Construction

National Research Center for the Comprehensive Management of Natural Disasters (CIGIDEN, Spanish acronym)

This CONICYT Center of Excellence is led by Professor Rodrigo Cienfuegos in collaboration with the Universidad Católica del Norte, the Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, and the Universidad Andrés Bello. This center is comprised of world-class researchers seeking to understand, anticipate, and mitigate the possible consequences of disasters by applying a multi-threat and systemic approach.

Learn more at www.cigiden.cl

Center for Sustainable Urban Development (CEDEUS, Spanish acronym)

Professor Juan Carlos Muños is the leader of this CONICYT FONDAP Center, which is affiliated with the Universidad de Concepción and the Center for Sustainable Urban Development of the University of Columbia (USA). This Center aims to understand the dynamics, instruments, and processes underlying decision making so as to implement fair, sustainable improvements in general quality of living.

Learn more at www.cedeus.cl

Evaluation and proposal of modified structural design regulations for the construction of mid-height, wood-structured buildings in Chile using a framing system and platform (CORFO Public Assets 2016 – 2018)

This project is overseen by Professor Hernán Santa María.

Multiscale testing and modeling of crushable granular materials (FONDECYT Young Researcher 2015 – 2018)

This project is overseen by Professor Carlos Ovalle.

From residues to Resources (r2R): Improving the sustainability of cement based materials by developing a framework for using residues from other industries (FONDECYT 2014 – 2019)

This project is overseen by Professor Mauricio López.

Benchmarking system to compare practices and performance of Latin American construction companies (PCI 2016 – 2017)

This project is overseen by Professor Luis Fernando Alarcón.

Interdisciplinary Center for Productivity and Sustainable Construction (CIPYCS, Spanish acronym) (CORFO Innova 2017 – 2025)

This project is overseen by Professor Luis Fernando Alarcón.

Variable façades: Dynamic façade solution based on patterns of coordinated movements for solar and luminous control applicable in Santiago, Chile (FONDEF IdeA 2015 – 2017)

This project is overseen by Professor Stephen Zhang in collaboration with the UC Faculty of Architecture, Design, and Urban Studies.

Production of recycled cementitious materials from demolition concrete fines: Characterization of product and process performance (FONDECYT 2014 – 2017)

This project is overseen by Professor Ricardo Serpell.

Addressing interaction effects in concrete deterioration models: An experimental study using response surface methodology (OPEN-UC Internacional Seed Funds 2017)

This project is overseen by Professor Ricardo Serpell.

Physical and social seismic vulnerability – CIGIDEN-GEM Collaboration (PCI 2016 – 2017)

This project is overseen by Professor Hernán Santa María.

This project is overseen by Professor Esteban Sáez.

Seismic capacity of repareid reinforced concrete wall buildings (FONDECYT Regular 2017)

This project is overseen by Professor Matías Hube.

This project is overseen by Professor Marcelo González.

Rheology of portland cement concrete (PCC): Understanding the fundamentals (OPEN-UC International Seed Fund 2017)

This project is overseen by Professor Marcelo González.

Building information modeling to support facility management (OPEN-UC International Seed Fund 2017)

This project is overseen by Professor Claudio Mourgues.