Seth Lawrence-Slavas Presents the First BCT Lecture of Spring 2022

Seth Lawrence-Slavas Presents the First BCT Lecture of Spring 2022

Seth Lawrence-Slavas, President and Principal at Wright Builders Inc. (and BCT Alumnus!), presented a lecture titled Affordable High Performance Construction and the COVID Era. As material prices soar, labor availability plummets and shipping delays cause mass chaos in the building world, there remains the need to provide affordable, safe, energy efficient housing for the majority of the population. Mr. Lawrence-Slavas explored the real-life world of project development, estimating, physical construction and how to manage the unexpected and expected consequences of the virus. https://youtu.be/c1oFWZGulus Links Wright Builders Inc. ...
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BCT Lecture: Affordable High Performance Construction and the COVID Era

BCT Lecture: Affordable High Performance Construction and the COVID Era

Seth Lawrence-Slavas, BCT Alumnus & President and Principal at Wright Builders Inc. will present this lecture. Monday February 7th, 4-5:15 pm, Olver Design Building Room 170 or via Zoom. The COVID era is with us to stay. As material prices soar, labor availability plummets and shipping delays cause mass chaos in the building world, the need to provide affordable, safe, energy efficient housing remains.  Mr. Lawrence-Slavas will explore the unexpected and expected consequences of the virus to affordable project development, estimating, and physical construction. This lecture brings tangible examples of success and failure for an honest look at what it means to be building in this climate. umass.science/bctlectures ...
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Congratulations to BCT’s Class of 2021!

Congratulations to BCT’s Class of 2021!

https://youtu.be/lKE5YaUdW7Y Congratulations to our graduating seniors in BCT’s class of 2021! We are tremendously proud of you all and we wish you all the best for your upcoming professional lives. You may be entering a changed work world, but you are well prepared for it. All the best from the BCT faculty! Everyone in BCT’s class of 2021 is now part of the ever-growing BCT Alumni community! Due to the still-ongoing pandemic situation and related gathering limitations, we weren’t able to take our traditional group photo at the CNS celebration (or hold our traditional CNS and departmental receptions and celebrations). Instead, we organized a commencement and awards celebration event on Zoom, which you can review in the video above. We also had seven graduate students completing their M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Sustainable Building Systems and our first student completing the Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Building Construction. Congratulations also to them! Your BCT Faculty ...
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2020-21 BCT Awards and Scholarships

2020-21 BCT Awards and Scholarships

Reading Day is traditionally when when we honor the current year’s group of BCT award and scholarship recipients at the annual ECO departmental awards picnic. This is always an exciting part of the academic year because we can shine a light on outstanding student achievements and provide scholarship support. Due to the still ongoing pandemic-related gathering limitations, we weren't able to hold an in-person event for our award recipients. Instead, we organized a Zoom event on 5/5/2021 where we celebrated both our award/scholarship recipients and our graduating seniors. You can re-watch the event below on YouTube (or via this link). The complete list of award and scholarship winners is shown below the video. Congratulations to all the recipients!!! https://youtu.be/lKE5YaUdW7Y 2020-21 BCT Outstanding Senior Award Jessica Zeliger Associated General Contractors of Western Massachusetts: Building and Construction Technology Endowment Tommy Lam, Chase Phenagar Building and Construction Technology Alumni Scholarship for Academic Merit Nour Assaf, Nolan Pandolfi Building and Construction Technology Alumni Scholarship for Leadership Nour Assaf Harry L. Folsom Award from the Donald B. Hyde Memorial...
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BCT Professional Masters Info Session, 2-17

BCT Professional Masters Info Session, 2-17

If you are graduating this Spring, a few months away, and considering Graduate School, join Dr. Carl Fiocchi in an Information Session (Weds. 2-17; 5:00 PM) on the BCT Professional Masters Program. The program is a one year (two semester) 30 credit program, where you will be able to pursue a specialized interest in Sustainable Building and increase your marketability in the AEC world. Zoom Link: https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/j/97088837228  ...
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