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Electricians become Energy Contractors

By Carolyn on February 11, 2010 9:02 AM

The electrical grid is where green building and green construction are really at.

Houston Neal explores how electricity offers job opportunities at The Software Advice Construction Blog.  Neal says "electrical contractors" will transition to "energy contractors" to support the green construction market, and that the profession will grow tremendously.  A study by the American Solar Energy Society projects renewable energy jobs for electricians to grow approximately 900% by 2030, just in the state of Colorado.

In the next ten to twenty years, "electrical contractor" will no longer be a suitable job title for electricians. They will transition into "energy contractors" to support the fast-growing green construction market.

West Coast Green, Oct 1-3, 2009

By Carolyn on September 2, 2009 12:47 PM
San Francisco will host the 2009 West Coast Green Conference, from October 1 through 3, 2009.  The conference is the largest event relating to green innovation for the built environment.

 More than 125 speakers, 300 exhibits, and 80 planned education and networking sessions. 

With more than 14,000 attendees anticipated, there will also be significant opportunities for informal networking as well.  

The "Innovation Pipeine exhibit showcases inventions coming to market or in intial stages of development.

Tthe West Coast Green iPhone app! ingeniously provides the full conference schedule, session descriptions, site maps of Fort Mason, and an easy way to tweet about sessions! Some education sessions may count as on-going learning credits for certifications and professional associations.


West Coast Green 2009 Educational Tracks

 

Business Opportunities and the New Economy

What are the emerging business models, processes and best practices in the new economy that centers on energy conservation and independence. What's likely to spawn maximum business opportunities and how are they going to be financed.

  • Capital Market Transformation
  • Better Business Models
  • Funding for Big Ideas
  • Measuring What Matters (and managing your metrics)
  • Marketing Sustainability in the New Economy

West Coast Green

Registered Apprenticeship Grant Recipients

By Carolyn on August 31, 2009 2:02 PM

Grantee

Headquarters

Grant Amount

Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons International Association of the United States and Canada

Beltsville, Md.

$622,562

National Ironworkers and Employers Apprenticeship Training and Journeyman Upgrading Fund (Ironworkers)

Washington, D.C.

$536,499

Home Builders Institute

Washington, D.C.

$623,297

National Institute for Metalworking Skills, Inc.

Fairfax, Va.

$624,300

Trimmer Education Foundation

Arlington, Va.

$624,300

American Culinary Federation Education Foundation Inc.

St. Augustine, Fla.

$481,200

Finishing Trades Institute

Hanover, Md.

$622,757

United Association of Journeyman and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada

Annapolis, Md.

$624,300

The National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee

Upper Marlboro, Md.

$614,943

International Masonry Institute

Bowie, Md.

$545,149

New Horizons Computer Learning Centers Inc.

Carmel, Ind.

$580,685




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