Title:
The Concrete Construction Competition Goes Green
Author(s):
Luke M. Snell
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
32
Issue:
9
Appears on pages(s):
25-27
Keywords:
student competitions, concrete construction, planning, problem solving, sustainability
DOI:
Date:
9/1/2010
Abstract:
The ACI Construction Liaison Committee (CLC) and the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC) Education and Training Committee teamed up in 2005 to reach out to students interested in construction. As part of these efforts, the committees created the Concrete Construction Competition, a contest that requires students to take on a task that is very similar to one a Project Manager or a Field Engineer might face on a real construction project. Because ACI’s conventions are held at various locations in North America, each competition’s specific task has been and will continue to be structured around the location of the convention, with specific consideration of its climate, common project types, or regional materials. The task developed for the Spring 2010 Convention in Chicago, IL, had a sustainability theme.