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Paul Crovella
Instructor

219 Baker Lab
1 Forestry Dr.
Syracuse, New York 13210

Phone: (315) 470-6839
Email: plcrovella@esf.edu

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Education

Ph.D. (in progress) State University of New York - College of Environmental Science and Forestry
M. Eng., Cornell University, 1990
B. Sc. with Distinction, Cornell University, 1989

Areas of Study

Sustainable Construction
Residential Construction
Historic Preservation
Optimum Value Engineering

Teaching

• CME 342 – Light Construction
• CME 332 - Mechanical and Electrical Equipment
• CME 304- Environmental Performance Measures for Buildings
• CME 305 - Sustainable Energy Systems for Buildings
• CME 306 - Engineering Materials for Sustainable Construction
• CME 405 - Building Information Modeling for Construction Managers
• ERE 596 - Seminar in Deconstruction

Selected Publications

Crovella, P L. and K.G. Gebremedhin. 1990. Analyses of light frame wood truss tension joint stiffness. Forest Products Journal, April 1990, 41-47.

Gebremedhin, K. G. and P. L. Crovella. 1990. Load distribution in metal plate connectors of tension joints in wood trusses. Transactions of the ASAE 34(1):281-7.

Crovella, P. L. and K. G. Gebremedhin. 1988. Improving wood truss design by optimizing metal plate connectors. ASAE Paper no. 88-45117. St. Joseph, MI. 19pp.

Gebremedhin, K. G. and P.L. Crovella. 1990. Analysis of light frame wood truss joints using an elastic foundation model. Proceedings of the International Timber Engineering Conference. Tokyo, Japan. 709-15.