Strategies for Including People with Disabilities in the Green Jobs Talent Pipeline Co-Sponsored by U.S. DOL/ODEP and N

1. Strategies for Including People with Disabilities in the Green Jobs Talent Pipeline Co-Sponsored by U.S. DOL/ODEP and NTAR Leadership Center An industry perspective… Dennis O. Torbett, Vice President, Home Builders Institute (HBI)

2. National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) • Represents 200,000 plus members • 850 local and state affiliates (HBAs) • HBI, the workforce development arm

3. Home Building Industry Fast Facts • Commercial and residential buildings account for 40% of US energy consumption • Residential sector consumes 21% of that 40% • $356 billion - Total value of residential construction • 6.5 million - Construction workers in the U.S. • $42,350 - Average annual wages for construction worker • 150+ - Careers involved in building a home • 4.71% - Last week’s lowest ever 30 year rate • 4.4% - October jump in residential const. – best since 3/98 • 2.8% - GDP growth rate in last quarter – following 4 consecutive quarterly declines

4. Home Builders Institute • Incorporated as 501©3 • Three divisions: - Workforce Training and Employment (WTE) - Job Corps (JC) - Residential Construction Academy (RCA) • Training low income and at risk youth and adults since 1983 • More than 2,500 placements annually • PACT certificate nationally recognized

5. HBI implements programs that . . . • Respond to labor market needs of home building and remodeling industries • Provide individuals with the skills to build a career and better life • Support HBA efforts to connect with local communities • Incorporate practices that reduce/eliminate adverse environmental impacts

6. How NAHB is Greening the Industry • NAHB National Green Building Guidelines • NAHB National Green Building Standard • For more info: http://www.nahbgreen.org/

7. How NAHB is Greening the Industry… • National Green Building Standard approved in Jan. ‘09 by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). • NGBS - 1st and only third-party approved green building standard for the residential construction industry. • Establishes protocols for certifying green construction benchmarks for energy, water & and resource efficiency and lot design, indoor environment quality and global impact. • The standard allows home builders & buyers to make green choices based on climate and geography • 4 threshold levels – Bronze, Silver, Gold, Emerald • Certified Green Professional – 12 hours of CEUs every 3 years.

8. How HBI is Greening the Workforce • HBI convened subject matter experts consisting of Builders, Instructors, Academics and Youth Providers • To include green practices and competencies in its Job Corps and PreApprenticeship Certificate Training curricula • AND, to align with the ANSI approved Green Building Standards. • Solar Technician training competencies in final development phase. • In HBI’s role as a member of the Youthbuild Technical Assistance Collaborative we have installed the PACT Green Revision in 60 Youthbuild programs. • 200 craft programs employ green practices

9. PACT CURRICULUM New edition includes Weatherization and Green Building!

10. PACT FACTS • Industry-sponsored construction curriculum • Includes 8 trades, plus green building theory and techniques • Tracks competencies – Performance based • Used by more than 2000 trainees • Adapts easily to ongoing community projects • Graduates earn industry-validated Certificate • Includes CD ROM with all materials • Approved for DOL funded Youthbuild

11. DELIVERING PACT • Appropriate for use with academically challenged • For HBI Projects CRAFT (adjudicated youth), TRADE(adult ex-offenders), HOPE (people with disabilities) and Youthbuild (low income youth) • Includes both theory and practice of home building • Relies on the time-honored apprenticeship approach for learning – classroom instruction + hands on training • PACT assumes “less is more:” • Less emphasis on lecture • More hands-on contextual learning

12. Earning an HBI Green Building PACT Certificate • Understand the environmental impacts of the construction trades • Identify methods for conserving materials, energy, and other resources • Identify construction’s overall consumption and use of resources • Select alternative tools and tool maintenance for use in green building • Identify alternative practices and methods that take natural resources into account • Recycle, reuse, or dispose of construction materials

13. OK, BUT ARE THERE JOBS FOR GRADS? YES! • Many trades people are older and retiring • 90 new and emerging Green Occupations from Green Economic activities • Strong demand for related careers such as Green, weatherization and facilities maintenance • Growing demand for workers with green building knowledge • High turnover among entry level workers • As economy improves, demand will grow……

14. Green Jobs’ Facts & Statistics-Continued… • The Energy Tax Credit is expected to generate $6 billion in remodeling work by 2010. • Green jobs pay 10 to 20% more than other jobs • Green jobs are more likely to be union jobs (Source: Staff report on Green Jobs: A Pathway to a Strong Middle Class)

15. Green-collar Jobs on the Rise In 2006, more than 750,000 workers were working in green jobs This number is projected to grow by 10% annually through 2030

16. AND…ARE THERE GREEN JOBS FOR GRADS?

17. Occupational Categories • Green Increased Demand Occupations • Existing occupations • Increase in employment demand • No significant changes in worker tasks, but change in work context • Example: Carpenter using improved framing techniques • Green Enhanced Skills Occupations • Existing occupations • Significant change in worker tasks, skills, credentials • Example: Roofers, Plumbers, HVAC Installers, Maintenance and Repair Workers, Landscape Architect • Green New and Emerging (N&E) Occupations • New, unique occupations • May be “brand new” or emerge from existing occupations • Example: Solar System Technicians, Energy Auditor

18. Green Jobs/Careers-Continued… • Urban Arborist -- a landscaper or greenskeeper with an understanding of conservation and renewable resources • Environmental Manager -- coordinates management of an organization's environmental performance to protect and conserve natural resources • Green Maintenance Supervisor – implements and oversees green activities (Source: www.greenforall.com)

19. Green Jobs’ Facts & Statistics… • Renewable energy generates more jobs than employment in fossil fuels • Projected investments of $630 billion by 2030 will translate into at least 20 million additional jobs in the renewable energy sector • In the USalone, the environmental industry in 2005 generated more than 5.3 million jobs

20. Green Jobs’ Facts & Statistics-Continued… • The Energy Tax Credit is expected to generate $6 billion in remodeling work by 2010. • Green jobs pay 10 to 20% more than other jobs • Green jobs are more likely to be union jobs (Source: Staff report on Green Jobs: A Pathway to a Strong Middle Class)

21. QUESTIONS? Thanks for the opportunity! Dennis Torbett torbettd@hbi.org (202) 266-8908