First Chapter Meeting September 19, 20225:00pm – 6:00pmOlver Design Building Room 162 Event Summary: Great turnout! Officers and members all introduced themselves (name, year, major, hometown, and If you could be any tool, what would you be?) Spring 2022 semester was recapped Semester events were revealed Social time & food! AGC Bike Ride September 30,…Continue Reading Fall 2022
2/6/22 Hey Everyone! The AGC weekly newsletter is back! Want to learn more about construction? UMass Amherst’s Associated General Contractors Chapter is NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED! Miss out on our events last semester? No problem! We are planning site tours, speakers, and other fun events during the Spring semester, and you can still get involved! AGC Updates:AGC…Continue Reading Spring 2022 Weekly Emails
AGCers! Thanks for coming to our events this semester. Here’s a summary of what we did together… February Had our first chapter meeting: March Heard from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s Scott Michalak: April Toured the Newman Center construction site on campus: Hiked Bare Mountain: May Hosted Field Day on the Quad: We will…Continue Reading Spring 2022 Semester Recap
First Chapter Meeting February 9, 20225:30pm – 6:30pmMarcus Conference Room Event Summary: Officers and members all introduced themselves (name, year, major, hometown, and If you could be any building component, what would you be?) Fall 2021 semester was recapped Semester events were revealed Social time & food! Guest Lecture: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers March…Continue Reading Spring 2022
First Chapter Meeting September 14, 20216:00pm – 7:00pm Event Summary: Members (22 including 4 E-Board members) were welcomed, attendance was taken Members introduced themselves (“what do you geek out about” was a major hit) We detailed and discussed our semester events Website walkthrough Formed groups randomly for club members to meet each other The meeting…Continue Reading Fall 2021
Guest Lecture: Quick Energy Modeling in Construction February 22, 20217:00pm – 8:00pm Kicking off the semester, we were joined by Beil Weil, a Building and Construction Technology (BCT) professor at UMass Amherst who is an expert in building energy modeling and analysis. Over the course of this event, he gave a lecture on his own…Continue Reading Spring 2021
First Chapter Meeting September 8, 20207:00pm – 8:00pm Welcome to a new semester! The AGC officers at the meeting — Kevin, Eric, Kitty, Noah, and Nate — welcomed our new and returning members and presented slides about AGC, including its goals, why students should join, and AGC’s plans for the semester. So far, we are…Continue Reading Fall 2020
By Nate Wright, Kitty Lovell, Kevin Brooks, and Sam EsquivelMay 1, 2022 The 2022 AGC Annual Convention After receiving the national Resilient Student Chapter Award, we (UMass AGC) were invited to the 2022 Annual AGC Convention in Grapevine, Texas to present our chapter’s work and receive the award. Here’s a summary and reflection on the…Continue Reading The 2022 AGC Annual Convention
By Eric LeeApril 1, 2022 The idea of zero waste has been a common theme when discussing sustainability and one’s contribution to the environment. Although it can be a challenge, achieving a zero-waste goal for a construction project is possible if proper guidelines are followed. The very first place to raise awareness and set goals…Continue Reading Implementing Zero-Waste Strategies in Construction Planning and Execution
By Nate WrightMarch 1, 2022 Hey everyone. I wrote this post over a year ago over winter break when I become very interested in sustainable building practices and green buildings. After becoming more aware of humans’ negative impact on the Earth and its ecosystems, I just don’t see any reason to NOT strive for the…Continue Reading Sustainable Building Materials