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    Knoy Hall of Technology • Room 453
    401 N. Grant Street
    West Lafayette, IN 47907-2021
    Phone: (765) 494-2459
    Fax: (765) 496-2246

Building Construction Management Directory


Mark  Shaurette

Mark Shaurette Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Campus: West Lafayette
Contact
Department: Building Construction Management
Office: KNOY 415
Phone: 765.494.6812
Fax:765.496.2246

Biography:

Education: 

Ph.D. – Technology, Building Construction Management
  College of Technology, Purdue University, May 2007

Masters Degree – Civil Engineering, Construction Project Management
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980.

Bachelor of Building Construction, University of Florida, 1975 with High Honors.


Experience: 

  Visiting Assistant Professor
  Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
  August, 2007 – May, 2008

  President, Meridian Homes, Inc.
  Design/Build Custom Home Builder, Indianapolis, Indiana
  November, 1988 – June 2008

  Instructor and Ph.D. Student
  Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
  August, 2002 – May, 2007

  Vice President - Division Manager, Cincinnati & Indianapolis
  Ryan Homes, National Production Home Builder
  February 1984 – November 1988

  Project Manager, Emmer Development Corp.
  Regional Developer/Builder, Gainesville, Florida
  October, 1979 – January 1984

  Building Systems Engineer
  NAHB Research Foundation, Inc., Rockville, Maryland
  August, 1976 – September 1979

  Self Employed Home Builder, Damascus, Maryland
  March, 1977 – July, 1978

  Field Engineer, W. H. Miller Company
  Commercial Building Contractor, Gainesville, Florida
  December, 1975 – February, 1976

  Laboratory Technician - Soil Physics, University of Florida
  January, 1974 - November, 1975
  June, 1971 – July, 1971


Teaching Experience:
  BCM 455 – Construction Company Management
  
  BCM 330 – Introduction to Demolition & Reconstruction Management

  BCM 331 - Advanced Demolition & Reconstruction Management

  BCM 499E – Heavy Equipment for Demolition & Construction

  BCM 301 – Construction Accounting & Financial Management
  

Publications

Articles

Shaurette, Mark. (2009). Wireless Webcam Field Trips: Construction students tour jobsites without leaving the classroom. Saarbrücken Germany: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller. ISBN-10: 3639110056. 132 pages

 

Shaurette*, M. and Koch, D. (2009). WIP: Utilizing webcam technology to bring students into the field. The Technology Interface Journal, 9(2). 15 pages

 

Peterson*, E., Shaurette*, M., and Clark, D. (2009). Demolition Dust: Hazards and control. C&D World, 2(3). 46-52.

Shaurette, M. (2009). Using Action Research to Refine Demolition Curriculum for Construction Management Students.  Associated Schools of Construction, International Proceedings of the 45th Annual Conference, Gainesville, FL. 6 pages 


Shaurette, M. (2008). Implementation of Wireless Webcam Technology for Construction Management Field Trips. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition, Pittsburgh, PA. 18 pages
 

Shaurette, M. (2008). Safety and Health Training for Demolition and Reconstruction Activities. Proceedings of CIB International Conference: Evolution of and directions in construction safety and health, Gainesville, FL. 241-253

Behling*, K., Orczyk, J. and Shaurette, M. (2007). The Civilian Construction Contractor Corps. Homeland Security: the ripple effect hosted by the American Military University, Washington, DC. 8 pages

Shaurette, M. (2007). Assessment of Wireless Webcam Technology for Construction Management Field Trips. Associated Schools of Construction, International Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Conference, Flagstaff, AZ. 10 pages 

Behling*, K. and Shaurette*, M. (2007). Engaging Practitioners in the Development and Delivery of Demolition Courses. Associated Schools of Construction, International Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Conference, Flagstaff, AZ. 7 pages 

Shaurette, Mark. (2006). Demolition contractors’ perceptions of impediments to salvage and reuse of wood structural components. Journal of Green Building, 1(2), 145-163.

Behling*, K. and Shaurette*, M. (2006). Development of a Construction Management Specialization in Demolition and Reconstruction. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Annual Conference & Exposition, Chicago, IL. 10 pages

 

Shaurette*, M. and Behling, K. (2006). Introduction to Demolition and Reconstruction Management: The initial course offering of Purdue University’s most recent area of specialization. Associated Schools of Construction, International Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Conference. Fort Collins, CO. 7 pages

 

Conferences Attended

National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) Annual Convention

            January 1978, Dallas, TX

            January 1981, Las Vegas, NV

            January 1991, Atlanta, GA

            January 2002, Atlanta, GA

 

National Consortium of Housing Research Centers Annual Meeting

            June, 2002, Washington, DC

 

EPA Brownfields Conference 2004, “Gateway to Revitalization”

September 2004, St. Louis, MO

 

Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Annual International Conference

            March 2005, Cincinnati, OH

            April 2006, Fort Collins, CO

            April 2007, Flagstaff, AZ

            April 2009, Gainesville, FL

 

Building Materials Reuse Association (BMRA) Deconstruction ’05 Conference

November 2005, Atlanta, GA

 

National Demolition Association (NDA) Annual Conferences & Board Meetings

March 2004, Las Vegas, NV

April 2005, Las Vegas, NV

March 2006, Nashville, TN

September 2007, Boston, MA

February 2008, Las Vegas, NV

June 2008, San Diego, CA

September 2008, Washington, DC

April 2009, Orlando, FL

June 2009, Scottsdale, AZ

 

Association of Specialists in Cleaning and Restoration (ASCR) Annual Convention

March 2006, Savannah, GA

 

American Society for Engineering Education, Annual Conference & Exposition

June 2006, Chicago

June 2008, Pittsburgh

 

Connections Convention for Disaster Restoration Specialists

September 2006, Las Vegas, NV

 

Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings X International Conference

December 2007, Clearwater Beach, FL 

International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB W99) Evolution of and Directions in Construction Safety and Health

March 2008, Gainesville, FL

 

WIndiana 2009, Wind power conference

July 2009, Indianapolis, IN

Presentations

Construction Equipment: Cost of Ownership & Rent vs. Buy Decisions (November, 2008). Presented at the Construction Advancement Foundation, a northwest Indiana association of union commercial, industrial, and civil contactors. 

Assessment of Wireless Webcam Technology for Construction Management Field Trips. (April 2007). At the tenth annual Purdue Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) Conference. 

Assessment of Web-Cam Technology on Teaching and Learning in Construction Management Education. (March 2006). At the ninth annual Purdue Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) Conference.