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>From: Chris Koziol <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: How should General Contractors be "educated"?
>Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 15:15:59 -0600
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>The historic preservation and conservation field seems to have a gap in
>the educational system, and I am curious to know whether I am alone in
>this opinion. While architects and artisans (crafters) now have several
>avenues for university training, commercial builders and facilities
>managers(i.e., general contractors, construction managers,
>'constructors') do not. My question to you is: Do we (i.e, the
>preservation community) need such a specialist?
>
>Here at Colorado State University we offer a Masters degree in
>Construction Management. Traditionally our emphasis has been on
>management issues of medium and large scale general contractors. However
>we are at a point in the development of the program where we are
>exploring several options for growth and change. An emphasis in Historic
>Preservation is one option. Our grads would not be conservators or
>craftpersons, but rather managers with a background in such things as
>scheduling, estimating, contract law and human resources, framed by an
>interest in historic preservation. There are currently no such programs
>among the other member institutions of the Associated Schools of
>Construction. We have informally begun the program by admitting several
>students interested in the field. I have received additional inquiries.
>
>Possibly another way to frame the question is to ask, "Is there a need
>to make historic preservation a part of the construction industry?"
>
>I'd appreciate your opinions.
>
>Christopher Koziol, AIA, AICP
>       Director, Architectural Conservation Institute and Asst. Prof.
>Department of Manufacturing Technology and Construction Management
>       Colorado State University
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