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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

by Sam EsquivelFebruary 1, 2022 Opinion:  Massachusetts’ Complete Streets contract design specs and subsequent policy are examples of great programs, but slow the needed infrastructure renewals and upkeep across the state.  Should there be a better, faster, more efficient way of granting towns and cities in the state funding for infrastructure in a manner consistent…Continue Reading Trials and Tribulations of Road Upkeep

by UMass AGCJanuary 10, 2022 We are proud to announce that UMass AGC, for the 2020-2021 academic year, has been awarded the AGC Outstanding Student Chapter Award by AGC of America! In addition to a cash prize, we are invited to present our chapter at AGC’s Annual Convention in Grapevine, Texas. Here is an exerpt…Continue Reading UMass AGC Wins AGC Outstanding Student Chapter Award!

10/18/2021 Hey everyone! Here’s your weekly AGC News: Upcoming Events: AGC Club HikeTomorrow, Tuesday 10/19 from 5-6:30pm at Sugarloaf Mountain in South DeerfieldWe will meet at Haigis Mall and leave at 5pm. Spend time with AGGers and enjoy the beautiful fall foliage! Carpooling is encouraged. Let us know you’re coming here. Other Construction Related Events: BCT Lecture…Continue Reading Fall 2021 Weekly Emails

AGCers! We had an absolute blast hanging with y’all this semester. Here’s a summary of what we did together… September Had our first chapter meeting: Attended a blueprint workshop with Kyle Murphy: October Toured the construction at the South Deerfield Wastewater Treatment Plant: Hiked Sugarloaf: November Discussed Race and Discrimination with Ken Canty: Heard from…Continue Reading Fall 2021 Semester Recap

by Kitty LovellDecember 1, 2021 “I was surprised to hear that an AGC group was hosting a diversity event, because AGC isn’t typically seen as an antiracist organization.” – Ken Canty at the UMass AGC Diversity Guest Lecture in November 2020 It was nearing the end of the semester that capped a tumultuous year, and…Continue Reading Grappling With AGC’s National Reputation and Setting UMass AGC Apart

By Kevin Brooks, LEED AP BD+COctober 28, 2021 Hey everyone! If you’re anything like me you were pretty into Lego’s as a kid. I don’t know about you, but I much preferred building sets over making my own designs – probably why I study Civil Engineering rather than Architecture! Turns out, we’re not still too…Continue Reading Modular Construction and the Triple Bottom Line