Promoting Diversity in the Building Workforce

This video, from the Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) Center, is from the BEST Center's 2022 Annual Institute. Featured in the video is a short presentation that gives an overview of the building industry workforce, including the underrepresentation of women and African Americans, challenges in recruitment, and barriers in entering the field. Building off the presentation is a panel discussion on promoting diversity in the building workforce, focusing on topics such as experiences with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives and examples of role models in field.

This video runs 49:01 minutes in length. Additional videos from the BEST 2022 Institute are available to view separately.