NAHB Student Chapter Residential Construction Management Competition
Introduction
The NAHB Student Chapter Residential Construction Management Competition is one of the highlights at the annual NAHB International Builders’ Show. The competition gives students the opportunity to apply the skills learned in the classroom to a real construction project by completing a management proposal. The proposals are submitted to a group of construction company executives who act as judges. During the convention, students present and defend their proposals to the judges in front of an audience. The 2011-12 project is located in Huntsville, Alabama. The presentations will take place in Orlando, Florida at the International Builders' Show.
Mission
The competition was established to give students an opportunity to demonstrate their ability to solve construction related problems and to compete with other institutions offering a bachelor’s degree in residential construction related majors. Participants will obtain a real life experience in the residential construction business environment and gain valuable insight into their future career.
Eligibility
All PSU NAHB student chapter members are eligible to participate in the project; however, only a team of no more than six student members will be selected to participate in the Residential Construction Management Competition at the International Builders' Show. The individual team members must be undergraduate students who are active members of the PSU NAHB Student Chapter and must be available to travel in February, 2012 to participate in the Residential Construction Management Competition at the International Builders' Show in Orlando, Florida. Students who will graduate in the Fall 2011 semester are eligible to compete as a team member.
Requirements
The Residential Construction Competition TEAM (up to six members) will be required to:
- Attend the NAHB Awards Banquet in November 2011. The entire team needs to be present to receive their travel award; however, 2 representatives from the team need to give a 2-5 minute presentation (PowerPoint) about their construction project.
- Participate in the Residential Construction Management Competition at the International Builders' Show in Orlando, Florida in February 2012.
Members
The members of the 2011-2012 RCMC team are:
Thomas Allen
Mike Burkentine
Drew Canfield
Hari Choodhary
Bruce Clara
Tyler Faust
George Kanel
Akmal Kholboev
Kevin Mortga
Josh Urban
Hunter Woron
Six members of the team will present the completed project in February 2012 at the International Builders' Show in Orlando, Florida.
Initial Presentation
The RCMC team will be giving a short presentation on Thursday, November 10th at the Hankin Committee meeting to outline the approach to the project and the goals the team is working towards. The presentation can be viewed in pdf format by clicking here.