NAHB Student Chapters

Members of the South Dakota Home Builders Association (SDHBA) played a key role in this year’s state SkillsUSA building competitions, supporting the events as judges and prize donors.

SDHBA’s support has helped the program grow rapidly in recent years, from only a handful of students participating a few years ago to 50 in 2026.

Read all about it ➡️ https://www.nahb.org/blog/2026/05/south-dakota-hba-members-rally-behind-state-skillsusa-competitions

🏆 2025 Student Chapter Competition 1st Place Winner
🔖 Category: Associate Programs - Construction Management
🏫 School: NDSCS Architecture and Construction

About this winner: Students from the North Dakota State College of Science (NDSCS) Architectural Modeling and Design Technology and Construction Management Technology programs spent months developing their project proposal. Their commitment and attention to detail ultimately earned them the top honor in the Associate Programs category.

🔗 Source: https://ndscs.edu/ndscs-students-win-first-place-at-national-construction-management-competition/
📌 Learn more about NAHB's Student Competition: https://www.nahb.org/why-nahb/types-of-membership/student-chapter-membership/student-competition

💫 The future of residential construction looks bright!

NAHB caught up with 3 rising high school stars pursuing careers in construction about how they got their interest, their favorite student chapter moments and what they hope to accomplish throughout their careers.

Read what Eric Coffeen from Baldwin Preparatory Academy (pictured), Smith Goracke from Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County's student chapter and Kyle Kneeland from Northeast Technical High School had to say ➡️ https://www.nahb.org/blog/2026/05/why-high-school-students-are-excited-to-enter-the-construction-trades

Philadelphia BIA Member Shifts How Local Community Views the Trades For Jordan Parisse-Ferrarini, a member of the Building Industry Association of Philadelphia, a career that began with his family’s small business and tools from a pawn shop has flourished into multiple companies, numerous advisory roles and a passion for developing the next generation of skilled t...

🏆 2025 Student Chapter Competition 1st Place Winner
🔖 Category: 4-Year College & Graduate Programs - Production Home Build
🏫 School: University of Cincinnati

About this winner: Led by Daniel Schlegel, a third-year construction management major, and mentor Jill Flood, an associate professor in University of Cincinnati's construction management co-op program, UC's Student Competition team, consisting not only of construction management students but architecture and urban planning students as well, delivered an exceptional interdisciplinary presentation that earned them first place in the Production Home Build category.

🔗 Source: https://www.uc.edu/news/articles/2026/04/first-place-2026-national-association-of-home-builders-student-competition.html
📌 Learn more about NAHB's Student Competition: https://www.nahb.org/why-nahb/types-of-membership/student-chapter-membership/student-competition

💡 Middle and high school students in Indiana explore career paths beyond a four-year degree at Career Quest, an annual countywide event that introduces students to in-demand career pathways - including construction.

👉 Read all about it: https://www.nahb.org/blog/2026/04/indiana-students-explore-career-paths-beyond-a-four-year-degree

Builders Association of Elkhart County

📣 With the nation facing a shortage of roughly 1.2 million housing units, closing the housing deficit will necessarily entail recruiting younger workers willing to start careers in construction trades. NAHB estimates the industry will need 2.2 million new skilled construction workers over the next three years to keep up with demand and account for industry expansion, retirements and departures.

👉 Learn how educators and policy makers at all levels of government can help close residential construction's employment gap: https://www.nahb.org/news-and-economics/press-releases/2026/04/more-young-adults-interested-in-the-construction-trades-but-challenges-persist