September 18, 2003

Boise State Prof Wins Award With Study of 3-d Construction

Applying three-dimensional visualization techniques to improve construction practices was the subject of a national award-winning paper by Boise State University construction management professor Borinara Park. Park earned the Best Paper award at the International Conference on Information Systems in Engineering and Construction held in Cocoa Beach, Fla., this past summer. The paper was titled “Evolution of Visualization Technology in Construction: Current Practices and Future Implications, and Their Genuine Role.” Park earned a Ph.D. in environmental design and planning from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. His area of research at Boise State is information technology applications in construction management. -30- Contact Borinara Park Construction management 208 426-5711 bpark@boisestate.edu Media contact Pat Pyke communications and marketing 208 426-1987 ppyke@boisestate.edu