The College of Built Environments honors the retirement of Teaching Associate Professor and Professional Faculty Fellow Darlene Septelka, who has been a remarkable educator, mentor and leader and has left a lasting mark on the UW community.
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CM Department Showcases Research at International Conference
Our department had a strong presence at the CIB World Building Congress (WBC2025), one of the largest international conferences in the building and construction fields. Four faculty members and five Ph.D. students from our department participated, contributing to over …
Celebrating First Generation CM Students
Among the students pursuing the BS in Construction Management, 25.6% of them are first generation college students. On November 8, we acknowledge the National First Generation College Celebration on the anniversary of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
We celebrate …
CM Welcomes Dr. Amos Darko
In pursuit of our vision for a more just and beautiful world, the College of Built Environments continues to implement an important part of our strategic framework: growing our capacity for collaborative interdisciplinary work with the goal of advancing climate …
Q&A: CM welcomes new faculty member Lingzi Wu
The Department of Construction Management is thrilled to welcome Lingzi Wu as she joins the department as part of the college’s new faculty cohort.
Tell us a little bit about your background and position.
Before coming to the University of …
Alumni Profile: Prutha Chiddarwar
Prutha Chiddarwar graduated with a masters in Construction Management in December 2020. In this interview, she discusses her transition from architecture to construction management and describes the current work she does as an estimator in pre-construction.
Could you outline …
Construction Management Students Awarded Andrew Eker Endowed Scholarship
This Fall, construction management students, Jacob Best, Austin Chang, and Eddie Gammon were awarded support from the Andrew Eker Endowed Scholarship.
“Andrew and I are proud of our scholars and it is a highlight each year to meet the recipients,” …
Construction Management Students Competed in the “Battle in Seattle”
Last Tuesday, two UW Department of Construction Management teams competed at the annual NWCCC (Northwest Construction Consumer Council) Student Bid Competition, affectionately known as the “Battle in Seattle”.
The teams were assigned a real project and had only 10 days …
Emergent Subcontracting Models in the US Construction Industry
Abstract:
Prime contracting models for engineering and construction projects are described extensively in the literature, but models between prime contractors and subcontractors are less well known. This study examined the established and evolving subcontracting models in the US construction industry …
Update: Student Profile: Matt Novotny
Matt Novotny, CM ‘21, is an alumnus from the Department of Construction Management who now works full-time as an Engineer at Clark Construction Group. He is currently working on a distribution and fulfillment center development project in Arlington, Washington. As …