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YOUR CAREER IN CONSTRUCTION STARTS HERE!

Developed by industry leaders and powered by HBI, BuildStrong Academy offers tuition-free construction career education and training with a focus on professional development, mentoring, and ongoing support for students and partners.

HBI is looking to connect our students with employers for direct hire and apprenticeships opportunities.

HBI prepares its graduates with technical and employability skills needed for a successful career in the building industry. Trained graduates are available for hire throughout the year. Taught by skilled trades instructors.

Graduates receive an HBI pre-apprenticeship certificate in their trade of study and OSHA 10-Hour Construction Safety Training.
Students accumulate over 300 hours of training.
HBI recruits a diverse pool of students to train in our various trades.
HBI’s training is grounded by the industry’s National Construction Skill Standards Board and the American National Standards Institute. The (ANSI)-approved National Green Building Standard™ are taught by experienced instructors through HBI’s Residential Construction Academy Series textbooks and instructional aides.

BuildStrong Academy of Greater New Orleans was founded by Brittany and Drew Brees and the Brees Dream Foundation in collaboration with the BuildStrong Academy.

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BuildStrong Academy of Greater New Orleans

2506 Williams Boulevard
Kenner, LA 70062
Phone: 504-677-8400
E-mail: NOLAAcademy@HBI.org

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JOSEPH F. LANDERS

Executive Officer of the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Massachusetts

Joseph F. Landers, 71, is the Executive Officer of the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Massachusetts having assumed that role in 2018 with a mandate from the Board of Directors to harmonize the five MA local associations, increase communications from the state to the membership, increase the public profile of the association, create a path to financial stability and elevate the states lobbying efforts. Prior to taking on the challenging state association role, Joe was Chief Executive Officer and founder of Customized Structures Inc., a custom manufacturer of single-family, multi-family and commercial modular and panelized structures which began operations in 1984. Joe has been involved in the building industry, both site-built and factory-built, since 1973 and has worked in all phases of construction from development through design and production including on site management and sales. Customized Structures produced on average 330 single family homes per year, had an employee base as high as 180 and was known as the innovator in the production and design of modular components.

After the sale of Customized Structures Inc. to a private equity firm in 2003 Joe remained on the Board of Directors of the Company and functioned as a consultant to the CEO. He further took on the role of helping failing building systems companies return to profitability and successfully oversaw the sale of those companies. Mr. Landers has lectured frequently on the benefits and utilization of systems-built construction to building professionals around the country and has utilized his substantial professional and industry background to provide consultation services to both national and foreign companies interested in the processes and pitfalls of building and developing utilizing building systems components.

Joe attended Northeastern University and St. Anselm’s College graduating with a B.S. in 1972.

Joe has been a member of the National Association of Home Builders since 1974. He is past president of two local Home Builders Associations and has served two terms as President of the State of NH Home Builders Association. Joe is also a past president of the Modular Building Systems Council of the NAHB, has been Chairman of the National Building Systems Council (BSC) and has served five terms as a Trustee of the BSC during which time he created the BSC logo and wrote the brochure “Most Frequently Asked Questions about Modular Homes”.

In 1989, Joe received the National Pacesetter Award in recognition of his outstanding leadership and contribution to the housing industry and in 1991 was awarded the title of Builder of the Year by the Home Builders Association of N.H. In 1992 he was appointed by the Governor to the NH Board of Fire Control within the Department of Safety and since then was reappointed three times. He has served as a member on the State of New Hampshire Building Code Review Board and was appointed by the Governor of NH to the Shore Land Protection Commission. Joe was selected to receive the 2000 S. A. Walters Chairman’s Award, the premier award in the U.S. Systems Built Housing Industry and was installed to the New Hampshire Housing Hall of Fame for his significant and lasting contributions to the housing industry in the State of New Hampshire.

Joe is a Senior Life Director of the National Association of Home Builders; he is served six terms on the NAHB Budget & Finance Committee serving as Vice Chair for four of those years, he has served as Chairman of the Resolutions Committee, the International Housing Committee and the Building Products Issues Committee of NAHB serving on the NAHB Executive Committee multiple times.

In 2001 Joe was elected an Area Vice President of the National Association of Home Builders representing builders through out the northeast.

Joe is active in his community having served as finance chairmen of his church, is a member of the International Order of Odd Fellows, and has served on multiple boards and committees on a volunteer basis.

Joe and his wife, Denise, reside in Plymouth, MA, they have two children, Jessica and Brad and two grandchildren, Lily and Jack ages 13 and 11.