UMass Amherst: Building and Construction Technology

The Wood Education Institute (WEI) is a national community of educators, design practitioners and forest products industry professionals who are interested in the promotion of wood in structural applications. The mission of WEI is to “serve as a vehicle for the development, dissemination and maintenance of educational materials for use by universities nationwide for undergraduate, graduate, [...]

Boston, MA:  At an awards ceremony held in Boston last week, Tom Benjamin, UMASS Adjunct Professor in Sustainable Landscape design was presented with an EPA Merit Award for his work on the Kent Hospital, Warwick Rhode Island.  “The early adoption of sustainable landscaping is a practical solution to satisfy stormwater compliance issues, LEED certification standards [...]

Building and Construction Technology is proud to announce its student award recipients for the current academic year. The following students’ academic and engagement achievements are being acknowledged and rewarded by this. Congratulations to you all! BCT Outstanding Senior Award: David Mogielnicki Donald Hyde Memorial Scholarship Fund Hoo-Hoo Award: Matt DiBara Michael Newman Michael R. Varney Henry E. [...]

Yesterday, a White House Champions of Change event honored five young leaders for outstanding leadership on their college campuses. They were chosen by the public for projects that embody the President’s goal to win the future. As part of this group, the UMass Permaculture team was represented by Ryan Harb (shown on the right side [...]

The third IGERT seminar in the spring semester will be by Alexander Schreyer, faculty member in Building and Construction Technology, on Thursday March 8 in the Kellogg room in Elab II at UMass. The talk will start at 12:30. An abstract can be found here: https://windenergyigert.umass.edu/seminar/3d-modeling-and-visualization