Mechanical Contractors of America Student Chapter Competition

Members of the student team were(L to R ) Chris Hill, captain Justin Esperance, David Wales, Mark Rader, Chris Culbertson, and Brad Jenks.

The OSU CEM Program started a MCAA Student Chapter in the fall of 2004. One of the first efforts was to enter the annual MCCA Student Chapter Competition. This competition pits OSU CEM students against student teams from 24 other construction programs from around the nation. After submitting an initial proposal design and construction of the mechanical facilities for a performing arts center, in December 2004, the OSU CEM team was short-listed along with three other schools. The team then traveled to Scottsdale Arizona in March to make a final presentation to an “owners panel” competition.

Travel expenses for the second competition were provided by the Plumbing and Mechanical Contractors Association of Oregon, southwest Washington, and northern California. Other support was provided by Temp Control Mechanical and Alliant Systems of Portland.