Brasfield & Gorrie, UA Partner To Provide Hands-On Experience With Construction Technology

By Brasfield & Gorrie

Brasfield & Gorrie recently enabled a select group of graduating seniors from the University of Alabama to enter the job market armed with resumes that include hands-on experience with emerging technologies in the construction field, including assembling and operating 3D printers.

The experience was part of the students’ senior research project and is a result of a partnership that began in 2015 between the general contractor and the Culverhouse College of Business at the University of Alabama‘s STEM Path to the MBA program. The purpose of the annual project is to expose students to leading-edge construction technology as well as business challenges in the construction industry.

This year, Brasfield & Gorrie’s chosen project focus was prefabrication and modularization. The company provided the project team with two Prusa 3D printers, which the students assembled themselves and used throughout the project. The students researched ways to optimize use of prefabrication and modularization in construction, and they visited a modular homes manufacturing plant, SE Homes, to gain a better understanding of how components are built in separate stages and then joined together.Based on their research and observations, the students formed hypotheses, which they tested by creating scale models of modular building components using 3D printing and modeling software. Through the printed scale modular components, the students were able to demonstrate the feasibility of their design concepts.

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