The Construction Management Department at Cal Poly is a tight knit group of faculty and staff working to provide students the best possible education and the help they need to progress to graduation and to leave Cal Poly ready for the challenges they can expect in the professional world. Students take a variety of classes, join one or more professional student organizations, and frequently intern with one of the many companies that visit the campus over the course of each year. Upon graduation, the department has virtually 100% placement in the construction industry.
Modified from construction.calpoly.edu
Senior Projects from 2024
2024 Annual Hackathon: Redesigning Safety Head Protection, Olivia Pisani
Feasibility of Implementing a Construction Project in an International Country, Kristina Poliseri
Investigating the Performance of Bendable Concrete Against Traditional Concrete, Landon J. Poston
Skip the Grid: Solar Panel and Battery Installations in Navajo Nation, Samir S. Ramanathan
Little Free Library Project, Baylor Rembrandt
Building 21 Courtyard Barbecue Pit Demolition, Will Riviere
Cal Poly Sustainability Course Impacts on Students Work Choice & Thinking, Jesus Rojas
Gateway Decathlon: Carbon Calculations of an Offsite Residential Construction, Isaac Robert Rubio
San Luis Obispo High School FFA Barn Demolition: Disposal of Material, Jake B. Schulman
San Luis Obispo High School FFA Swine Barn Demolition and Enclosure Reconfiguration, John F. Spurlock
Optimizing 3D Printed Concrete Effificeny: A Case Study of Emergent 3D's Iterative Process Improvement, Michael Stearns
Cal Poly Craft Center Wedging Tables, Cooper Christopher Strong
Exploring the Role of Construction Technology Copilots, James S. Thielmann Jr.
Skip the Grid: PV System Installations in the Navajo Nation, Samuel Varney
Electrical Design For Moringa Leaf Dryer, Jake Weiss
Designing, Estimating, and Building a Deck and Overhang for the Paso Robles Police Department Shooting Range, Nicklaus Amil Zenner and Benjamin Henry Gallagher
A Case Study: Impacts of a Building Retrofit on Employee Efficiency and Productivity, Rigo Zepeda
Senior Projects from 2023
United Methodist Children Center Drain Project, Andy Abdelnour
City Farm SLO ‘Garden for All’ – Shade Structure, Reed Aitken
Paso Robles Police Department Shooting Range Stairs, Emily Ann Andres
Using Virtual Reality and Construction Software to Transform Construction Facilities, Jacqueline Ana Badal
Designing a Modular French Drain Driveway: Addressing the Impact of Stormwater Runoff from Residential Communities, Tomer Baltinester
DG Pathway for City Farm SLO, Kieran Barker
Construction of High-Bay Lab Reaction Frame Foundations, David R. Bowen, Henry E. Miller, and Blaize Twisselman
Tehachapi Mountain Trail Association – Trail Bridge Construction, Michael Bowman