Fall 2024 Results: Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Region 2 Student Competitions

Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Region 2 held its annual Student Competitions recently in Greenville, South Carolina. This year was the largest set of competitions ever hosted by Region 2. A total of 260 students on 43 teams from 18 different universities competed in 7 different competitions. Region 2 is the southeastern region and includes: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, and Puerto Rico.

Each competition category is sponsored by a construction industry partner that develops the problem statement, administers the competition, and selects the winning teams. Archer Western provided AR/VR demo activity to engage students in their down time. 

Winning teams were announced during an awards ceremony held on November 19.

ASC REGION 2 | WINNING STUDENT TEAMS

Design-Build – Sponsored by A M King.

1st – Auburn University

2nd – Appalachian State University

3rd – Georgia Tech

Concrete – Sponsored by Baker Concrete.

1st – University of Florida

2nd – University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

3rd – Middle Tennessee State University

Preconstruction – Sponsored by Brasfield & Gorrie.

1st – University of Florida

2nd – University of Virginia

3rd – North Carolina State University

Commercial – Sponsored by Holder Construction.

1st – University of Virginia

2nd – Clemson University

3rd – University of North Florida

Heavy Civil – Sponsored by Kiewit.

1st – University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

2nd – University of Florida

3rd – Auburn University

Alternate Leadership Competition – Sponsored by Phillips & Jordan.

1st – Students from Western Carolina University, Middle Tennessee State University, University of Florida, and University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

2nd – Students from Western Carolina University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Mississippi State University, and Clemson University

3rd – Students from Western Carolina University, Mississippi State University, and Florida Gulf Coast University.

Graduate – Sponsored by DPR

1st – Clemson University (Team pictured in Main Photo above)

2nd – Auburn University

3rd – Kennesaw State University

COMPETITION DIRECTORS

ASC Region 2 Director, John Hildreth, Ph.D., P.E., Kimmel School of Construction Management at Western Carolina University

ASC Assistant Region 2 Director, Lauren Redden, Ph.D., McWhorter School of Building Science at Auburn University

The Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) is the professional association of construction educators and industry practitioners working together for the development and advancement of construction education.  It promotes the sharing of ideas and knowledge and inspires, guides and promotes excellence in curricula, teaching, research and service. ASC consists of over 700 faculty from 177 institutions in 9 regions throughout the world. Graduates from these institutions fill entry-level positions as project engineers, estimators, safety managers, superintendents, BIM managers, preconstruction, document control and communication positions, schedulers, etc.