Features
‘We have an industry that’s so important—it
literally builds our nation—so how can I bring people into this workforce to sustain that great need?’
Filling the Boomer Gap
Construction companies were already struggling with a massive talent shortage—but now its effects are being multiplied by the large-scale retirement of baby boomers, who are taking incalculable skills and experience with them. Replacing them will require finding new ways of telling the full story of what it means to be a craft professional.
Design/Build/Both: ABC’s 2023 Young Professional of the Year, Matt Terry
‘We’re really in the business of building people.
We just happen to build buildings to do so.’
Moving Images: 2023 CE Photo Contest
The winning entries in the 2023 CE Photo Contest capture construction in all its lifting, hauling, sparking, hammering glory.
Strong Roots
Warfeather has built an outsized reputation for a small Oklahoma company, combining its founder’s military-based focus on mission and his Choctaw values.
Safe and Safer
When it comes to health and safety, doing things better means preventing injuries and saving lives. With that in mind, here are five things about construction safety that industry advocates tell CE need to change—immediately, if not sooner.
Dave Walsh Checks In
The Marriott construction director talks hospitality building trends, the rise of modular construction, what he loves about his job—and why he’s a passionate advocate for careers in the skilled trades.
People, Planet and Profit
Start with green building, advance to CSR and add in other commitments to giving back and doing better—and you’ve got an environmental, social and governance program. While it might sound like a big-time investment, ESG is something that companies of all sizes can pursue.











