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Students from MBA and Father Ryan High Schools showcased their PARK(ing) Day structure in downtown Nashville on Friday, September 19, 2014
As part of the 2013-2014 ACE project theme of “community”, ACE Team 5’s project transformed a metered parking spot into a temporary public park in participation of the world-wide PARK(ing) Day event. Project features include: two mobile structures providing both shade and storage, stackable benches and chairs made from recycled pallets, a potted plant wall feature, and modifiable roof slats that can be adjusted based on the position of the sun.
ACE Team 5 mentors and students kicked off the 2014-2015 ACE year with a bang! Well, actually it was a pizza. We will get to that in a minute.
Team mentors from Gresham, Smith & Partners and Skanska were happy to see each other again and welcome both new and returning students from Father Ryan, MBA, and St. Cecilia after the summer break. To get things started, the students were tasked with a fun project that would quickly demonstrate the roles that owners, architects, engineers, and contractors play in the industry. Roles were assigned and students went to work to design, engineer, and build their project assignment…a pizza!
Engineering for the pizza box was underway while the architect designed the crust, sauce, cheese, and toppings to meet the owner requirements. The contractors presented a schedule and budget to the owner with a VE option for white instead of whole wheat crust, then went to work rolling dough once it was approved. 5 RFIs were submitted to the architect and approved during the process.
The superintendent and project manager coordinated with the various subcontractors on site.
The pizza was delivered on time and under budget! We are looking forward to a great year!
Students from MBA and Father Ryan High Schools will be displaying their “park structure” in downtown Nashville on Friday September 19, 2014.
The installation will be at the intersection of Broadway and 5th Ave. on the north east corner (diagonally across the intersection from Bridgestone Arena). The two structures have been painted MBA red and Father Ryan purple!
The structure should be set up by 8:00 and breaking down around 5:00, so all are welcome to come by any time throughout the day. We expect to have the biggest crowd around lunch time, and the students should be showing up after school, around 3:30.
Pictured below are members of the ACE Mentor team that is working on this project.
This team is led by Lindsay Hamilton of Gresham Smith & Partners in Nashville.
ACE Mentor has been present in Williamson County schools for over 11 years and the interest level has grown to an all-time high in 2014.
Our initial registration numbers show 95 students have an interest in this program that promotes STEM related careers in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction world.
Every high school in the district has participated in this program and we are excited to see the interest continue to grow in this school system.
You can learn more about ACE Mentor by going to http://acementor.org
Greg Stein leads our monthly meeting at HCA.
Watch this brief video that describes the way that the ACE Mentor program works.
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