| 1935 |
BCN began
as a program under the Department of Architecture.
BCN is the oldest continuing building construction
program in the country. |
| 1948 |
Master’s degree
program was created; first in the U.S. |
| 1957 |
Building Construction
became a department under Professor Herman Block. |
| 1965 |
Professor Loys Johnson
became chairman of the department. In March
1965, he invited representatives of other schools
of construction to meet at the University of
Florida to form an organization. The name Associated
Schools of Construction was adopted, with eight
schools attending. Later that year the first
meeting was held at Michigan State, with 24
schools represented. There are now 92 member
schools.
|
| 1971 |
Founding of the American
Institute of Contractors (AIC), with Professor
Johnson as one of the charter members. One of
the first projects of the AIC, was to set up a
nationally recognized group for accreditation
of construction programs, from which the American
Council for Construction Education (ACCE) was
formed. |
| 1975 |
BCN became the first
construction program in the country to be accredited
by the American Council for Construction Education.
Also in 1975, the College of Architecture &
Fine Arts was divided into two Colleges, with
BCN going into the College of Architecture. |
| 1976 |
BCN became the School
of Building Construction. |
| 1977 |
BCN was recognized by
the Associated General Contractors as an outstanding
construction program. |
| 1988 |
A Ph.D. degree with
concentration in Building Construction was offered
through the College of Architecture.
Center for Affordable
Housing was created.
|
| 1989 |
The School was renamed
the M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Building Construction. |
| 1991 |
Center for Affordable
Housing was named Shimberg Center for Affordable
Housing.
Center for Construction
and the Environment and Center for Safety and
Loss Control were created.
|
| 1997 |
The National center
for Construction Education and Research (NCCER)
became affiliated with the Rinker School and
moved to Gainesville. |
| 1998 |
An undergraduate
track in residential construction was offered.
|
| 1999 |
A graduate track
in Sustainable Construction was offered.
The undergraduate Fire
and Emergency Services (FES) program and the
Master in International Construction Management
program were started. Both of these programs
are delivered via the internet. |
| 2000 |
College of Architecture
renamed “College of Design, Construction
and Planning.”
|
| 2002 |
Center for Construction
and the Environment was renamed Powell Center
for Construction and the Environment. |
| 2003 |
The School moved
to its new building, Rinker Hall, the 26th building
in the U.S. to have been awarded LEED Gold certification
by the U.S. Green Building Council.
|
| 2004 |
Charles Perry Craft
Awareness Program was created. |
