Building Construction Articles

Continuing a tradition of Penn College students leaving their lasting mark on campus, instructor Franklin H. Reber Jr.'s concrete construction class this week poured new sidewalks near the Hager Lifelong Education Center entrance off West Third Street.

Daisy Troop 60303 and Brownie Troop 60142, based at Cochran Elementary School in Williamsport, visited the School of Construction and Design Technologies on Wednesday evening, working with Penn College Construction Association students and adviser Barney A. Kahn IV, instructor of building construction technology, to build birdhouses in support of their Earth Day patches. Photos by Lisa J.

About 60 architecture students from The Pennsylvania State University made their annual journey to Penn College on Wednesday, their first since the Construction Masonry Building was dedicated last year.

The Fall 2011 semester saw completion of another on-campus construction project, courtesy of the School of Construction and Design Technologies. Students from Barney A. Kahn's Framing Principles class, Jason E.

Hughesville Cub Scout Pack 80 recently visited Penn College, addressing various topics including conservation, art, the environment, crafts and science as they continue their strides toward becoming Boy Scouts. "It was an incredible night in both the plastics labs and the construction labs," said Carl J. Shaner, college health services director and a member of the troop's Parent Committee.

In a beneficial trip over the mountain (and across academic borders), about 70 freshmen from Penn College's School of Construction and Design Technologies traveled to the School of Natural Resources Management heavy equipment training ground Tuesday for an afternoon of insight. Students in site-preparation and safety classes joined by construction faculty members Garret L. Graff, Harry W.

Pennsylvania College of Technology formally dedicated a new main-campus home for masonry instruction Aug. 16. The 17,829-square-foot, single-story Construction Masonry Building, designed by Murray Associates Architects, P.C., of Harrisburg, features a large, open lab area and reflects the latest in "green" technologies.

Photo gallery Pennsylvania College of Technology today formally dedicated a new home on its main campus for masonry instruction. The 17,829-square-foot, single-story Construction Masonry Building, designed by Murray Associates Architects, P.C., of Harrisburg, features a large, open lab area and reflects the latest in "green" technologies.

Continuing a tradition of building positive relationships within the community, the Penn College Construction Association recently hosted a hands-on activity for two Girl Scout troops from the Jersey Shore area. Sixteen Scouts (a combination of Juniors and Brownies from Troops 262 and 61517) visited campus April 18.

A team of two-year students from Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Construction and Design Technologies, first-place winners at this year's National Association of Home Builders Residential Construction Management Competition, recently was honored by the Pennsylvania Senate for its accomplishment. Comprising the championship team, coached by Barney A.