Christopher Magent

COO at Alvin H. Butz, Inc.

Chris leads strategic direction, talent development, and building continuity between the three companies. He champions construction management project delivery, including emphasizing value-added contractor participation during preconstruction and an integrated approach. He researched sustainable building design and construction and earned his PhD in Architectural Engineering from Penn State. Chris served as a juror for various award programs including the Architectural Engineering Institute Professional Project Award program since 2015. He is also a reviewer for the Journal of Architectural Engineering. Chris was named one of the top 100 Business People by the PA Business Central, the Chamber of Business and Industry of Centre County Spirit Award Recipient, Clearwater Conservancy, Donald Hamer Leadership Award and Partnership Achieving Construction Excellence “Excellence Award” winner. He received his M.S. in Civil Engineering from Pitt, a PhD and B.A.E. from Penn State and was a contributor to “The Integrative Design Guide to Green Building.”

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