Clay DeKorne is the Chief Editor of the JLC Group, which includes The Journal of Light Construction, Remodeling, Tools of the Trade and Professional Deck Builder.
He was the founding editor of Tools of the Trade (1993) and Coastal Contractor (2004), and the founding educational director for JLC Live (1995). Before venturing into writing and education for the building industry, he was a renovation contractor and carpenter in Burlington, Vt.
How one of the largest design-build remodeling companies in the country figured out how to combine business success with advocacy for sustainability and social responsibility.
A new, mobile-based construction training program has the potential to fundamentally change how we train the remodeling workforce.
Educating the next-generation of skilled workers will likely come from robust in-house programs run by construction firms.