This session is important because it brings to the table a challenge that not many stakeholders within the building industry are currently thinking about. Decarbonizing the current and future portfolio of buildings in a city like New York will require thinking outside of the box, looking at technologies that might not yet have been discovered, and creating building system solutions that go beyond what we would nowadays consider state-of-the-art technologies. This is why it is important to continue to encourage young talented people to join the building design industry in order to gather new perspectives and take advantage of emerging technologies. In times in which large tech companies like Amazon and Google are focusing their effort to capture and retain this young talent, the competition for recently graduated architects, engineers, and other STEM related careers has become tough and even expensive. This session will walk through the process of how to motivate recent college graduates to join the building industry by providing them with an inclusive environment that will encourage them to succeed in an industry that has been historically very homogenous. While motivating the future generation is important, involving the current industry leaders and taking advantage of their experience and their knowledge is equally as important as well. While members of the Generation X are the most prevalent decision makers within our industry, it is important to pass along their knowledge so that the leaders of the future can also make important decisions wisely. Bridging this generational gap, however, can be a tough process that many companies might struggle with to put into practice. This session will also walk through effective methods on how to improve inter-generational communication by using emerging technologies including recently developed corporate software and AI. The overall goal will be to prove that it is possible to retain and take advantage of the experience of the older generations while making good use of the new technologies and ideas that the new generations bring onto the table.