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Enroll Now in Our Winter 2025-26 Courses

November 3, 2025October 31, 2025 by Alexander Schreyer Comment Closed

Our BCT Winter 2025-26 online courses are now available on UMass University+. These are open to you whether you are a matriculated student or not and can provide valuable skills as well as credits towards your major or minor. Want to complete a BCT Minor? You can use these courses for that. Available Courses: Construction Estimating (BCT 314) Any successful building construction project relies on accurate and consistent cost estimates. This course provides students with the skills and background to perform construction estimating, bidding, and cost management. Lectures will cover quantity take-off from construction documents and estimate costs for material, labor, equipment, overhead, and profit. Students are required to prepare and submit a formal bid which details an estimate for a building construction project. Furthermore, students will also be introduced to leading construction estimating software utilized in the construction industry. Introduction to CAD & BIM in Construction & Architecture (BCT 320) This course provides students with a broad introduction into Computer-Aided-Design (CAD) and Building Information Modeling (BIM) with...

We are Hiring: Director of Design-Build Program (Lecturer Calendar Year)

October 31, 2025October 31, 2025 by Alexander Schreyer Comment Closed

Join the BCT and Architecture faculty and help grow our design-build program. See below for the position description. For questions, reach out to the search co-chairs L. Carl Fiocchi ([email protected]) and Robert Williams ([email protected]). Position: Director of Design-Build Program (Lecturer Calendar Year) More Info Job no: 528394Work type: Faculty Full TimeLocation: UMass AmherstDepartment: Environmental ConservationUnion: MSPCategories: Faculty, College of Natural Sciences, College of Humanities & Fine Arts, Lecturer/Non-Tenure Track About UMass Amherst The flagship of the Commonwealth, the University of Massachusetts Amherst is a nationally ranked public land-grant research university that seeks to expand educational access, fuel innovation and creativity, and share and use its knowledge for the common good. Founded in 1863, UMass Amherst sits on nearly 1,450-acres in scenic Western Massachusetts and boasts state-of-the-art facilities for teaching, research, scholarship, and creative activity. The institution advances a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community where everyone feels connected and valued—and thrives, and offers a full range of undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees across 10 schools and colleges, and 100 undergraduate majors. We believe every member of our university community can contribute to our ongoing...

Fall 2025 BCT Lecture Series Announced

September 11, 2025September 11, 2025 by Alexander Schreyer Comment Closed

The start of a new semester brings with it a new series of public lectures. We are happy to announce the four speakers mentioned below, who will present on various current topics in the built environment as part of our Fall 2025 BCT Lecture Series. All lectures are open to the public and are held on Mondays from 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm in the Olver Design Building Room 170. Attendees can get continuing education credits (AIA/USGBC). Zoom options will be available, too. Want to get notified when these are? Sign up for our email list. Speakers: ‘Deconstructing’ the Stebbins House: Architectural Archaeology in Deerfield Michael Emmons, Jr Director of Historic Preservation and Architectural Research at Historic Deerfield09.15.25 | 4:00-5:15pm | John W. Olver Design Building Room 170 Sustainable Mass Timber Construction Patricia Layton, Strategic Advisor, Wood Utilization + Design Institute10.06.25 | 4:00-5:15pm | John W. Olver Design Building Room 170 Building Resilience: A Woman’s Perspective on Building Pretty Good Homes Emily Mottram, Architect, Co-author: The Pretty Good House 11.03.25 | 4:00-5:15pm | John W. Olver Design Building Room 170 The Fundamentals...

2025 BCT Awards and Scholarships Announced

May 21, 2025May 21, 2025 by Alexander Schreyer Comment Closed

The annual Environmental Conservation picnic is traditionally where we honor the current year’s group of BCT award and scholarship recipients. This is always an exciting part of the academic year because we can shine a light on outstanding student achievements and provide scholarship support for our well-deserving students. The complete list of the 2024-25 award and scholarship winners is shown below the image and more pictures from the event can be found here. Congratulations to all the recipients!!! We are tremendously proud of you all!!! Some of our awardees (as well as Prof. Schreyer and Department Head Paige Warren) at the annual awards picnic 2024-25 Award Recipients BCT Outstanding Senior Award Cyp Zulawnik Associated General Contractors of Western Massachusetts: Building and Construction Technology Endowment Karrington Dowe, Ana Guaman, Tom Peti, Anupama Sriram Building and Construction Technology Alumni Scholarship for Academic Merit Brennan Ibbitson, Anupama Sriram Building and Construction Technology Alumni Scholarship for Leadership Mariah Chuong Harry L. Folsom Award from the Donald B. Hyde Memorial Scholarship Fund Emily L’Etalien Harry and Virginia Braconier Scholarship Mariah Chuong, Karrington Dowe,...

Congratulations to BCT’s Class of 2025!

May 19, 2025May 19, 2025 by Alexander Schreyer Comment Closed

Congratulations to our newly minted Building and Construction Technology graduates in the #UMassAmherst #ClassOf2025! As graduates of the BCT program at UMass Amherst, you have demonstrated resilience, creativity, and a deep commitment to sustainable and innovative practices in the built environment. Your hard work, both in the classroom and out in the field, has prepared you to take on the challenges of a rapidly evolving industry. We are proud to have been part of your journey and excited to see the impact you will make as professionals, leaders, and changemakers. Congratulations, Class of 2025!!! And welcome to our ever-growing network of alumni. For more images and a full class listing, visit the page linked below. We also have more images and videos posted on Facebook. https://www.umass.edu/bct/for-students/bct-alumni/graduating-class/bct-class-of-2025/...