Publication Date: February 13, 2013
Objective: To inform, train, and educate people about proven energy saving strategies and technologies whether they design, own, construct, maintain or occupy buildings.
The issues impeding energy efficient retrofits are intrinsically regional in nature: • Public policy • Existing building stock • Workforce • Weather
• Design • Materials of construction • Infrastructure • Energy supply • Economics
Shaping EEB-HUB Ed. And Workforce Strategy: Guiding Lessons / Observations
• Energy efficiency workforce sector is larger than new building sector
• Education and workforce needs are vertically distributed across professional and skilled trades
• Trends in development of standards and increased numbers/types of credentials across professional and skilled trades
• Simultaneous need to address energy priorities and create jobs
• Climate of high unemployment, low confidence, failing green jobs programs
• Talent needed to feed new age of energy literacy and independence • Existing workforce has experience and belief system that will create
barriers to change
Consortium Member(s): The Pennsylvania State University
Project contact: David Riley