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 2026
International Construction in El Salvador, Daniel Roberts
City Farm SLO Sheep Pen Improvements, Oscar Rocha
Life Cycle Assessment and Cost Analysis of Exterior, Electrical, and Appliance Systems in a Prefabricated Mass Timber Residential Unit, Ella Rohrbough
Sheep Pen Improvements at City Farm SLO, Diego Eliseo Romero
Skip the Grid 2026: Off-Grid Power for Hopi and Navajo Families, Xanthus Aurelius Poole Silverstein
City Farm SLO Sheep Shed Concrete Slab Installation, Jake Simkins, Elijah Burt, and Finnbarr Kelly
SLO Garden Guy: Applying Construction Management Principles to a Residential Woodworking Business, Carson Smith
Skip the Grid 25-26: A Safety-Driven Solar Installation Project in the Navajo and Hopi Nations, James R. Wall
Self-Healing Concrete in Compression with Crystalline Admixtures, Nathaniel Paul Warfield
Thousand Hills Pet Resort ADA Compliant Access Ramp and Connecting Deck: Preconstruction Activities, Sonya Nahama Wijoyo
Skip The Grid: Bringing Solar Energy to the Navajo Nation, Makaela L. Zavala
Family Christian Center Storage Shed, Jacob Nehemiah Zuniga
Senior Projects from 2025
PlanSyncc - A Construction Document Translation Software, Easton Richard Abreo, Ashton Lee Gandrup, and Javier Solis
Building a Sustainable Home on the Central Coast: An Owner’s Perspective, Austin Chase Anderson
Comparing the Work-life Balance and Stress at General Contractors and CM Agencies, Lucca A. Arcolino
Skip the Grid: Off-Grid Solutions for Navajo Families, Jordan Badgley
The Utilization of AI to Improve Efficiency in Construction Management, Sam Balestreri
Cal Poly Construction Spanish Class, Josue E. Basilio
Design and Playhouse Plan for Girls Build Summer Academy 2025, Aracely Berber
R.A.C.E. Matters Precast Concrete Bench Construction, Camryn E. Berger
Asphalt Rubber Chip Seals a Cost Effective and Sustainable Solution for Road Infrastructure, Gunnar C. Bertsch
Building Confidence, Building Careers: An Industry-Informed Evaluation of a High School AEC Camp, Madisen Berube
The Third Annual Hasslein CAED Collaborative, Marianne Nicole Bishai
Assessing Experiences of Women in MEP Field and Project Management Roles, Lily K. Brown
The Utilization of Biodiesel in Commercial Equipment in Construction, Ryan Bustos