Exploring the cornerstones of our built environment

What is a capstone?

The School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment capstone course is a senior-level project for undergraduate students in civil, construction and environmental engineering. Students teams solve real-world problems with mentoring from industry sponsors, developing skills in project management, teamwork and technical communication. Projects emphasize multidisciplinary design, transportation safety, infrastructure planning and professional collaboration aligned with ABET expectations. The capstone showcase is where teams present their final projects, which are similar to those that they will engage in during their careers.

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Students at the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment share their senior design project at the SSEBE Capstone Project Showcase on Dec. 5, 2025. Photographer: Lisa Irish/ASU

SSEBE Capstone Project Showcase

Student teams from the senior design class in civil, construction and environmental engineering will discuss their capstone design projects, present their posters and answer questions at this event that is free and open to the public. Industry professionals, students’ families and friends, faculty members, staff and students are encouraged to attend.

Friday, May 1, 2026, noon–3 p.m.
Mary Jo and Paul C. Helmick Atrium and Fourth Floor Lobby at the Paul C. Helmick Center (HLMK)
Learn about the showcase

Event sponsor

The SSEBE Capstone Project Showcase is brought to you by Friends of Civil and Environmental Engineering, or FOCE2.

For the past 25 years, FOCE2 along with other industry partners have worked with SSEBE faculty members to bridge the gap between the classroom and workplace as they interact with students throughout the year, mentor student teams and create internship opportunities.

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FOCE2 member firms

  • Black & Veatch
  • Bowman Consulting
  • Carollo Engineers
  • Colliers Engineering
  • Consor Engineers Inc
  • Coreslab Structures 
  • Dibble & Associates Consulting Engineers
  • Entellus
  • Gannett Fleming
  • Kimley-Horn 
  • Langan Engineering
  • Olsson
  • Speedie and Associates
  • Terracon
  • Water Works
  • Wood Patel & Associates 
  • Y2K Engineering
  • Y.S. Mantri Associates 

Additional sponsor firms

  • Ardurra
  • ASR Construction Group
  • BFH Group
  • Burns & McDonnell
  • Civtech
  • CTS (CARUSO TURLEY SCOTT)
  • CVL
  • DOWL
  • EPS Group
  • GHD
  • Hazen and Sawyer
  • HDR
  • Horrocks
  • Huitt-Zollars
  • Jacobs
  • Kitchell
  • MATRIX
  • MBJ
  • Oliden Engineering
  • Parsons
  • Point Engineers
  • Schaffer
  • SWTE
  • Westwood
  • Wilson & Company

Government agencies

  • City of Phoenix
  • ADEQ
  • ADOT
  • APWA
  • FHWA
  • Maricopa County