{"id":56,"date":"2026-11-03T17:38:39","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T17:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/donation.fhba.site\/shop\/projects\/young-professionals\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T17:38:39","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T17:38:39","slug":"young-professionals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/donation.fhba.site\/shop\/projects\/young-professionals\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Building Professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"page-intro\"><div class=\"wrap\"><p class=\"eyebrow\">NEXT-GENERATION LEADERSHIP<\/p><h1>Young Building Professionals<\/h1><p class=\"lede\">A place for the next generation to get involved.<\/p><\/div><\/section><section class=\"section wrap initiative-detail\"><div class=\"initiative-story\"><div class=\"story-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/assets\/images\/professionals.jpg\" alt=\"Professionals collaborating\" loading=\"lazy\"><span>Industry context<\/span><\/div><section><h2>The council<\/h2><p>FHBA established the Young Building Professionals Council to help attract and retain young talent in construction and related trades. Its focus includes peer connections, professional development, and involvement across the association federation.<\/p><\/section><section><h2>A real 2026 activity<\/h2><p>The council\u2019s published program listed Young Building Professionals Day for July 29, 2026, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, alongside SEBC. It created an opportunity for emerging professionals to connect with peers and industry leaders.<\/p><\/section><section><h2>Continued engagement<\/h2><p>The council\u2019s work encourages participation beyond a single event, helping younger professionals find a place in the association community.<\/p><\/section><section><h2>Participation<\/h2><p>YP Day 2026 is a past event. This website does not accept council applications or event bookings. A paid membership level does not automatically confer a council seat or leadership role.<\/p><\/section><div class=\"story-next\"><a href=\"\/projects\/\" class=\"text-link\">\u2190 All projects &#038; initiatives<\/a><a href=\"\/membership\/\" class=\"text-link\">Explore membership \u2197<\/a><\/div><\/div><aside class=\"initiative-sidebar\"><p class=\"eyebrow\">EXPLORE OUR WORK<\/p><a href=\"\/projects\/411-code\/\" class=\"\">411 Code<\/a><a href=\"\/projects\/sebc\/\" class=\"\">Southeast Building Conference<\/a><a href=\"\/projects\/bex\/\" class=\"\">Builder &#038; Exhibitor Exchange<\/a><a href=\"\/projects\/young-professionals\/\" class=\"active\">Young Building Professionals<\/a><a href=\"\/projects\/workforce\/\" class=\"\">Investing in construction careers<\/a><a href=\"\/projects\/2026-advocacy\/\" class=\"\">Advocacy in action<\/a><a href=\"\/projects\/industry-recognition\/\" class=\"\">Industry awards<\/a><div class=\"source-note\"><strong>Published information<\/strong><p>FHBA \u00b7 Young Building Professionals Council and YP Day 2026 information.<\/p><p>Reviewed October 16, 2026.<\/p><\/div><\/aside><\/section><section class=\"cta\"><div class=\"wrap cta-inner\"><div><p class=\"eyebrow\">YOUR NEXT CHAPTER STARTS HERE<\/p><h2>Build your business.<br>Strengthen your industry.<\/h2><\/div><a href=\"\/membership\/\" class=\"button light\">Find your membership <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2197<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEXT-GENERATION LEADERSHIP Young Building Professionals A place for the next generation to get involved. Industry context The council FHBA established the Young Building Professionals Council to help attract and retain young talent in construction and related trades. Its focus includes peer connections, professional development, and involvement across the association federation. A real 2026 activity The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":44,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-56","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/donation.fhba.site\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/56","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/donation.fhba.site\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/donation.fhba.site\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/donation.fhba.site\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/donation.fhba.site\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/donation.fhba.site\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/56\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/donation.fhba.site\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/donation.fhba.site\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}