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The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS), in partnership with the International Code Council and the National Building Museum, will host Elevate 2025 on Thursday, September 4, 2025, at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC.

Elevate 2025 is a one-day summit that brings together industry leaders, policymakers, and public-sector influencers "to confront the deepening workforce crisis impacting America’s built environment," per an August 5 press release sent to EA. "Recognizing labor shortages as a national security concern, the event will foster cross-sector collaboration and deliver scalable solutions to strengthen the workforce pipeline while advancing innovation in resilience, sustainability, and technology for a stronger, more future-ready built environment."

“The workforce shortage across the built environment has evolved from a past problem into today’s major crisis and will become a disaster in its own right if left unaddressed,” said George K. Guszcza, President & CEO of NIBS.

Elevate 2025 features a high-profile lineup from government, industry, policy, and labor, including:

• Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Secretary of Labor, with Anna Palmer, CEO & Founder, Punchbowl News

• Aileen Fuchs, President & Executive Director, National Building Museum

• John Belcik, CEO, International Code Council

• Major General Kim Colloton, Deputy Commanding General, US Army Corps of Engineers

• Irish Horsey, Director of Industry Advancement, Procore Technologies, Inc.

• Kelly Marchese, Infrastructure Leader, Deloitte

• Elizabeth O’Brien, Senior VP, US Chamber Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes

…among others, dedicated to workforce development.

Key sessions include:

• Punchbowl News Fireside Chat with Secretary of Labor Chavez-DeRemer

• Unlocking the Veteran Workforce Pipeline

• By the Data: Decoding America’s Labor Market Shortage

• The Role of AI in Workforce Development