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President Biden Ups His Budget to Combat Housing Crisis

Pro Builder

President Biden’s new budget aims to provide rental assistance to low-income tenants, increase the total number of affordable housing units, create a smoother path to homeownership, and fight housing discrimination. . We need the implementation of new ideas. We need to see families that are stably housed,” he says.

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Women in Construction – As Told By Women

Construction Marketing

There are several ideas on how to make construction a more inclusive place. Pointing out that the minorities are becoming the majority, she says : “We’re coming from all walks of life; we don’t discriminate. We have careers, which is important.”. How to Make Construction More Inclusive. Make women leaders.

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Biden's Promised Changes to the Housing Market

Pro Builder

These are some of his more innovative ideas about combining housing assistance with improving communities," says Goetz. Campaign promise: Address racial discrimination in housing. It’s a good thing, [but] I don’t know how much of that is actually going to happen.”.

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The Future of Social Justice in the Workplace

Stok

2: “Non-Discrimination” becomes “Inclusion” It’s no longer enough to just not discriminate against people of certain races, ethnicity, genders, or sexual orientations. That implies that discrimination is an acceptable norm.

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Rethinking Housing Design in 2023 

Pro Builder

Homebuyers are often willing to make some trade-offs for the attainability of homeownership, which renters (many of whom rent by choice) will be very discriminating about. Perhaps more importantly, this shortened construction timeline will allow veterans to move into stable housing more quickly than would otherwise be possible.

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These 5 essential traits in your team are the secret to a successful construction project

Fieldwire

Mutual respect Respecting another person includes acknowledging their talents and abilities, and not discriminating against them because of their race or social background. Relevant: Identify the “why” of an idea — its benefits to the construction project, the project owner and the general contractor. Why does it matter to the task?

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What Should a New Employee Do for the First Week?

ExactHire - Construction

Compliance deals with the documents required for the new employee as well as the necessary safety and anti-discrimination training. Then, by organizing onboarding first day ideas in which she is enthusiastically welcomed to the team and immediately assigned tasks, you reassure her that her new role is meaningful to the organization.