Building Construction Articles

Le Jeune Chef Restaurant will host grand reopening events on Feb. 1-2 to show off its redecorated dining room. The new design reflects the School of Hospitality's more natural, organic approach to menu planning. "It started with us planting our own garden," said Layne E. Eggers, assistant dean of hospitality.

A team of two-year students from Penn College's School of Construction and Design Technologies claimed first-place honors at this year's National Association of Home Builders Residential Construction Management Competition held during last weekend's 2011 International Builders Show in Orlando, Fla. Members of the championship team, coached by Barney A.

On Thursday night, the Penn College Construction Association hosted a hands-on activity for about a dozen Cub Scouts from Den 38 (St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church). The Scouts, in the process of earning their Wolf patches, needed to complete a Building and Fixing requirement as part of that process.

Seven students in the Penn College Construction Association recently visited the Schneebeli Earth Science Center for a tour of the lumber mill. Forestry instructor Jack Fisher provided a thorough tour of the mill, lumber yard and dry kiln for the students.

Masonry students from Penn College's School of Construction and Design Technologies recently constructed a natural stone veneer for the auditorium at New Tribes Mission Institute near Jersey Shore. Instructor Glenn R.

With a target completion date of Jan. 14, Penn College's new masonry lab is rising from the site of a car wash near the northwest corner of main campus. Lobar Inc. is the general contractor, Silvertip Inc. has both the HVAC and plumbing contracts, and Howard Organization Inc. is the electrical contractor. Andrew M.

Distinguished Teaching Awards – including the Veronica M. Muzic Master Teacher Award, the highest level of recognition for faculty – were presented by Pennsylvania College of Technology during commencement ceremonies held May 14-15 at the Community Arts Center, Williamsport. Dennis F. Ringling, professor of forestry in the School of Natural Resources Management, was honored with the Veronica M.

A grant-funded student project at Pennsylvania College of Technology is bringing today's "green" sensitivity to a campus landmark that celebrates Williamsport's lumber prominence in the 1800s. An array of photovoltaic panels has been installed just southwest of the college's Victorian House, a student-designed-and-built guest facility that was dedicated in June 1997.

The creativity of students in the School of Construction and Design Technologies once again was on display this month in the Carl Building Technologies Center. Winners of the You Be the Judge competition, chosen in online balloting by members of the Penn College community, are: "Eden's Gate," crafted by Benjamin J. Johnson and Erick N.

"Concrete's Role in Sustainable Development,"detailing how concrete plays an integralpart in green building design and construction, will be presented at 3:30 p.m. April 6 in the Klump Academic CenterAuditorium. The guest speaker for the event, which is organized byDrew R. Potts, instructor of civil engineering technology at Penn College, will be Philip W.