DFW RECAP

April 24 - 25, 2024 | Collin College - Technical Campus | Allen, TX

We are so grateful for the success of the DFW Design Build Competition®!

17 teams and 217 high school students participated

in the competition at Collin College - Technical Campus in Allen, Texas.

They worked for 14+ hours in two days to build structures that

will be donated, sold, and used within their communities.

People's Choice Award Winner

1240 + votes were cast for this year's DFW

Design Build Competition® People's Choice Award!

Check out the winner below.

The Craftsmanship Award was won by Pine Tree High School, which had the highest combined Construction Evaluation and Building Code Compliance scores.

Price Career South Institute (Dallas ISD) was awarded

the Team Safety Award for best overall points for safety judging.

Christian Trevino, of Newman Academy International was awarded

 Construction Manager of the Year.

This award was introduced last year and recognizes individuals who meet deadlines, exemplify leadership skills, and garner the greatest points for their video submissions.

Berit Hibbs, of Ann Richards High 

School - Team 2, was awarded Safety Person of the Year.

This award goes to one individual who has assumed the role of the Designated Safety Person for their team. Selected by a judging panel of safety professionals, this award goes to an individual who exhibits a keen understanding of worksite safety, appropriate safety regulation, and documentation and ensures that their local worksite is being operated safely.

Lake Worth High School was awarded the Architectural Award for the

Open Competition.

Newman Smith High School was awarded the Architectural Award for the

Shed Competition.

The Honorable Mention Award went to Grand Prairie High School.

Ennis High School

won the Best in Show for the

Open Competition.

Ann Richards High School - Team 1

won the Best of Show for the

Shed Competition.

$5,000

IN SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED

In addition to the awards, six senior Design Build Competition®

scholarship winners were announced during the competition.

Brianna Smith | $1,500

Waxahachie High School

LaDamian Blue | $1,000

Ferris High School

Lucas White | $1,000

Waxahachie High School

Daniel Contreras | $500

Ennis High School

Javier Guerrero | $500

Ennis High School

Jonathan Reyes | $500

Ennis High School

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

FOR MAKING IT ALL HAPPEN!

THANK YOU TO OUR DFW CHAPTER BOARD

Monica Jacobs

President

DPR Construction

Jared Roden

Vice-President

DRC Construction

James Ramirez

Secretary/Treasurer

Chesmar Homes

Carrie Buckley

Director

Subcontractors Association of the Metroplex. Inc. (SAM)

Joshua Garay

Director

Garay's Concrete

Shannon A. Green

Director

Dallas Independent School District (DISD)

Ryan Moore

Director

Ferguson Waterworks

Jerold Nichols

Director

Amber Electrical Contractors, Inc.

& TO OUR DESIGN BUILD COMPETITION® COMMITTEE

Tyler Buttle

Ferguson Waterworks

Christian Crenshaw

CMC Development & Construction

Joshua Garay

Garay's Concrete

David Howell

DPR Construction

Mason Intlekofer

Fulcrum

Monica Jacobs

DPR Construction

Steven ​Jesulaitis

Hensel Phelps

Gaylon Kilcrease

DPR Construction

Kristin McElroy

AECOM

Adam Meade

Holder Construction

Jerold Nichols

Amber Electrical Contractors, Inc.

James Ramirez

Chesmar Homes

Jared Roden

DRC Construction

Angel Rodriguez

Royal Electric

DeQuales Thompson

 IDG+ Architects

Jeff Wolfla

Boyd, Shackelford Barnett & Dixon, LLC

Want to get involved next year?

Contact Brittany Albaugh at balabugh@cie.foundation or 214.241.1090

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