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Aiming High, Greenbuild 2018 Closes with New Initiatives, Updates

Contractor Magazine

Looking to raise the global Living Standard, USGBC gathered in Chicago to explore the connection of the built environment to climate change, health, human rights and equity.

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40 Under 40 Class of 2023 winner Kimberly Dowdell inaugurated as AIA 2024 President

BD+C

Currently a principal in HOK’s Chicago studio, Dowdell has been a LEED-accredited professional since 2007 and co-founded the SEED Network in 2005. “Seeing her in this significant leadership role sets an inspiring example and path for more women and people of color to achieve influential positions in architecture and design.”

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“Once-in-a-Generation” Opportunity for Women in Construction: Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Chicago Women in Trades has been helping women move into jobs in the construction industry since 1981. Lauren Sugerman, Director at Chicago Women in Trades. Women make up only 4.5% of all construction laborers and 3% of all construction equipment operators, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. .

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Women to the Rescue: How to Solve The Skilled Labor Shortage in Construction

Viewpoint Construction Technology

While that means there’s still some work to be done in terms of pay equity, it also means construction could be an appealing career for many women. The positive news, though, is that the pay gap in construction is significantly lower than in almost all other industries, with women earning 95.7 percent of what men do.

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Top 25 Finalists for Ivory Innovations' Housing Affordability Prize

Pro Builder

In the Finance category, finalists include organizations focused on construction financing, shared-equity models, and renter programs that support increased savings and equity. Diamond Age is currently building entry-level homes for the 9th largest homebuilder in the U.S.

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Top 10 Ivory Innovations Finalists for the 2023 Housing Affordability Prize

Pro Builder

RELATED Game-Changing Construction Automation with Diamond Age Inherent L3C Chicago, Illinois | Construction and Design Category Inherent L3C believes in the power of community reinvestment through the creation of trade careers, homeownership, and community-based businesses.

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Three interconnected solutions for 'saving' urban centers

BD+C

In the last three years, urban centers have been hammered by an unprecedented series of connected, compounding crises—from existential threats like the pandemic and climate change, to complex issues of safety, equity, and affordability. By creating choice in environment. Signal House, Washington, D.C. It’s becoming a vicious cycle.”

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