{"id":31162,"date":"2015-01-29T12:36:35","date_gmt":"2015-01-29T22:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=31162"},"modified":"2021-10-07T14:10:33","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T00:10:33","slug":"honolulu-construction-students-place-third-in-national-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2015\/01\/29\/honolulu-construction-students-place-third-in-national-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Honolulu construction students place third in national competition"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Honolulu Community College construction management students at the International National Association of Home Builders show<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The National Association of Home Builders<\/a> (NAHB<\/abbr>) Student Chapter at Honolulu Community College<\/a> won third place in the two-year college category of the NAHB<\/abbr> Residential Construction Management Competition (RCMC<\/abbr>)<\/a> held at the 2015 NAHB<\/abbr> International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas on January 22, 2015.<\/p>\n

During the competition, students solve real-life construction management problems and present their solutions to a judging panel of residential construction industry experts. Fifty-four teams representing universities, community colleges, high schools and career technical schools across the U.S. participated in the annual competition.<\/p>\n

The week prior, Honolulu CC<\/abbr> received first place honors as the outstanding student chapter in the National Association of Home Builders awards ceremony on January 13 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Each year, chapters are recognized for their outstanding achievements in chapter and campus activities, community service projects, fundraising and other programs.<\/p>\n