The mission of Construction Education is to foster rapid growth in your construction career through online learning and live demonstrations
About Construction Education
The construction industry has an education gap. Construction Education was founded to fill that gap and educate industry professionals. Online courses have been developed to boil down years of on-the-job training into high-impact classes. These courses have been vetted and taught for many years at the university-level.
No matter which role you have in a construction project, there is a lot to learn and it takes years or decades. it is vital that you understand terminology, processes and relationships. . The typical source of this education is on-the-job because this material is not taught in schools. Young professionals spend an extraordinary amount of time trying to understand the complexities of the industry. Every project is different and teams change drastically from one job to the next. Time can be better spent by adding value to projects instead of learning the fundamentals.
Based on extensive feedback from industry professionals and students across the world, key online courses were developed - How a Building is Designed and Built, Construction Management Fundamentals and the Project Manager's Playbook for Construction. These courses consolidate years of experience managing projects into high-impact training.
The founder of Construction Education, Matt Morris, has personally experienced the growing pains of a career in construction. As an owner with the U.S. Air Force, a project manager with a large commercial general contractor and as an educator at three universities, Matt understands the seemingly endless requirements placed on our industry professionals and also understands the subjects which are missing from our formal education system.
Collaborating with Dr. Matt Hallowell, award-winning professor and researcher at the University of Colorado Boulder, the Advanced Safety, Energy-Based Safety and Front-Line Safety courses were developed. These refreshing, new safety series were created after years of science-based research and field verification. It is truly like no other safety training you've taken before.
Construction Education was designed for you. The complexity of a construction project is overwhelming for everyone. We want you to spend more time making a difference on a project, and less time learning processes and the technical details. These courses will foster rapid growth in your education and accelerate your career. We hope to see you in the course.
Matt Morris, P.E., LEED AP
Matt Morris is a registered professional engineer and has extensive experience in many aspects of the engineering and construction industry. He holds a BS and MS in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado, Boulder. In his roles as a civil engineering officer in the U.S. Air Force and a project manager for a major commercial general contractor, Matt has led over 160 projects totaling over $1 Billion. As a professor at the United States Military Academy at West Point, the University of Colorado Boulder and Colorado School of Mines, Matt has taught over 2,000 students through 16 different university courses in addition to thousands of students online. Matt’s experience spans across many markets, including federal government, public works, healthcare, higher education, hospitality, manufacturing, laboratory, pharmaceutical, corporate, heavy civil and water conveyance. Additionally, Matt’s varied roles have enabled him to manage every phase of a project as an owner, contractor and designer. Matt is currently a Senior Instructor in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Matt Hallowell, PhD
Dr. Matthew Hallowell is a President’s Teaching Scholar and Endowed Professor of Construction Engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He earned a BS and MS in Civil Engineering and a PhD with a focus on Construction Engineering and Occupational Safety and Health. Before his academic career, he worked in construction as a laborer, project engineer, and quality inspector.
Dr. Hallowell specializes in construction safety research, with an emphasis on the science of safety. He collaborates with companies and industry associations like the Edison Electric Institute, Project Leadership Institute, Canadian Pipeline Association, and the INGAA foundation. For his research, he has received the National Science Foundation CAREER Award and the Construction Industry Institute Outstanding Researcher Award.
Sage Hobbs, M.A.
Sage’s passion for maximizing human potential and cultivating collaborative organizational cultures has led to over 20 years of experience working in both the public and not-for-profit sectors, as well as global companies. Her specialty is relational leadership and communication, enabling leaders and team members to create positive relationships and organizational cultures that ensure greater success and satisfaction. Sage holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of Colorado Denver and a Bachelor’s Degree with honors from the University of Pennsylvania. With extensive study of diversity, equity, and inclusion, Sage brings an equity lens to all of her work. She’s comfortable facilitating uncomfortable conversations in order to support the growth and impact that her clients seek. Sage has quick ability to identify underlying challenges of an organization, which supports leaders and teams to make an even bigger impact in their communities, organizations, and the broader world. She’s also a mom of two, a cancer survivor, and a “retired” school counselor.
Jason Toth, P.E., PMP
Jason Toth is a retired U.S. Army Engineer Officer with 20 years of experience as a combat and civil engineer leading infrastructure and heavy civil works projects. Jason led several US Army engineering organizations in rebuilding host-nation infrastructure overseas and partnered with federal, state and local government leaders to plan, design, build and repair infrastructure across the United States. As a professor at the United State Military Academy at West Point Jason taught eight courses and developed future engineer leaders of character. He has a passion for the leadership role that engineers have, infrastructure sustainability and resilience, building collaborative teams, and engineering education. Jason holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point and master’s degree in civil engineering from Stanford University and geological engineering from University of Missouri-Rolla. Jason is a registered professional engineer and is currently the program manger for an international construction firm.
Construction Education is a division of Matthew Morris Industries, LLC, a certified Veteran Owned Small Business