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April 22, 2019

acs competition

The AGC student chapter took eight dedicated students to the 2019 ASC Competition in Sparks, Nevada. The team competed in the Design-Build competition sponsored by McCarthy Buildings, Inc. Preparation started in October 2018 by working on practice problems and brainstorming the team’s strategy throughout the competition. After 14 hours of writing a detailed proposal which included a schedule, budget, method of procedure, a design layout and renderings for a school building addition, the UNM team finished with 30 minutes to spare! They applied skills learned in their courses and personal experiences to create a proposal that they were all proud to present to McCarthy.

Following the competition, there was a large career fair filled of engineering and construction companies. This was a great opportunity for the students to hand out their resumes and a few of them even got calls for interviews. Overall, the competition was successful and the UNM team cannot wait for next year’s!

A huge thank you to AGC of New Mexico, ISHC, Jaynes, McDade Woodcock and TLC for your generous contributions throughout the year!

Design-Build Team: Ryan Adams, Jacqueline Benitez, Efrain Cuna, Isabella Grier, Geena Gutierrez, Mariel Jones, Maribel Pinero, Daniel Rodriguez

Team Mentors: Chris Catlin (not pictured), Chloe Simion

Faculty Advisors: Dr. Susan Bogus-Halter, Ken Cooper