Construction in motion can be a sight to see, with so many workers on site completing their work alongside each other and so many moving parts working together.

But that marvel doesn't happen on its own. To be successful, these construction projects take careful planning, collaboration, and coordination to execute, and it takes motivated individuals with a passion for their work to do it right.

Without those motivated trades workers and general contractors, there wouldn’t be a construction project to marvel at, leaving our construction sites empty. That's why we are diving into the realities of trades careers, how to help young people generate interest in construction careers, and how efforts like Autodesk’s Make it Real program are empowering young people to build successful careers for themselves.

Guests this episode:

• Savy Francis, Pipefitter at E.M. Duggan
• Kelsey Gauger, National Director for Operational Excellence at Suffolk Construction

We discuss:

• How new technology adoption naturally creates opportunities for knowledge transfer between older and younger generations of skilled workers
• How seeing the results of their work empowers, motivates, and inspires workers and brings meaning to their contribution
• The myth about construction and trades being antiquated and dirty
• Why both collaboration and transparency are needed for successful innovation
• Savy’s involvement in Building Pathways, a pre-apprenticeship program in Boston, MA that empowers people to secure a trades careers in Boston
• Autodesk’s Make it Real program that encourages young people to engage in their communities through construction

Assets Mentioned:

• Autodesk’s Make it Real Program

Digital Builder is hosted by Eric Thomas of Autodesk.