In February 2025, BTF (in partnership with Leading Builders of America and Weyerhaeuser) released the “Blueprint for Upskilling the Homebuilding Workforce”—the first industry-wide study to map high-value technical skills across every major trade category and identify the emerging skills needed for new building technologies.
This session shares the study’s key data and practical recommendations: The specific technical skills that deliver the highest ROI for builders today, Emerging competencies required for modular, high-performance, and tech-enabled construction, Proven strategies for upskilling existing crews and integrating new hires faster, and How to expand the talent pipeline to underrepresented groups.