Career Toolbox: A Podcast About Turning a Day Job Into a Career in the Construction Trades

In a booming economy, it makes sense to forgo college for  earning and advancement opportunities

Buckle up and buckle down, it's going to be a bumpy ride. But the future is what you make it. READ.

Integrity is not like being tall or blonde. It’s a job that you try to do every day, nail by nail, relationship by relationship

Communicate with people as if they are intelligent adults, and look inward for your biases

Consensus is the best route to change and change is the best route to better productivity

Building codes are not sharp knives inspectors use to chop off the heads of contractors, they are books full of options for constructing safe and efficient buildings

Two twenty-somethings with an amazing career trajectory in construction talk about their very different paths and their similar outlook for the future.

The little things, like flashing and weather-lapping, keep the big things standing. Durability is becoming a lost art

"When you know how hard it is to build a complicated roof, you tend to start designing roofs that look attractive but maybe aren't quite as complicated, so that the affordability aspect of the house is there. You're building in the value engineering in the beginning of the process instead of designing the house and having it valued engineered after it's done."

Protecting yourself and those around you shows respect and responsibility

Certification is good for you, your employer, the customer, and the industry because it ensures that you know what you're doing