Jack & Jill Of America Team Up With Jordan & Skala Engineers In Celebration Of STEM

Jordan & Skala’s Kendy Guillaume worked with members of Houston-area Jack & Jill of America to host an Architecture/ Engineering (A/E) learning pod. In support of cultural awareness and development in STEM, Houston Principal Kendy Guillaume, Allen Oghenejobo from The Clerkley Watkins Group (TCWG), and members from the Katy-Prairie View Jack and Jill of America chapter hosted an Architecture/Engineering (A/E) learning pod. This collaboration introduced 4th and 5th graders to prominent Black industry leaders, historically and widely underrepresented in STEM, in addition to technical tools..

Green Build 2014 Hackathon

Jordan & Skala’s Energy Services team participated in a “Hackathon” at the Green build 2014.  What is a Hackathon you ask, well it’s a one-day event to overhaul the green building workforce, accelerate access to affordable green buildings, and have a good time! The JSE team also donated their time volunteering for a community build on the CSED Kickstarter Building which is anticipated to achieve LEED Platinum Certification.

Brookwood in Georgetown (BiG) Community Center Building

In the Summer of 2011, Erin Klitz began a pilot program where students became artisans and began making and selling handcrafting pottery, and later horticulture and baking. By the end of the summer program, participants had planted over 1,700 sunflowers, handmade beautiful pottery, and tested dozens of recipes for granola, a future baking enterprise. These amazingly gifted individuals found that they could be successful farmers, potters, and bakers, capable of growing and making wonderful products to sell to the public…