Tag: construction

CET students building a fire house

CET students build replica fire station in Old Town

Last spring, UMaine Construction Engineering Technology students started construction of a model fire house for an antique fire truck in Old Town. Modeling the original fire house from 1917, CET student Samantha Perro designed and budgeted the building with Student Construction Association (SCA) President Samuel Neil. Professor Amber Killip‘s Introduction to Estimating and Planning Class […]

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CET students paddling a war canoe

CET seniors relocate canoe shelter at Hirundo Wildlife Refuge

Senior Construction Engineering Technology students recently finished relocating a 16′ x 32′ war canoe shelter at Hirundo Wildlife Refuge.  As their capstone project, the students spent several weeks last spring planning the project.  This fall, they managed and executed the actual construction themselves.

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CET students working at Leonard's Mills

CET seniors build a new road, expand parking at Leonard’s Mills

Senior Construction Engineering Technology students recently finished a road realignment and parking expansion at Leonard’s Mills in Bradley.  As their capstone project, the students spent several weeks last spring planning the project.  This fall, they managed the actual construction.  Students did all the work themselves, with generous equipment and material donations from Central Equipment, Sargent […]

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Habitat house in Old Town finished

The house in Old Town (Maine) that CET seniors worked on last fall semester was finished last week. The capstone project included a lot of demo, reframing the roof, roofing, foundation repairs, new layout and interior walls, windows, doors, insulation and siding. The new owner worked with us throughout the fall semester, and just moved […]

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2nd year students build Kestrel Birdhouses

In the Intro to Estimating class, taught by Professor Amber Killip, second year CET students recently built Kestrel boxes for the Bangor Land Trust. It was good practice for plan reading, developing and executing a construction plan. The finished boxes will be going to the Penjajawoc Marsh in Bangor.  It’s recognized as an important bird area […]

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installing cedar shingles

Construction students build new roof at Leonard’s Mills

Senior Construction Engineering Technology students recently installed a new cedar shingled roof on the sawmill building at Leonard’s Mills, complete with a new roof extension over the water wheel.   As the focus of the senior capstone course, the fifteen students working on the project spent several weeks planning the details of the work, followed by actually […]

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