TECHNOLOGY By Candice Evenson, IPI
Collaborative Technology & University Outreach
How some in the industry are reaching out to the next generation of construction professionals.
On May 5th, the Austin and Webcor Joint Venture hosted an educational seminar for engineering students of Santa Clara University. The seminar gave them a behind the scenes look at the new Terminal 1 Reconstruction and Boarding Area B
STUDENTS TODAY WILL BE INDUSTRY LEADERS TOMORROW, SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO ENGAGE THEM IN A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. LEADING CONSTRUCTION FIRMS KNOW THAT IN ORDER FOR THE INDUSTRY TO GROW AND THRIVE IT MUST BE
(T1) partnered project at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), and the Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology that the team uses.
ABLE TO ATTRACT MILLENNIALS, AND ONE WAY TO DO THAT IS TO SHOW
The featured T1 Project is a design-build
THAT IT VALUES COLLABORATION, COMMUNICATION, AND TECHNOLOGY.
partnered project that began in 2015 and is
JUST AS IMPORTANTLY, COMPANIES WANT INCOMING TALENT THAT
planned to be completed in November of
UNDERSTAND TRENDS IN THE INDUSTRY – TRENDS THAT INCREASINGLY
2020. Gensler, Gencon, and Hensel Phelps
ARE ABOUT COLLABORATION. TO BROADEN STUDENTS’ UNDERSTANDING OF TODAY’S CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, INDUSTRY LEADERS ARE ACTIVELY REACHING OUT TO UNIVERSITIES, HOSTING EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AT ACTIVE PROJECT SITES TO GIVE STUDENTS A FIRST-HAND LOOK. 10
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are on the design side of the team, and Austin Webcor JV is the General Contractor. They co-locate at a hangar in SFO—also known as the Big Room (shown in photo above), a practice that has led to improved www.partneringinstitute.org