Irene Knott

Irene Knott, LEED AP

Vice President

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co.

Irene Knott has more than 35 years’ experience in the construction industry. While she has worked in multiple industries over that time, her operating group focuses on no-profit organizations and independent schools. Knott has completed projects for nearly two dozen independent school clients in the Baltimore and D.C. areas. She has worked in general contractor roles to deliver design/bid/build projects and construction manager roles to deliver projects as design/build and design/bid/build with preconstruction assistance. Her experience with heads of schools, CFOs, facilities directors, boards of directors, and donors has afforded her keen insight into different project management systems and what can make or break a project team.

Online Courses

Past Webinars

  • How to Save Your School Money with PurchasingPoint This item is protected

    December 6, 2024
    This webinar provides an overview of the PurchasingPoint program, tour of the PurchasingPoint portal and examples of vendor discounts and sign-up processes. Webinar recorded on November 7, 2024
  • Defining Roles and Responsibilities for a Successful Construction Project This item is protected

    November 14, 2024
    Construction project are more complex than ever. Learn the different management roles of a construction project from the owner and architect to the construction manager and other key facilitators.
  • Inflation in Independent and Higher Education: The Case for the HEPI This item is protected

    November 1, 2024
    Access to reliable inflation data and using the most appropriate inflation measure is critical to accurate budgeting and planning. That's why Commonfund produces the Higher Education Price Index (HEPI), an inflation index.
  • Trends in Tuition Discounting: Insights from NBOA Research This item is protected

    October 25, 2024
    Learn about the research findings from the Tuition Discounting Report for PK-12 Independent Schools: 2021-2023, NBOA's recently released multi-year data analysis.
  • Addressing Student-to-Student Issues This item is protected

    October 17, 2024
    Research shows sexual incidents between youth make up approximately half of sexual abuse incidents. Through research and collaboration with leading experts, this session explores how schools leverage research to update policies and procedures.

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