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
Reducing Carbon Emissions with Returned Concrete, John M. Maxwell Jr.
Son Care Foundation – Lean to Shade Structure Design and Construction, Ryan Joseph McCann
Design, Estimate, and Cut-Sheet of Playhouse for Girls Build Summer Academy, Miles Paul Miller
Evaluating Value Engineering Techniques of California Contractors, Mason Alec Montoya
Restoration of the Cantilever Deck in Poly Canyon, Calvin S. Morgan, Calvin P. Vigeant, and Roger G. Biddle
Operation WEBS - Tiny Home on Wheels: Quantity Take-off, Estimate, and Site Logistics, Brendan Moynahan
Effect of Pismo Clams as Partial Fine and Coarse Aggregate Replacement on Workability and Compressive Strength of Concrete, Alan Munoz Pille
Use of Tempered Glass as a Potential Substitute for Coarse Aggregate in Concrete, Will Nethercutt
The Challenges of Building a Mass Timber Single-Family Home: A Case Study, Avery Emma Onan
Understanding the Behavior and Risk Tolerance of Future Construction Industry Leaders, Mateo Daniel O'Sullivan
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
Construction Management Study Abroad Program Database, Mike L. Schuler
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