Mrs. Diggs-McGee is a Research Mechanical Engineer in the Energy Branch at the Construction Engineering Research Laboratory in Champaign, Illinois. She is the Site Lead for CERL’s Additive Construction Technology (ACT) Program and specializing in energy efficiency and safety. Mrs. Diggs-McGee frequently assesses best practice and develops methods for optimization of ACT. Her research on building envelopes incorporates performance and technologies, including investigation of materials for thermal and infiltration improvements, validation, testing, and data modeling. As Site Lead, she now leads efforts in developing standards and best practices for safety in ACT.
Her team recently 3d-printed a 33’ concrete bridge with the U.S. Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton, California and previously two 16’ x 32’ reinforced concrete buildings, which are the largest in-place printed concrete structures in North America to date. Among authoring multiple publications, Mrs. Diggs-McGee’s current and recent work includes research and development of additive construction, energy and safety throughout the technology.
She earned her Master of Science in Civil Engineering in 2017, after earning her Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering in 2015 from the illustrious North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T) in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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