2025 Just Build It! Expo

The Washtenaw Contractors Association (WCA), in conjunction with the Washtenaw Contractors Association Foundation, is yet again hosting the 2025 Just Build It! Construction Career Expo. Join Barton Malow at this event that’s crafted for middle and high school students to explore various careers in the commercial construction industry. Drawing an average of 1,600-2,000 students annually, Just Build It! has served more than 34,000 students from Washtenaw County and beyond since its inception in 1998.

As the longest-running and most comprehensive construction career exploration program in Michigan, the Just Build It! Construction Career Expo provides students in grades 8-12 and their counselors and teachers with hands-on activities with skilled trade apprenticeship programs: demonstrations by industry professionals such as architects and engineers and exhibits by construction firms, educational institutions, and industry organizations.

This event will include:

• Hands-on activities with skilled trade apprenticeship programs.
• Demonstrations by industry professionals such as architects and engineers.
• Exhibits by construction firms, educational institutions, and industry organizations.

The Just Build It! Construction Career Expo will take place on Tuesday, October 7 from 9am-2pm. Registration is now open.