Iowa State University civil engineering senior Ryan Francois, as well as construction engineering seniors Jace Christensen and Michael Donlin, attended the Emerging Creatives Student Conference Jan. 30-Feb. 1. The conference was held at Stanford University and was sponsored by the Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities (a2ru). About 110 students from 30 U.S. research …Continue reading “Iowa State engineering students promote collaboration, innovation at Emerging Creatives conference”
Raymond “Paul” Giroux (BSConE’79) leverages the past to improve the future. The lifelong builder would not have it any other way. Giroux was born into the civil and construction engineering industry in 1956. Although his birthplace is Bismarck, N.D., Giroux’s earliest memories were in the early 1960’s visiting the construction of Flaming Gorge Dam …Continue reading “Paul Giroux: engineer, builder, amateur historian”
A homeless, single-mom Ames family of five children received the Christmas of a lifetime. The Associated General Contractors Iowa State chapter donated more than $500 in clothes and toys to them. Construction engineering senior Alex Buscher led the project. Many students in the AGC group pitched in the following items: soccer ball, art sets, makeup …Continue reading “AGC student group donates $500+ in gifts to Ames family”
Iowa State University graduates in civil, construction and environmental engineering should see higher-than-average increases in job opportunities for the next decade. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its most recent Occupational Outlook Handbook, which says that construction management, civil engineering and environmental engineering job opportunities combined should increase by 140,000, or 17.3 percent, by …Continue reading “Civil, construction, environmental engineering job rates higher than all-occupation rate”
The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) Iowa State University chapter recently received its ninth first place award in the AGC Outstanding Student Chapter Contest. The first place award recognizes the U.S. student chapter that best undertakes a project that benefits the local community – whether it’s the school campus, a community organization or private …Continue reading “Iowa State Associated General Contractors chapter named America’s best”
On Dec. 4, the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering (CCEE) held its third annual Graduate Research Showcase and Poster Competition. Approximately 150 people attended the event, held in the hallways and Room 230 on the second floor of Town Engineering Building. Students of the CCEE Graduate Student Council prepared and hosted the …Continue reading “Graduate students host CCEE research competition, attract 150+”
Two teams of Iowa State University construction engineering students placed first in the 21st Annual Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Region IV Student Competition, held Oct. 24-26, 2013, in Nebraska City, Neb. Six-person teams had 18 hours to develop comprehensive proposals for a mock request for proposals (RFP). Teams then gave a 20-minute presentation to …Continue reading “Iowa State construction engineering teams win in ASC region contest”
Kendall Griffith, vice president of operations for Mortenson Construction’s Minneapolis office, is an Iowa State University alumnus with an impressive portfolio of construction projects and a conviction that close collaboration between builder and client produces the best outcome. Griffith, a 1992 graduate, came to Iowa State from Geneseo, Illinois, and was drawn to construction engineering …Continue reading “Griffith: Customer goals the priority in construction engineering”
Milt Dakovich, president of Waterloo-based asphalt paving company Aspro, Inc., received bachelor’s degrees from Iowa State in both civil engineering and construction engineering. Gov. Terry Branstad appointed Dakovich—a Des Moines native—to the Iowa Board of Regents in June. Dakovich’s term as a Regent expires in 2019. We asked him a few questions about his time …Continue reading “Civil and construction engineering alum appointed to Iowa Board of Regents”
For the second year in a row, civil, construction and environmental engineering (CCEE) students of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) Iowa State chapter placed first in the written portion of the annual ELECTRI International Foundation Green Energy Challenge. The 2013 Green Energy Challenge summons U.S. collegiate teams, comprised of members of NECA student chapters, …Continue reading “Iowa State students write NECA’s top green energy plan, again”
A group of student volunteers are rolling up their sleeves and strapping on their tool belts to help rebuild a community devastated by August flood water. This makes the second time students from Iowa State University made the trek from Ames, Iowa, to Washington County, Tennessee. A group came earlier last fall to work on …Continue reading “Iowa State students return to help rebuild Dry Creek”
The importance of internships and fieldwork is heavily stressed at Iowa State. Some students use them as a means of networking to get their name out in the industry while others simply find one to fill a requirement. Matt Ralston, a 2000 construction engineering alumnus, turned his internship into a successful career. A native of …Continue reading “Construction engineering alumnus goes from intern to vice president”
This spring, students in a new construction engineering course got to experience what it was like to be part of a multidisciplinary design team. The two students taking Building Energy Modeling (ConE 454X) worked in collaboration with an architecture studio class, serving as engineering consultants for a green and sustainability buildings course. Brad Perkins, senior …Continue reading “Collaboration helps prepare ConE seniors for future”
More than 25 Iowa State University construction engineering students spent spring break (March 2012) helping to rebuild tornado-torn Joplin, Mo. KCCI story Video courtesy of KSNF TV, Joplin, Mo. KFJX (FOX) KOAM (CBS)
Matt Hillis, BSConE’00, was recently profiled by the Des Moines Register. He is a senior project manager for Ryan Cos. US Inc., in Des Moines.
