Summer Build Program At the beginning of week 8, Randy Herbstman, SE, from Halvorson and Partners came in to talk about the ACE Community Design and Build 7-week summer program where the students, after their design experience, work on areal project and build something by the end of the summer. Every summer there is a […]
IPD Presentation At week 6 of ACE, after a nice potato bar dinner at HDR’s brand new office, we reviewed construction contracts – we covered the traditional process, design-bid-build which is the most common contract, the design build where everything is done in-house, and the collaborative approach of Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), and how the
December 14, 2015: Meeting Five: AECOM Introduction and Bridge Construction Activity Today students and mentors met at AECOM to learn about the cool architecture, engineering, and construction projects AECOM works on around the world. The students competed in a bridge construction competition, where they were given a schedule and a budget to construct a bridge.
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November 19, 2015: Meeting Three: Architecture Introduction & Tower Building Competition at Gensler! Team 6 met at Gensler’s office for our third meeting. Students and Mentors learned about architecture and some of the amazing projects Gensler has been involved with around the world. Students were also introduced to their project site and the CIRT design
We’d like to send a very special thank you to the Chicago Building Congress for their support of ACE Mentor Chicago. The CBC raised a $5,000 donation by selling out their 2015 Golf Classic! ACE Chicago Board Vice Chair Steve Siegle had the pleasure of accepting a $5,000 donation from the Chicago Building Congress, presented
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What has food, prizes and an open bar?! The ACE Summer Fundraiser. Join us September 1st at Howells and Hood where we’ll be partying with purpose. Register here: http://ow.ly/Q0wBt Tuesday, September 1st Howells & Hood, 435 N. Michigan Ave. Tickets: $50 in advance; $60 at the door Corporate Sponsorships: $500
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“Gabion benchtops – you can sit on them and they don’t shake!” -Rebekah, ACE teaching assistant
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July 23 2015 Students Presented their designs for the Giardino to Santa Lucia last week, which were very well received. The proposal is to transform a neglected concrete side-yard into an outdoor classroom with gardens, murals and play spaces! The design was beautifully presented and we look forward to beginning construction soon! Matthew Snoap, ACE