By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Hausmann Construction has hired more than a dozen University of Nebraska at Kearney graduates over the past five years, with many of them serving as summer interns with the Lincoln-based company before they were retained for full-time positions. This summer, the construction management, design-build and general contracting firm has four interns from UNK working on three different multimillion-dollar projects in Kearney. There’s a reason one … [Read more...]
Guest speaker James Benham highlights drones, other construction trends
EDITOR'S NOTE: This event has been cancelled due to winter storm expected to hit the region on Monday, Feb. 1 and Tuesday, Feb. 2 KEARNEY – A presentation on the latest trends, solutions and devices in building technologies is being hosted at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. James Benham will present “How Drones, Sensors and Integrated Apps are Rewriting all the Rules of Construction” from 12:30-2 p.m. Tuesday in the UNK student union Ponderosa Room. The event will also be available … [Read more...]
Construction management partners with Associated General Contractors
KEARNEY – Construction management students at University of Nebraska at Kearney now can earn commercial construction certification through Associated General Contractors of America and its Building Information Modeling Education Program. UNK’s construction management program is the first in the nation to partner with AGC and AGC Nebraska Building Chapter to integrate the Building Information Modeling Education Program and Certificate of Management – Building Information Modeling (BIM) … [Read more...]
Central Nebraska Veterans’ Home design includes work by UNK students
Construction Management partners with Wilkins Hinrichs Stober Architects By TODD GOTTULA UNK Communications KEARNEY – Construction of the Central Nebraska Veterans’ Home won’t begin in Kearney for another year. But a group of construction management and interior design students at the University of Nebraska at Kearney already is deep into a project that will be used to showcase the facility publicly and lock in design plans. UNK students are partnering with lead designer Wilkins … [Read more...]
Construction Management wins national awards, grant
By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – Construction management students and faculty at the University of Nebraska at Kearney won numerous awards at the 2014 National Association of Home Builders International Builders’ Show. Ken Larson, a construction management professor at UNK, was given the Outstanding Educator Award at the national event in Las Vegas. In his 23rd year at UNK, Larson is one of the founding fathers of the university’s construction management … [Read more...]
