37th Annual ASC Region 1 Student Competition and Conference (2026)
November 12-14, 2026
Hilton Albany, NY
Date
November 12-14, 2026
Location / Format
This is an in-person event.
Hilton Albany
40 Lodge Street
Albany, NY 12207
Phone: (518) 462-6611
Fax: (518) 462-2901
Hotel Website: hiltonalbany.com
As usual, we have reserved a block of rooms for the competition. Schools and industry partners must coordinate their room reservations with the hotel coordinator using one of the forms below.
Forms must be returned by the registration deadline to Prof. Wayne Sheppard, Pennsylvania College of Technology, (570) 651-3003, wsheppar@pct.edu. If colleges / universities / institutions wish to bring additional students and faculty, please indicate the numbers of each category (faculty & Students) and the number of rooms needed in addition to the competing teams at the bottom of the applicable form.
Team / Attendance Registration
Competing schools must use the following online registration form and payment link to sign up teams for their desired category/ies that they will be competing in this year. Make sure you include the pre-qual form that can be downloaded below.
We are also now able to receive payments online through ASC’s payment system ($800/team). See the button below
ACH payments should use the following information:
JP Morgan Chase Bank
Routing #103000648, Acct #2910968825
For Associated Schools of Construction, PO Box 21367, Cheyenne WY 82003
Students, faculty, or industry partners that are interested in only attending the training & presentations portion of the conference, or are faculty that are not coaches for any particular competing team, please register at this link:
Deadline for registration is October 9th (October 1st for the hotel)
We are specifically extending an invitation to members of the ACE mentoring program. This includes mentors, sponsors, parents and students themselves. If you are in partnership or know of ACE mentorship members, please pass along the link to this registration page for those persons.
Corporate Sponsorship
Become a competition sponsor and participate in different ways. See the Partnership and Sponsorship Prospectus for details. Depending on your chosen sponsorship level, this can include:
- Speaking engagements
- Display booths
- Student resume book access
- Logo display
- Event attendance
- and more…
Register as early as possible to reserve your spot – a deadline will also be forthcoming. Once you decide on a sponsorship level, you can submit payment online here:
ACH payments should use the following information:
JP Morgan Chase Bank
Routing #103000648, Acct #2910968825
For Associated Schools of Construction, PO Box 21367, Cheyenne WY 82003
Please note: When booking room(s) at the Albany Downtown Hilton, please call and mention when booking you are with the ASC event as an industry participant.
Competition Schedule and Guidelines
This is a three-day event, from Thursday through Saturday.
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- Thursday: Hotel Arrival
- Friday: Kick-off Meetings, Workday, Faculty Meetings
- Saturday: Presentations, Debriefing, Job Fair, Award Ceremony
The detailed event schedule will be posted below.
There are five different competition divisions this year:
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- Commercial (sponsored by: Dimeo Construction Company)
- Design-Build (sponsored by: FlatironDragados)
- Pre-Construction (sponsored by: Whiting-Turner Contracting Company)
- Heavy Civil (sponsored by: Skanska)
- Open (Concrete) Problem (sponsored by: Baker Construction)
- Mass Timber Problem (sponsored by Think Wood)
Competition Guidelines:
Problem Statements:
(Available in early Fall)
- Commercial: 2026 Commercial Build Problem Statement – Dimeo
- Design-Build: 2026 ASC Region I_Design Build FlatironDragados Problem Statement 9-11-26
- Pre-Construction: Whiting-Turner-2026-ASC-Problem-Statement.pdf
- Heavy Civil: ASC R1 2026 Pre-Problem Statement Final – Skanska
- Concrete: Concrete Solutions Problem Statement 2026
- Mass Timber: ASC_Region_1_Mass_Timber_Comp_RFP.pdf
Event Schedule:
Participating Schools
The following member schools from ASC Region 1 are competing this year:
TBD
2026 Winners
(Available after the competition)
Competition Judges and Sponsors
Judges:
Sponsors:
Platinum:
- Available
Gold:
- Available
Silver:
- Available
Bronze:
- Available
Training and Presentations
TBD