1. Green Jobs in the Home Performance Industry:The Industry’s Perspective on Workforce Development Presented By: XX, XX, XX Date Prepared By: Efficiency First www.efficiencyfirst.org
45. $6 Billion in incentives to homeowners for retrofits
46. Expected to create 168,000 jobsResidential Energy Efficiency Performance (REEP) as passed in ACES
47. Insulation Installers Building Analysts Quality Assurance Testers Retrofit Technicians Who does Home Performance Jobs? Graphics courtesy of Rising Sun Energy Center & Greener Dawn
101. Standards & Certifications Most common: BPI (5 types), HERS & HERS II Will be required by many programs to qualify for financing or incentives Companies will need at least one certified contractor to perform or oversee each job Not yet generally required on hiring by employers, but good investment in future Independent 3rd party QC likely to rise – creates business opportunities for experienced contractors
102. Industry Concerns Today: How can we hire people if we don’t first increase customer demand? As demand grows: How quickly will we be able to scale and find qualified workforce? When economy rebounds: Will we be able to keep good employees in this industry when other construction jobs provide more pleasant working environments?
166. Important to lay the groundwork now and get the infrastructure right
167. Target the support of Home Performance companies when designing training
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Editor's Notes
One piece of the overall green economy is the home performance industry. This sector alone has a large potential to create green jobs.Explanation of Efficiency FirstHome performance comprehensive whole-house approach to identifying and fixing comfort and energy efficiency problems in a home.Efficiency First is the national non-profit trade association that represents more than 750 home performance contractors across the US
Small: Entrepreneurs (founder plus a few subs)Mid-sized, home performance only (few, e.g. Recurve)Construction, HVAC or insulation companies adding home performance as an additional division/ serviceSupport service providers (ie. for-profit training, consulting, marketing & customer outreach)
Small: Entrepreneurs (founder plus a few subs)Mid-sized, home performance only (few, e.g. Recurve)Construction, HVAC or insulation companies adding home performance as an additional division/ serviceSupport service providers (ie. for-profit training, consulting, marketing & customer outreach)
A lot is happening that will spur the growth of this industry. Incentives and programs at all levels of government, utilities, etc.By increasing the amount and ease of use for incentives, all Building Performance companies interviewed for this research anticipate growth in the 1-3 years.
show progression/ career ladder for doing good work and having experience. Make sure titles give credit for hard jobs.
Financial advising - People who put together financial packages from PACE, rebates, private capital, etc.
BPI= Building Performance InstituteHERS Rater, HERS II from RESNET5 types of BPI Certifications:Building Analyst – go beyond a traditional energy audit to perform comprehensive, whole-home assessments, identify problems at the root cause and prescribe and prioritize solutions based on building science. Envelope – quantify performance and prescribe improvements to help tighten the building envelope (shell), stop uncontrolled air leakage and optimize comfort, durability and HV/AC performance. Heating – optimize the performance of heating equipment to help save energy and ensure occupant comfort, health and safety. Air Conditioning and Heat Pump – understand the role of these systems within the whole home and how to diagnose and correct problems properly to achieve peak performance. BPI Field Tech Cert coming out soon (probably first week of April)
Put screening in hands of trainers and employers: this takes issue away from CC.Many employers will not hire candidates with DUI (or other significant moving violations) because their company auto insurance company will not cover them under the company’s policy).Code requirement for crawlspace height (in California) = 18” high. Therefore, one must be able to WORK within that space whether they are auditing the home or performing the improvements.
Ie. JobsNow subsidy, WIB subsidizes first 90 days.
BPI field certification likely to be released March 31
Ie. many small companies, have just 1 contractor & subs. Need to engage these since they will create jobs but not necessarily have HR person
Training within industry as a model. As contractors, it’s very expensive to train people. ISLES Paying 50% of people’s hourly wage for 6 months. Encourage more of this.Goodwill has a subsidy for hiring people on the job. Could apply to this industry.JobsNow program in SF is another good example.
Scenario for rapid scaling, employees mainly trained by employers.Get employee quickly into work “Pyramid training” existing workplace provides crew leads and mentors who train and get incentivized for effective trainingMake sure there are discrete tasks for testing employee learning tied to receiving subsidiesAddresses ability to rapidly scale, screening who can do the job best/ who wants to do the job
For people with more time to do learning. Enough framework to teach multiple levels of employees. Could be at community colleges, training centers, etc.for more highly educated, skilled, motivated or experienced: This scenario is building towards auditors or pulling together the home performance concept for out of work construction people who already have some experience, could be sales, managing.Example?
Employers in CA can get subsidized labor. Some have 100% subsidized. Or certain percentage. Ie. JobsNow, Goodwill
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This slide may be excluded, depending on audience.Example Of problem in other state: NJ tied to CSG trainers, omits ISLES and other BPI affiliates
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