Over the last decade, our Sustainability team has joined countless clients, owners, competitors, and architects at Greenbuild—the world’s largest green building event specifically focused on architecture/engineering/construction (AEC) and real estate
As a contractor that cares about the built environment’s impact on people and the planet, we’re responsible for staying at the forefront of the latest sustainability innovations and perspectives, says Sustainability Manager Kavita Karmarkar. “
Greenbuild’s the perfect place to not only represent Webcor as a leading green builder, but to gather ideas that will inform our work as we continue pursuing green building certifications and fulfilling environmental/social/governance (ESG) reporting requirements,” she says.
This year, we reinforced our commitment to public work by co-sponsoring Greenbuild’s Public Sector Roundtable. The sold-out event brought 100+ public sector leaders together to discuss the strategies, challenges, and innovations influencing urban climate leadership and low-carbon communities.
“The event was a great chance to spotlight our green building resume in a room full of public sector leaders while learning about the constraints, challenges, and opportunities public agencies navigate,” Kavita says. “These perspectives are especially relevant as we continue developing our portfolio of public projects.”
Greenbuild Tour: SoCal’s 3rd-Party-Verified C&D Recycling Yard
One of Greenbuild’s biggest draws is its in-depth tours of the host city’s most innovative, forward-thinking sustainable spaces. This year, Kavita joined the conference’s tour of Construction & Demolition Recycling (CDR) Inc.—a construction waste processing facility that doubles as an interior demolition subcontractor.
Currently, CDR is Southern California’s only third-party-verified construction and demolition (C&D) recycling facility.
Through careful removal of useful materials and close involvement with donation/reuse-focused organizations, CDR demolishes and diverts over 90 percent of waste from their interior demolition jobs.
Allison McCue, Senior Vice President of Planning, was recognized on October 9 with the prestigious 2025 Construction Engineering Outstanding Alumni Award from the Purdue University Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering.
Allison’s path to the top is a quintessential construction story – one built on deep knowledge, versatility, and getting her hands dirty. She started at Webcor 22 years ago, as an intern from the Construction Engineering program at Purdue (BSCNE 2006).
Right after graduating, she put herself in the thick of it, working in Los Angeles for Webcor Concrete. Allison gained crucial “bags-on” experience, building formwork, pouring concrete, and even chipping out mistakes under the watchful eye of veteran carpenters and laborers. That foundational, on-site knowledge proved invaluable.
Over the next few years, her focus was simple: learning everything about building. She transitioned from designing student housing to stadiums, high-rise residential buildings, and complex campus projects for major tech companies in Silicon Valley, with experience also working in Honolulu and San Diego. By 2018, she had become a leader at Webcor Drywall, where she helped grow both the team and its revenue over a three-and-a-half-year period.
In 2016, she and three other women leaders began focusing on internal mentorship and growth for women in the industry. As a result, in 2018, they co-founded Women of Webcor, the company’s first Employee Resource Group (ERG).
She has held the Chair position from 2018 to 2025, actively working to support those new to the industry, women in leadership, and working mothers.
Allison’s proactive, ground-up leadership demonstrates a deep commitment to our people and culture, showing how a thriving culture is built through intentional strategies and policies.
The Purdue award recognizes alumni who have attained considerable success and given back to society, making a profound impact on the Construction Engineering program. Allison embodies this completely.
For 19 years, she has been a force in recruiting for Purdue and continues to serve on the Purdue Polytechnic Institute’s School of Construction Management Technology Executive Construction Advisory Council. She has also earned outside recognition, including being named to the SF Business Times Top 20 under 40 in 2022, and ENR’s California and National Top 20 Under 40 in 2023.
Today, as senior vice president for Project Planning, Allison’s passion and expertise in building are focused on setting up all of Webcor’s projects for success.
Since 2022, Webcor’s co-sponsored and supported planning efforts for Construction Inclusion Week’s (CIW) Contractor Networking Mixers
Since 2022, Webcor’s co-sponsored and supported planning efforts for Construction Inclusion Week’s (CIW) Contractor Networking Mixers an opportunity for local general contractors, community-based organizations, project owners, and local businesses to network, build meaningful partnerships, and discuss relevant business opportunities in a lively, welcoming environment. By sponsoring, we help keep these regional networking events FREE to our small/local business communities and community-based partners.
This year, Webcor joined 20+ general contractors in sponsoring and attending CIW’s Sacramento, LA, and Bay Area mixers. Hundreds of local industry professionals showed out to each event, eager to forge new connections and partner on upcoming projects while fueling their local economies and communities.
“I love when we gather in numbers for something as important as our small business community,” says Outreach and Partnerships Manager Sharla Sullivan, who spoke at the Bay Area and LA mixers. “Planning these events is a large commitment, but I don’t do it alone, and the outcome is always worth the effort!”
The mixers fall under CIW’s Economic Impact pillar, which is dedicated to strengthening local economies by “expanding opportunities and building a diverse, competitive supplier and subcontractor base.”
“CIW isn’t just one week per year; it’s a movement that gives us momentum to open doors in our communities all year round,” Sharla says. As Paul Pendergast, president of BuildIT (LGBTQ+ industry association) said at the Bay Area mixer: “Open a door or crack a window and provide an opportunity throughout the year for our diverse business communities.”
