The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum is seeking apprentice interviews until March 19, 2010

The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum is seeking apprentices who would be willing to be profiled on their website in order to encourage young people to become apprentices and to provide them with information on ways in which to find an employer/sponsor. We sent you an email last week and we have made some important changes. We will be profiling 15 – 20 apprentices and will be distributing a $50 honorarium for selected participants. Interviews will be conducted until Friday, March 19, 2010. We are flexible to interview during evenings and weekends as well as during daytime hours.

Attached is an invitation to participate. We would appreciate it if you could pass it on to apprentices who you feel might be interested. As well, if you could post it on the bulletin board of your local’s office and/or training centre, as well as distribute it on your mailing list that would be very much appreciated.

Thank you for your help. If you have any questions, please call Paul Bakker, 1-877-469-9954 x226.

Best Regards,

Jennifer Logan

Cathexis Consulting Inc.

124 Merton St., Suite 502
Toronto, Ontario M4S 2Z2

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En Français:

Madame/Monsieur,

Le Forum canadien sur l’apprentissage est à la recherche d’apprentis qui accepteraient d’avoir leur portrait publié sur son site Web afin d’encourager les jeunes à devenir des apprentis et de leur fournir des informations sur la manière de trouver un employeur parrain. Nous vous avons envoyé un courriel la semaine dernière et nous avons fait des changements importants. Nous souhaitons faire le portrait de 15 à 20 apprentis et nous distribuerons une rétribution de 50$ aux candidats sélectionnés. Les entretiens auront lieu jusqu’au vendredi 19 mars 2010. Nous sommes flexibles sur les horaires et sommes prêts à interviewer le soir, le week-end ou dans la journée.

Vous trouverez ci-joint une invitation pour participer à cette initiative. Vous serait-il possible de la distribuer à des apprentis qui vous semblent intéressés par cette initiative ? Nous apprécierions si vous pouviez aussi afficher cette invitation sur le tableau d’affichage de votre bureau local et/ou du centre de formation ainsi que de le distribuer dans votre liste de diffusion courriel.

D’avance, je vous remercie pour votre aide. Si vous avez des questions, n’hésitez pas à contacter Sandra Moreau au 1-877-469-9954 x300

Cordialement,

Jennifer Logan

Cathexis Consulting Inc.

124 Merton St., Suite 502

Toronto, ON M4S 2Z2

Are You Interested in Being Profiled on the

Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF) Website?

The CAF is looking for apprentices who have been successful in

finding an employer sponsor.

We want to hear about:

What influenced you to apprentice in your trade?

How you went about finding an employer?

What challenges you faced?

How you addressed those challenges?

What advice would you give young people on how to find an

employer sponsor?

We are looking for people from across Canada in any of the Red

Seal trades. We also want the profiles to cover the full range of

diversity including women, visible minorities, Aboriginal people

and people with disabilities. If selected for an interview, you will

receive a $50 honorarium. We will be conducting interviews until

Friday, March 19, 2010.

If you are willing to tell your story and have it profiled on the CAF-FCA website along

with sending us a photo of yourself, please call or email Paul Bakker with your

preferred time for an interview (evening, weekend, lunch hour, etc.).

Telephone: 1-877-469-9954 x226

Email: paul@cathexisconsulting.ca

DOL: $190 million in State Energy Sector Partnership and Training Grants for green jobs

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

U.S. Department of Labor announces nearly $190 million in State Energy Sector Partnership and Training Grants for green jobs

WASHINGTON, Jan 20, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ ----Department's 2010 investment in green jobs edges toward $440 million mark in 3 weeks

Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced nearly $190 million in green jobs training grants, as authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). The State Energy Sector Partnership and Training Grants are designed to teach workers the skills required in emerging industries, including energy efficiency and renewable energy. This set of green grants is the third awarded in as many weeks by the U.S. Department of Labor. Less than a month into 2010, the department's investment in this growing area of the job marketplace is close to the $440 million mark.

"These grants will help workers gain access to good jobs, while supporting the sort of statewide energy efficiency strategies that play a crucial role in building the green economy of the 21st century," said Secretary Solis.

Thirty-four awards ranging from approximately $2 million to $6 million each are being made to state workforce investment boards in partnership with their state workforce agencies, local workforce investment boards or regional consortia of boards, and One-Stop Career Center delivery systems. Through the grant awards announced today, program participants will receive the technical and occupational skills necessary to obtain industry recognized credentials.

These grants are designed to achieve the following goals:

Create an integrated system of education, training and supportive services that promotes skill attainment and career pathway development for low-income, low-skilled workers leading to employment in green industries.

Support states in implementing a statewide energy sector strategy including governors' overall workforce visions, state energy policies and training activities that lead to employment in targeted industry sectors.

Build and strengthen partnerships dedicated to building a skilled clean energy workforce.

Develop new partnerships with other agencies receiving Recovery Act funds to support strategic planning and implementation efforts.

Today's grants are part of a larger Recovery Act initiative -- totaling $500 million -- to fund workforce development projects that promote economic growth by preparing workers for careers in the energy efficiency industries. For a full listing of the grants and project descriptions, visit http://www.doleta.gov/pdf/SESP_Summaries.pdf. To view a video by Secretary Solis, visit http://www.dol.gov/dol/media/webcast/energysector.

To find out more about job training opportunities available through the Department of Labor, call the National Contact Center's toll-free helpline at: 866-4-USA-DOL (487-2365) or TTY 877-889-5627.

Editor's Note: Charts reflecting the grantees announced today follow this news release.

State Energy Sector Partnership and Training Grants

 http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/department-labor-announces-nearly--million-state-energy-sector-partnership/  

National efforts to create more TRADESWOMEN

Area in line for $8 million

Tribune Chronicle POSTED: December 11, 2009

WARREN - An after-school program in Warren, a "green" job-training program in Youngs-town and a communication tower serving Niles, McDonald and Weathersfield are among the projects getting dollars in a federal spending bill OK'd on Thursday.

U.S. Rep. Timothy J. Ryan, D-Niles, secured nearly $8 million for job creation and other projects in Trumbull, Mahoning, Summit and Portage counties in the $447 billion Omnibus Appropriations Bill. ''These are investments that continue our long-term economic development plan. We are investing into our people, our infrastructure and our schools,'' said Ryan, a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee.

The bill needs U.S. Senate and presidential approval.

One of the projects in Trumbull and Mahoning counties are:

Mahoning Valley Tradeswomen TOOLS: Training, Outreach, Opportunity, Leadership and Support, $200,000. The Raymond John Wean Foundation and Hard Hatted Women will partner to launch the Tradeswomen TOOLS program linking women in Trumbull and Mahoning counties to opportunities in high-wage, nontraditional fields.

http://www.tribtoday.com/page/content.detail/id/530856.html?nav=5021

Women Helping Women awarding 11 grants

By Kristin M. Kraemer, Herald staff writer

Eleven Tri-City organizations and educational programs will get a share of $96,500 raised at the annual luncheon of the Women Helping Women Fund Tri-Cities.

Representatives for each of the 11 grant recipients will get a check today to mark the record amount.

Each program will immediately receive half of its allocation -- ranging from $4,333 to $20,000 -- to either start or follow through on their proposals. Then in the spring, board members for the Women Helping Women Fund will visit each site to make sure they are staying true to their proposal before distributing the rest of the money.

"This is literally supporting women and children in our community, to empower them in their lives and help make it better in their situations," said board member Jane Carlton.

The mission of the Women Helping Women Fund Tri-Cities is to raise awareness of the unmet needs of women and children, raise money to support community programs that make a positive difference for women and children and foster the growth of women philanthropists.

About 850 women and men attended the Oct. 26 luncheon, which is the organization's big fundraiser.

Carlton said it's important that people know all the money donated stays in the Tri-Cities to help people through local agencies.

One of this year's 11 recipients are:

MAGIC (Mentoring Girls in Construction) Camp, a program of the National Association of Women in Construction. High school girls participate in a free, week-long summer daycamp designed to give them hands-on training in the basic skills of carpentry, electrical and welding. At the conclusion, attendees receive a toolbox with tools and safety equipment.

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/kennewick_pasco_richland/story/826275.html

Nailing a trade at Rosie the Riveter High

Long Beach charter school seeks to put young women in nontraditional jobs such as welding and carpentry.

By Bob Pool

December 3, 2009

Students are welding the old to the new at Rosie the Riveter High School.

The Long Beach charter school was created in 2007 to help prepare teenage girls for careers as welders, plumbers, carpenters, electricians and other trades.

Today, its 50-member student body includes girls and boys, but its organizers still attempt to break down barriers for women seeking careers in what largely remains a man's world.

"It's about trying to change the way society looks at women," said Lynn Shaw, who helped create Rosie the Riveter High. "We just feel that women should have an equal opportunity."

Shaw, who lives in Long Beach, teaches electrical technology at Long Beach City College.

She heads the board of directors for Women in Non Traditional Employment Roles, a nonprofit economic development group that sponsors the charter school.

She knows plenty about nontraditional jobs.

"I've worked as a miner at a limestone mine in the desert, a steelworker in Pennsylvania and a longshoreman in San Francisco," she said. "For me, it was all about the money. Women in nontraditional jobs earn 20% to 40% more than women in what are considered 'traditional' women's jobs. That's $1 million over a lifetime."

She had previously worked as a waitress and was dismayed at the welcome she received from male co-workers at the mine, the steel mill and on the docks.

"It would start out, 'Oh my God, a girl's on the job!' I was a threat to men -- I somehow downgraded their job," she said. "I got tired of being the only woman on the job."

Determined to change that, Shaw earned a doctorate in electrical engineering, pursued a teaching career and became an advocate for vocational equity.

Rosie the Riveter High got its name almost by accident.

When Shaw's group assembled copies of its charter application to submit to the Long Beach Unified School District, someone suggested that the paperwork be accompanied by small lunch boxes featuring the likeness of the heroic World War II-era icon.

Rosie was a fictional character who symbolized thousands of women who entered the American workforce to replace men who had joined the military.

She is depicted on a motivational poster created in 1942 for the Westinghouse company by artist J. Howard Miller as a determined-looking woman who is rolling up her sleeves to get to work. "We Can Do It!" the poster declares.

"The idea had been to call the school Youth Opportunity Charter High School or something like that," Shaw said. "But that sounded really boring."

The group's executive director, Alexandra Torres Galancid, suggested that they name it after Rosie instead.

These days, reproductions of the Rosie the Riveter poster are everywhere at the high school, which is in a donated building at the AES Alamitos power station at 690 Studebaker Road.

The school is accepting new students for the upcoming semester now through Dec. 18.

In addition to hands-on vocational instruction taught by instructors at nearby community colleges, pupils take a full range of academic courses required by the state to graduate from high school.

The school's five in-house teachers add to the curriculum by including topics such as technical math and language skills required in the workplace.

English teacher Robin Scott said she plans to have her students research and write a paper about Rosie the Riveter.

"They'll explore whether she was a real person or a made-up person and what her role was during the war," Scott said. "They'll connect it with where we are right now, when we're in another war."

Students say they are proud to be associated with Rosie the Riveter and the "We can do it" attitude.

"Coming here has opened my mind up. Before, I had thought I might become a special-ed teacher. I never thought about a nontraditional job," said 18-year-old senior Alaina Servin, a senior who has begun her third year at the school.

"They encourage you to do a lot of things here. My goal now is to work in an oil refinery. It won't be easy, but I'm a strong person and they make good money there."

Senior Yolanda Morga, 17, who heard of Rosie the Riveter from her grandparents, said she appreciates earning college-level credit for the vocational courses and the one-on-one teacher time that the school offers. But she plans to become a pediatrician, not a craftsman.

Neville Allen II, also 17, said his friends don't bat an eye when he tells them the name of the school he attends. He said he does not plan a career in the building trades either.

"I want to be a writer who deals with pop culture," Allen said. "My vocational studies are going to help give me ideas to write about."

bob.pool@latimes.com

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-rosie3-2009dec03,0,2061384.story

Olympic building program nails down jobs for women, inner city youth, aboriginal people

BY BRUCE CONSTANTINEAU, VANCOUVER SUNNOVEMBER 20, 2009

http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/2010wintergames/Olympic+building+program+nails+down+jobs+women+inner+city+youth+aboriginal+people/2248528/story.html

Carpenters union opens trades college in Nova Scotia

By TOM PETERS Business Reporter
Fri. Oct 30 - 4:46 AM

The Carpenters Union of Mainland Nova Scotia has opened a private career college in Lower Sackville that will create more tradespeople for the construction industry to address a shortage of qualified workers.

"The carpenters union has trained its own members for many years and we thought we would like to take this training public in an effort to raise the standards of the industry," Peter Greer, vice-president of the Carpenter Millwright Trades College, said in an interview Tuesday.

Mr. Greer said the most productive and best qualified leaders in industry are moving toward retirement and "about 30 per cent of our workforce will be retired in 10 years and 50 per cent in 15 years."

He said there isn’t a lot of time to transfer the skills of the present generation to the younger workers moving into the industry.

The college, located at 1000 Sackville Dr., is offering an eight-week pre-employment course for people with no experience in the industry and two four-week elective courses in scaffold training and installing construction forms.

There are plans to also offer a drywall course, plus instruction in other industry-related trades.

The pre-employment course provides industry basics, such as how to use portable hand and power tools, how to do construction math, how to improve communications, how to get along with co-workers and how to receive instructions.

"These are basics, but we find these are skills a lot of people don’t have when they come into the industry," Mr. Greer said.

At the end of the eight-week program, students can take the four-week elective courses.

The college, certified by the provincial Education Department, has five certified instructors who have many years of on-the-job experience.

"We want to develop the college into the ‘come-to place’ for innovative, job-ready, skills-development training for Nova Scotia," Mr. Greer said.

"We don’t want to compete with the Nova Scotia Community College, but rather complement their training with ours."

The college also has plans to become a centre of excellence for safety, foreman training, productivity and communications training.

Mr. Greer said the 26,000-square-foot former church building is ideal for the college’s needs. A gymnasium has been converted into a wood shop and drywall lab and a scaffolding training area will be established outside.

"We like to replica industry as close as possible," he said.

The private college has the full support of the international union and is part of a North American program to have several training centres in Canada and the U.S. The union’s international training centre in Las Vegas supports the program.

The curriculum and programs are developed at the international centre and the local trade colleges refine them to meet local conditions.

"We want to deliver better craft value to the industry and raise the quality of the carpentry trade for all Nova Scotians through hands-on training," Mr. Greer said.

"As well as being a college, we intend to become a facility for conferences and discussion groups interested in improving our industry with the focus on skills improvement, construction site safety, quality control and career enhancement for all tradespeople in Nova Scotia."

( tpeters@herald.ca)

http://thechronicleherald.ca/Business/1150183.html

U.S. Department of Labor awards contract to produce ‘A Woman’s Guide to Green Jobs’

News Release

WB News Release: [09/30/2009]
Contact Name: Lina Garcia
Phone Number: (202) 693-4661
Release Number: 09-1200-NAT

U.S. Department of Labor awards contract to produce ‘A Woman’s Guide to Green Jobs’

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Women's Bureau has awarded a $265,690 contract to Public Policy Associates Inc. in Lansing, Mich., which will partner with Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW), a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., in the development of a publication designed to increase women's access to high-growth and emerging industry occupations in the green jobs sector nationwide.

"Women are an important part of the nation's workforce, and there are many exciting opportunities for them in the emerging green jobs sector," said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis.

Through both a hard copy publication and an online curriculum, "A Woman's Guide to Green Jobs" will provide women — who make up 47 percent of the total U.S. workforce — and employment professionals in general with information on hiring needs, training and entrepreneurship opportunities in green industries. National, state and local resources, including women's organizations and workforce practitioners, will be included. As part of this effort, the Women's Bureau will connect women with best practices and support services to facilitate their success in the workplace of the 21st century.

Public Policy Associates Inc. and WOW were selected through a competitive process. The Women's Bureau expects to release the new publication and accompanying curriculum in spring 2010.

http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/wb/wb20091200.htm

School of Green Recovery is in session: Chicago, September 2009

LEED Workshops
September 29, 2009LEED Core Concepts & Strategies Workshop – Normal, IL
October 13, 2009Green Building Design & Construction: The LEED Implementation Process – Chicago, IL
Online AnytimeGreen Building Basics & LEED Workshop – Online
LEED Core Concepts & Strategies – Online
Intro to LEED for Homes – Online $25
Intro to LEED for Schools – Online FREE

U.S Green Building Council -Chicago Chapter
Upcoming LEED Workshops
Upcoming Events
http://www.usgbc-chicago.org/


Chapter Orientation
Thursday, September 10, 20095:00 PM – 5:30 PMGensler, 11 E. Madison, Chicago

Chapter Business Meeting
Thursday, September 10, 20095:30 – 8:00 PMGensler, 11 E. Madison, Chicago, Illinois 60602

Going Green to LEED – 1st Rockford Branch Event
Tuesday, September 15, 20095:30 PM – 8:00 PMRadisson Hotel & Conference Center, Rockford

GBCI: Credentials & Maintenance – Fox Valley Branch Event
Thursday, September 17, 20096:00 PM – 8:00 PMInteriors for Business, Batavia

Green Building: The Nuts & Bolts for Contractors
Friday, September 18, 20097:30 AM – 4:30 PMNorthwestern University, 339 E. Chicago Ave, Chicago

The Greening of Health Care, Part II
Thursday, September 24, 20098:30 AM – 2:00 PMInteriors for Business, 409 N. River St., Batavia

Emerging Green Builders Networking Event
Thursday, September 24, 20095:30 PM – 8:00 PMUncommon Ground, 1401 W. Devon, Chicago

Panduit Hard Hat Tour – South Suburban Branch Event
Friday, September 25, 20093:00 PM – 5:00 PMPanduit, 80th & I-80, Tinley Park

Green Design for School Facilities: Hubble Middle School Case Study
Monday, September 28, 20096:00 PM – 8:00 PMHubble Middle School, Warrenville

LEED Leaders & Liters: Sustainable Sites Initiative
Tuesday, September 29, 20095:30 PM – 7:30 PMNorcon, 661 W. Ohio, Chicago



Weatherization Training & Curriculum


The Chicagoland Green Collar Jobs Initiative’s Workforce Development Task Force, under the direction of Dr. Victoria Cooper, Wilbur Wright College, Environmental Technology Program with the support of Dean Robert Kelly of the Dawson Technical Institute of Kennedy-King College, are developing a Chicagoland Standardized Weatherization Training Curriculum.

Over the past two months, workforce development non-profits, educational institutions and community-based organizations have meet with Steering Committee members to discuss the skills and knowledge necessary to supply a skilled green collar workforce.

Their results have been collated and developed into the FINAL DRAFT Weatherization Curriculum which is still open for commentary and feedback. There are several ways to add your substantive comments to aid green collar development in Chicago. First, comment below; second, e-mail us or comment via Twitter. In September, a special Task Force will reconvene (with LEED Council) to discuss expanding the current 4-week pilot to 8-weeks.

What’s next With federal funding from the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the Chicago Department of Family & Support Service (DCFSS) awarded LEED Council a contract to conduct 3 classes; the first starting on September 28th. This first class will be an 8-week version of the 4-week Weatherization Pilot which happened in June 2009. Pilot curriculum is 8 weeks of technical, job readiness and financial education training. LEED Council anticipates around 45 graduates by June 2010, with most to be hired by general contractors for residential retrofitting.

We welcome comments and questions about Weatherization Curriculum and the Workforce Development Task Force, please contact us via e-mail, Twitter or Facebook

http://greencollarchicago.org/?page_id=12




Important Information in Weatherization Funding at the State and National Levels

New grant money is available for weatherization funding on both the national and state levels.

The weatherization of homes for low-income families can result in savings of 32 percent on heating bills and hundreds of dollars a year on overall energy bills, according to the Department of Energy (DOE).

National: Illinois was allocated $242,526,619 in Weatherization Assistance Program funding, 50 percent of which has already been received. After receiving the initial 10 percent for training and ramp-up activities, Illinois received $97,010,647 more on June 26, 2009 following a DOE review of our state’s comprehensive application. The final 50 percent of funds will be awarded once the state meets reporting requirements and oversight and accountability milestones, as required by the Recovery Act. This funding expands the state’s Home Weatherization Assistance Program, which is administered by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO). The funding is planned to weatherize nearly 27,000 homes, and DCEO will award money to 35 existing local agencies. Criteria used to determine which homes will be weatherized include the home owner’s poverty level, whether they are elderly or disable disabled, and the home’s fuel cost.

Important Federal updates:
There has been a change in reporting requirements. Only 40 percent of awarded money must be spent in the first year, beginning July 1, 2009 (compared to the 60 percent originally stated). In the second year, 60 percent of funding must be spent. OMB reporting requirements for the quarter ending September 30, 2009 are due on October 10.

In May the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and DOE partnered to coordinate the use of ARRA funding to eliminate barriers preventing the use of weatherization funds in public and assisted multifamily housing. The partnership will streamline the weatherization eligibility process for residents in public housing and privately owned federally-assisted units, as well as 950,000 Low Income Housing Tax Credit-financed units. A family’s income must be below 200 percent of the federal poverty level for a unit to qualify for weatherization assistance.

FAQs about Weatherization funding are online.

State: The Illinois General Assembly passed the Urban Weatherization Initiative Act, effective July 13, 2009, which seeks to increase both employment and entrepreneurship opportunities with the manufacturing and installation of low-cost weatherization materials. DCEO will administer the initiative’s $425 million, with a focus on weatherizing “owner-occupied, single family homes and multifamily (6 units or fewer) housing in census tracts with high rates of unemployment, underemployment, and poverty to ensure that residents of those communities are able to access the work as a local employment engine.” Outreach strategies will also raise awareness on the cost savings and job training opportunities associated with the program. Grants will be awarded via a competitive request-for-proposal process. All applicants must include a plan for local community engagement, including outreach at local intake centers like churches, schools, and community centers. Eligible applicants include private, public and non-profit entities. Grants will be up to $500,000 per fiscal year.

Posted: 8/24/2009 3:11:33 PM- Economic and Workforce Development - Energy and Brownfield

http://www.cmap.illinois.gov/blog_template.aspx?id=16799&blogid=872




For Immediate ReleaseContact: Susan MasselPhone: (312) 744-0757E-mail: susan.massel@cityofchicago.orgMonday, August 10, 2009

RFP issued for "green" deconstruction program

The Chicago Department of Community Development (DCD) today issued a Request for Proposals for a Deconstruction Work Services and Training Program.

The program is a year–round job training and work experience program targeted at formerly incarcerated individuals. Participants will be trained in deconstruction techniques, all relevant Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards and practices, and the operations of tools such as reciprocating saws, pallet jacks, chisels, crow bars, and hammers.
The work experience component of the program involves salvaging surface items from buildings scheduled for demolition, processing building materials for recycling and re-use, deconstructing garages, and participating in the sale of re-usable merchandise. The project period is October 1, 2009 to March 31, 2012.

The program will be administered by the City of Chicago through the Department of Community Development (DCD) and in cooperation with the Department of Buildings and the Department of Streets and Sanitation.

“This RFP addresses two of the City of Chicago’s priorities: providing job training and work experience for residents with criminal backgrounds, and deconstructing buildings and reusing the materials because of the substantial environmental benefits that the practice brings,” said David Hanson, Executive Director of Business Development Services in the City’s Department of Community Development. “This project will connect these two priorities by putting 140 formerly incarcerated individuals in a work training program salvaging items from buildings scheduled for demolition, processing building materials for re-use, deconstructing garages and participating in the re-selling of building materials. We anticipate that the project will last for two and a half years, with four cohorts of 35 participants lasting one year each, starting every six months.”

Respondents with the ability to design a comprehensive job training program that features work experience and exposure to the deconstruction field can find the RFP at www.cityofchicago.org/recovery beginning Monday, Aug. 10, 2009. Submissions are due by at 4 pm, Thursday, Sept. 10.


http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/portalContentItemAction.do?blockName=Planning+And+Development%2fRequests+for+Proposals%2fI+Want+To&deptMainCategoryOID=-536886353&channelId=0&programId=0&entityName=Planning+And+Development&topChannelName=Dept&contentOID=537055335&Failed_Reason=Invalid+timestamp,+engine+has+been+restarted&contenTypeName=COC_EDITORIAL&com.broadvision.session.new=Yes&Failed_Page=%2fwebportal%2fportalContentItemAction.do&context=dept



Green Building Resources and Energy Efficiency


NEW GREEN GUIDELINES FOR STATE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
New energy-efficient, environmentally-friendly guidelines for state construction projects have been adopted that will meet strict national “green” building standards, reduce the state’s energy usage, and make state buildings better for those who work in them and the area surrounding them.

Buildings consume 65 percent of our nation’s total electricity, emit 30 percent of our total greenhouse gases, and account for nearly 60 percent of total non-industrial waste in the United States.

The Green Building Guidelines for State Construction, developed by the Illinois Green Building Advisory Committee, mandate that all new state-funded building construction and major renovations of existing state-owned facilities are required to meet current Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards that are practical for that project. The Capital Development Board (CDB), which manages all state construction, repair and renovation projects, developed the new guidelines and will oversee their implementation.


Exciting new technologies combined with traditional solutions may be seen in future state building projects under the new guidelines. These could include geo-thermal climate control systems, roofs made of heat-reducing white material or covered with live vegetation (“white” and “green” roofs), photovoltaic systems to produce electricity, the use of recycled materials, nowater landscaping, and allergen-reducing ventilation and interior finishes.


Under the Green Building Guidelines, the following Illinois specific goals will apply to every project: There will be no development on prime farmland; water use will be reduced by at least 20 percent through the use of high-efficiency fixtures; and energy performance will be improved by set percentages on new and existing buildings. Other guidelines will also apply to specific projects. In addition to the guidelines, a Measurement & Verification Tool was created to help collect building and site characteristics data and building cost and performance metrics. These are important indicators in tracking and determining the building performance information.


Several state-funded building projects already underway or planned incorporate the new Green Building Guidelines. These include the recently-completed Workforce Development Center at Heartland Community College in Normal; the Integrated Bio-Processing Research Laboratory and Lincoln Hall at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; the Transportation Education Center at Southern Illinois University Carbondale; the Performing Arts Center on the Macomb campus and the Quad Cities Riverfront Campus of Western Illinois University; the Truman College Student Services Center in Chicago;


Links to other valuable info relating to green construction are available via theResources Page and the Illinois Administrative Codes page.

http://www.cdb.state.il.us/green_initiatives.shtml



Are you looking for a green job?

We’re committed to connecting green jobs seekers with potential opportunities around Chicago. This ‘go-to’ page is being developed to provide job seekers a list of external resources that can provide job listings but as the Initiative grows and develops so will this page. We also welcome resources around green jobs, and are open to adding valuable resources for your green job search. Please include these in the comment section below, and we will post relevant additions.
If your organization is hiring green collar professionals, we are in an ideal position to connect your organization with well-trained applicants. Please contact us via e-mail or Twitter.

Resources for Job Seekers
The Chicago Sustainable Business Alliance, hosts regular Sustainability Careers Workshops (some which we post to our calendar) to assist job seekers enter the sustainability sector in Chicago.

Idealist posts jobs listings in the non-profit sector — from volunteer and intern positions to full-time jobs.

NPO.net is a good resource for all thinks non-profit in the Chicagoland region. From training to jobs, they’ve got the info.

The Chicagoland Environmental Network showcases both green-collar jobs and green jobs throughout Chicagoland.

GreenCareersCenter.com has a job board and issues the Green Careers Journal.

Green Dream Jobs is also a great resource for entry level to professional.

Acre Resources Limited is a recruitment firm specializing in green jobs, with their focus being on Environmental Jobs, CSR & Sustainability and Climate Change. They have offices in Chicago and London and could help you with your search.

If you’re looking for more diversity, or assistance with the process, try Illinois Worknet or Illinois Skills Match.

CleanTechRecruits is an internet job site for employers and job candidates in the clean-tech industry, which connects employers with experienced candidates, entry-level college graduates, and interns who are interested in clean-tech jobs and renewable energy jobs.

Renewable Energy Jobs is a global green jobs and career portal for the renewable energy industry. Find the latest renewable energy jobs across the wind, solar, hydro, geothermal, bioenergy, wave, and tidal fields, as well as other emerging sources of renewable energy.

http://greencollarchicago.org/?page_id=18




Construction and Demolition
Recycling Training and Accreditation

This day-long training provides the skills to develop, manage, monitor, document and promote a
successful recycling program for construction and demolition debris. Participants receive three year
Accreditation in Construction Waste Recycling and training to obtain LEED construction waste
management points.

09/17/2009 Milwaukee, WI SE2 Conference

09/24/2009 Madison, WI City of Madison


Reserve Your Spot Today
Register on line at www.wastecap.org/training or call 414‐961‐1100
http://www.bmra.org/2009%20Fall%20Training%20Flyer.pdf

Deconstruction, Reuse, and Green Building

Sisters In The Brotherhood will be sharing GREEN BUILDING information on:

LEED CERTIFICATION TRAINING & CERTIFICATION EXAM
DECONSTRUCTION TRAINING & CERTIFICATION
WEATHERIZATION TRAINING & CERTIFICATION
GREEN BUILDING REUSE CENTERS
BUILDING CODE & BUILDING INSPECTION TRAINING & CERTIFICATION
ENERGY CODE INFORMATION
LEAD ABATEMENT TRAINING & CERTIFICATION
GREEN JOB OPENINGS & TRAINING
CONTRACTOR OPPORTUNITIES


PLUS CLASSES, EVENTS, VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, RESOURCES:
INFORMATION IS GATHERED THROUGH NETWORKING AND PUBLIC INFORMATION.



TO SHARE INFORMATION PLEASE FORWARD INFO TO LNMALCOM@CRCCSIB.ORG
OR POST IN A BLOG, FORUM, OR EVENT ON http://sistersinthebrotherhood.ning.com/


To add a resource, use the CONNECT ME TO SISTERS IN THE BROTHERHOOD at the bottom of http://sistersinthebrotherhood.blogspot.com/


USBGC
U.S. Green Building Council
LEED CERTIFICATION TRAINING, VOLUNTEER, EVENTS
http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1412


AFL-CIO Center for Green Jobs
http://blog.aflcio.org/tag/center-for-green-jobs/

Green Collar Blog
http://www.greencollarblog.org/



The Reuse People

TRP offers the following green services and products:
• Building donation and deconstruction • Building Materials salvage • Building Materials distribution
• Great deals on reclaimed building materials and lumber • Project management • Training • Consulting services • Reuse and recycling plans

http://thereusepeople.org/Deconstruction




http://www.delta-institute.org/
Delta Institute
53 West Jackson Boulevard
Suite 230
Chicago, Illinois 60604
(312) 554-0900
(312) 554-0193 fax
delta@delta-institute.org


The ReBuilding Exchange
3335 West 47th Street
Chicago, IL


The mission of the ReBuilding Exchange is to divert building materials from the waste stream and make them accessible to the public for reuse, protecting community health, creating jobs and saving resources. We do this through the promotion of sustainable deconstruction practices, by making used build materials available for purchase at low costs, by providing educational resources and by creating programming that builds community and rebuilds Chicago's neighborhoods.


DONATE YOUR USED BUILDING MATERIALS! Got a renovation planned or have some used building materials in your garage? Bring them to us at our retail warehouse at 3335 West 47th Street in Brighton Park in Chicago. All donations must be pre-approved. Please call or email to check on donation guidelines and acceptance policies. All donations are tax deductible.


BUY MATERIALS FOR YOUR NEXT PROJECT from the ReBuilding Exchange! Before you go buy something new for that renovation project, drop by our retail warehouse at 3335 West 47th Street and check out our inventory. You’ll find quality materials at low prices for all sorts of projects. We have appliances, lumber, doors, windows, lighting, cabinets, sinks, cast iron tubs and more!


VOLUNTEER WITH US! Volunteers are always welcome at The ReBuilding Exchange. Volunteers help organize and move building materials, reducing the flow of materials into the waste-stream and making it easier for the community to find and reuse resources.


For more information, please email us at info@rebuildingexchange.org or call (773) 847-3761.
http://www.delta-institute.org/rebuildingexchange/



Habitat ReStore Directory - United States
http://www.habitat.org/cd/env/restore.aspx



Building Materials Reuse Association
http://www.bmra.org/


BUILDING ENERGY CODES PROGRAM
http://www.energycodes.gov/implement/state_codes/state_status.php?state_AB=IL


U.S. Department Of Energy
http://www.energy.gov/


Chicagoland Green Collar Jobs Initiative
http://www.greencollarchicago.org/


Urban Habitat Chicago
http://www.urbanhabitatchicago.org/


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