MSOE Hits Vegas Jackpot

Two undergraduate student teams from the Milwaukee School of Engineering recently made history.

They took first place in a national construction management competition held during the recent ConExpo-ConAgg/IFPE convention in Las Vegas, the first time in the history of the competition that one university took top honors in both contest categories: design-build and commercial construction.

Six students prepared the design, estimate, schedule and construction plan and gave a presentation to a panel of professionals in 38 hours for the Design-Build Competition. The proposed project was a student union.

Six others in the Commercial Construction team presented a plan in 26 hours for a high school inside a juvenile detention facility, including plan, estimate, schedule, safety plan and presentation.

Each team member received a trophy and watch, and the MSOE program received $4,500.

The Alexandria, Va.-based Associated General Contractors of America and the Provo, Utah-based Associated Schools of Construction were the sponsors.

MSOE competed with teams from 11 other universities around the country that won their regional events.

Triad Construction Starts in Business

West Allis-based Triad Construction Inc. recently started in business as a general contractor.

The corporate officers are Werner Holentunder, John Ranson and Mike Long, each of whom previously worked for Milwaukee-based The Bentley Co. Hulentunder and Long were special project division managers, and Ranson was a carpenter-foreman.

Triad can be reached at 414-258-7111.

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