The Cal Construction Team recently competed in the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Annual Student Competition and Construction Management Conference, a premier national event that brings together construction students, faculty, and industry leaders. ASC is a professional association dedicated to advancing construction education through collaborations between academia and industry. It is also the leader in promoting excellence in curricula, teaching, research, and professional practice.
The 2026 conference drew 246 competition teams from 56 universities across 20 states. More than 80 UC Berkeley Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE) students, faculty, and staff traveled to Reno, Nevada to participate in the multi-day event, which featured team competitions, lectures, presentations, networking opportunities, and a corporate job fair.
Competing in six-person teams, Cal Construction students tackled real-world construction challenges across categories including Heavy Civil, Commercial, Mixed Use, Design-Build, Integrated Project, and more. Four of UC Berkeley’s ten teams earned top honors, an outstanding achievement in a highly competitive field.
Congratulations to the Cal Construction Team! We are incredibly proud of our Bears and their exceptional performance on the national stage.
PRECONSTRUCTION TEAM
1ST PLACE
Thomas Tran
Diego Balino
Savannah Goodnight
Anthony Garcia-Lara
Emily Galindez
Zachary Jansons
SUSTAINABLE BUILDING TEAM
1ST PLACE
Annie Xu
Ozziel Diaz
Hector Coronel-Villarreal
Nathan Ritter
Colin Sheldon
Shanmukh Bachhu
DESIGN-BUILD TEAM
2ND PLACE
Nicholas Pham
Soomin Park
Raymond Frank
Kai Chen
Josh Beja-Rubic
William Chen
VIRTUAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION TEAM
3RD PLACE
Adrian Naranjo
John Terry
Ori Rabina
Jasmine Cancino-Garcia
Victor Miguel
Katie Armenteros
For more information about the competition, visit www.asc67.org