Puerto Rico Builders Association (PRBA) collaborated with the Puerto Rico Department of Education in its 2019 Convention on Professional Development. PRBA secretary, architect Vanessa de Mari participated as a speaker during the event at the Pedro Rosselló Convention Center in San Juan.On her participation architect de Mari, spoke to teachers in attendance about the challenges of “Rebuilding Puerto Rico- requirements and codes.” Members of the Puerto Rico Community Development, Corp (HBA), a charitable organization founded by the initiative of the Puerto Rico Builders Association also attended the event in way to registry those students interested in providing assistance, support and resources in the repair, reconstruction or development of damaged, destroyed or substandard residential dwellings as members of the island’s new construction workforce.