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Policy
Homebuilders Urged To Invest In Frontline Jobsite Workers Now
As homebuilding slows, workforce investment becomes the make-or-break factor for long-term capacity. Building Talent Foundation CEO Branka Minic warns that cutting training and career-path spending now will deepen the industry’s structural labor crisis for years to come.
Leadership
Sorry, Robots -- Humans Are Still The Future Of Homebuilding
Skillit CEO Fraser Patterson argues that the homebuilding industry’s biggest risk isn’t a lack of robots—it’s a shortage of accessible, skilled frontline workers. Richard Lawson has the full interview.
Policy
Job Corps Shutdown A Blow To Prized Builders' Talent Pipeline
As Spring Selling falters, the construction industry risks losing a vital talent pipeline for its next generation workforce.
Leadership
The Smart Bet: Why Builders Must Invest More In Women
Labor shortages are strangling home construction, but the industry keeps overlooking its most untapped talent pool—women. It’s time, finally, for homebuilders to commit more broadly to change the game.
Leadership
Breaking Homebuilding’s Labor Imbalance: A Blueprint for Action
We spoke with Branka Minic, CEO of Building Talent Foundation, about the new study and why solving homebuilding’s workforce imbalance requires more than just training—it requires hard economic data to connect the dots between skilled labor, efficiency, and affordability.
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Policy 11.07.25
Homebuilders Urged To Invest In Frontline Jobsite Workers Now
As homebuilding slows, workforce investment becomes the make-or-break factor for long-term capacity. Building Talent Foundation CEO Branka Minic warns that cutting training and career-path spending now will deepen the industry’s structural labor crisis for years to come.
Leadership 09.25.25
Sorry, Robots -- Humans Are Still The Future Of Homebuilding
Skillit CEO Fraser Patterson argues that the homebuilding industry’s biggest risk isn’t a lack of robots—it’s a shortage of accessible, skilled frontline workers. Richard Lawson has the full interview.
Policy 06.06.25
Job Corps Shutdown A Blow To Prized Builders' Talent Pipeline
As Spring Selling falters, the construction industry risks losing a vital talent pipeline for its next generation workforce.
Leadership 03.07.25
The Smart Bet: Why Builders Must Invest More In Women
Labor shortages are strangling home construction, but the industry keeps overlooking its most untapped talent pool—women. It’s time, finally, for homebuilders to commit more broadly to change the game.
Leadership 02.27.25
Breaking Homebuilding’s Labor Imbalance: A Blueprint for Action
We spoke with Branka Minic, CEO of Building Talent Foundation, about the new study and why solving homebuilding’s workforce imbalance requires more than just training—it requires hard economic data to connect the dots between skilled labor, efficiency, and affordability.
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