2024 Year in Review: Building the Future Together
As 2024 comes to a close, I find myself reflecting on another remarkable year spent working alongside our customers, partners and the global construction community. Together, we’ve continued to build a connected construction industry–one that enables productivity, efficiency and safety. You’ve continued to push the boundaries of what’s possible, as you built the world around us.
This year, I was lucky enough to visit many of these jobsites–from the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor in France, to the Barangaroo Pier Pavilion in Sydney Harbor, to the Lucas Museum in Los Angeles–and was truly humbled by the complexity and sophistication of these projects. When I started Procore 22 years ago, I never imagined that our platform would become the foundation of some of the world’s most impactful projects. I’m truly honored to be a partner to you all in this work.
Our mission is to connect everyone in construction on a global platform, and this year we continued to invest in the solutions you need to solve your greatest challenges. With your partnership, we’ve built a platform that is personalized for owners, general contractors and specialty contractors, where you can access our powerful platform capabilities - like CoPilot, BIM and Maps - from day one. Where data flows seamlessly across the entire construction lifecycle, powering a new wave of insights and AI that only a true platform can deliver. I’m proud of what we’ve built so far, but we will never stop investing in and delivering even more powerful tools to help you do your life’s best work.
But our work spans far beyond our technology. From hosting our largest Groundbreak yet, to launching The Power of Construction Podcast, and releasing the Procore x Property Council of Australia “Power Play Report”, we’ve worked to unite and amplify the voices of construction’s leaders.
Every year, Groundbreak provides an incredible opportunity to come together to explore and shape the collective vision for the future of construction. This year, over 4,500 people joined us from all over the world to discuss everything from harnessing AI, to safety, sustainability, diversity and workforce development. But, the true highlight was our annual Groundbreaker Awards, where we had the privilege of celebrating companies pioneering new ways to build, elevating the industry, and tackling its most pressing challenges.
Our Groundbreaker Award finalists are literally shaping the world around us. Ryan Companies, for example, has shown an unwavering commitment to safety–both mental and physical–achieving zero lost time due to injuries across millions of hours worked. They’ve even partnered with the White House Challenge to Save Lives from Overdose, distributing naloxone across over 100 construction sites nationwide.
Green Way Limited, another finalist, exemplifies how construction can uplift communities. Their initiatives, from sustainable deconstruction to sourcing local materials and supporting marginalized communities, are building stronger neighborhoods in New Zealand.
But, this year wasn’t just about celebrating how we’re building today–it was about investing in a better future. The labor shortage remains a key focus for all of us. We continued to partner with organizations like The National Center for Construction Education and Research, to help fuel the national talent pipeline. At Groundbreak, we addressed this challenge head on with the keynote panel, Building the Future Workforce. The panel featured Paul Robinson, Founder & CEO of ConstructReach; Sharla Sullivan from Webcor; and Pat Roth, COO of Performance Contracting Inc. ConstructReach, an initiative to diversify and empower the construction industry, works to connect diverse young professionals with sustainable opportunities, strengthening the talent pipeline for contractors nationwide. Together, they discussed how we can leverage technology to attract and retain the construction workforce of the future.
We also continued to partner with many of you in supporting programs to ensure construction is an industry everyone can thrive and build impactful careers. Get Construction Talking is gaining momentum and shedding light on the importance of mental well-being in an industry that has often overlooked it. As a part of Get Construction Talking, we hosted the first-ever Mental Health Summit in London on World Mental Health Day in partnership with The B1M, opening vital conversations, and reducing stigma. If you’d like to get involved, you can visit getconstructiontalking.org to donate, or get access to resources. At Groundbreak, we also premiered a new docuseries, Breaking Barriers, in partnership with A Greener Tomorrow, which was founded by Procore customer, Jennifer Todd, owner of LMS General Contractors. The film series features female leaders from across construction who are breaking barriers, including Dina Kimble, CEO of Royal Electric, another Procore customer.
I am filled with gratitude for our customers and partners, whose dedication to innovation, excellence and building stronger communities drives us forward. Your commitment to building better, setting new standards of safety, sustainability and inclusivity is what makes me proud to be a part of your team. Thank you for your unwavering partnership and trust as we work together to build a more connected construction industry, and resilient world. Here’s to building what’s next – together.
