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  • BCT Spring 2022 Lecture Series
    by Katherine McCusker on January 24, 2022 at 6:19 pm

    Please mark you calendars for the Spring 2022 BCT Lecture Series: Feb. 7, Feb 28, March 28, April 11; 4:00-5:15pm Lectures will be in person in the John Olver Building – Room 170, or virtual via Zoom. umass.science/bctlectures The post BCT Spring 2022 Lecture Series appeared first on Building and Construction Technology.

  • Creating a Bridge to the Future with BCT and Digital Ready
    by Alexander Schreyer on December 16, 2021 at 5:12 pm

    On December 1, 2021 BCT faculty and students hosted Digital Ready (DR), a Boston-based non-profit that provides talented, young Black and Latinx students from Boston Public Schools a no-cost, head-start to a STEM degree from UMass. The DR cohort of 27 students participated in a unique peer-to-peer learning exchange program developed by CSN faculty Dr. The post Creating a Bridge to the Future with BCT and Digital Ready appeared first on Building and Construction Technology.

  • Student Team Places Third in ASC Region 1 Competition
    by Alexander Schreyer on December 7, 2021 at 7:55 pm

    BCT participated in the 2021 Annual Associated Schools of Construction Region 1 Student Competition in Albany, NY with three teams this November. Under Prof. Romero’s mentoring and with several months of hard work behind them, Team “Amherst Construction” (shown in the image above) placed third in the pre-construction category. This was only the second year The post Student Team Places Third in ASC Region 1 Competition appeared first on Building and Construction Technology.