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On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast™, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks with AEC Cares president and ConstructConnect chief product officer Jen Johnson about ProjectDC, an initiative in the District of Columbia to renovate the Residential Empowerment Adolescent Community Home (REACH) located in D.C.’s Capitol Hill neighborhood.
Once a year construction industry professionals come together for AEC Cares Day of Service, with last year’s project in San Francisco was the Lark-Inn, a facility run by Larkin Street Youth Services, in a “blitz build” to remodel the living and social spaces for 18 to 24-year-old young adults transitioning from homelessness.
This year’s build in D.C. involved a space with very little room for staging and challenges in terms of navigating many volunteers around the many areas they need to work on and renovate throughout the course of the day. Jen detailed all the planning that goes into the day’s work and the year of preparation before hand that makes it possible.
She also spoke about this year’s AIA Conference on Architecture and Design and ConstructConnect’s plans during the event including a session led by senior economist Michael Guckes on the state of the economy.
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