It will take weeks to digest the discussions that took place at yesterday’s BuildIT NYC Gathering at the Empire State Building, and the business connections made will last a lifetime! As the dust starts to settle, we are grateful for the AEC Industry leaders who joined us to shape the conversations that will ultimately lead us to updating our 20-year business plan so that it meets both the moment and the momentum that we’ve created. A special thank you to those industry

If you are like us and feel like webinars focused on ‘how to do work with utilities’ have grown far too stale and never really capture what it takes to be successful in winning contracts with gas, energy, telecom, and water-focused utilities – then this one-hour virtual meeting is for you! Friday, August 28, 2026 8:00am to 9:00am (Pacific) and we will be prompt Via Zoom Hear directly from small/diverse CEOs as to: The 14-Point checklist to ensure you are ‘bid-ready’

BuildIT wishes to amplify the invitation from our partners at FlatironDragados and Aecon (known as the Duwamish Guideway Constructors JV) to a Small Business Outreach event for: Sound Transit W200 Duwamish River Crossing & Aerial Guideway - A Heavy Civil GC/CM Pursuit Thursday, July 9, 2026 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Tukwila Community Center – Banquet Hall 12424 42 Avenue South Tukwila, WA 98168 The purpose of this Outreach Event is to build relationships related to current o

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

On Wednesday April 22, 2026, BuildIT joined AGC of California to make the case for AB 1885 to the Assembly Government Organization Committee.Ural Yal, CEO of Shimmick Construction, and Paul Pendergast, president of BuildIT testified, in the California State Capital in Sacramento, in support of the AGC-sponsored State Contract Retention Reform Act, explaining in concrete terms what retention withholding costs California contractors: working capital tied up for years, financing

BuildOUT California and our Global Brand BuildIT are committed to supporting those who have been impacted by the Los Angeles...

The story of BuildIT reaches back to September 2013 when the Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) had the courage to convene the...

BuildOUT California and BuildIT, in association with leading industry partners, launch our international ESG Program and related...

BuildOUT California is pleased to present our 2021 California Public Utilities LGBT Utilization and Spend Analysis Report. This annual...

In honor of LGBTQIA+ Pride Month, University of California, San Francisco Real Estate has spotlighted their partnership with BuildOUT...

The Transportation Working Group (TWG) is proud to announce Ms. Julie Owen DIF(ICEC) F(GPC), Senior Executive Officer, Project Management...

BuildOUT California announces Presenting Sponsor of March 30, 2022 Olympic-Size Mobility Virtual Event: From London to LA – Lessons...

BuildOUT California is deeply gratified by the letter submitted by the leadership of Equality California, the nation’s largest statewide...

Professor Sue Kershaw, FICE, FAPM is globally recognized for her record of driving complex transport and construction programs to...

BuildOUT California is thrilled to announce that Marcy Szarama, President of Destination Enterprises, has been appointed as a Co-Chair of...

BuildOUT California's Transportation Working Group (TWG) announces the launch of its Six-Year Series highlighting "Olympic-Size...

The Transportation Working Group (TWG) has become one of the most dynamic programs produced by BuildOUT California to date, drawing its...

Fall classes have started! And applications are now open for our inaugural Build OUT California Mentoring Program. Fill out the...