Certificate Program

Interested in registering 5 or more engineers for this program? Contact us for information and rates.

Sponsored by ASCE Continuing Education and the Construction Institute.

Certificate Courses: (4 core courses and 1 elective must be completed for a total of 5 courses)

  1. Project Planning and Scheduling
  2. Estimating Quantities for Lump Sum Projects
  3. Unit Price and Bid Development
  4. Lump Sum Price and Bid Development
  5. Choose 1 elective (more electives coming soon):
    1. Alternative Project Delivery
    2. Introduction to Design and Construction Quality Management
    3. Introduction to Proposal Preparation
    4. Construction Project Controls
    5. Negotiating Contract Changes

How it Works:

  • Complete all (5) OnDemand courses within 1 year
  • Earn a certificate of completion after all (5) courses are finished

INSTRUCTORS: 
Douglas D. Gransberg, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE
Nils J. Gransberg, Ph.D., AC, A.MASCE
Carla Lopez del Puerto, Ph.D, CCC, DBIA
Dominique Pittenger, Ph.D.
Ricardo Tapia, Ph.D, PMP

Educational Goals

The ASCE Architectural and Commercial Building Construction Certificate Program prepares professionals in a variety of construction related roles to effectively manage contracts and plan and schedule architecturally designed and led, vertical building projects with specialized knowledge for working in lump sum pricing models. Electives allow for further tailoring beyond unit or lump sum pricing to provide additional expertise as needed in alternative project delivery, quality management, proposal preparation and project controls, based on participants’ particular roles and baseline knowledge.

This program focuses on providing practical knowledge in commercial building/vertical construction industry segment of construction engineering, specifically aimed at addressing industry gaps between typical undergraduate civil engineering education and the necessary skills to work effectively in the commercial construction industry. This includes enhancing knowledge of construction means and methods, and the application of best practices to meet industry demands. The program's flexible, asynchronous format supports working professionals learning at their own time and pace, and helps learners acquire the skills to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams.

Benefits and Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, you will be able to:

  1. Apply the fundamentals of quantity surveying/quantity takeoff for architectural and commercial building projects.
  2. Analyze project scope requirements and develop construction project work breakdown structures and subcontracting plans.
  3. Develop accurate work package cost estimates organized by scope component, division, or trade using industry best practices and organizational structures.
  4. Create lump sum cost estimates for programming, planning, budgeting, bidding, and administering architectural and commercial building projects.

Assessment of Learning Outcomes

Achievement of the learning outcomes by attendees will be assessed through?a?short post-assessment (true-false and multiple-choice questions).

Who Should Attend?

  • Entry-Level Civil Engineers
  • Project Engineers
  • Construction project owners, contractors, administrators
  • Non-engineering construction professionals
  • Project Managers
  • Design consultants
  • General contractors
  • Capital projects staff
  • Architects

Are you interested in a course coming soon? Or is there a topic we should do a new course on? Let us know so we can speed up our development process and also notify you when it’s ready! Email us at [email protected]

How to Earn your CEUs/PDHs and Receive Your Certificate of Completion

This program is worth 2.6 CEUs/26 PDHs. To receive your certificate of completion, you will need to complete all 5 courses within 1 year.

How do I convert CEUs to PDHs?

1.0 CEU = 10 PDHs [Example: 0.1 CEU = 1 PDH]

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