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Nancy Greenwald

Executive Director, Construction Institute

College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture
860.768.5696 Babcock House construction.org
Education

Harvard Law School, J.D. 1981

cum laude Brown University

Sc.B, 1978, magna cum laude

Nancy Greenwald is the Executive Director of the Construction Institute at the University of Hartford. The mission of the Institute is to promote cross-industry collaboration. Its members are committed stewards of the future of the AECO industry, with a focus on problem-solving and best practices. Ms. Greenwald has more than 37 years of experience in the industry as an attorney and a business executive, including as in-house counsel and CFO of a successful design-build company. Ms. Greenwald is a conflict management consultant and trainer, a mediator, and an arbitrator, lending her expertise to solve conflicts and to train others in effective problem-solving. She serves on the American Arbitration Association's Construction Industry Panel of Arbitrators as well as the AAA Mediation Panel. Ms. Greenwald speaks, writes and teaches frequently about construction best practices, dispute systems design, arbitration, mediation, and complex construction contracts. She is active on the American Bar Association’s Forum on Construction Law as well as the Dispute Resolution Section.

Selected Publications and Presentations

Technology in Construction Contracts: Current Best Practices and Future Challenges, Panelist – ABA Forum on Construction Law Webinar, December 13, 2018 Digital Due Diligence: Ensuring Your Construction Contract Doesn't Set You Up for Technology Heartache, Panelist – ENR Webinar, February 7, 2018 The Future of the Design and Construction Industry: Construction Industry Conversations, Construction Institute (2018) co-editor. The 2017 A201 Deskbook, American Bar Association (2017) contributing author (Chapter 13). Improving Construction Productivity: Why we are not asking the right question. New England Real Estate Journal, July 21, 2017. How to Successfully Integrate a Project Team, New England Real Estate Journal, December 16, 2016 Working Together to Harness the Power of Innovation and Collaboration: How to Transform a Fractured Industry” Keynote speech at “Building Smarter with Big Data,” conference co-hosted by the Stanford Center for Integrated Facility Engineering (CIFE) and LKG Advisors LLC, November 9, 2015, Santa Clara, CA. Cross-Industry Collaboration, Testimony before the National Institute of Building Sciences, September 25, 2015

Teaching, Construction Institute

Contract Interpretation in Conflict Resolution: Managing Project Disputes in the Real World - Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Skills You Can Use - Becoming a Problem Solver – Dealing with Conflict as a Normal Part of Business - Developing a Culture of Communication