2022 Student Competition

The Roofing Alliance is hosting its eighth Construction Management Student Competition. We are pleased to announce that seven teams will be participating this year. We wish them all the best of luck.

2022 Student Competition winners:

The teams of the 2022 Student Competition:

Colorado State University

Team members from left to right are: Kendall Carter (team captain), Dylan Smithwick, Mackenzie Voshage and Jackson Wathen

Minnesota State University

Team members from left to right are: Zach Ayers, Brianna Peterson (alternate), Brock Reese, andrew McGinnis and Kyle Mickelson (team captain)

Texas A&M University

Team members left to right are: Kyle Cahill, Blake Bocchino, Canyon Martine, Kyler Hardison (team captain), AlexiaPalomares (alternate)

The Four Points Sheraton Hotel located on Bourbon Street in New Orleans is the project for this year’s competition. We thank Rob Anderson with Certified Roofing and Sheet Metal, Tickfaw, La. for providing the details needed for the project.

In today’s economy, building owners are striving to assemble construction teams that can produce a quality product and complete a project in a timely manner at a competitive price. The building owner is looking for a top tier roofing contractor who can meet and exceed the unique demands of their project. Challenges for the project include such items as the logistics created working on the famed Bourbon Street while the hotel is still operational.

This roofing project consists of work on approximately 18,000 square feet of five levels of roof over a structural concrete deck. The existing roofing system will be prepped to allow a new roofing system to be installed over the existing roof. All wet roof insulation will be replaced. The new recovery roofing system will consist of a layer of polyisocyanurate roof insulation, a gypsum cover board and an adhered Firestone 80 mil TPO single ply roofing membrane system which will be warranted to be in a weather-tight condition for twenty years. There will be an alternate price for the removal of the existing roofing assembly. The roof top has many pieces of mechanical equipment that will have some work included with part of this project.

There is a section of the roof that requires special attention as it is an area the New Orleans Police Department uses to watch over Bourbon Street during Mardi Gras activities. Because of the hotel’s strategic location on Bourbon Street, project logistics for this roofing recovery/replacement is a “HUGE” challenge for everyone involved with this project. Safety of the workers; safety of the hotel guest and safety of those walking on the sidewalks and streets is an absolute necessity for this project. Planning for a safe work environment will be a critical part of the selection process by the owners.

Timeline

Awards

1st place team: Texas A&M University

• A team trophy and a $5,000 L. B. Conway scholarship for the winning school
• Individual trophies

2nd place team: Clemson University 

• A team trophy and a $2,500 Fred C. Good scholarship for the winning school
• Individual trophies

First place Best Individual Student Presenter: Allie Stark, Clemson University 

• $300 American Express gift card

Second place Best Individual Student Presenter: Blake Bocchino, Texas A&M University 

• $200 American Express gift card

All winners will:

• Be recognized in press releases sent to local and national media and roofing industry trade press
• Be acknowledged in Professional Roofing magazine
• Be listed on the Roofing Alliance's website

Questions about the competition can be directed to: Jessica Priske (847) 299-9070, ext. 7517; jpriske@roofingalliance.net