Sustainable Construction and Design Articles

• Sustainable Construction and Design Program Earns Zero Energy Design Designation

  posted 9/29/2022

  Awarded through the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, this new Department of Energy designation distinguishes post-secondary academic programs that impart the best practices of zero-energy design on students and require them to apply those building science concepts in actual projects.

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• Hawkeye Community College to build houses on Williston Field

  posted 7/14/2022

  City officials said new homes should match the current neighborhood aesthetics, so they will be designed with taller roofs and dormer windows to appear as 1 1/2-story buildings, similar to nearby houses.

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• Graduate Spotlight – Patrick Shields

  posted 5/10/2022

  After a decade working in construction, Patrick Shields was ready to move up. He came to Hawkeye Community College and through the Sustainable Construction and Design program gained new skills and new confidence that has filled him with a sense of pride that he also sees from his 18-year-old daughter. “She's super excited about it,” he said. “She just thought it was very cool that her dad would take the chance to better himself through education and move up in the field.”

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• 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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