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| Luis Berumen of Bartlett Cocke General Contractors shows how the company uses Building Information Modeling during the construction process. Bartlett Cocke donated a laboratory to UTSA's Dept. of Construction Sciences |
The University of Texas at San Antonio debuted a new
teaching facility for its Department of Construction Science students at its
downtown campus. The facility, named Bartlett Cocke General Contractors
Teaching and Research Laboratory, is meant to house a program that teaches
students about virtual design and new construction techniques.
The laboratory, located in the department's building at
501 W. Cesar Chavez Blvd., was funded by a donation from Bartlett Cocke General
Contractors, a San Antonio-based construction company. Harry Moeller, president
of Bartlett Cocke General Contractors, said his company is committed to
fostering the next generation of construction professionals.
The laboratory includes two classrooms. One is a 30-seat
computer lab with a large screen for students to learn about computer modeling.
The other classroom includes a 15-foot interactive projector.
Students in UTSA's department of construction science
will be able to use industry-standard software to model construction projects
on computers. Those software programs help architects, designers and general
contractors view a building virtually before actual construction begins.
Virtual design is something construction companies are
using more often at job sites. Bartlett Cocke is using building information
modeling to transform downtown's Children's Hospital of San Antonio.
Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu, chair of the department of
construction science, said the new laboratory and its virtual capabilities will
allow graduating students to compete for jobs in the industry right out of
school.
Source: San
Antonio Business Journals
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