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First Chapter Meeting September 12, 2024Olver Design Building Room 260 Event Summary: AGC Club Hike September 20th, 2024Mt. Tom Event Summary: UMass Computer Science Building Tour October 3, 2024New UMass Computer Science Building Event Summary: Boston South Station Tour October 11, 2024Boston South Station Event Summary: Guest Speaker: Chad Lavallee! October 22, 2024Olver Design Building…Continue Reading Fall 2024 Recap

Our AGC chapter’s outreach & strategic advisor Tarek El Aouji, BCT’25 won alongside his brother Jad El Aouji, EE’26 the regional Hult Prize Competition at UMass Amherst in 2023 for their carpooling app called Reela. Started three years ago in Lebanon and now launching in the U.S., Reela aims to change how people move and…Continue Reading How a Construction Student Turned His Construction Knowledge into Building the Future of Transportation

First Chapter Meeting 9/13 Goodell Hall Site Tour 10/3 Revit Tutorial 10/25 Explore-A-City: Boston 11/4 Blueprint Workshop 11/16 Final Chapter Meeting – Gingerbread Construction 9/13 And that’s a wrap! Head over to our instagram @umassagc to view more content…Continue Reading Fall 2023

First Chapter Meeting + OSHA Kickstarter 2/7 Computer Science Building Tour 2/21 DIY Night – Popsicle Stick Bridges 3/6 AGC 2024 National Conference March Spring Break Project Management Workshop 4/1 Northampton Wastewater Treatment Plant Site Tour 4/17 Club Hike: Mount Sugarloaf 5/3 Field Day 5/7 Thank you to our graduating officers Oliver and Max! Max…Continue Reading Spring 2024

First Chapter Meeting Feb 13, 2023 Event Summary: UMass AGC members learned about our plans for the semester through a fun presentation We unveiled our new instagram @umassagc !! Learned about scholarships and opportunities with AGC MA from a representative Marion Jones OSHA-10 Kickstarter Feb 21, 2023 Event Summary: Members and community got the opportunity…Continue Reading Spring 2023 Recap

Q: How long do I have to complete the OSHA training? A: Once you are enrolled you have 18 months to open up the training and start. Once you start, you have 180 days to complete the training. Q: Where/How do I pick up the OSHA card once I complete the training? A: Once you…Continue Reading OSHA Training FAQ

December 1, 2022 While planning AGC’s semester events, an idea emerged ? let’s build a catapult and launch pumpkins! We decided that we are the construction club, after all, so why not?? So, with the expertise and experience from Alec (our new E-Board member) combined with some internet research, we set out purchasing materials and…Continue Reading Pumpkin Chunkin ’22

By: Tom Toscano November 1, 2022 This past summer I had the privilege of working as an intern in the construction industry. My experience provided me with a wealth of knowledge regarding the day-to-day operations of contractors, project managers, and designers on a large scale project, some of which will be shared in this blog…Continue Reading My Internship in the Construction Industry