holistically with the environment” • “Be the person that makes the decisions that influence the sustainability of a building” • “Establish my own construction firm to promote the popularization of new construction technologies and methods” • “Go on to develop innovative water resource solutions” • “Reduce costs and keep profits up through minimizing wasted materials, time, and labor” • “To design and manage projects that make people enjoy going to work without having to deal with traffic” • “Interests lie at the intersection of energy and resource management with the design of urban systems”

8. Construction Curriculum Overview • “WHY?” All SDC curricula are based on a common core of 7 academic areas of emphasis which are weighted to provide a strong academic foundation for practice in any of the 4 tracks. • Managers of project teams must exhibit a broad • range of knowledge, expertise, and • comprehensive project viewpoints. • “HOW?”

9. Structure of the SDC Program • Management Req • Spring Classes • Structures Req • Winter Classes • Energy Req • Fall Classes • SUS Req • 7 Academic Areas of Emphasis • SDC Track Unit Requirements • Prerequisite and Baseline Requirements

10. 7 Academic Areas of Emphasis • 3Manage – 3 Struct – 6 Energy–12 SUS • 0Manage – 12 Struct – 0 Energy– 0 SUS • 0Manage – 0 Struct – 0 Energy– 0 SUS • 3Manage – 3 Struct – 9 Energy– 6 SUS • 12Manage – 5 Struct – 6 Energy– 5 SUS • 8Manage – 3 Struct – 5 Energy– 3 SUS • 4Manage – 4 Struct – 4 Energy– 4 SUS

11. Diversity in teaching • 25% taught by SDC tenure-line faculty • 25% taught by leading practitioners • 50% taught by other Stanford faculty

12. Online Courses

13. CEE258 Seminar Speakers in Autumn 2018 • Schatzie Allen Jefferson, President, The Allen Group • Mark Kroll, Managing Director, and Jeff Birdwell, President Commercial Division, Sares Regis • Joshua Ritti, Construction Practice Lead, and Valeria Tyndall, Senior Manager, Exponent • Eric Lamb, EVP & MgtCmte Member, and Abe Sipes, Sr. Proj. Mgr., DPR Construction • Kathryn Cahill Thompson, CEO, Cahill Contractors • Don Clark, President, Clark Pacific Construction • Dev A Krishnan, President & CEO, KKCS • George Pla - Founder & CEO, Cordoba Corporation • Michael Traylor, Owner & Co-President, Traylor Brothers, Inc. • Alasdair Cathcart, President Oil Gas & Chemicals, and Catherine Hunt Ryan, CFO BGI, Bechtel Corporation

14. What are our alumni doing? • CEO Major EPC company • CEOs and Presidents of many development, engineering, construction, service, and technology firms • Leaders in public and private owner organizations • Highly recognized academics around the world

15. Innovations pioneered by SDC faculty • Productivity improvement • CPM • Safety metrics and management • Lean construction • BIM • 4D modeling • IFC • MDO • IPD • And much more

16. CIFE . GPC . PBL . CI Research Centers & Institutes

17. CIFE - Center for Integrated Facility Engineering • 100% funded by A/E/C industries • Building owners & developers • Design & construction firms • Software & hardware vendors • Timeline • 1988 – 2000Building Information Modeling (BIM) • 2001 – 2010Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) • 2011 – presentFacility Performance Optimization, IPD

18. The Global Projects Center (GPC) is an interdisciplinary research center at Stanford University that seeks to facilitate understanding of the financing, development and governance of strategic infrastructure assets. GPC - Overview • GPC Research Areas • Example Topics of Interest: • How can Institutional Investorsbest allocate capital to the infrastructure asset class? • How can Public-Private Partnerships be structured to create long term value? • Institutional Investment • Project Governance • Frontier Finance • Barriers to Innovation

21. Construction Institute Member Firms

22. SDC Student Groups American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) • Speaker series, EIT exam prep, other activities Association of General Contractors (AGC) • Annual Golf Tournament Design Build Institute of America (DBIA) Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) • Annual design-build competition held in Reno Construction Management Assoc. of America (CMAA) • Several Student scholarships National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) • Energy-efficient schools Stanford Intramural Sports • Flag Football, Sand Volleyball, Ultimate Frisbee, Basketball, Indoor Volleyball, Wallyball, Outdoor Soccer, Team Tennis/Tennis Singles, Indoor Soccer, Softball

23. Honor Code Honor Code • https://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/communitystandards/policy/honor-code

24. Important Dates • December 18: Applications due • Mid-February: Application decisions • March 8: Visit day • April 15: Respond to admission and financial aid offer • Early April: Financial aid decisions • September 18: Participate in CIFE Summer Program • September 19: Orientation • September 23: Classes begin

25. More Information… • http://sdc.stanford.edu/

26. Common Questions • Full program available online? • No, not yet • The experience of working with your peers at Stanford and building a global network is an important part of the program • Can I apply with a non-engineering undergraduate degree? • Yes, but you will need to complete the required prerequisites before coming to Stanford or while you are at Stanford • How important is work experience? • Work experience is important for graduate school • It’s an important criterion for admission

27. Common Questions • What is the minimum TOEFL score? • 89 for internet-based TOEFL or 575 for the paper-based TOEFL for MS • 100 or 600 for Ph.D. • What is the minimum GRE score? What is the minimum GPA or percentile? • There is no minimum GRE score or GPA or percentile, but, of course the higher the score the better • We look at all aspects of the application together, i.e., your statement of purpose, GPA, GRE, recommendations, work experience and other aspects of the CV like service, and TOEFL if applicable • A high score is important for consideration for financial aid

28. Common Questions • What if I want to switch my track? • Easy • What financial aid is available? • Fellowships • Research Assistantships • Teaching Assistantships • Highly qualified applicants can be considered for financial aid • Once I am enrolled as a MS student how can I apply for a more advanced degree (Engineer, Ph.D.) • Admission to a post-MS degree requires a significant research efforts, so you will need to find a research advisor • Once you have an advisor and your progress and performance are satisfactory, switching to an advanced degree is easy administratively

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