Faculty and Staff

Education

1988.  Ph.D. in Industrial Technology, Purdue University

1979.  M.S. in Industrial/Construction Management, Colorado State University

1971.  B.S. in Industrial/Construction Management, Colorado State University

Academic Appointments

1992-Present.  Associate Professor, Building Construction Management, Purdue University

Curriculum/Course Development and Implementation:   Responsible charge included developing content domain, instructional objective, instructional materials and learning activities for the following courses:

• BCM 301.  Construction Accounting (and Financial Management)
• BCM 350.  Field Operations
• IT 590X.  Materials Management in the Construction Industry

Course Evaluation:  Responsible for teaching, evaluation, and offering suggestions for improvement of:

• BC455 Company Management

1989-1992.  Assistant Professor, Building Construction and Contracting, Purdue University

1981-1988.  Instructor, Building Construction and Contracting, Purdue University

1980.  Graduate Instructor, Building Construction and Contracting, Purdue University

1978-1979.  Graduate Instructor, Industrial/Construction Management, Colorado State University

Industry Experience

• June-December 1991.  Faculty intern on Sponsored Program, Lubrizol Corporation
  Summer 1989.  Faculty internship, Gaylor Electric
• 1971-1977.  Kiefer Concrete, Fort Collins, Colorado
  • General Manager/Secretary Treasurer
  • of Board (1977-76)
  • Office Manager (1974-75)
  • Estimator/Cost Analyst (1972-75)
  • Quantity Surveyor (1971-72)
• 1967-1971.  General Laborer, J. I. Barnes, Logansport, Indiana

Scholarly Activities

Model Developed

• Developed and tested the Materials Management Model for Construction Management Curriculum Development.  Developed a method for translating the model information into instruction.

Refereed conference proceedings (with presentation)

• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1991). Construction site utilization: impact on productivity and cost. Proceedings of the 35th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Cost Engineers, L.2.1-2.9.
• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1991). The planned used of the construction site and its impact on productivity and cost. Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the Associated Schools of Construction, 37-43.
• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1989). Method to translate materials management model information into instruction. Proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference of the Associated Schools of Construction, 95-104.
• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1987). Materials management model for construction management curriculum development. Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Conference of the Associated Schools of Construction, 68-83.

Invited papers

• Muehlhausen, F.B. (1999). Putting the game plan together. Independent Electrical Contractors National Convention.
• Muehlhausen, F.B. (1999). Improve profits through good decision making. Independent Electrical Contractors National Convention.
• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1998). Improve productivity and minimize materials handling cost through site planning. Doster Construction Company.
• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1997). Planning materials flow on the construction site. 
  Fbi (sic) Builders.
• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1997). Cost control and productivity improvement. HRP Construction.
  Muehlhausen, F. B. & Orczyk, J. J. (1996) Progress and cost control. AACE Skills and Knowledge. Proceedings of the 40th Annual Meeting of AACE International. Vancouver.
• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1995). Cost control through control of materials flow. Doster Construction Company.
• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1995). Elementary statistics for construction. AACE Skills and Knowledge. Proceedings of the 39th Annual Meeting of AACE International. St. Louis.
• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1995). Site planning and materials handling seminar. Associated Builders and Contractors, Indiana Section.
• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1992). A primer in planning the use of the construction site. Lafayette Council of the Associated Builders and Contractors.
• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1992). A primer in planning the use of the construction site. Shiel Sexton Company.
• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1991). Cost awareness and control. R. L. Turner Company.
  Muehlhausen, F. B. (1989). Materials handling and its impact on productivity and cost of the construction project. Associated Builders and Contractors, Fort Wayne Chapter.
• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1989). Materials handling and its impact on productivity and cost of the construction project. Associated Builders and Contractors, Lafayette Chapter.
• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1989). Impact of materials handling on project costs. American Association of Cost Engineers, Chicago Chapter.
• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1988). Materials handling and its impact on productivity and cost of the construction project. Illinois Institute of Technology.
• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1988). Materials management in the construction industry. National Association of Home Builders, Lafayette Chapter.

Other presentations and papers

• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1998). Making good business decisions. Project Management Process Technical Manual. Independent Electrical Contractors Association.
• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1998). Planning yields profit. Project Management Process Technical Manual. Independent Electrical Contractors Association.
• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1998). Construction site planning and materials handling. Project Management Process Technical Manual. Independent Electrical Contractors Association.
• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1998). Materials flow to the construction site. Project Management Process Technical Manual. Independent Electrical Contractors Association.
• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1993). Magnetic planning board usage for site planning. Proceedings of the Great Lakes Regional Meeting of the Associated Schools of Construction.
• Muehlhausen, F. B. and Koehler, D. J. (1992). Construction site planning. NEK Publishing. (Technical Manual)
• Muehlhausen, F. B., & Koehler, D. J. (1990). Materials handling and site utilization in the construction industry. Proceedings of the Great Lakes Regional Meeting of the Associated Schools of Construction.
• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1986). Setting profit goals and recovering overhead. Project Management Process Technical Manual. Independent Electrical Contractors Association.

Publications (workbooks)

• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1996). Construction Site Planning. Learning Systems, Inc.
• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1991). Job layout: planning the use of the construction site (rev. ed.). Learning Systems, Inc.
• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1991). Financial management for contractors (rev. ed.). Learning Systems, Inc.

Publications (industry technical manual)

• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1996). Construction site planning. Learning Systems, Inc.

Publications (chapters)

• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1996). Business management, failures, and problem solving. Project Management Process Technical Manual. National Association of Plumbing Heating and Cooling Contractors.
• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1996). Margin analysis. Project Management Process Technical Manual. National Association of Plumbing Heating and Cooling Contractors.
• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1996). Job start-up: planning the work. Project Management Process Technical Manual. National Association of Plumbing Heating and Cooling Contractors.
• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1996). Site planning. Project Management Process Technical Manual. National Association of Plumbing Heating and Cooling Contractors.
• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1996). Materials management. Project Management Process Technical Manual. National Association of Plumbing Heating and Cooling Contractors.
• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1996). Chapter 12: Setting prices. Small Business Planning and Management for the First-Time Entrepreneur. Doster, D. H., Hamilton, W. H., & Connelly, D. F. The Ohio State University. Ohio Agricultural Education Curriculum Materials Service.
• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1996). Chapter 12. Setting prices. Student Workbook Small Business Planning and Management for the First-Time Entrepreneur. Hamilton, W. H., & Connelly, D. F. The Ohio State University. Ohio Agricultural Education Curriculum Materials Service.
• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1996). Chapter 12. Setting prices. Instructor's Resource Small Business Planning and Management for the First-Time Entrepreneur. Hamilton, W. H., & Connelly, D. F. The Ohio State University. Ohio Agricultural Education Curriculum Materials Service.
• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1996). Skills and knowledge: progress and cost control. Proceedings of the 40th Annual meeting of the American Association of Cost Engineers.
• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1995). Statistics. AACE Skills and Knowledge Technical Manual. AACE International.
• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1994). Skills and knowledge: descriptive statistics for the construction contractor. Proceedings of the 38th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Cost Engineers. Repeated in 1995.
• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1994). Site planning and materials handling. American Association of Cost Eningeers, Hoosier Section.
• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1993). Chapter 12. Setting prices. Small Business: Planning and management for the first-time entrepreneur. Doster, D. H., Connelly, D. F., & Hamilton, W. H. Upstart Publishing, Dover, NH.
• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1990). Impact of material handling on productivity and cost. 37th Annual Project Management of the Associated General Contractors.
• Muehlhausen, F. B. (1990). An introduction of the financial and economic environment of the construction contractor. Public Works Department, Indianapolis, IN.

Book and Journal Articles Reviewed

(1) February 1995. Dealing with substance abuse: policing, discipline and employee assistance programs. A.I.C. Journal.

(2) November 1993. Construction estimating. Delmar Publishers Inc.

(3) March 1993. Site engineering systems. A.I.C. Journal.

(4) December 1992. Cash management system for GC/CM firms. A.I.C. Journal.

(5) May 1991. Construction methods and management. Prentice-Hall.

(6) May 1990. Construction equipment balancing: an economic analysis. American Institute of Constructors Journal.

(7) September 1989. Design of construction operations. Harper and Row Publishers, Inc.

Proceedings Reviewed

(1) January 1997. The development of a performance based procurement system (PBPS). Proceedings of the Associated Schools of Construction. 

(2) January 1997. Maintenance management concepts in construction equipment curricula. Proceedings of the Associated Schools of Construction.

(3) January 1996. The development of a vertically and horizontally integrated undergraduate building construction curriculum for the twenty first century. Proceedings of the Associated Schools of Construction.

(4) January 1996. Measures of student empowerment within attitude and motivation toward construction education and profession: moving beyond behavioral objective assessment. Proceedings of the Associated Schools of Construction.

(5) January 1995. Workstyle profile for construction students. Proceedings of the Associated Schools of Construction.

(6) January 1995. Selection of construction financial management software. Proceedings of the Associated Schools of Construction.

(7) January 1994. Foundations of construction science: a graduate course. Proceedings of the Associated Schools of Construction.

(8) January 1994. Construction equipment management education: recognizing current industry trends. Proceedings of the Associated Schools of Construction.

(9) January 1994. Maximizing the efficiency of the construction foreman. Proceedings of the Associated Schools of Construction.

(10) January 1992. A comparative analysis of construction courses at selected undergraduate building construction programs in the United States. Proceedings of the Associated Schools of Construction.

(11) January 1992. Kits for elementary schools. Proceedings of the Associated Schools of Construction.

(12) January 1991. Construction financial management: A research survey. Proceedings of the Associated Schools of Construction.

Honors, Awards, and Grants

• 1999.  Don Ellison Teaching Award
• 1997.  Don Ellison Teaching Award
• 1996.  SOT Outstanding Tenured Faculty Nominee
• 1995.  SOT Paradigm Award
• 1995, 1992, 1986.  SOT Dwyer Nominee
• 1994, 1991, 1985.  D. Dorsey Moss Excellence in Teaching Award
• 1990.    Trimmer National Teaching Award of Excellence, Merit Shop Foundation, Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC)
• 1986.    David Ross Summer Grant

Professional Affiliations

1989-present.  Member, American Institute of Constructors (AIC)

• Certification Exam Writer
• Reviewer for Association Journal

1989-1999.  Member, American Association of Cost Engineers (AACE)

• 1994-present.  Scholarship Chairman
• 1995-1996.  President of Hoosier Section
• 1994-1998 & Founding member. Board of Dirs., Indiana Hoosier Section

1988-1995.      Member, Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC)

• Education Committee for Lafayette Council

1993-present.  Member, Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA)

1985-present.  Member, Sigma Lambda Chi International Construction Honor Society (SLC)

• 1999-2001.  International President
• 1997-1999.  International Vice-President and program chairman
• 1991-1997.  International Secretary-Treasurer

General

Service

University committee membership

• 1993-1998.  Architectural and Landscape Design and Planning Committee

Graduate School

• 1990-present.  Graduate faculty member
• 1998.   Chair Graduate Committee for masters students
• Graduate committee member for doctoral student

School committee membership

• 1997-1999 Senate
• 1991-92  Faculty Affairs
• 1991-92.  Graduate Studies
• 1990-91.  Educational Policy
• 1986-87.  Grade Appeals

Department committee membership

• 1996-1999.  Scholarship and Awards (Chair 1998-99)
• 1997-1999.  Promotions
• 1984-87, 1991-94, 1996-present.  Curriculum
• 1982-84, 1988-89, 1997- 1999..  Student Faculty Council  (Chair 1999.)
• 1984-1996, 2000-present.  Search (Chair 1986, 2000)
• 1986-89, 1991-94, 2000-present.  Faculty Affairs (Chair 1991-92)
• 1990-present.  Graduate Education (Chair 1991-92)
• 1991-92.  Construction Advisory Council
  Sponsored Programs and Applied Research Committee
• Coordinating committees
  1981-present, Cost Control, Chair
  1985-present, Field Operations
  Estimating and Methods

Consulting

Invited presentations

• October 1994.  Keynote Speaker on Construction management education.  Architecture and Interior Design Career Day, AIA Chicago.  The Art Institute of Chicago.
• June 1989.  Keynote speaker at ABC Apprenticeship Graduation Ceremonies, Elkhart, Indiana.
• June 1986.  Keynote speaker at Training Orientation Program for Supervisors for owners of construction contracting businesses.  Associated Builders and Contractors, Indiana Chapter.

Seminars

• 2000. Increasing Profitability and Site Planning. Poole and Kent Mechanical Contractors, Baltimore
• 2000. Increasing Profitability and Site Planning. Mechanical Contractors Association of Indianapolis
• 2000. Increasing Profitability and Site Planning. Mechanical Contractors Association of Milwaukee
• 2000. Increasing Profitability and Site Planning. Mechanical Contractors Association of Toledo
• 2000. Increasing Profitability and Site Planning. Mechanical Contractors Association of Sacramento.
• 2000. Increasing Profitability and Site Planning. Mechanical Contractors Association of Evansville
• 2000.  Increasing Profitability and Site Planning. Mechanical Contractors Association of Chicago
• 2000. Increasing Profitability and Site Planning. Mechanical Contractors Association of Detroit
• 2000. Increasing Profitability and Site Planning. Mechanical Contractors Association of Newark
• 2000.  Increasing Profitability and Site Planning. Mechanical Contractors Association of San Francisco
• 2000.  Increasing Profitability and Site Planning. Mechanical Contractors Association of Connecticut
• 2000.  Site planning for foreman.  Mechanical Contractors Association of Indianapolis.
• 2000.  Foreman training.  Independent Electrical Contractors of Denver.
• 2000.  Company cash flow for project managers.  Mechanical Contractors Association of Los Angeles.
• 2000.  Site planning and material handling. Mechanical Contractors Association of Los Angeles.
• 2000.  Improve profits through site planning.  Universal Mechanical of Phoenix.
• 2000.  Increase profits by pre-building the project.  Independent Electrical Contractors of Atlanta.
• 2000.  Site planning and material handling.  Mechanical Contractors of San Francisco.
• 2000.  Company cash flow for project managers.  Mechanical Contractors of Indianapolis.
• 2000.  Site planning for foreman.  Mechanical Contractors Association of Los Angeles.
• 2000.  Site planning for foreman.  Universal Mechanical of San Diego.
• 2000.  Increase profits by making good decisions.  Independent Electrical Contractors Association of Denver.
• 2000.  Increase profits by pre-building the project. Independent Electrical Contractors Association of Denver.
• 2000.  Increase profits by making good decisions.  Independent Electrical Contractors Association of Colorado Springs.
• 2000.  Increase profits by pre-building the project. Independent Electrical Contractors Association of Colorado Springs.
• 2000.  Company cash flow for project managers.  Mechanical Contractors Association of Kansas City.
• 2000.  Site planning and material handling. Mechanical Contractors Association of Kansas City.
• 2000.  Site planning workshop.  Golub group.
• 1999. 
• 1998.  Making good business decisions.  Project Management Certification program.  Independent Electrical Contractors Association.
• 1998.  Setting profit goals and recovering overhead.  Project Management Certification Program  Independent Electrical Contractors Association.
• 1998. Planning yields profit.  Project Management Certification Program.  Independent Electrical Contractors Association.
• 1998. Construction site planning and materials handling.  Project Management Certification Program.  Independent Electrical Contractors Association.
• 1998.  Materials flow to the construction site.  Project Management Certification Program.  Independent Electrical Contractors Association.
• 1996-present.  Business management, failures, and problem solving.  Project Management Certification Program.  National Association of Plumbing Heating and Cooling Contractors.
• 1996-present.  Margin analysis.  Project Management Certification Program.  National Association of Plumbing Heating and Cooling Contractors.
• 1996-present.  Job start-up:  planning the work.  Project Management Certification Program.  National Association of Plumbing Heating and Cooling Contractors.
• 1996-present.  Site planning.  Project Management Certification Program.  National Association of Plumbing Heating and Cooling Contractors.
• 1996-present.  Materials management.  Project Management Certification Program.  National Association of Plumbing Heating and Cooling Contractors.
• May 1992.  Construction site planning.  Associated Builders and Contractors.
• April 1990.  An introduction to the financial and economic environment of the construction contractor.  Public Works Department, Indianapolis, Indiana.  Workshop developer/leader.  Instructional materials developed by Professor Muehlhausen included a 25-page workbook.
• February 1990.  Impact of materials handling on productivity and costs.  37th Annual Project Management Conference.  Sponsored by Associated General Contractors of Indiana and Purdue University.  Keynote speaker and workshop developer/leader.  Instructional materials developed by Professor Muehlhausen included a 36-page workbook.
• April 1988.  Task training in concrete construction.  Associated Builders and Contractors of Indiana.  Instructional objectives planning session coordinator.
• April 1983.  Cost management for specialty contractors.  Indiana Association of Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors.  Lecturer and instructional materials developer.  Instructional materials developed by Professor Muehlhausen included a 92-page workbook.

Previous Courses Taught

• BCM 270.  Construction Estimating
• BCM 355.  Construction Supervision
• BCM 455.  Company Management
• BCM 475.  Construction Costs
• BCM 481.  Heavy and Highway Construction
• BCM 200 & 300.  Summer Work Experience
• BCM 499.  Various Independent Study Courses