Graduate Program Students Present Papers at ASC Conference

KENNESAW, Ga. | Apr 25, 2018

Graduate Program Students Present Papers at ASC Conference
Siddiqi, Chair of the Construction Management Department Âé¶¹´«Ã½, to the 54th ASC Conference in Minneapolis, MN. The Associated Schools of Construction Conference is the premier conference for Construction Management discipline where national and international peer-reviewed papers are presented.

Ms. Garg presented a paper entitled "EarthCraft Homes Costs more than Conventional Homes". The objective of this study was to identify the construction cost differential between EarthCraft and conventional homes, and included a comparison of projects completed by the EarthCraft homebuilders and conventional builders. Mr. Woldemichael presented a paper entitled "Unions Electrical Workers are not Against Prefabrication". The study identified the best practices for prefabrication feasible for electrical workers who are part of unions.

Dr. Siddiqi presented a paper entitled "Best Practices for Attracting and Retaining Female Construction Project Managers" and shared the findings on gender differences for retaining for construction organizations. The paper was co-authored by Casey Stockbridge, who graduated in December 2017 from Âé¶¹´«Ã½â€™s Construction Management Graduate Program. The third author of this study was Tom Jollay from Bennett Thrasher accounting firm.

The fourth paper presented by Âé¶¹´«Ã½ at the conference was "Barriers to Net Zero Housing in the US", co-authored with Faiza Mahdi, who is also a graduate of Âé¶¹´«Ã½'s Construction Management program and works in the construction industry. The objective of this study was to identify the major barriers to large-scale adoption of Passive Housing concept in the United States.

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