Construction on the new education facility at Clemson University’s Snow Family Outdoor Fitness and Wellness Center reached a milestone on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. The University held a gathering to celebrate the near-completion of timber installation on an innovative project covering 16,500 square feet. In lieu of a traditional “topping off” ceremony, general contractor Sherman…
ECU Professor Teams with S.T. Wooten to Help Solve Concrete Problem for NCDOT
An East Carolina University Construction Management professor and a local construction company have teamed up in search of a solution to a problem facing the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). The NCDOT’s State Transportation Improvement Plan identifies approximately 100 bridges and more than 700 miles of roadways in eastern North Carolina’s 28 counties that…
Clemson Architecture Student from South Carolina Wins National Precast Design Competition
CLEMSON — Lori North of Simpsonville a fourth-year student in the Clemson University School of Architecture, was on the winning team of the inaugural “Project Precast” design competition. Clemson University architecture student Lori North and two team members won the first “Project Precast” competition. Their challenge was to design a precast concrete horse barn. North’s Team…
Clemson’s Online Master’s in Construction Science and Management Recognized as Top Program
Clemson University announced on February 28, 2019, that the University’s online master’s program for Construction Science and Management (MCSM) was recognized by the website Online Masters as the 12th best Construction Management program in the country. “We are pleased our online master’s is widely regarded as one of the country’s best for students who are looking for unique ways to…
Making a Difference: Clemson Students Celebrate 25 years of Homecoming Habitat Builds
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 CSM Students Place in Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Region 2 Student Competitions
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…
Clemson’s Wood Utilization + Design Institute Celebrates Five Years Promoting “Wood is Good”
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 CSM Department’s Dr. Joe Burgett: Winner of 2018 Alumni Master Teacher Award
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…
Katerra Joins Clemson’s Wood Utilization + Design Institute as Founding Member
Clemson University’s Wood Utilization + Design Institute has added California-based company Katerra to its member program. Katerra joined the institute as a Founding Member, giving $50,000 toward the institute’s mission of researching, educating and providing resources for industry stakeholders in a variety of disciplines to advance wood-based products. “Clemson is delighted to have Katerra as…
Clemson CSM Team Places Second Nationally in ASC’s 2018 Integrated Project (IP) Student Competition
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…
