If livelihoods were sports, building homes and communities would be one of endurance. And striving – like elite competitors in ultra-marathon, orienteering, swimming, triathlon, rowing, road cycling, boxing – would be its winners’ super power.

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The Last Mile Lab is step one in our effort to create more jobs in the region and bring about positive change in the industry. At the Lab we can invite collaborators from the industry to test better ways to build, and foster a culture of inclusivity through training and education.” Brian Gaudio, CEO of Module

Carpenters, meanwhile, should not be at the bottom of any list of construction occupations, even if it’s a list of the “highest paid” such occupations. As much as any human beings in this value chain whose work makes new homes, repaired homes, and invented and refreshed communities come into being, carpenters carry that super power – striving – that makes the livelihood noble on a grand scale, and intimately meaningful for somebody, anybody in his, her, or their home.

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