Construction Student Association

Students working on a construction site

The CSA hosts monthly meetings with speakers from industry, puts on a semi-annual speed-networking event for students and employers, and participates in various community service efforts such as People Working Cooperatively and CANstruction. The CSA is an umbrella organization for student chapters of several construction organizations, including:

  • AGC (Associated General Contractors of America)
  • ABC (Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc.)
  • DBIA (Design-Build Institute of America)
  • NAWIC (National Organization of Women in Construction)
  • SOC (Spirit of Construction)
  • ACI (Allied Construction Industries)
  • ACI (American Concrete Institute)
  • NAHB (National Association of Home Builders)

You can find more information about CSA activities on their Facebook page and LinkedIn.

CSA list of student leaders including: Aaron Hujar, Nick Bartholomew, Molly Blair, Matt Adkins and faculty advisor Amanda Albrecht

Construction Competition Club (CCC)

group of a dozen college students in white polo shirts pose on stairs

The Construction Competition Club is an umbrella organization for various competition teams. This organization also hosts the annual New Builders Competition, a regional construction management competition for underclassmen, coached by upperclassmen.

UC’s CM students are heavily involved in regional and national Construction Management Competitions. Each year, we compete in the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Student Competitions (in the commercial, design/build, heavy/civil, and preconstruction divisions), the Ohio Contractors Association (OCA) Estimating Competition, the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC)'s National Student Construction Management Competition, and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) competition.  Our students have performed exceptionally well in these competitions.  The following is a list of recent competition awards: 

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC)'s National Student Construction Management Competition

  • 2021 ABC Student Chapter of the Year
  • 2019 ABC Student Chapter of the Year
  • 2017 ABC National Competition - 2nd Place Overall
    2nd Place Estimating
    2nd Place Project Management & Scheduling
    2nd Place Safety
    2017 ABC Student Chapter of the Year
  • 2015 ABC National Competition - National Champions - 1st Place Overall
    2015 ABC Student Chapter of the Year!
  • 2014 ABC National Competition
    1st Place Safety

Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Student Competitions – Region 3

  • 2021 ASC Region 3 Student Competition
    Commercial – 1st Place
    Design Build – 2nd Place
  • 2020 ASC Region 3 Student Competition 
    Heavy Civil – 1st Place
    Design Build – 3rd Place
    Commercial – 2nd Place
  • 2019 ASC Region 3 Student Competition 
    Electrical – 1st Place
    Commercial – 1st Place 
  • 2018 ASC Region 3 Student Competition 
    Electrical – 2nd Place
    Competition – Heavy Civil – 3rd Place
    Design Build – 2nd Place
    Commercial – 3rd Place
  • 2017 ASC Region 3 Competitions
    Heavy Civil (All Women Team) – 1st Place (5th year in a row!)
    Heavy Civil (All Men Team) – 2nd Place
    Commercial Construction – 3rd Place
    Electrical Construction – 3rd Place
    Project Solutions – 2nd Place
  • 2016 ASC Region 3 Competitions
    Heavy Civil – 1st Place
    Commercial Construction – 2nd Place
    Electrical – 2nd Place
  • 2015 ASC Region 3 Competitions
    Commercial Construction – 1st Place
    Heavy Civil – 1st Place
    Electrical Construction – 3rd Place
    Pre-Construction – 3rd Place

Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Student Competitions – Regions 6 & 7

  • 2018 ASC Regions 6 & 7 Competitions
    Electrical Competition – 2nd Place
  • 2017 ASC Regions 6 & 7 Competitions
    Electrical Competition – 1st Place
  • 2016 ASC Regions 6 & 7 Competitions
    Electrical Competition – 2nd Place

Ohio Contractors Association (OCA) Estimating Competition

  • 2022 OCA Competition – 2nd Place
  • 2018 OCA Competition – 2nd Place
  • 2017 OCA Competition – 1st place
  • 2016 OCA Competition– 2nd Place
  • 2015 OCA Competition – 3rd Place
  • 2014 OCA Competition – 2nd Place
  • 2011 OCA Competition – 2nd Place
  • 2010 OCA Competition – 3rd Place

New Builders Competition

  • 2021 New Builders Competition
    Residential – 1st Place
    Commercial – 1st Place
  • 2020 New Builders Competition
    Residential – 1st Place
    Commercial – 3rd Place
  • 2019 New Builders Competition
    Residential – 2nd Place
    Heavy Highway – 3rd Place
    Commercial – 2nd Place
  • 2018 New Builders Competition
    Heavy Civil – 2nd Place
    Residential Construction – 1st Place
    Commercial Construction – 2nd Place
  • 2017 New Builders Competition
    Heavy Civil – 1st Place
    Residential Construction – 1st Place
    Commercial Construction – 2nd Place
  • 2016 New Builders Competition
    Heavy Civil – 1st Place & 3rd Place
    Commercial Construction – 1st Place & 3rd Place
  • 2015 New Builders Competition
    Heavy Civil – 1st Place
    Commercial Construction - 3rd Place
  • 2014 New Builders Competition
    Heavy Civil – 1st Place
    Interior Fit-Out – 1st Place
    Commercial Construction – 2nd Place & 3rd Place

Other Competitions

  • 2021 NAHB National Student Competition – 3rd Place
  • 2021 DBIA Regional Champion 
  • 2019 DBIA Regional Champion 
  • 2018 – Cincinnati CANstruction Competition – People’s Choice Award
  • 2017 – R oofing Industry Alliance Student Competition – Finalist
  • 2016 – Associated General Contractors (AGC) Student Chapter of the Year
  • 2016 – Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) Student Competition - Regional Champion
  • 2015 – Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) Student Competition - Regional Champion
  • 2014 – Cincinnati CANstruction Competition – Juror’s Favorite Award