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Industry Trailblazers Recognized at 2025 EEBA Building Excellence Awards

Industry Trailblazers Recognized at 2025 EEBA Building Excellence Awards
2025 Building Excellence Awards Recognize Innovation and Leadership in High-Performance Homebuilding The 2025 Building Excellence Awards brought together leading builders, suppliers, and partners to honor the dedication and innovation shaping the future of high-performance homebuilding. Hosted by EEBA, the event highlighted achievements in sustainability, electrification, resiliency, decarbonization, healthier homes, and Zero Energy Ready Homes (ZERH). "We honor the projects that inspire, the people who lead with vision, and the relentless efforts that have helped shape a better built environment over the past year," said Aaron Smith, CEO of EEBA. "Together, we’re not only building homes - but we’re also building the future." Sustainability Leader Awards Excellence in Electrification Award – Sponsored by Xcel Energy: Celebrating the home that delivers climate, health, and economic benefits through all-electric strategies. Nominees: Doug Tarry Homes (The Ashton), ... read more
 
Posted by Gabrielle McLaughlin Friday, October 3, 2025 12:13:00 PM
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Women in Construction

For this year’s Women’s History Month, EEBA invited three knowledgeable women: founder of Younger Homes Danielle Younger, co-owner and Marketing Director of Lifestyle Homes, Karen Kicinski, and co-founder of Charis Homes, Glenna Wilson, to share with us how they entered the sustainable building industry. Following a discussion about how the industry has impacted them and how they’ve impacted the industry in return, they also discussed the sustainable technologies and innovations they have implemented and provide advice for women looking to enter the residential construction industry. In this month's feature, we chose to highlight these three women to recognize the countless women that work courageously to advance equality and opportunities for women in the United States. Aaron Smith: Tell us about the most challenging and rewarding aspects of day-to-day operations in this industry. In what ways do you feel you uniquely meet those challenges? Karen Kicinski: The... read more
 
Posted by Anna Jennissen Monday, April 17, 2023 9:25:00 AM Categories: Indoor Air Workforce, Diversity Zero Energy Home
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The Importance of Recruiting A Diverse Workforce, with Lakisha Ann Woods, President & Chief Executive Officer, National Institute of Building Sciences

Edited Highlights from EEBA Summit presentation, Sept.14, 2021

Today, I will talk about the importance of recruiting a diverse workforce. My goal is to end this conversation with clear, actionable goals for everyone. We want to have a plan in place. I think that's what’s so important. I want to tell you about some of our learning objectives today. Of course, we'll review the data because I always say, "the numbers don't lie." We must look at what statistics tell us, and that will guide us in the direction of where we need to make a change. We really have to increase our awareness of our unconscious bias…how we can move from those biases and find tools to help us be more successful? It's important not just to set an action plan, that your board or your company will say this is our plan and then, four years later, no one's touched that plan. You want something that's a living document that you can continue to focus on, reassess, reinvent, and move the needle.

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Posted by Tuesday, February 8, 2022 12:46:00 PM Categories: Workforce Development Workforce, Diversity
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