Competitions
WHAT ARE STUDENT COMPETITIONS?
The CFM program offers students the opportunity to compete in competitions with other universities that offer CFM degrees. The competitions are a culminating experience that brings together all the courses that students have taken and applies them to a real-world project. The competitions are also a great means for students to network with industry professionals, faculty, and fellow students, and to aid in their search for summer work experience as well as full-time employment.
The competitions vary, but generally a team of students are assigned a specific role in the competition and together the team solves a real-life problem. A faculty member sponsors each team. Additional resources are also available to assist the team members in preparation for the competition.
The competitions have varying venues and dates. Brief summaries are included below.
PREPARATION
All student competitions require a significant time commitment. Students wanting to compete should plan their schedule accordingly in order to balance their time appropriately. The actual competition is usually held during the semester so competitors must notify each instructor informing them of the future absences and strive to turn in homework early. Students will meet together regularly at a specified class time and at other times as needed by the team.
Competitions are designed to help students learn how to work in teams. Collaboration and negotiation skills are necessary for each competition. Since a majority of the work consists of pre-competition preparation, students are expected to build one another's skills and work to create a cohesive team.
Students desiring to compete must apply to a team at the end of Winter semester which will be advertised in seminars. However, occasionally there are open positions after the team rosters are announced.
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
All students are eligible to compete. Teams often consist of sophomore to senior students. Faculty sponsors will finalize team rosters after applications are submitted. As many teams have a limit to competitors, it is possible that an applicant may not get on a team or not get on their first choice.
SKILLS COMMONLY USED DURING A COMPETITION
- Architectural Drafting and Design
- Building Information Modeling (BIM)
- Communication
- Cost Estimating
- Data collection and research
- Oral Presentation preparation and delivery
- Project management
- Scheduling
- Safety Planning & Site Preparation
- Technical Writing
RECURRING COMPETITIONS
CM Challenge
The CM Challenge is an BYU-sponsored competition for Construction Management students. Companies sponsor a competition tailored to a specific sector of construction. Students are given a problem statement and asked to prepare and submit written and visual documents as a plausible solution to the statement under a tight time frame.
NAHB
The NAHB student competition focuses on residential construction and development. The team spends time during Fall semester researching, preparing an oral presentation, and creating a solution to a residential development project problem in the categories of custom or production. They then compete in February. Learn More...
ASC
The ASC Student Competition provides opportunities to compete in one of many different sectors of construction including Heavy Civil, Commercial, Mixed Use, VDC, Preconstruction, Project Management, Design/Build, Electrical, etc. Students are given a problem statement at the competition and asked to prepare documents and/or a presentation on their solution to the statement. Teams prepare during the Fall semester and usually compete in February. Learn More...
FM
Under Construction ;-)
UREC
The Utah Real Estate Challenge (UREC) is an intercollegiate real estate development competition for undergraduate and graduate students throughout the State of Utah. The competition fosters an understanding of real estate development by giving students the opportunity to prepare and present a development proposal to a panel of expert judges. Learn more…
SIOY
Student Innovator of the Year (SIOY) is a BYU competition sponsored by the College of Engineering. The annual SIOY competition has kickstarted now-successful companies Owlet, Khione, Myostorm and more across its 14-year history. Competitors are in the running for part of the total $50K in prize money. Student teams sharpen their innovations throughout the year through activities like the IP Info Session and Speed Mentoring, making their presentations to the public and judges at a showcase in February. Learn More...
AWARDS
BYU has a reputation for being extremely competitive. Excellence, teamwork, learning, and networking are all highly valued components of each competition. Thank you to those who devoted so much time and effort over the years…
2024
ASC - Commercial - Second Place
ASC - Design Build - Second Place
2023
ASC – Commercial – First Place
ASC – Mixed Use – Second Place
ASC – Design Build – First Place
ASC – Heavy Civil – Second Place
2022
ASC – Mixed Use – Third Place
ASC – Design Build – First Place
ASC – Heavy Civil – Second Place
2021
ASC – Commercial – Second Place
ASC – Mixed Use – First Place
ASC – Heavy Civil – First Place
2020
NAHB – Second Place
ASC – Commercial – First Place
ASC – Mixed Use – First Place
ASC – Design Build – Second Place
ASC – Heavy Civil – Third Place
2019
ASC – Mixed Use – First Place
2018
ASC - Mixed Use - First Place
2017
ASC - Commercial Division - Third Place
NAHB - Student Chapter of the Year - Third Place
NAHB - Outstanding Educator Award - Brian Capt
NAHB - Outstanding Student Award - Forrest Bushman
2016
ASC - Commercial Division - Third Place
ASC - Mixed Use Division - Third Place
ASC - Determining Project Risk - First Place
2015
ASC - Mixed Use - First Place
2014
NAHB - First Place
ASC - Commercial Construction - First Place
ASC - Determining Project Risk - Third Place
2013
NAHB - Competition Team - Third Place
2012
ASC - BIM - First Place
ASC - Mixed Use - Third Place
NAHB - Third Place
2011
ASC - Multi-Family - First Place
ASC - BIM - Third Place
ASC - Pre-Construction - Third Place
NAHB - Third Place
2010
NAHB - First Place
2009
ASC - Design-Build - Second Place
ASC - National Determining Project Risk - First Place
ASC - National LEED - Second Place
ASC -National Mechanical- Best Presenter Nathan Robertson
NAHB - First Place
ABC - Safety - Third Place
ABC - Overall - Third Place
2008
ASC - Design-Build - Third Place
ASC - National PreConstruction - First Place
NAHB - Second Place
ABC - Safety - Second Place
ABC - Overall - Third Place
2007
ASC - Heavy Civil - First Place
ASC - Design-Build - First Place
ASC - National LEED - First Place
ASC - National BIM - First Place
ASC - Commercial - Second Place
ASC - National Mechanical - Second Place
ASC - Nathan Robertson - Best Presenter
NAHB - Third Place
ABC - Project Management & Scheduling - Third Place
ABC - Safety - Third Place
ABC - Overall - Third Place
2006
ASC - Commercial - First Place
ASC - Design-Build - Third Place
ABC - Project Management & Scheduling - First Place
ABC - Estimating - Second Place
ABC - Overall - Third Place
2005
ASC - Design-Build - Third Place
ASC - Commercial - Third Place
ASC - Residential - Second Place
ASC - Heavy Civil - Third Place
NAHB - Second Place
AGC - Essay Competition on Construction Safety First Place - Nathaniel T. Johnson
ABC - Safety - Third Place
ABC - Student Chapter of the Year
2004
ASC - Design-Build - First Place
ASC - Heavy Civil - First Place
ASC - Residential - Second Place
NAHB - Second Place
AGC - Essay Competition on Construction Safety First Place - Nathaniel T. Johnson
AGC - Essay Competition on Construction Safety First Place - Second Place - Michael Elkington
AGC - Essay Competition on Construction Safety First Place - Third Place - Eric H Bain
ABC - Estimating - First Place
ABC - Project Management - Third Place
2003
ASC - Design-Build - First Place
ASC - Commercial - Second Place
ASC - Residential - Third Place
ASC - Heavy Civil - Third Place
NAHB - First Place
AGC - Essay Competition on Construction Safety First Place - Paul M. Baumgarten
AGC - Essay Competition on Construction Safety Third Place - Meredith Fisher
ABC - Project Management - Second Place
ABC - Safety - Second Place
2002
ASC - Design-Build - First Place
ASC - Residential - First Place
ASC - Commercial - Second Place
NAHB - First Place
AGC - Essay Competition on Construction Safety First Place - Gary Vance
AGC - National Design Build - First Place
ABC - Estimating - Second Place
ABC - Project Management - First Place
ABC - Overall - Second Place
2001
ASC - Commercial - First Place
ASC - Residential - First Place
ASC - Heavy Civil - Second Place
ASC - Design Build - Third Place
ASC - Best Presenter - Barrett Nelson
NAHB - First Place
2000
ASC - Residential - Second Place
ASC - Design Build - Third Place
NAHB - Third Place
1999
ASC - Heavy Civil - Second Place
ASC - Commercial - Second Place
ASC - Turner Construction Innovation Award for Commercial
NAHB - First Place
1998
NAHB - Third Place
1997
ASC - Residential - First Place
NAHB - Third Place
1996
ASC - Commercial - First Place
NAHB - Third Place
1995
NAHB - Third Place
NAHB - Essay - Third Place: Paul Scholes
1994
NAHB - Outstanding Chapter - First Place
1993
NAHB - Third Place
NAHB - Outstanding Chapter - Third Place
NAHB - Essay - First Place: Toni Booth
1992
NAHB - First Place
NAHB - Outstanding Chapter - Second Place
ABC - Best ABC Student Chapter - Second Place
1991
ASC - Heavy Civil - Second Place
NAHB - Third Place
NAHB - Outstanding Chapter - First Place
1990
ASC - Residential - First Place
ASC - Heavy Civil - Second Place
NAHB - First Place