The National Institute of Building Sciences, in partnership with the International Code Council and the National Building Museum, is hosting Elevate 2025 on September 4 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. 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

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

These discussions will explore labor trends, workforce readiness, recruitment pathways, emerging technologies, and policy strategies to ensure a skilled, resilient workforce for the future of the built environment.

Registration and full event details are available now at buildinginnovation.org/elevate.