Kimberlee Zamora

Kimberlee Zamora, PhD, LEED AP BD+C

  • Chair, Construction Management
  • Associate Professor
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Affiliated Programs

Education

  • PhD, Civil Engineering (2015)
    Drexel University (PA)
  • Masters, Civil Engineering (2007)
    Drexel University (PA)
  • BS, Civil Engineering (1998)
    Drexel University (PA)

About Me

As chair and associate professor in the Construction Management Department in the School of Engineering, I am heavily involved with the teaching, service, and research aspects of the CM department. I advise undergraduate students with curriculum and professional development. I am actively engaged in researching, writing, and speaking about construction and demolition materials stocked in urban buildings and their associated material intensities. I sit on several professional society committees with GBCA, Professional Women in Construction, USGBC Host committee for Greenbuild Philly 2024 to name a few. I am still active in the local construction industry and my network of colleagues in this region for commercial construction. I have a proven track record of connecting students in internships during their studies and entry level positions after graduation.

My skills are strongest in connecting with students through teaching, mentoring, and leveraging my local network to provide job opportunities. When I was in industry, I was responsible for all facets of project management with various CM at Risk companies in the local Philly area. This included managing budgets, schedules, and balancing competing objectives of the project team including CM, designers, and clients.

Research Interests

My research interests include construction and demolition waste flows, circular economy, material intensity profiles for urban buildings, life cycle analysis, material stock and flow analysis, and recycled construction materials. I have related publications in peer-reviewed journals and proceedings.

Media Expertise

  • Sustainable construction
  • Commercial construction
  • Project/ construction management circular economy
  • Construction and demolition materials management
  • Life cycle analysis

Publications

  • Marcellus-Zamora, K.A., Gallagher, P.M., Spatari, S. (2020) Can Public Construction and Demolition Data Describe Trends in Building Material Recycling? Observations from Philadelphia Frontiers in the Built Environment.
  • Marcellus-Zamora, K.A., Gallagher, P.M., Spatari, S., Tanikawa, H. (2015) Estimating materials stocked by land use type in historic urban buildings using spatio-temporal analytical tools. Journal of Industrial Ecology.

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

  • Member, International Society of Industrial Ecology (ISIE)
  • Member, Professional Women in Construction (PWC) Serve with Connecting Committee
  • Member, General Contractors, and Builders Association (GBCA), Serve with Member Education Committee. Judge, GBCA Construction Excellence Award
  • Member, National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC)

Awards

Provost Team Award for Interdisciplinary Education, Thomas Jefferson University (2021)

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