At our June 4, 2026 Founders Day Gala Dinner & Awards Program, BuildIT recognized an extraordinary member of our LGBTQ community, Greg Sarris, who is not only an educator, philanthropist and grass-roots community advocate – but he is also the Chairman of the Federated Indians of the Graton Rancheria. We also acknowledged and celebrated the Graton Rancheria community which is a federation of Coast Miwok and Southern Pomo groups recognized as a tribe by the US Congress. As Ch

82 Sponsors 52 weeks of planning 7 Extraordinary Honorees 3,157 hours of volunteer time logged 4 Major Event Segments and over 1,200 attendees for Founders Day 2026 9,697 Associates, Stakeholders and Industry Leaders from around the world engaged, on a weekly basis, with BuildIT! The words “thank you” can’t begin to capture the essence of how our Board of Directors, Founders and Partners from around the globe feel about the AEC industry’s embrace of BuildIT’s mission and vi

It was a glorious, and stunningly balmy, evening along the San Francisco Bay on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, when 12 AEC Industry Organizations and hundreds of professionals, contractors, program and construction managers gathered to recognize the extraordinary contributions and accomplishments of CMAA President Andrea S. Rutledge, CAE. In the worlds of Scott Seltz, Publisher of ENR: “For years, Andrea has been a tireless advocate for construction managers and for the professi

Tomorrow, Thursday, June 4, 2026, at the iconic TJPA Salesforce Transit Center in San Francisco, BuildIT will proudly recognize and celebrate the Equity in Infrastructure Project (EIP), a transformative national initiative aimed at reshaping public contracting by increasing the number, size, and proportion of contracting opportunities awarded to Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUBs), including firms owned by minorities, women, and veterans. EIP’s visionary founders r

BuildIT’s Founders Day 2026 events taking place June 3 and 4 in San Francisco will establish a new milestone for the AEC Industry when it comes to uplifting LGBT & Allied businesses, professionals, tradespeople, elected officials, public agency executives and industry influencers. It will be two days of events celebrating remarkable stories of achievement, advocacy and expanding our influence around the world. Our 2026 Founders Day theme is THRIVE! In the coming days and we

BuildIT is profoundly honored with its collaboration with Webcor which began in June 2020 when we launched our efforts across the West Coast, North America and Globally. Webcor’s history within the context of BuildIT began in September 2013 as the first contractor in the United States to produce an outreach event for a public works project (the $2.1B Phase One of the Salesforce Transit Center in downtown San Francisco which will eventually be the northern terminus of the Cali

BuildIT was honored to be a Presenting Partner at ENR FutureTech 2026 Conference held from May 4–6 at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square—an energizing gathering of leaders shaping the future of the AEC industry. 
 As a Presenting Partner, BuildIT was especially excited to be part of the conversations driving innovation forward. A big thank you to Scott Seltz, ENR Publisher, and ENR Editor-in-Chief Scott Blair for convening such a dynamic program of speakers and roundtables

BuildIT was honored to join our partners at Turner Construction, Flatiron/Dragados and the North Coast States Carpenters Union in Seattle on Wednesday, April 29th to discuss workforce development, training programs and the billions of dollars of infrastructure development taking place in Washington State and the Pacific Northwest (PNW). For several years BuildIT has been partners with the Northern California Carpenters Union under the leadership of Jay Bradshaw, Cesar Sanch

BuildIT is proud to highlight one of our most remarkable champions, advocates, connectors, and construction industry utilization experts on the ‘eve’ of his recognition by the Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California (NPH). Mick Penn serves as the Northern California Regional Director of Community Relations for Swinerton, where he drives workforce development, small, diverse, veteran, and LGBT business engagement, and strategic community partnerships across the

BuildIT was honored to join our colleagues at the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) NorCal Chapter and American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Bay Bridge Chapter in the production of Owners’ Night 2026! The event, with 262 attendees, was held at the offices of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and featured keynote remarks from Andy Fremier who is MTC’s Executive Director. The event also featured 17 public agencies from across th

Since launching in 2022, BuildIT Founders Day has been shaped by partners who show up not just as sponsors, but as active contributors to the community. Jacobs has been one of those partners from the very beginning. In 2023, Jacobs team member Vigor Lam stepped in to lead backstage operations to bring the program to life, while Chief Legal Officer Joanne Caruso and former Executive Vice President and Corporate Secretary Justin Johnson joined as a featured speaker. In 2024,