Jan. 9, 2014: MCAA's Student Chapter Competition Draws 24 Proposals
Project Involves the Partial Retrofit of a Food Processing Plant
ROCKVILLE, Md. — The Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) announced that 24 student chapters submitted proposals for the 2013-2014 Student Chapter Competition, the association’s 12th challenge that tests students’ knowledge about mechanical systems, problem-solving abilities, teamwork, and management skills.
This year’s project, hosted by Kathleen McCauley of McCauley Mechanical Construction, Bridgeview, Ill., involves the partial retrofit of a food processing plant outside of Chicago. In addition to the technical challenges of an actual project, students faced significant changes in the administration of this year’s competition. For the first time, chapter teams obtained all the project information from a file-sharing website called Basecamp. And, rather than copying and shipping their final proposal to MCAA, chapters uploaded their bids onto the site, saving them time and costs.