Building Construction Articles

The glory of real-world experience and the glare of reality television recently intersected for a group of Pennsylvania College of Technology students and their mentors, who traveled to Franklin County for an "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" construction project to benefit a family dedicated to helping special-needs youngsters.

A Pennsylvania College of Technology construction student from Gettysburg is among just two dozen national winners of a Centex "Build Your Future" scholarship. Corwyn K.

Six students from the chimney-sweep and building trades gathered on campus this week for "Advanced Fireplace Construction," intensive hands-on instruction offered through the Pennsylvania Guild of Professional Chimney Sweeps. This is the eighth year for the guild's PA Masonry School program, which is taught by Glenn R.

Two construction students at Pennsylvania College of Technology have collaborated on a "dream" project that will help local nursing-home residents better exercise their green thumbs. Bradley D. Martin, a construction carpentry major from Granville Summit, and Jacob D. Carlson, a cabinetmaking and millwork student from West Chester, recently built three planter boxes and accompanied by Marc E.

Students from the School of Construction and Design Technologies tutored architectural students from The Pennsylvania State University in the hands-on hallmark of a Penn College education on Thursday.

A team of students enrolled in Pennsylvania College of Technology's two-year construction majors earned top prize in competition at the recent National Association of Home Builders International Builders' Show in Florida, the college's third first-place finish in that category in the past five years. Members of the two-year team are Bryan T. Hay, Friedens; Wesley R.

A team of two-year construction students recently reinforced Pennsylvania College of Technology's historic presence at the International Builders Show in Orlando, Fla., placing third and keeping alive a streak of top-three finishes that goes back to 1999.

The West Branch Susquehanna Builders Association and a business owned by one of its officers have donated another $620 to two teams of Pennsylvania College of Technology construction students to help defray the costs of competing at the upcoming International Builders Show in Orlando, Fla.

A class of Pennsylvania College of Technology masonry students recently gained valuable experience at a worldwide-focused mission near Montoursville, continuing the institution's tradition of community service through hands-on involvement.

Students in Pennsylvania College of Technology's construction majors received a continued boost at a recent awards banquet: the year's second contribution from The Women's Council of the West Branch Susquehanna Builders Association to defray the costs of annually attending the National Association of Home Builders competition.