Clemson University Institute for Intelligent Materials, Systems and Environments (CU-iMSE)

Advancing Prefabrication Summit 2024

Advancing Prefabrication is North America’s definitive, end-to-end conference dedicated to building faster, more safely and to a higher quality through prefab and modular.

In 2024, we will showcase the most cutting-edge prefab applications, moving away from the ‘what’ and the ‘why’ to the ‘how’, to support your goals of optimizing every project phase from project setup through manufacturing to installation. Join the who’s who of the prefab and modular industry and leave with the highly sought after connections you need to not only develop prefabrication capabilities in your own organization, but as a global construction community as well. More->>

World of Concrete Exhibit

WOC 2024, the industry’s ONLY annual international tradeshow dedicated to the commercial concrete and masonry construction industries, will take place at the Las Vegas Convention Center, 3150 Paradise Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89109, on January 23-25; Education 22-25.

World of Concrete has been serving the global concrete & masonry construction industries for 50 years. We connect and educate buyers and sellers through live and digital events throughout the year, facilitated via worldofconcrete.com, and WOC360. Our goal is to provide this important community with the connections, intelligence, and opportunities that help customers grow, do business, and make better informed business decisions. More->>

2024 ASHRAE Conference for Integrated Design, Construction and Operations

ASHRAE has announced the rebranding of its Building Performance Analysis Conference. The new, 2024 Conference for Integrated Design, Construction & Operations will take place June 24-26, 2024 in Indianapolis, IN. The conference provides an in-depth look at existing tools and applied knowledge, as well as the study and introduction of new technologies including machine learning, artificial intelligence, virtual reality and robotics to design, construct and operate buildings. More->>

SIGGRAPH 2024

SIGGRAPH 2024 is an annual conference and exhibition on computer graphics and interactive techniques. The 2024 conference will be held in Denver, Colorado from July 28th – August 1st. For more details on the conference and how to register, click here.

PEARC24 Conference

The PEARC conference series exists to provide a forum for discussing challenges, opportunities, and solutions among a broad range of participants in the research computing community. This community-driven effort builds on successes of the past, and aims to grow and be more inclusive by involving additional local, regional, national, and international cyberinfrastructure and research computing partners spanning academia, government and industry. To see how to become involved click here.

Clemson teams to participate in ACCelerate at Smithsonian

For the first time in over two years, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History is welcoming visitors back inside to attend a major public festival. 

Clemson is sending two cross-discipline research teams to participate in the festival, with interactive exhibits on brain research and architectural engagement.

“The opportunity for our students and faculty to participate in ACCelerate, and the challenge of developing interactive exhibits for complex research endeavors, is another example of the experiential learning available through a Clemson education,” Senior Associate Provost John Griffin said.

Two Clemson exhibits put on display at Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History

Two Clemson University experiential-learning installations existed both at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., and on the University’s main campus in South Carolina on the weekend of April 8-10, 2022. The hands-on, interactive displays were part of an exhibit hosted by the 2022 ACCelerate Creativity + Innovation Festival presented by the Smithsonian and Virginia Tech. More->>

Landscape Architecture designated a new STEM degree program

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced an amendment to the DHS STEM Designated Degree Program List to include the field of landscape architecture. This designation will directly impact Clemson University’s graduate and undergraduate landscape architecture programs. 
Hala Nassar, director of landscape architecture and graduate programs in Clemson’s School of Architecture, explained that the new designation is a national recognition of the scientific nature of landscape architecture as a field. More->>

Historic Preservation field school engages Gullah Geechee community

Clemson University’s Historic Preservation program is launching the Johns Island Preservation Field School. The summer field school program funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Vernacular Architecture Forum focuses on researching and documenting late 19th and early 20th century public buildings and their role within the African American community on Johns Island, SC. 
“The field school brings together African American studies, public history, history, historic preservation and other thinking and skills, all surrounding important and story-laden historic places and the people associated with these built environments,” explained Amalia Leifeste, associate professor of historic preservation at Clemson University. More->>