Buildings Hub Live
Buildings Hub Live is a video podcast series recorded live and distributed for free to the public policy community working to advance building sector electrification. Hosted by Atlas Policy Analyst, Zack Strauss, the podcast spotlights the changemakers and technologies leading the charge to electrify our built environment. Buildings Hub Live will run on a regular cadence and be focused on presenting valuable content to the public policy professional. As the podcast will be recorded live, listeners will be able to ask guests questions in real-time. Visit our YouTube Channel for the video version of each episode. Visit Buildings Hub to learn more.
Buildings Hub Live
Workforce Development and Contractor Training
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Atlas Public Policy
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Season 1
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Episode 10
Developing a skilled, qualified workforce is essential to decarbonizing the US buildings stock. Contractors serve as the key interlocuters with potential adopters as they decide what to install and provide important information on available technologies, incentives, benefits, and costs. But do we currently have the workforce necessary to achieve our building decarbonization goals, and if not, what programs and initiatives exist to change that?
We sat down with Mary MacPherson from the Department of Energy, Harley Stokes from the BlueGreen Alliance, and John Doherty from the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, to learn more about the role of workforce development in scaling building decarbonization nationwide.