Rashid Salem is the Founder and Principal of a national real estate development company with over $2 billion in total development value. His work has been featured in Washingtonian, Washington Business Journal, UrbanTurf, Dallas Business Journal, The Real Deal, CT Insider, Woodworking Network, and DC Patch.
Rashid specializes in luxury residential and mixed-use development, with a focus on sustainable building technologies, mass timber construction, and zero-energy design. His portfolio includes historic renovations in Washington, DC's Georgetown and Capitol Hill neighborhoods, large-scale transit-oriented developments in Prince George's County, Maryland, and zero-energy smart buildings in Frisco, Texas.
Through Blueprint Robotics, Rashid operates the largest industrial building constructed entirely of mass timber in North America, applying robotics and industrialized construction methods to improve housing quality and scalability. He has spoken at industry conferences on building technology, decarbonization, and sustainable development.