Classes at SUNY-ESF
Spring courses
CME 226 Statics and Mechanics of Materials (4 Credit hours)
Four hours of lecture/discussion per week. Equilibrium systems of forces in two and three dimensions. Analysis of structural components for stresses and deformations. Stability and design of beams and columns made of common engineering materials. Design methods and safety considerations. Spring.
Prerequisite: Calculus I, Physics I.
Syllabus: For sample syllabus, please click on here.
Textbook: Statics and Mechanics of Materials, 2nd Edition
by Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., John DeWolf and David Mazurek
CME 304/504 Environmental Performance Measures for Buildings (3 Credit hours)
An overview of how building rating systems for green construction have developed, their present application, and future directions for growth. The course will explore the process for development of individual standards, the different building certification systems that have been developed using these standards, and long-term development and code adoption of such certification systems. Spring.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing, or upper division standing with approval of instructor.
Syllabus: For sample syllabus, please click on here.
Note: Credit will not be given for both CME 304 and CME 504.
Textbook: Not required.
CME 454/654 Construction Project Management + Associate Constructor Exam (3 Credit hours)
Three hours of lecture/discussion and three hours of laboratory per week. How to define and properly identify company organizational structures and project delivery systems. Integration of estimating, bidding, scheduling and cost control into the management process. Safety, quality control, value engineering, procurement, labor relations and insurance and bonding requirements as integral parts of a construction project. Projects based upon Expedition project management software. Spring.
Prerequisites: CME 343, CME 453, senior standing or permission of instructor.
Syllabus: For sample syllabus, please click on here.
Note: Credit will not be granted for both CME 454 and CME 654.
Textbook: Not required.
Fall courses
CME 303 Construction Management Internship (1-3 Credit hours)
Full or part-time employment with an organization that involves the student in an educational experience in a professional establishment. A resident faculty member must serve as the student's academic sponsor. A study plan that describes the internship's educational goals must be submitted prior to its commencement. Students shall report their activities to their instructor on a weekly basis for the duration of the course. Fall.
Prerequisite: Upper-division status.
Syllabus: For sample syllabus, please click on here.
Textbook: Not required.
CME 335/535 Cost Engineering (3 Credit hours)
Three hours of lecture/discussion per week. Statistics, cost of money, rates of return, cash flow, budget development, cost tracking, productivity and progress, constructability and value engineering, change control and risk analysis. Fall.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or permission of instructor.
Syllabus: For sample syllabus, please click on here.
Note: Credit will not be granted for both CME 335 and CME 535.
Textbook: Not required.