Build America Center

Join us on Thursday October 24th to hear Wendell R. Stemley discuss the role of minority contractors in building America's infrastructure. This event will have both in-person and Zoom attendance options. For more information about this event and to register for the zoom session, click the link below.

Our next in-person speaker session will be held on Friday October 18th from 12-1pm. Don't miss this informative discussion on infrastructure policy led by David Agnew. No registration is required! For more information, click the link below.

Mark your calendars for the latest installment of the Modernizing Infrastructure Webinar series, happening on October 25th! This webinar will discuss how public-private partnerships (P3s) for electric vehicle charging infrastructure can be effectively managed and will introduce attendees to informational resources developed by the Federal Highway Administration to support the navigation of evolving electric vehicle charging infrastructure delivery using P3s. Click the link below to register now!

Our next in-person speaker session will be held on Friday October 18th from 12-1pm. Don't miss this informative discussion on infrastructure policy led by David Agnew. No registration is required! For more information, click the link below.

The Build America Center is proud to present our second annual report, highlighting a year of remarkable progress in technical assistance, capacity building, and cutting-edge financing research within the transportation sector. Click the link below to read the report!

The Build America Center has some exciting news! We have been selected to lead research delving into Agile project management, and its applicability to the transportation project development and delivery pipeline. We are excited to be kicking off this project and would like to loop you into this process with the questionnaire below. Please take just a few minutes to complete our survey and help us get the project on the fast track to success. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday October 2nd.

Our next speaker session is this Thursday at 12pm! Join us for a captivating discussion with Michael Manocha as he dives into the dynamic world of infrastructure finance in Canada. This session is in-person only and no registration is required. Click the link below for additional information.

Don't miss the Build America Center Fall 2024 Seminar Series! Join us to learn from industry leaders and dive into key topics shaping the future of infrastructure. Our next session will be on Thursday, September 26th from 12-1PM. For additional information, click the link below. 

The Build America Center is shining a light on one of our recently published research reports: Exploring the Potential of a Crowdfunding Program to Achieve Equitable EV Charging Infrastructure. This report examines the viability of crowdfunding as a new method of funding EV charging infrastructure to meet the current need for charging networks and compliance with the Justice40 Initiative. Click the link below to read the full paper.

We are excited to kick off the Build America Center Fall 2024 Seminar Series on Tuesday, September 10th with Himanshu Patel! Join us to learn from industry leaders and dive into key topics shaping the future of infrastructure. 📣 Fall 2024 Seminar Lineup: 🗓 9/10/2024 – Himanshu Patel: NextGen Energy Program: A P3 to Replace, Renew, and Modernize the Energy System on Campus 🗓 9/26/2024 – Michael Manocha: Infrastructure Finance in Canada 🗓 10/11/2024 (tentative) – Wendell R. Stemley: Role of Minority Contractors in Building America's Infrastructure 🗓 10/18/2024 (tentative) – David Agnew: Infrastructure Policy 🗓 11/8/2024 – Martha Gross: Major Projects: Development and Delivery of Complex Infrastructure 📣 Join us for insightful discussions with these great minds.