NHCA was built on a simple belief: if you invest in people, build real capacity, and create clear pathways to opportunity, the construction industry gets stronger. In 2025, that belief was tested—and proven.
Over the past year, NHCA emerged as a fast-growing construction alliance by doing what the industry actually needs. We connected contractors to opportunity, suppliers to growing markets, and industry leaders to a workforce already delivering work at scale. Organizations like Elements Hospitality, along with partners such as ProWood, Lowe’s, ProSource, and Fifth Third Bank, aligned with NHCA not because of optics, but because the work made business sense.
These relationships were built around execution:
projects delivered, crews mobilized, supply chains strengthened, and businesses growing.
As we look toward 2026, the opportunity ahead is even bigger.
Construction demand continues to rise across housing, infrastructure, and commercial development, while labor shortages, productivity challenges, and capacity gaps persist. Addressing these realities requires a more honest framework—one shaped by those who live and work in the industry every day. That’s where a new definition of DEI comes into focus: Demographics, Economics, and Impact.
Demographics tell us where the industry is going. Hispanic workers already make up roughly one-third of the U.S. construction workforce, and that share continues to grow. This isn’t a future trend—it’s a present reality. Any serious conversation about the next decade of construction must start there.
Economics explain why this matters. Construction is facing chronic labor shortages, rising costs, and declining productivity. Hispanic contractors and workers are not just filling gaps—they are starting companies, scaling operations, and delivering projects in every major market. When their capacity grows, the industry’s capacity grows.
That’s not ideology—that’s math.
Impact is where NHCA focuses its work. Impact means moving beyond participation and toward ownership, leadership, and long-term stability. It means helping contractors access capital, navigate procurement systems, adopt training and safety standards, and build relationships with suppliers and owners who think long-term. Impact is measured in contracts awarded, companies scaled, and careers advanced.
In 2025, NHCA proved it can function as a conduit, connecting talent, opportunity, and capital in ways that make the entire ecosystem stronger. In 2026, the focus shifts to scale: more chapters, deeper supplier partnerships, stronger workforce pipelines, and clearer paths from labor to leadership.
The future of construction will be built by those who are already on the jobsite, already running crews, already delivering work.
NHCA exists to make sure that future is organized, trained, and positioned to lead.
2026 isn’t just about growth. It’s about alignment—between who the industry depends on, how value is created, and the impact that follows. NHCA is ready for what’s next.