Sustainable Construction and Design Articles

• City, State, and Community College Work Together to Build Sustainable Construction Workforce

  posted 12/2/2020

  "The noise, hard hats, orange vests, and heavy machinery certainly make the 200 block of Newell Street in Waterloo, Iowa, seem like a construction zone. But a closer inspection reveals so much more: a working classroom where students learn the principles of building energy-efficient houses, and a partnership between a community college, the city council, and local businesses to increase housing and the local construction workforce."

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• High school students construct sheds for area families

  posted 10/15/2020

  Waterloo Career Center students give to the community while gaining new career skills and earning college credit through Hawkeye.

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• Hawkeye Community College students building energy efficient homes in Waterloo neighborhood

  posted 7/22/2019

  Students learn real-life job skills, while also helping out a community. The program can lead students on the path to running their own construction company.

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• Hawkeye Student Construction Project Draws Praise

  posted 7/9/2019

  Waterloo City Council members joined new Hawkeye President Todd Holcomb to tour a house being built at 219 Newell St. by students in the college's sustainable construction and design program.

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• Jacob Boeschen is Ready for Success

  posted 5/13/2019

  As a full-time student working part-time in construction, Jacob was able to apply what he learned on the job, building a strong skill set for success after graduation.

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• Hawkeye Community College program builds house, neighborhood

  posted 10/12/2018

  Instructor Craig Clark said his students are getting hands-on experience putting up the one-story home with four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a detached two-car garage and high energy-efficiency rating.

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• Hawkeye Builders Complete First Tiny House

  posted 3/28/2016

  Explore the tiny house built by Sustainable Construction and Design students.

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