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CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT ❙ COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN ❙ CAL POLY ❙ FALL 2008 TES CM CELEBRA COMPLETION OF RAISING NEW FACILITIES THE THE ROOF CM Department Head’s Message Celebrating ‘Innovation’ New magazine heralds opening of new CM facilities Welcome to the Construction Innovator – been possible without the generous support of a new format for news about the Cal Poly industry and alumni donors. Construction Management Department and its Our students continue to impress us with students and alumni. At a transitional period their talent, commitment and achievements. in the life of our department, we are introduc- 2007-2008 saw the largest CM graduating class ing this publication to keep all of you – our ever, and all are enjoying great opportunities as alumni, supporters and friends – up to date with they join the ranks of nearly 2,000 department the many changes on campus. alumni who work nationwide. It was a year of In recent years, “Innovation” has become a extraordinary success in student competitions. central theme of our department and our fac- Altogether, nearly 100 students traveled out of ulty. Each of us has strived to be a leader state to conferences and competitions. in selected areas of construction innovation by Our graduates have big dreams as they join developing a recognized expertise in integrated the ranks of their alumni colleagues, and this is project delivery methods, job site management, reflected in the stories of their collegiate expe- sustainability, specialty construction, housing rience. In this issue, you will read about four issues or construction materials. Research, generations of CM alumni: leaders in the con- development, and teaching in these and other struction of this country’s iconic buildings, Department Head Al Hauck core disciplines will be enhanced by the new community activists, educators and young Construction Innovations Center. women who are breaking gender barriers. Cover Story Before fall quarter began, the department We invite you to attend the October 4-5 3 Introducing CM’s newly opened moved out of a 13,000-square-foot, 50-year-old dedication of the Construction Innovations Construction Innovations Center space and into 30,000 square feet of offices, Center and meet with classmates from your time classrooms and labs designed to support mod- at Cal Poly. Thanks for your ongoing interest in Donors ern education in construction management. Construction Management at Cal Poly, and we 6 Recognizing recent contributors In 2009, the Simpson Strong-Tie Materials look forward to seeing you soon. who helped to make the new CM facilities possible Demonstration Lab will add an additional 7,000 square feet to further support CM and the other Alumni four departments as an interdisciplinary facility 8 Catching up with four decades for the entire College. None of this would have ALLAN J. HAUCK PH.D., CPC of CM alumni from 1975 to 2002 Dean’s Message 16 Alumni news briefs Alumni, industry and state support make CM projects possible Students 18 Newly graduated students The opening of the Construction Innovations This was a team effort, and we are grateful head up the CM career path Center is more than the addition of space to the for the leadership of CM Department Heads Al CM Department, College and University: It is a Program News Hauck and Jim Rodger who were honored as Cal tribute to a creative funding partnership. Poly’s first recipients of the Provost’s Leadership 21 The CCCE launches a This is Cal Poly’s first structure funded Award for Partnership in Philanthropy. Partnership Program jointly by state and private donations, and the The entire project is the first major addition 22 Achievements: CM grants; list of those to thank is long. California voters to the College in 25 years, and provides us with student competitions supported the bond that provided $25.4 million a dynamic facility for the next century. Con- 23 CM’s off-campus classes for the CM building, including renovations and gratulations to all involved as the College and furnishings for three other College facilities. An university celebrate this wonderful achievement. On the Cover additional $2.9 million was contributed by Col- The Cal Poly Construction Management lege alumni and industry partners, and CM stu- Department’s Construction Innovations Center opened in summer 2008. dents dedicated $300,000 from College Based PHOTO BY JOSEF KASPEROVICH Fees for specialized instructional furnishings. R. THOMAS JONES DEAN 2 CONSTRUCTION INNOVATOR ❘ FALL 2008 Cover Story FROM RENDERINGTO REALITY Fall grand opening slated for Construction Innovations Center October 4, 2008 will mark the dedication of Construction Management’s new home: The Construction Innovations Center. CAED Dean Tom Jones is particularly proud of the collaboration among the state, the University, alumni and corporate donors. “We were able to create a wide partner- ship which has resulted in the very best facility imaginable for the department and the College.” Department Head Al Hauck notes, “It is Tom Jones. “This shows the value the entire CM’s new Construction one of only a handful of buildings in the college and its graduates place on a strong CM Innovations Center was designed by architects United States designed specifically for a department and on greater collaborations Austin Veum Robbins Construction Management Department.” among the built environment professions.” Partners and built by The Capital Campaign, which is still Al Hauck adds, “We are grateful to all Straub Construction. Both firms are based those who committed money, time and underway to completely furnish the labs, has in San Diego. energy to make this project the very best allowed the college and department to recon- RENDERING COURTESY nect with alumni and their broad base of possible.” The private funding was essential AUSTIN VEUM ROBBINS PARTNERS supporters. “It is notable that there have been for the creation of space for unique edu- generous gifts from architecture alumni in cational experiences. addition to the support of CM grads,” says CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT ❘ CAL POLY 3 2006 groundbreaking attendees included (top, from left) CM Department Head Al Hauck, former CM Department Heads Jim Rodger and Bill Brown, donor Nick Watry, Cal Poly President Warren J. Baker, donor Rob Rossi, CAED Dean Tom Jones and Interim Provost Robert Detweiler. Al recently moved into his new office (left). Input from industry, alumni, faculty and that combines CM, Architecture and Archi- when the first class graduated in 1972 that the the CM Industry Advisory Committee tectural Engineering majors to prepare all program would have progressed so quickly. influenced the curriculum-centered design. three for a future of professional collabora- He laid the foundation, but is quick to credit Inherent was the need for sufficient flexibility tion. In addition to the labs and supporting the hard work and smart decisions of depart- to accommodate future industry and educa- classrooms, private funding allowed the ment heads Jim Rodger (1986-2002) and Al tional developments. The new concept department to provide administrative space Hauck (2002-present). “They hired the right focused on cohorts of 24 students who will for the California Center for Construction faculty and made the advances in the curricu- be “in residence” in a series of labs – a shift Education (CCCE) as well as interview lum,” he says. “This building is a tribute to from previous lecture-dominated education. rooms, conference rooms and faculty offices. what has been accomplished.” The labs are each dedicated to a different No one appreciates the move more than The dedication of the Construction sector of the construction industry and are Bill Brown, the program’s first director from Innovations Center will occur while work tied to an integrated approach to teaching. 1970-1978. Reflecting on 38 years of history, commences on the Simpson Strong-Tie These culminate in an interdisciplinary lab Bill says it would have been hard to imagine Materials Demonstration Lab. 4 CONSTRUCTION INNOVATOR ❘ FALL 2008 Facility details Sustainable design elements of the Simpson Strong-Tie Materials Demonstration Lab: ■ Renewable heavy timber frame ■ Polycarbonate daylighting system manufactured largely from recycled plastics ■ Flat roof with space for green roof elements and photovoltaics ■ Drought resistant landscape material ■ Courtyard constructed, in part, of porous concrete Core laboratories in the Construction Innovations Center: ■ Overaa and Watry Fundamentals of Construction Management Lab ■ Pulte Home Residential Construction Lab ■ Webcor Commercial Building Lab The building ■ Granite Construction Heavy/ frames views Civil Lab of Bishop Peak ■ Cupertino Electric Specialty (above). Construction Lab ■ Angular details J. E. Grant Construction Jobsite and an open Management Lab floor plan will ■ Olson Company Integrated welcome visitors Project Services Lab to CM’s lobby (left). Supporting teaching spaces: ■ Rob Rossi Founder’s Hall ■ DPR Construction Classroom ■ Design-Build Laboratory (yet to be sponsored) ■ Construction Management Computer Lab (yet to be sponsored) “Another example of industry generos- the opportunity to witness more about strate the entire supply chain from growth in ity,” says Tom Jones of the lead gift. “This lab another theme of the Simpson Strong-Tie a certified forest, through manufacturing and will be entirely funded through private Lab: sustainability. design, to installation in a finished building gifts and, while located in the Construction Taking advantage of recent changes to the – all part of a process designed to be as flex- Innovations Center, it will serve faculty and building code that allow heavy timber as an ible as it is sustainable. students from the entire College.” option for a commercial or institutional Preparing for a new year in a new build- The subject of construction materials is building, donations of timber materials from ing, Al Hauck reflects: “A new facility, a great regarded as one of the fundamental multi- California growers and manufacturers will faculty, and breaking ground on the Simpson discipline educational areas.