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The 12th annual PACE Roundtable was held on Nov. 4-5, 2003, at
the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel on Penn State’s University Park
campus. This event is a forum for interaction and exchange of ideas between
industry, students and faculty.
The theme for the 2003 Roundtable was “High Performance Teams and High
Performance Buildings.” The PACE Advisory Board selected several areas of
interest for discussion including:
· Lessons
Learned on LEED Projects
· Design
Management versus Construction Management
· Commission
and Start-up Strategies
· Virtual
Design and Construction
· The
Role of Construction Organizations on Green Projects
· Techniques
and Incentives for Engaging Team Members
· Indoor
Air Quality and Mold Risk Management
· Implementing
New Technology in the Construction Industry
Nearly 50 industry participants comprising owners, architects, engineers, and
contractors attended this year’s event as well as AE 5th year students,
graduate students and faculty. Students will conduct research on the topics
raised during the discussion and present their results at the PACE Research
Seminar on Apr. 21-22, 2004 at the Toftrees Resort in State College, PA. |