The CREATE® Competition exists to educate and inspire high school students to pursue career pathways which create the built environment.

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A 10‑week immersive competition where students collaborate with industry mentors to plan, design, and build, gaining real‑world skills and experiences.

WHY GET INVOLVED?

I'M READY TO SPONSOR!

Learn about the program from CIEF Staff, Board, Mentors and Alumni. Video courtesy of 3Lopez Media.

WHY MENTOR?

I'm ready to mentor!

Hear it directly from the students.
Video courtesy of Rosemont High School.

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The CREATE® Competition is a 10-week project in which students will:

2026 RFP Coming Soon!

• Work with various mentors from the engineering, architecture, trades and construction industry to simulate the comprehensive process of planning, designing, and building a structure
• Participate in hands-on trades based projects
• Visit active jobsites
• Gain hard and soft skills including computer software programming, scale modeling, public speaking, and project management
• Attend the annual competition/awards banquet to present their projects against other participating schools from California.​ ​

Empowering the next generation of builders and innovators through mentorship, jobsite visits, and practical skills development.

THERE IS NO COST TO A SCHOOL OR TO ANY STUDENT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CREATE COMPETITION
​THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF OUR PROGRAM SPONSORS.

SCHOOL COMMITMENTS

STUDENT REGISTRATION

Want to get involved? 

DONATE/SPONSOR

Competition Volunteer

i'd like to mentor

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Meet the 2026 CREATE® Advisory Board

Board Chair
​Justin Ray | Langan

Vice Chair
Claire Seger | LIONAKIS 

Keith Bauer | Buehler
Jamie Blatchford | Otto Construction
Clare Christensen | Clark Sullivan
​​​​​Drake Costa | Turner Construction Company​
Martha Estrada | Kitchell
Brian Giambastiani | Swinerton

Tate Hill | Lionakis
Derek Labrecque | JK Architecture, AIACV
​Rodman Marquez | DPR Construction
​Jessica Rinn | Rudolph & Sletten
Rodman Marquiz |  DPR

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2025 CREATE® Teams

Lincoln High School
Buhach Colony High School
Mills High School
Burlingame High School
Hiram Johnson High School
Folsom High School
Rosemont High School

Rio Americano High School
West Campus High School
Livingston High School
Del Campo High School
Don Bosco Technical Institute
Highlands High School​

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Contact Brittany Albaugh at [email protected] for
​any questions or if you are interested in getting involved.

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CREATE® Competition SCHOLARSHIP
Seniors pursuing a career in the built environment (architecture, engineering, construction management, or the trades) through direct hire, apprenticeship programs or post-secondary education including two and four-year universities are eligible to apply for the CREATE® Competition Scholarship through November 1, 2025.

CREATE® SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

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CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS

CLICK HERE TO VIEW CAREER Q&A'S

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THANK YOU TO OUR 2025 SPONSORS!

Presenting Sponsor:

Cornerstone Sponsors:

Signature Sponsors:

Foundation Sponsors:

Host/Advertiser Sponsors:

Broward Builders, Inc., Clark Pacific, Geopier, KS Telecom, Inc., Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc., Lawson Mechanical Contractors, LLC, MacKay & Somps Civil Engineers, Nacht & Lewis, Tankersley Construction, Inc., The Engineering Enterprise​

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CONTACT:
Brittany Albaugh 
CIEF Director of National Youth Programs
[email protected]

CREATE is a program of the 501(c)3 SRBX Construction Industry Education Foundation, a nonprofit organization.
Tax ID 20-0595531.