AEI Student Competition | 350 Mission Street | San Francisco, California
Kristin Sliwinski | Structural

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Participating in the National ASCE Charles Pankow Foundation Student Competition was a wonderful way to immerse me into the future of the construction industry. Working as a group with other disciplines using Building Information Modeling and an Integrated Project Delivery allowed me to grow as a structural engineer, as well as work more efficiently with other people.


The most important thing I learned was how important solid communication and teamwork was for the group to be successful. When ideas and information isn’t shared between group members, conflicts arise. And once conflicts do arise, it is important to make sure everyone communicates together to resolve the issues with as little drama as possible.


Looking back at this experience, I think a more open way to communicate issues with other team members without damaging relationships or placing blame on anyone would be useful. However, we did learn how to mend issues, and in the end, we produced a solid design.

 

Progress
 
04-27-2014 | CPEP Complete
04-21-2014 | Reflections Posted
04-21-2014 | Building Abstract
03-28-2014 | Final Presentation
02-17-2014 | Competition Report
02-10-2014 | 100% Report
01-27-2014 | 95% Report
12-14-2013 | Draft Report
12-11-2013 | Presentation 4
12-09-2013 | Lutron Presentation
11-12-2013 | Draft Report
10-09-2013 | Presentation 3
09-18-2013 | Presentation 2
09-04-2013 | Presentation 1
09-02-2013 | CPEP Launched

Note: While great efforts have been taken to provide accurate and complete information on the pages of CPEP, please be aware that the information contained herewith is considered a work‐inprogress for this thesis project. Modifications and changes related to the original building designs and construction methodologies for this senior thesis project are solely the interpretation of AEVITAS. Changes and discrepancies in no way imply that the original design contained errors or was flawed. Differing assumptions, code references, requirements, and methodologies have been incorporated into this thesis project; therefore, investigation results may vary from the original design.

The Capstone Project Electronic Portfolio (CPEP) is a web-based project and information center. It contains material produced for a year‐long Senior Thesis class. Its purpose, in addition to providing central storage of individual assignments, is to foster communication and collaboration between student, faculty consultant, course instructors, and industry consultants. This website is dedicated to the research and analysis conducted via guidelines provided by the Department of Architectural Engineering. For an explanation of this capstone design course and its requirements click here.

This page was last updated on April 30, 2014 by the AEVITAS design team and is hosted by the Penn State AE Department ©2013