C-School

JANUARY 9, 2007

One of the questions that typically comes up when discussing potential career paths in construction management is – how much does it pay? The following link from the U.S. Department of Labor answers this question as follows: “Earnings of salaried construction managers and self-employed independent construction contractors vary depending upon the size and nature of the construction project, its geographic location, and economic conditions.

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CAD Shack

JANUARY 24, 2007

If you follow the Revit Systems discussion group at all, you know Kyle B. has always been there with an insightful answer or an even better quick video. Today Kyle announced he is taking over as the Revit System Product Manager. See his post here. Here's wishing you the best best Kyle. I'm hoping to see the product fully develop in a matter of days now. so ah , no pressure.

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Do

JANUARY 24, 2007

This issue was reported to me by a fellow Revit user. The user had created some door families that had a user named reference plane with the "is reference" property set to either strong or weak (he had already used Revit's pre-named reference planes). He used this reference plane to define the origin of the family, as well having a dimensional constraint to the reference plane.

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The Korte Company

JANUARY 21, 2007

The Korte Company finished work on a 64,143 square foot office building project and accompanying parking structure for Eastern & Pebble, LLC, which is located near the corner of Pebble St. and Eastern Ave. The Korte Company was awarded the $5.7 million project as the General Contractor and collaborated with the design group of Howard F. Thompson & Associates.

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Revit Beginners

JANUARY 12, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Revit Beginners. Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. This blog will highlight some of the common questions and cool tips found in the process of transitioning our office to Revit. Friday, January 12, 2007. Hide & Seek (updated). Did something in your project disappear? First, check to see if it is still visible in other views.

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C-School

JANUARY 25, 2007

NPR has a good article entitled, “As Construction Booms, So Do New Jobs” that reports on opportunities in the industry. You can also find an audio link on the site that goes into a bit more detail than the written article. A brief snippet of the article regarding salary levels can be found below: “College students — and their parents — could be forgiven for not knowing about a major called “Construction Management.” But construction — roughly 5 per

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CAD Shack

JANUARY 23, 2007

I found a great Blog today that I Love. Yes, it's love, but don't worry Mike Massey has plenty of love to go around. Mike has a content rich site that embraces change and real world issues. Do your self a favor and check out Mike Massey's Blog Knowing What You Don't Know About CAD.

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Do

JANUARY 16, 2007

We've had some questions come up regarding wall joins. As is typical I can't manage to recreate any actual problems, but I can illustrate some of our general reccomendations to deal with wall join problems. One of the biggest causes of wall heartache comes from wanting to construct our models in the way we think of our buildings (which makes sense when we're supposed to be virtually building the model).

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The Korte Company

JANUARY 18, 2007

The Korte Company completed work on Granello Bakery’s new headquarters, located at 5045 Mardon Avenue in Las Vegas. The $4.2 million project is a 37,400 square feet, two story structure with both a wholesale baking facility and the company’s administrative offices.

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Revit Beginners

JANUARY 13, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Revit Beginners. Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. This blog will highlight some of the common questions and cool tips found in the process of transitioning our office to Revit. Saturday, January 13, 2007. Spot Dimensions Features. Theres more to Spot Dimensions than meets the eye. Within the Spot Dimension tool you can choose between spot elevations and spot coordinates.

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C-School

JANUARY 25, 2007

Michigan State University is looking for a construction management professor to join their team. The details on the position can be found at this link and below: PLAN, DSGN, CONST-ANR – SPECIALIST (2 POSITIONS). Fixed term, 12-month basis, 100% time. Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. . DUTIES: Teach undergraduate level courses in Construction Management (90%).

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C-School

JANUARY 21, 2007

I need some comments on construction internships from the audience of this blog. As someone who has been out of school for a while now, I want to see what current students are looking for in an construction internship. Below you will find a brief list of the what I like to offer to my intern employees: 1. Structure — I have heard of many “intern horror stories” where the student was stuck updating RFIs (Requests For Information) all day, every day with little to no variety in d

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C-School

JANUARY 20, 2007

Judging by the comments submitted to this blog, most of the readers are construction management students (with one noted exception where a construction industry professional was looking for more information on opportunities in academia). So in order to cater to the target audience for this blog, you will find information below from the BYU Website that lists several of the goals of their construction management program.

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C-School

JANUARY 15, 2007

For those readers of this blog that are debating whether to pursue a construction engineering degree or a civil engineering degree, you might enjoy the excerpt below from the Go! exploring the world of transportation website by Michele Regenold: “So what’s the difference between civil and construction engineering?

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The Korte Company

JANUARY 13, 2007

The Korte Company recently completed work on a 4, 426 square foot tenant improvement for Pacific Lighting Corporation. The project, which is located at 5447 S. Durango Rd. in Las Vegas, was a cooperative effort between JAWA Studios, who provided the architectural services, and The Korte Company.

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C-School

JANUARY 12, 2007

In the Washington Daily Record Online you can find an article on the high demand for Central Washington University’s construction management students. A quick excerpt from the article can be found below: ”“There are so many directions you can go with a construction management degree,” said CWU construction management student AJ Silvers.

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C-School

JANUARY 12, 2007

Although I have posted on the Kimmel & Associates Scholarships recently, I want to report that this fund awarded 42 scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each for construction students in the Spring 2007 Semester alone. An excerpt from the article can be found below: “Since it was introduced, the Scholarship for Students in Construction has been awarded to 180 students at 76 colleges and universities in 34 states around the country.

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CAD Shack

JANUARY 10, 2007

Google Sketch Up 6 is out now. I just down loaded it for my kids. They think it's play-dough for your computer, and I reckon it's about that easy and fun. A weird thing happened when I tried to to bring a Sketch up 6 file into Revit Building 9, it crashed with extreme prejudice. I had to write about it because crashing Revit is so hard, when you finally find something that will crash it consistently , it was almost fun.

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C-School

JANUARY 9, 2007

For prospective construction management students — you might want to check out the Construction Management Webpage for the University of Nebraska (#21st ranked program according to the C-School Blog Rankings ). On the website , you will find a well done video that provides an introduction to construction management and the school itself. Check it out.

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C-School

JANUARY 9, 2007

Many construction schools have student-run organizations that provide students with opportunities for leadership, community involvement, and fellowship, while learning more about the construction industry. The University of Wisconsin at Madison Construction Club is a good example of a student-run construction club. According to the website,” In 1997 the Construction Club was established to serve the needs of students in the Construction Engineering and Management program.

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C-School

JANUARY 9, 2007

Congratulations go out to Pennsylvania College of Technology for winning the ASC Region 1 student competition in the heavy highway category. The win was covered by an article in the local Williamsport Sun-Gazette Newspaper. Excerpt from the article can be found below: “A team of construction management students from Pennsylvania College of Technology placed first at a recent regional competition in New Jersey, winning $2,000 and an expenses-paid trip to the national level in Texas.

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C-School

JANUARY 6, 2007

Below is a comment from a Cal Poly Pomona student that I wanted to share: “First off I would like to say that I really enjoy this website! I found it a couple of days ago and I think it is excellent [Thanks]. Now to my comment…well question actually. I looked at the list you posted and wanted to know what is the difference between these schools and a Construction Engineering Technology program?

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C-School

JANUARY 6, 2007

I’m not sure how old this webpage is; but, the following link includes opportunities to have your name on the Michigan State Construction Program and also information (and price tags) on endowing a professorship. MSU Construction Management Program Funding Priorities.

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C-School

JANUARY 6, 2007

Florida International University (#4 ranked program according to the C-School Blog Rankings ) has published the following list of online construction courses that will be available in the Spring of 2007: Spring 2007 Graduate Online Course Schedule. BCN 5626 Construction Cost Analysis and Control (Dr. Jose Faria). Description of different types of estimating techniques in relation to different stages in a construction project.

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C-School

JANUARY 6, 2007

A few weeks ago, I posted information on the construction management scholarships available from the Kimmel Foundation. Check out the article below which highlights a Kimmel Foundation Scholarship at Western Carolina University. New Construction Management Scholarships Announced at Western Carolina University. Scholarship specifics from Dr. Bradford Sims, who is the Western Carolina Construction Management Department Head.

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C-School

JANUARY 3, 2007

One of the things that I like to see as as search for interesting articles are donations to construction programs, such as this $300,000 donation by Pulte Homes to the LSU Construction Management Department a few years ago. An interesting article that I found along these same lines is the appointment of John A. Dinkens as the new Director of Development at Purdue’s Civil Engineering Program.

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C-School

JANUARY 3, 2007

Check out this great article by Steve Clark entitled, ” State and national building surge pushes LSU construction management program to grow “ The following exerpt from the article outlines an innovative way that LSU is addressing the shortage of teaching professionals: “To make ends meet faculty-wise, the department not long ago introduced a “professional in residence” program, a three-year term Rosso likens to a “glorified instructorship,” though in th

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C-School

JANUARY 1, 2007

In December 2006 issue of “Construction Executive” magazine, I came across the following article regarding the ACE Mentor Program: “ Preston H. Haskell , chairman of the Haskell Company, received the ACE Mentor Program of America Legacy Award at a recent recognition dinner held in Washington, D.C. Individuals in the architecture, construction, and engineering industries were recognized for their commitment to mentoring and attracting youth to building-related careers.

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