UW Construction Management students were recognized for excellence at the 2024 UW Construction Management Hall of Fame Celebration. Undergraduate Excellence in Academic Achievement: Ben Olliffe Undergraduate Excellence in Service and Student Activities: Catherine Dang, Shane Patterson, Cole Magruder Undergraduate Junior Excellence Award: Anthony Stoyanov Excellence in Academic Achievement | Graduate Evening Program: Fatima Bentaleb Excellence in Academic Achievement | Graduate Online Program: Sherwin Nodo Laguilles Excellence in Teaching (TA): Kevin Muiruri, Aishwarya Fadnavis Student of the Year: Blaine Baker Members…
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Construction Leaders Honored at Hall of Fame Celebration
Seattle construction leaders were recognized as the 2024 inductees to the UW Construction Industry Hall of Fame at the bi-annual event held in May, 2024. Rick Hermanson, CEO of the Hermanson Company, shared his journey through decades of industry experience and his work to create opportunities for young people to enter mechanical contracting. Diane Kocer, Executive Director of the AGC Education Foundation, shared her inspiration to continue to create educational opportunities and career pathways for the future construction workforce. Darlene…
Class of 2024 Sigma Lamda Chi Honorees
We officially reactivated the Theta Chapter of Sigma Lambda Chi International Construction Honor Society on March 28th. The following students were recognized for their academic achievements. Oleh Olehovych Fylyk Alexander Bryce Hasenstab Casey Anne Lawler Patrick Grady Norton Benjamin Matthew Olliffe Samuel Thomas Rutter The University of Washington Theta chapter was formed in 1966. The above 6 students have now joined 559 UW Theta lifetime members who have been recognized over the past 58 years . Sigma Lambda Chi (ΣΛΧ)…
Mix Masters: At a UW lab, students are testing ways to give concrete a solid future.
Nestled in a former airplane hangar in the sprawling former Navy base at Magnuson Park, construction and engineering students from the University of Washington stress-test recipes for concrete—one of the world’s most used substances. Made with a combination of cement, water and aggregates, some type of concrete has been produced by every civilization since the Babylonians. Now, university students are joining in the centuries-long quest to refine and perfect this essential material at the University of Washington Center for Education…
Paving the way: Our next generation of women construction leaders
Women in Construction Week is a time to celebrate and raise awareness of women’s contributions to this traditionally male-dominated industry. At the University of Washington, a dynamic cohort of women majoring in construction management within the College of Built Environments are embarking on their journey to enter the construction industry. Their vision, leadership, and determination serve as inspiring examples to other young women considering majoring in CM. Darlene Septelka, professional teaching fellow in the UW Department of Construction Management, interviewed…
Dawgs Victorious at ASC Region 6&7 Reno Competition
Emerging from a competitive field of nearly 1400 their peers in an open national competition, the Sustainable Building team snagged the first place trophy in the ASC Region 6&7 Reno Competition, edging out Cal Poly and the University of Florida. 55 universities from 22 states were represented by student teams. According to the pre-problem statement by the Sustainable Building competition sponsor, Skanska, “In keeping with the goal to drive green thinking into our culture and ways that we work, this…
Prof. Chris Lee on Public/Private Partnerships: Charging toward a zero-emission transit fleet
Conversion of bus base facilities, the heart of transit operations, for electric vehicle charging is a large-scale project with many players and complex needs. One option for transit agencies working to shift to a zero-emission fleet is a public-private partnership model (P3), which defers upfront capital construction costs and has the potential to help agencies meet long-term sustainability and resiliency goals. New research out of the Mobility Innovation Center at the University of Washington (UW), led by professor Hyun Woo “Chris” Lee and senior research…
CM Transfer Students Receive Andrew Eker and Mary Hughes Endowed Scholarship
Transfer students in the UW Construction Management program are automatically considered for the need-based Andrew Eker and Mary Hughes Endowed Scholarship. When the e-mail arrives that they’ve been granted the scholarship, they may have to double check that it’s real! Donors Andrew Eker and Mary Hughes are familiar with the heavy lift transfer students face starting at UW; Andrew was a transfer student to the program before he earned a BS in Building Construction. Although they are now based in Alaska,…
Prof. Carrie Dossick on Freakonomics: “Why Is It So Hard (and Expensive) to Build Anything in America?”
CM Professor and Associate Dean of Research in the College of Built Environments, Carrie Sturts Dossick was interviewed on the Freakonomics podcast for an episode entitled: “Why Is It So Hard (and Expensive) to Build Anything in America?” It’s a wide-ranging look at a number of global construction trends, including modular construction, building information modeling (BIM), safety, and labor costs. You can listen and find the transcript on our website here, or download on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Construction Management Minor Available to UW-Tacoma Students
Students attending the University of Washington-Tacoma can now join the Construction Management minor. Through cross-campus collaboration, students are able to attend some CM courses taught on the Tacoma campus and apply some UW-T courses to meet the minor requirements. For Winter 2024, CM 311, Construction Documents, will be taught on the UW-T campus by CM Teaching Professor Jeffrey Pulliam. Tacoma Minor Factsheet