Trading Up: ABC's 2023 Craft Professional of the Year, Jared Foster

‘I wish when I was in high school that I had what they have now, and that is people who are invested in the trades, actually pushing for people going to the trades.’

By Grace Calengor

June 1, 2023

Text Size

Topics

Culture

Workforce

by Grace Calengor

Grace Calengor is senior editor of Construction Executive. Prior to joining ABC in April 2023, she was managing editor of The Zebra Press in Alexandria, Virginia. She graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota, in 2020 with two bachelor’s degrees in English and classics, and a minor in comparative literature.

Building Construction Workforce Stability Through Innovation and Collaboration

It’s Not Easy Being Green—But It Can Be: How Technology is Aiding LEED Documentation

Construction Safety Risks Rise Amid Economic Uncertainty

‘Time to Be Human’: Paul Doherty Talks Tech and Architecture

By Maggie Murphy

Architect-turned-technologist Paul Doherty believes the construction industry is on the cusp of a transformation—one where drones, smart contracts and even “personified” buildings reshape the way we live and work. But at its core, he says, construction technology is about making us more human, not less.

View article

Culture