Opens Contest to Canadian Students to Increase AEC Career
Exploration
ATLANTA, April 30,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Applied Software, GRAITEC
Group, a leading systems integrator in the AEC, construction, and
manufacturing industries, announced today it is bringing back its
"Keeping AEC Green" scholarship program for a second year and is
expanding to accept essay entries from high school students in
Canada. Designed to encourage
students to explore careers in sustainable construction, the
program will award four winners this year more than $3,000 toward their future education.
The labor shortage in the built industry is estimated at more
than 500,000 unfilled jobs to meet the growth in construction,
according to the Associated Builders and Contractors, and industry
leaders are challenged to develop a reliable pipeline of talented
new job seekers. "GRAITEC and Applied Software are glad to do our
part among AEC companies actively trying to solve the industry's
labor shortage and encouraging more sustainable construction
practices," said Scott McMaster
Executive Vice President, GRAITEC North America. "The response from
our 2023 effort exceeded our expectations, so we're thrilled to
expand our campaign this year to include GRAITEC Canada and help
more students explore AEC career options."
Applied Software, GRAITEC Group launched the scholarship contest
in 2023 and received more than 200 entries in the inaugural
contest. Three winners from PA, TX, and MA were selected last year
for their detailed, well-researched essays about innovative solar
power initiatives, the environmental impacts of low-density urban
sprawl, and more sustainable design practices.
The contest is free to enter and participating students will
develop research skills to understand a problem and why it's
important, think creatively about a solution and argue a case for
it, and consider the roadblocks to getting solutions in place.
Students are asked to consider topics in sustainable construction
but are free to research and propose any topics and solutions they
find interesting and impactful. Entries will be judged on
originality, depth of research, professionalism, and
creativity.
Open to students currently enrolled in any high school in the
U.S and Canada, the contest will
begin accepting entries on June 1,
2024, and award winners will be notified this Fall, giving
students ample opportunity to research topics and develop ideas to
solve problems facing their local community and today's built
environment.
Executives from Applied Software, GRAITEC Group and a panel of
industry judges will evaluate each entry and award four students
receiving the highest scores with scholarship donations. Two
first-place winners will be selected, one in the U.S. and one in
Canada, to receive $1,000 and 1,000 Canadian
dollars, respectively. The first-place winners' high schools
will also receive a $500, or CA$500,
donation to their technology innovation department or similar
program from Applied Software, GRAITEC Group. Judges also will
select from the U.S. entries a second-place winner to receive
$300, and a third-place winner to
receive $250.
More details including entry guidelines and terms and conditions
can be found at the contest website:
https://asti.com/high-school-sustainability-essay-contest/
About Applied Software, GRAITEC Group:
Applied Software, GRAITEC Group has one mission in mind: empower
construction and manufacturing professionals to digitize and
industrialize their processes to build a sustainable tomorrow.
Applied Software, GRAITEC Group is a global leading BIM provider
helping architectural, engineering, construction, and manufacturing
professionals to achieve their digital transformation goals.
Applied, now part of the worldwide GRAITEC Group, has been an
Autodesk Platinum Partner for over 30 years, also partnering with
premier vendors such as Bluebeam or Panzura. With a broad range of
world-class solutions, services, and training, we have been helping
clients achieve a competitive advantage since 1982.
For more information, please visit us
at www.asti.com or follow us
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