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Every fall during Homecoming week, the Clemson community unites to build a home for a local family in need. The project, which is organized by Clemson University’s Habitat for Humanity chapter and supervised by the Pickens County Habitat for Humanity, marked its 25th year and 26th home in October 2018. Tradition calls for building the house on…
Clemson University’s Construction Science and Management (CSM) department announced that three of its student teams were among those representing the Southeast’s leading collegiate Construction Management programs who gathered in Peachtree City, GA, this fall to compete in the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Region 2 student competitions. Clemson CSM students won 2nd place in the…
Dr. Bruce Yandle, Dean Emeritus, Clemson University College of Business & Behavioral Science, will speak about the impact of the economy on the construction industry as keynote speaker for Clemson’s 3rd Annual Construction Industry Symposium scheduled for Thursday, October 11, 2018, at the Greenville Marriott (S.C.). Dr. Yandle’s presentation, “The Economic Situation: The Nation, Region, and Construction…
CLEMSON – Trees have provided a viable building material for centuries, and although steel and concrete have taken center stage in contemporary construction, lumber is making a comeback. Building with wood has a number of advantages. For the past five years, Clemson University’s Wood Utilization + Design Institute (WU+D) has been educating individuals in the Southeast about…
Clemson University’s 3rd Annual Construction Industry Symposium, a one-day regional conference, is scheduled for Thursday, October 11, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Greenville Marriott (S.C.). Themed, “The Ever-Changing World of Construction: Today’s Challenges, Tomorrow’s Opportunities,” the day will kick off with an economic outlook for the construction industry presented by keynote speaker, Dr. Bruce…
As Clemson University students begin another semester of classes, Dr. Joe Burgett is beginning his sixth year as an assistant professor in Clemson University’s Construction Science and Management Department. As the Spring 2018 semester came to a close, Dr. Burgett was presented with the 2018 Alumni Master Teacher Award for outstanding undergraduate classroom instruction. This…
GroundBreak Carolinas is pleased to be the media sponsor for the 3rd Annual Construction Industry Symposium offered by Clemson University’s Department of Construction Science and Management (CSM). Registration is now open for “The Ever-Changing World of Construction: Today’s Challenges, Tomorrow’s Opportunities,” a regional conference, to be held at the Greenville Marriott (South Carolina) on Thursday,…
The Carolinas Associated General Contractors (CAGC) recently held the Build Your Career Challenge, which began at the CAGC Annual Convention in January. As members donated money to Build Your Career (BYC), they were able to list their favorite college. If $20,000 was raised during that one campaign, the school with the most votes would be…
Columbia, South Carolina — McCrory Construction announces the promotion of Larry Kingery to Vice President of Preconstruction Services. For the last decade, Kingery has served as Director of Operations for the firm’s Special Projects Division. In this role, Kingery has led intensive early-stage preconstruction efforts for some of McCrory’s largest and most demanding projects. “We…
A team from Clemson University’s Construction Science and Management (CSM) department placed second in The Associated Schools of Construction’s (ASC) national competition for Integrated Project (IP) delivery held in Sparks, Nevada. The IP competition was one of 13 different student competitions hosted by ASC during the week of February 5, 2018, and the only national (open) one in which both…
