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A team of five students from the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering took second place in the national Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) student competition, held Nov. 7-8 in Dallas, Texas.
On April 26, 50 students from Boulder's Construction Engineering and Management program graduated at the Rustandy Connector.
Teaching Professor Matt Morris asked his students to help pour concrete. Students came. Two came back again. And again. For more than a year.
- Teaching Professor Matthew Morris of civil, environmental and architectural engineering has received the college’s John and Mercedes Peebles Innovation in Education Award for 2023. The award recognizes faculty in the college who
As part of their capstone project, seniors in Boulder's civil engineering program are contributing to the design of the expansion of Denver Water’s Gross Reservoir Expansion Project, which involves raising the height of Gross Dam by 131 feet. The renovated dam will nearly triple the reservoir’s water storage capacity and create a more reliable water system for 1.5 million people in the Denver metro area.
The Marshall Fire spurred Boulder researchers to apply their expertise to the aftermath. CEAE Assistant Professor Cresten Mansfeldt, along with other researchers, collected water samples from Coal Creek waterway shortly after the fire; the work has since expanded to monitor the response of bugs and algae living in these waters. CEAE Teaching Professor Matthew Morris, who lost his Superior home in the fire, helped solicit design and construction proposals from builders, providing homeowners with a “short list” of options to select a builder.
Associate Teaching Professor Matt Morris is featured in the latest episode of the Concrete Credentials Podcast. Morris shares his personal experience of the Marshall Fire, which destroyed his family home in Superior along with the homes of thousands
The University of Colorado Boulder is hosting a Construction Diversity Summit to improve diversity, equity and inclusion in the construction industry.
The free event is planned for April 1...
The “DBIA Buff Builders” have earned first place in the 2021 National Design-Build Student Competition. The team presented their winning proposal during the national Design-Build Conference & Expo, which was held in Denver on Nov. 1-3.