Building & Construction Tech 590STB - Adv Construction Tech Trends

Fall
2024
01
3.00
Munkaila Musah

TU TH 4:00PM 5:15PM

UMass Amherst
27771
John Olver Design Bldg Rm 162
munkailamusa@umass.edu
This course introduces students to material testing and technological environments in which the construction industry operates today. The program is designed for students with a passion for technologies such as cloud data, drones, photogrammetry, additive manufacturing, AI, Robotics, VR, and AR in the Built Environment and a passion to influence the design and engineering of the built environment through material testing such as nondestructive testing and evaluation, chemical testing, thermal analysis, and code compliance testing. The curriculum will prepare this next generation of innovators to not only harness the power of technological innovation but to bridge the industry?s fragmentation in order to foster collaboration, catalyze change, and offer advanced and sustainable solutions to global problems.

Open to to BCT juniors, seniors & graduate students; and ARCH juniors, seniors, and graduate students.

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.