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The new year marks a new season for the Build Better podcast. Aisha Francis, Ph.D. the groundbreaking president and CEO of Franklin Cummings Tech kicks off Season 4!

Dr. Francis discusses her historic role as the first woman to lead the college in its 115-year history and the importance of gender parity in technical fields and shared insights into the college's success in preparing students for roles in the construction industry.

Dr. Francis shares her dedication to breaking gender stereotypes and promoting economic equity, which led to her recognition as an Extraordinary Woman by the city of Boston in 2019.
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Transforming Underserved Communities through Technical Education with Dr. Aisha Francis — Build Better Podcast Anastasia talks with Dr. Aisha Francis, the president and CEO of Franklin Cummings Tech in Boston. In 2021, she became the first female president in the more than 100-year history of the college.

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Tune in to our latest episode: Achieving Sustainability Goals with CLT Building Projects with Jonathan Rossini and Marc Perras! 🎧

On season 2, episode 13 of the Build Better podcast, Anastasia talks with Marc Perras, associate principal at Jones Architecture, and Jon Rossini, project manager at BOND Building Construction, about the new building for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Unemployment Assistance (DUA).

The building is the Commonwealth’s first project of this scale, using only public funds, to use cross-laminated timber in its construction. Perras and Rossini talk about the sustainable design elements of the DUA building, and how cross-laminated timber can be used to achieve sustainability goals in a variety of construction projects.

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Achieving Sustainability Goals with CLT Building Projects with Jonathan Rossini and Marc Perras — Build Better Podcast On season 2, episode 13 of the Build Better podcast, Anastasia talks with Marc Perras, associate principal at Jones Architecture , and Jon Rossini, project manager at Bond Building Construction , about…