Associate Professor
Construction Engineering Management Program
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering

University of Colorado at Boulder
Campus Box 428, ECOT 643
Boulder, Colorado 80309-0428 USA
Tel: (303) 735-4276 Fax: (303) 492-7317
email: keith.molenaar@colorado.edu

Full Academic CV

Education:

University of Colorado at Boulder

• Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering and Management
• M.S., Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering and Management
• B.S., Architectural Engineering, Building Systems

Professional Experience:

• Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
• Architectural Resource Consultants, Inc., Boulder, Colorado
• Porter McLeod Construction, Inc., Denver, Colorado
• Spectrum Builders, Boulder, Colorado

Awards and Recognition:

• K. Stanton Lewis Chair of Construction Engineering and Management, University of Colorado, 2008-present
• Outstanding Paper, Journal of Engineering, Construction, and Architectural Management, 2007
• Fulbright Scholar, Fulbright Commission of Chile, 2006-2007
• Visiting Professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2006
• Provost Faculty Achievement Award, University of Colorado, 2006
• Public Works Magazine, Top 50 “Trendsetter,” 2004
• Society of American Military Engineers, Toulmin Medal, The Military Engineer, 2003
• University of Colorado CEAE Young Researcher Award, 2002
• Design-Build Institute of America, Charter Designee, Design-Build Professional, 2002
• American Society of Civil Engineers, Thomas Finch Rowland Award, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 2001
• Design-Build Institute of America Academic Leadership Award, 2000
• Big 12 Faculty Fellowship Award, 2000
• University of Colorado CRCW Junior Faculty Development Award, 2000
• Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning Teaching Fellow, 1999
• National Science Foundation Engineering Education Scholar, 1998
• U.S. Department of Education GAANN Fellowship Recipient, 1996–97

• Alternative Project Delivery Methods
• Project Risk Analysis
• Cost Engineering

• My teaching and research involve construction engineering and management with a specific focus on innovative delivery strategies for infrastructure and the built environment. I am currently teaching graduate and undergraduate classes in the area of engineering risk and decision analysis, construction equipment and methods, and cost engineering. My teaching philosophy employs active and collaborative learning methods. I currently have an active research program with funded projects from the public and private sectors.  My professional service involves work with the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA).

• Touran, A., Molenaar, K.R., Gransberg, D.D., and Ghavamifar, K. (2009). “Decision Support System for Project Delivery Method Selection in Transit,” Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Transportation Research Record Journal, National Research Council, 2080, 148-157.
• Shane, J.S., Molenaar, K.R., Anderson, S.D., Schexnayder, C.J. (2009). “Construction Project Cost Escalation Factors,” ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering, 25(4), 221-229.
• Molenaar, K.R, Park, J. and Washington, S. (2009) “A Framework for Measuring Corporate Safety Culture and Its Impact on Construction Safety Performance” ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering Management, 135(6), 488-496.
• Molenaar, K.R., Sobin, N., Gransberg, D.G., McCuen, T., Korkmaz, S., and Horman, M. (2009). Sustainable, High Performance Projects and Project Delivery Methods: A State-of-Practice Report, Report to the Charles ,Pankow Foundation, Claremont, CA, September 2009, 31 pp.
• Molenaar, K.R., et al. (2008). AASHTO Guide for Design-Build Procurement, ISBN# 1-56051-384-1, American Association of Highway Transportation Officials, Washington, DC, January 2008, 194 pp.
• Anderson, S., Molenaar, K.R., and Schexnayder, C. (2007).  Guidance for Cost Estimation and Management for Highway Projects During Planning, Programming, and Preconstruction, NCHRP 574, ISBN# 978-0-309-09875-5, National Cooperative Highway Research Program, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, DC, February 2007, 290 pp.
• Bogus, S.M., Molenaar, K.R., and Diekmann, J.E. (2006). “Strategies for Overlapping Dependent Design Activities,” Construction Management and Economics, 24(8), 829–837.
• Bogus, S.M., Molenaar, K.R., and Diekmann, J.E. (2005). “A Concurrent Engineering Approach to Reducing Design Delivery Time,” ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(11), 1179-1185.
• Scott, S., Molenaar, K.R., Gransberg, D.D., and Smith, N. (2006).  Best-Value Procurement for Highway Construction, NCHRP 561, ISBN#0-309-09858-0, National Cooperative Highway Research Program, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, DC, September, 2006, 190 pp.
• Molenaar, K.R. (2005). “Programmatic Cost Risk Analysis for Highway Mega-Projects,” ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(3), 343-353.
• Gransberg, D.D. and Molenaar, K.R. (2004). “Analysis of Owner’s Design and Construction Quality Management Approaches in Design-Build Projects,” ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering, 20(4), 162-169.