Procore Technologies Launches Partnership with Habitat for Humanity

A senior real estate agent at D.R. Horton, Taylor Tomnitz has worked at the firm’s Los Angeles-based office since 2011. In 2016, she was recognized as one of the company’s top sales agents. Dedicated to giving back to the community, Taylor Tomnitz works outside of the office in support of organizations such as Habitat for Humanity. 

Habitat for Humanity will now have unlimited access to a suite of software programs for construction, thanks to a recently launched partnership with Procore Technologies. Based in Carpinteria, California, Procore develops various cloud-based applications to help construction professionals with project management, quality and safety control, and financial accounting. 

The company launched the partnership with Habitat for Humanity through its charitable initiative, Procore.org. The technologies will help Habitat better manage construction costs and scheduling on its new-build and renovation projects. Currently, Habitat is using Procore tools at over 40 local offices, but the organization plans to make them available to Habitat groups worldwide.

An Overview of the Penalty Shootout in Soccer

Taylor Tomnitz stands out as a top sales agent at D.R. Horton, the nation’s leading home builder for the last 15 years. When not managing the sale of new constructions ranging in value from $600,000 to $3.5 million, Taylor Tomnitz enjoys boxing and playing soccer.

The penalty shootout in soccer is one of the most pressurized moments in all of sports. Soccer games generally consist of two 45-minute periods, plus stoppage time, with an additional 30 minutes of play should regulation play end in a tie. In knockout tournaments and other scenarios that require a winning and losing team, a game that remains tied after more than two hours of play is settled by a brief but intense shootout.

Prior to the shootout, each team selects five players to take penalty kicks. Teams begin alternating penalty shots on goal and continue until all five players have gone or until one team has been mathematically eliminated. Should the shootout remain tied after five frames, teams must select another player. Players cannot be repeated until every available member of the team, including the goalkeepers, has taken a shot on goal.

Different teams and coaches espouse different views on shootouts. Some prefer to start with their strongest offensive players, ideally opening up an early lead that places pressure on their opponents to keep up. Other teams anticipate pressure building naturally toward the end of a shootout, and thus save their best kickers for the fourth and fifth frames. In 2005, KK Palace defeated the Civics to win the Namibian Cup in a penalty shootout that ended 17-16, the longest officially recognized shootout in soccer history.