What is Construction Management all about?  Well last week we met for our second meeting at the office of Bovis Lend Lease to find out.  Mentors explained what the roles of construction managers are and the processes they go through in order to get a building constructed on time and under budget.  Students learned the differences […]

  Tomorrow night will be  College Night, We’ve put together a survey that we would like the students to fill out to get them started thinking about college and also to give the mentors a little background on how where the students are in the process. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YVZFSPD   There are also  a few websites that

ACE Team 7’s first session was the ever popular Spaghetti & Marshmallow Towers.
Every tower safely survived the Seismic Test, though there are rumors that some towers had more intense friction between continetal plates than others despite all being sited on the same chicago city block.

Students had the chance to visit the construction site of Ogden International School of Chicago! Team 3 was split into two groups and the Turner Construction mentors gave a little tour of the site. They learned about key aspects of construction and also discussed structural and mechanical elements in the building. Several key words were

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This week students met at Turner Construction. They played a Career Match Game Show to learn more about ACE professions. By asking three mentors a few questions about their field, students figured out which one was an architect, engineer, and construction manager. The design project was introduced and students brainstormed ideas for the program. This year’s design

Welcome to ACE Team 5! We met for the ACE student orientation this week at the School of the Art Institute.  Students were introduced to the ACE program and found out what fun things are in store for them this year!  This year we will be taking a tour of a construction site here in Chicago, learn

Welcome to the ACE Team 3 page! ACE Team 3 Mentors are very excited to start a fresh new term with students coming from various high schools throughout the city. Orientation was a success at the School of the Art Institute. Students learned about scholarships and internships that will be awarded at the end of

Some ACE students from the South Shore neighborhoods of Chicago were invited to tour the new High School on 76th and S. Jeffry.  Highlights of the tour included an appearance by the construction contractor and architects that are responsible for the project!  We will invite South Shore students for a return visit on Tuesday Nov. 02!