This summer, I had the opportunity to work for Clark Construction, a general contractor in DC. I spent the month of June working remotely from my home in Maryland. During the month of July, I was able to come to work in DC.

During my time at Clark, I was able to work with the sustainability department in order to do materials tracking for a $300M surgical pavilion to be opened in 2023. In addition, I was able to perform some work tracking volatile organic compounds to be used inside the structure. LEED requirements are a set of sustainability practices for buildings. Luckily, I was able to work on a LEED silver project and this further confirmed my interests in being an environment and sustainability consultant in the future.

I was also able to complete a capstone project with one of Clark’s technology subsidiaries and research value additive functions of the subsidiary. My research was used to inform the subsidiary’s bidding practices as well as inform an auditing review. Through this project I was able to learn more about the business side of construction.

Overall I had a great time working with Clark and living in DC this summer. During a site visit, I was able to climb to the top of one of the construction cranes. The photo included was taken at the top of the crane.