Construction Material Institute (CMI) at the University of Tehran facilitates the transfer of academic insight to the construction industry and addresses the need for knowledge-based solutions in the construction sector. CMI has successfully conducted numerous industrial research projects that have led to the resolution of several major practical problems related to the durability of concrete, health monitoring, repair, rehabilitation and corrosion assessment of concrete infrastructure, performance-based quality control of concrete and controlled concrete mixture design. CMI has trained hundreds of graduate students and technicians who are currently pursuing industrial or academic endeavors. CMI has organized several workshops, has participated in many national industrial and government projects, and has collaborated with other academic experts from different universities in order to enhance the quality of construction materials and address the sustainability issues in the construction sector.