06/01/2026
What started as a single email turned into a hands-on learning experience for future engineers.
When George Mason University reached out for support on their concrete canoe team, Baker co-workers stepped in to help guide students through mix design, fabrication, and real-world problem solving.
The journey was not without challenges. Students navigated batching concrete in sub-freezing temperatures, material delays that required last-minute adjustments, formwork issues, and repairs to cracked sections ahead of competition. Despite those hurdles, the team made it to the ASCE Concrete Canoe Competition at the Mid-Atlantic Student Symposium, hosted by the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown.
We’re proud to support a team with such incredible grit! This is how we build the future of our industry.