Each year, teams from universities and colleges around the country vie for design-build bragging rights in DBIA’s National Design-Build Student Competition. This year, those bragging rights go to the University of Florida’s (UF) Team Cypress Construction.Â
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The first thing most people think about robots and Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the technology will replace the need for humans in the workforce. However, that is not the case in Dr. Aladdin Alwisy’s Smart Industrialized Design and Construction (IDC) Lab.
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University of Florida M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management Director Robert F. Cox, Ph.D., was inducted into the National Academy of Construction (NAC) Thursday night at a ceremony at The Westin Copley Place in Boston. The NAC honors and recognizes those individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to the construction industry.
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Mike Santarone (BCN ’83) and Jeff Nelson (BCN ’90) were welcomed into the M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management Hall of Fame in a ceremony Saturday morning at Rinker Hall. The Hall of Fame honors those who have truly distinguished themselves in the construction profession.
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Growing up in Shiraz, Iran, Abdol Chini heard more about the famous wine produced from his hometown than he ever did the University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning (DCP).
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The University of Florida M. E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management hosted its 25th annual Fall Career Fair on Thursday, September 14 in Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. Rinker School students had the opportunity to speak with and get recruited by 109 construction companies. With the fair’s 100 percent job placement, it’s clear that UF students are in demand.
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University of Florida students from a variety of disciplines in the built environment descended upon the Stephen C. O’Connell Center Wednesday afternoon to learn more about the current trends in residential building construction. The main topics of the two-hour session, which was also attended by several prominent members of the residential industry, centered around robotic construction and sustainability in new homes.
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Arriving at the University of Florida as a newcomer to the United States, Bharath Ganesh joined the College of Design, Construction and Planning (DCP) without fully realizing the incredible opportunities it would offer him, whether through its esteemed professors and mentors, honor societies, or the intensive coursework that would help prepare him for the internship he recently concluded this summer.
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Highlighted by the annual hard hat ceremony for the incoming junior class, the M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management held their annual Welcome Reception this past Thursday. The overflowing room of new students heard a welcome message from Rinker School Director Dr. Robert F. Cox, along with presentations on the history of the school, the plethora of internship opportunities and graduate programs that are offered and study abroad opportunities across the globe.
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Led by No. 1 Action Equipment, the University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning placed 22 alumni-owned companies on the 2023 Gator100, the UF Alumni Association announced Friday. Those who made the list, which recognizes the 100 fastest-growing Gator-owned or Gator-led businesses in the world, were honored in a ceremony inside the Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center.
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