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Why Belonging Matters in Construction

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Over the last few years, many architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) companies have started to take a serious look at diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) initiatives. While progress has been made, there’s still a long road ahead. .

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Fall Conferences 2019: Top Takeaways

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Net Zero 2019 | Los Angeles, CA. #9: With 80-90% fewer vehicles on the road, safety improves and resource demand is cut, all without affecting our ability to get where we need to go. The post Fall Conferences 2019: Top Takeaways appeared first on stok. Get more insights and inspiration from stok. Join our newsletter.

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Building With a Purpose: Exploring Construction Careers That Make a Difference

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Lungile Mkhize, a South African native, became an electrician in 2019 after starting her apprenticeship in 2016. Her goal is to foster equity in construction and encourage women to pursue their dreams in the field. The building also has highly insulated walls to mitigate traffic sounds from the nearby roads.

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

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That’s kind of scary because when you pave the roads, it’s pretty baked in, so there’s this hope that the rest of our team would get there with product.”. 1 home builder in terms of building permits and construction value and reaching the milestone, in 2019, of 20,000 homes sold (right). Photos: courtesy Ivory Homes.

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Are You Ready for Build to Rent?

Pro Builder

Three-fifths of renters in communities owned by Clean Living Communities (CLC) are young families, according to Jordan Kavana, founder and CEO of Transcendent Investment Management , the private equity firm that formed CLC. They had a proven track record and were further down the road than other build-to-rent companies."

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40 Under 40: Champions of Construction 2021

Autodesk Construction Cloud

She’s part of various internal groups within the organization, including the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee, and notably a board member on both the Connecting Women and Building PRIDE affinity groups. . The industrial side of the business, which closed out 2019 at $750 million, generated $1.2 billion in 2020. Thomas, AIA.

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State by State Incentives Guide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Alabama Infrastructure Grant Program: Funds are available to public entities for extension of water, sewer and road facilities to service new or expanding industries. Alabama Industrial Access Road & Bridge Program: Provides financial assistance to communities for industrial access to new and expanding industries.

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