Welcome new Silver Sponsor!
This sponsorship reflects Pelles’ commitment to supporting the subcontractor community with cutting-edge AI technology that streamlines preconstruction workflows, enhances efficiency, and helps trade contractors win more bids with less effort.
Pelles first engaged with ASA members at SubExcel last year and was immediately impressed by the innovation, expertise, and forward-thinking mindset of the subcontractors within the ASA network. Since then, some of Pelles’ most dedicated customers have come from ASA’s membership, proving the association’s leadership in driving industry advancements.
As a Silver Sponsor, Pelles will continue to engage with ASA members through events, educational content, and exclusive product insights. This partnership strengthens Pelles’ mission to empower subcontractors with AI-driven solutions that improve productivity and profitability.
For more information about Pelles.ai and its solutions for subcontractors, visit www.pelles.ai
ASA Supports FY25 Transportation Funding
ASA, along with the Transportation Labor Coalition, sent a letter to Congressional Leadership requesting Congress to adhere to the Highway Trust Fund obligation limitation for FY 2025 as specified in the most recent surface transportation program reauthorization. The FY 2025 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations measures approved by the House and Senate appropriations committees would, if enacted, provide $61.314 billion in obligation for highway programs and $15.579 billion for transit programs. Infrastructure investments are long-term projects that require resources and certainty. Members of both parties have traditionally approved five-year investment and policy measures that establish the federal investment platform for projects supporting economic growth and personal mobility in every state and congressional district. Any reduction from planned funding levels will affect state and local government implementation of long-term transportation plans and the private sector’s ability to ensure necessary equipment, materials, and personnel for infrastructure improvements.
Report Shows Built Environment Venture Activity Strong Though Normalizing
BuiltWorlds recently released 2024 Venture & Investments Report showed a year-over-year increase in venture capital (VC) deals in the built environment, despite a decrease in inflows. This activity is indicative of movement in the space across both technology categories and the globe.
“The built environment venture capital markets rebounded after two consecutive quarters of repressed activity,” the report reads. “This unique phenomenon was driven by a normalization in the average venture capital round.”
The average VC round in 2023 was $34.5 million, compared to $25.2 million in 2024.
In the report, BuiltWorlds Venture & Investments Analyst Cameron Mabley explains this discrepancy, writing, “The decline in capital inflows from 2023 to 2024 can be attributed to $4.6 billion of capital invested in five deals in Q3 2023, and $1.2 billion in Q4 2023.”
BuiltWorlds Senior Director of Research Tyler Sewall goes on to explain that the “normalization” of VC round sizes in 2024 may also be the result of the waning influence of macroeconomic factors.
“It is possible that for the first time since 2019, investment decisions were not significantly driven in some way by macroeconomic impacts,” he says. “2020-2022 investment activity was influenced heavily by a remote workforce and digital community, and following that the domestic public infrastructure funding colored VC activity.”
In 2024, Sewall explains, rather than a reaction to macroeconomics, investment activities were “driven by private-sector technological advancements and a ‘return to quality’ investor mentality.”
Glass Glazing for Schools
This free Glass Technical Paper provides information on security (delayed forced entry) glazing options for windows and doors installed in schools. This document is a guide to the standardized methods recommended and used by the glass industry.
Build a Company Training Program with the National Glass Association
NGA offers MyGlassClass.com, an online training platform for glass installers that provides companies the ability to train employees and monitor compliance using one system. Installers can access more than 100 courses on their smartphone or laptop, on topics including: how to move and handle glass safely, glass and metal fabrication, frameless shower enclosure design and installation, storefront and curtainwall installation, and estimating. MyGlassClass.com’s Team Manager function allows training supervisors to:
- Monitor employee training activity
- Run reports showing employee progress
- Customize training for different employee groups
Watch the NGA webinar, “The New MyGlassClass.com: Building Your Company Training Program.”
Self-Paced Course For Supervisors and Mental Health
AGC collaborated with industry leaders and mental health professionals to develop an educational program to equip supervisors with the knowledge and skills to identify and support struggling workers, care for themselves, and become a catalyst for change within their organizations. This online, self-paced, 5-module course is free for AGC members and $49 per person for non-members. More information
