Greetings from Bishop-Favrao Hall, where students, faculty and staff are back in-person. Our resilient community continues to be challenged by COVID – teaching and learn Read more about MLSoC Director's Message
Sydney chose CEM because it allowed her to earn a technical engineering degree while gaining management experience. She loves how the construction industry has many unique job opportunities, on-site and in the office, and that she can work anywhere in the world. Read more about Much Deserved Senior Awards
The Student Engineers' Council at Virginia Tech awarded $15,000 to Dr. Keresh Afsari. Dr. Afsari and her ARCADE Lab students, Srijeet Halder and Ryan King, focused their proposal on improving ARCADE and students' robotics experience in the lab. Read more about Dr. Afsari Awarded by the Student Engineers' Council
Join us for virtual capstone presentations - Our capstone projects simulate the competitive Design-Build (DB) process, where the Owner will select a DB partner based on evaluation of competitive bid proposals and final project interviews (Capstone Day presentations). In this simulation, student teams represent the construction side of the DB entity (i.e. the primary contractor) and MLSoC Industry Partners represent the Owner. Industry Partners will evaluate the performance of each team to select the first-, second-, and third-place teams Read more about Spring 2021 Capstones
Faculty and students in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction (MLSoC) and Virginia Center for Housing Research (VCHR) are analyzing sustainable, quality, and low-cost approaches to help solve the affordability crisis in Virginia and across the nation. Read more about Update: Answering the call to affordable housing
The Spring 2023 MLSoC Hardhatting Ceremony will take place on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at the Moss Arts Center, located at 190 Alumni Mall, Blacksburg, VA 24061. The ceremony will begin at 4:00 P.M. and will be followed by a reception for graduates and their families. Doors will open at 3 p.m.
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Reception - Following the ceremony, food will be provided in a tent outside of the Moss Arts Center.
The Fall 2022 MLSoC Hardhatting Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at the Lyric Theatre, located at 135 College Ave, Blacksburg, VA 24060. The ceremony will begin at 4:00 P.M. and will be followed by a reception for graduates and their families. We ask that students arrive by 3 p.m. so we can line them up.
Parking - Parking is available in downtown Blacksburg
Students in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction are putting their classroom skills to the test out in the field this summer. Follow along throughout the summer as we show you some of the internships our students are taking part in.
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As part of thier senior requirements, Construction Engineering and Management (CEM) students take our Capstone Course where they apply theory over two semesters working collaboratively to develop a competitive proposal summarizing their design and construction solutions. The top five team finalists present to industry leaders on Capstone Day. Learn more about the requirements here.
The Spring 2022 MLSoC Hardhatting Ceremony will take place on Thursday, May 12, 2022 at the Moss Arts Center, located at 190 Alumni Mall, Blacksburg, VA 24061. The ceremony will begin at 4:00 P.M. and will be followed by a reception for graduates and their families. We ask that students arrive by 3 p.m. so we can line them up.
Parking - Moss Arts Center parking website
Reception - Following the ceremony, food will be provided in a tent outside of the Moss Arts Center.
