Building Construction Articles

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.

Students from the School of Construction and Design Technologies are displaying their knowledge and skills by creating an area of respite to be enjoyed by the Penn College community. A Remembrance Garden, designed by students in the architecture program at the college, is being constructed on the east side of the Carl Building Technologies Center.

Penn College construction students became teachers for the day, giving architectural students from The Pennsylvania State University a hands-on tutorial in the School of Construction and Design Technologies' masonry lab.

Pennsylvania College of Technology students again have carried the institution's reputation far beyond campus borders, earning acclaim in a recent national competition and returning home with a sense of personal accomplishment at a job well-done among high-caliber challengers.