“These awards recognize the innovators who are crafting novel approaches to overcoming some of the most pressing challenges facing the construction industry,” said Bob Lanham, the association’s President and President of Williams Brothers Construction Co., Inc. in Houston, Texas. “Shining a spotlight on their accomplishments is the best way to ensure these innovations improve the entire industry.”
Core Plus Construction is an official Washington State program of study. It allows high school students to explore construction careers through construction trades classes that provide credit equivalencies for third year math, science, and English language arts and industry certification. This 1,080-hour program of study includes curriculum and resources. This ensures that all schools, regardless of size or funding, can offer students a free, quality construction education that is consistent across the state.
CPC has proven to be scalable. AGC of Washington is working with students, educators, and counselors in rural areas that might not otherwise have funding to access construction education. Benefits of this industry aligned program include the opportunity for general contractors to volunteer as instructors, offer jobsite tours, and serve as mentors.
In addition to AGC of Washington, Clarence, New York-based CAHill TECH, received the second-place prize for development of their own app, aQuiRe, which improves job readiness for the NextGen workforce. Minneapolis-based Ryan Companies was awarded the third-place prize for developing Napkin Sketch, a web-based application for real estate professionals.
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The association presented the AGC of Washington Foundation with a $7,000 grand prize during its annual convention in Grapevine, Texas.
