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CONSTRUCTION An Excellent Blend of

CAREERS Purpose and Paycheck

The nature of work and the relationship between employees and their jobs have changed. It’s not just
millennials: Multiple studies have shown that workers of all ages care deeply about meaningful work, with
most citing purpose as more important than income to their work and career satisfaction.
The construction industry is uniquely poised to allow workers to engage with critical issues such as
environmental protection, affordable housing and poverty alleviation, and home builders, remodelers and
the trades are able to make a significant impact on the causes they care most about.
As you recruit new team members, let them know how home building makes a difference.

CREATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING Puerto Rico, Northern California, and Florida,
destroying thousands of homes. These areas
High demand and limited supply have
contributed to a lack of affordable housing, need workers who can help rebuild communities
but there is good news: With improvements from the ground up, with a focus on strong, safe
in technology, companies are working to structures that help prevent such devastation
drastically cut costs for building processes and in the future. Construction careers in disaster
materials, which translate to lower selling costs, recovery are focused on serving desperate
making home ownership a real possibility for populations and providing tangible assistance
millions more Americans. For workers with to get people back into their homes, jobs, and
an interest in technology, innovation and schools quickly and safely. Now more than ever,
addressing the nationwide affordable housing the construction industry needs skilled workers to
crisis, construction careers could be a perfect fit. fill pressing needs.

AID IN DISASTER RECOVERY It is estimated that Texas will need
Recent hurricanes, wildfires and other natural more than $125 billion in federal relief
disasters have devastated areas like Houston, to recover from Hurricane Harvey

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