Promoting Skilled Trades: Build My Future Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines’ First Annual Build My Future Event

This year marked Des Moines’ 1st Annual Build My Future Event where more than 30 high schools, nearly 3,000 students, across the state of Iowa gathered to learn about career options in construction and skilled trades. The Des Moines event was hosted by the Home Builders of Greater Des Moines and the Iowa Skilled Trades Association.

Showcasing High Skill, High Wage, In-Demand Careers

This event showcased high-skill, high-wage, in-demand careers in Iowa’s skilled trades, allowing students to explore and participate in hands-on activities. The event put students in the middle of the action so they could see the different career paths available in Iowa and learn the different levels of training and education required.

Build My Future was a great opportunity for us to talk to students one on one while showing them what a day in the life of a roofing and siding contractor looks like. Students were taught how to install a complete GAF Roofing System from start to finish and the proper safety required for using the tools to complete the job.

At Home Solutions of Iowa, we bring a level of expertise that is virtually unrivaled by other roofing contractors. As a GAF Master Elite® 2 Star President’s Club Steep Slope Award winner, HSI is recognized as one of the “elite of the elite” residential roofing contractors in the United States. With more than 20 years of Midwest construction experience and a stellar reputation throughout the community, we are Iowa’s number one roofer.