Keep Craft Alive

A commitment to inclusion and respect inspired this home builder to create a different kind of construction company.

This builder's committed focus on craftsmanship and quality leads to work of the highest standards.

A second-generation builder addresses the skills gap and the need for the construction industry to compete with other fields.

Founder of a school of carpentry for women, this builder and teacher is working to shift the perceptions of a changing industry.

Educated in early colonial architecture and period-appropriate design, this instructor of preservation carpentry at the North Bennet Street School is teaching a new generation of craftspeople how to stabilize endangered buildings and recreate historical details.

This mason leverages traditional techniques to build sustainable, affordable brick homes that provide a solution to today's modern building challenges.

Putting people first plays a big part in this business owner's ability to continually produce homes of the highest level of craftsmanship.

This home-building advocate is dedicated to helping the next generation of construction professionals learn the skills they need to excel in the trades.

This aspiring furniture maker is taking advantage of every learning opportunity he can find to work towards his goal of owning his own woodworking studio someday.

This traditionally trained artisan splits his time between teaching the next generation of craftspeople and building timber structures that people will enjoy for years to come.