The creation of the Hartnell Center for Sustainable Design & Construction was made possible in 2007 through a unique collaboration of the construction industry and the leadership at Hartnell College.

Guided by the Construction Task Force and over 50 industry partners working on three Employer Advisory Groups, the Center is focused on developing skilled and environmentally savvy graduates who will become our Next Generation of American Builders.

Through promotion of both sustainable design and construction, graduates of the Hartnell Construction Management program will be prepared to provide the leadership needed in our communities to build a new regional green economy.

Center students are trained for entry into Residential, Commercial, Industrial or Heavy Civil construction, a truly unique offering for any College. In addition to excellent curriculum which integrates “green” materials, processes and philosophy, much of the training is hands on, project based learning.

Hartnell student construction crews, including the Hartnell Community Response team, can be found throughout the Salinas Valley region building projects including low cost green housing units with CHISPA, new buildings for Rancho Cielo, or repair and reconstruction of burned facilities at the Boy Scouts Pico Blanco camp.

The Hartnell faculty are carefully selected from each of their respective disciplines and are currently or have recently been working with their particular construction specialty. They bring a wealth of information and skills as well as industry contacts and mentoring possibilities, and represent the best that industry has to offer.

The Center  plans to build on our early success by forging stronger and more creative partnerships with our two key stakeholders: the industry and the community.