BCT Program Wins 2015 USGBC West Branch “Green Giants” Award!

BCT Program Wins 2015 USGBC West Branch “Green Giants” Award!

by Alexander Schreyer Comment Closed
The UMass Amherst Building and Construction Technology program was honored on December 1st, 2015 at a joint WMAIA/USGBC event at Hampshire College for our efforts in educating future leaders in green building and sustainability. Program director Alexander Schreyer and Associate Professor Peggi Clouston accepted the award on behalf of the BCT program. This is a biannual award and we are very proud to have received it this year. From the program description: The Green Giants program honors the work of trades people, educators, and owners/program directors who help build, teach about, envision and fund green buildings in Hampshire, Hampden, Franklin, and Berkshire counties. This program is intentionally distinct from other building awards in that it honors a wider range of participants in the sustainable building industry of our region. This is the second year of the West Branch Biannual Green Giants Awards program. This award reflects the amazing work of our faculty, adjunct faculty, and our student groups. They are all engaged on a daily...
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Welcome to a new academic year!

Welcome to a new academic year!

by Alexander Schreyer Comment Closed
At this beginning of the 2015-2016 academic year, we at BCT would like to welcome all of our current and new students (back) to UMass! With the Design Building now starting to take shape and a new faculty member joining BCT, there are lots of interesting things happening these days. Let me elaborate on some of those: As you may have seen, the (Integrated) Design Building construction site on Lot 62 (next to the Studio Arts Building) has reached foundation depth, which means that concrete is (finally) being poured. If you find yourself at the south end of campus, drop by the site and peek over the fence a bit. We also would like to invite all of our students and friends to the Construction Celebration that is being planned for October 16th, at which we will celebrate the new building with everyone, who made it happen. With the beginning of the academic year, we are also very happy to announce that Dr. Chao "Luna" Xiao is joining...
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