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Automation in Construction: Theme of Clemson’s 2022 Construction Symposium

October 11, 2022

The 7th Annual Construction Symposium, hosted by the Nieri Family Department of Construction Science and Management, was held on September 15, 2022, at the Greenville Marriott.  This year’s event drew about 200 construction industry professionals. The Exclusive Event Sponsor was 84 Lumber.  Tiger Level Sponsors included Brasfield & Gorrie, McGriff, Carolinas AGC, Forvis, and Sands…

Clemson University to Expand Construction Science and Management Graduate Programs

February 4, 2022

The Clemson University Board of Trustees has approved a set of plans that will significantly expand the Nieri Family Department of Construction Science and Management’s graduate programs. First, the Board voted in favor of launching a Ph.D. in Construction Science and Management, pending approval from the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education. Second, they approved…

Western Carolina University’s Kimmel School of Construction Management Experiencing Significant Growth

January 21, 2022

GroundBreak Carolinas recently had the opportunity to chat with John Hildreth, PhD, Distinguished Professor and Interim Director of the Kimmel School of Construction Management (KSCM) at Western Carolina University (WCU) in Cullowhee, North Carolina. Part of WCU’s College of Engineering and Technology, the Kimmel School of Construction Management is one of only a few CM…

NC State Ph.D. Students Win Blind Prediction Contest Related to Earthquake Engineering Research

November 24, 2021

A team of six Ph.D. students from NC State University’s Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering won the researcher category of the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research (PEER) Center’s 2021 Blind Prediction Contest. NC State’s team was led by the university’s Dr. Mervyn Kowalsky, Christopher W. Clark Distinguished Professor. There was a three-way tie for…

A M King Crowns Winner in Collegiate Design-Build Competition

November 8, 2021

It was an international quandary at the Associated Schools of Construction’s (ASC) Region 2 Design-Build Competition last week. Ultimately, the five-member team from the University of Florida solved the knotty puzzle posed by sponsor A M King, a leading integrated Design-Build firm based in the Carolinas. ASC is made up of eight regions: seven regions…

Meet Dr. William J. Davis, Dept. Head, Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Citadel

October 11, 2021

Dr. William J. Davis is Department Head and professor for The Citadel’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, which includes two majors for cadets: Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and Bachelor of Science in Construction Engineering. The department also offers a Master of Science in Civil Engineering and four Graduate Certificates: Built Environment and…

Nationally Renowned Citadel Professor Weighs in on Prestressed Concrete Piles for Capers Hall Replacement

July 26, 2021

As the old Capers Hall is being torn down, the work on the building that will replace it begins. Soon construction crews will begin driving piles, long structural elements that will support the new building, into the ground. These piles, specifically, are made from prestressed concrete. “Though pile driving is by no means quiet, the choice…

Fluor Initiates $1 Million Program for Three Historically Black Colleges and Universities

July 20, 2021

Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) and the Fluor Foundation announced today their commitment to a $1 million funding program in partnership with North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, Texas’ Prairie View A&M University and Alabama’s Tuskegee University. “Fluor and the Fluor Foundation’s three-year, $1 million program will assist the universities’ science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs and students in…

ECU Team Eyes Recycled Masks as a Way to Improve Roads, Improve Environment

July 9, 2021

They end up in the trash. They end up in waterways. They end up on the ground in parks, at the beach or in yards. They end up in landfills. Perhaps soon, those disposable medical masks that have been such a big part of the COVID-19 pandemic may end up reinforcing the asphalt used in…

$3M Academic Cornerstone supports the Clemson University School of Architecture

June 3, 2021

Attending the Clemson University School of Architecture was a life-changing experience for William “Bill” H. Pelham, AIA, ’77 and M’81, especially the semester he spent in Genoa, Italy. Immersed in design and culture at Clemson’s first Fluid Campus satellite — the Charles E. Daniel Center for Building Research and Urban Studies, also known as “the…

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