The Capital Area Construction Council is
launching a new workforce training initiative as part of a $1 million
effort to keep the area’s construction workforce in top condition.
The new program offers Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building implementation training to construction-based employees.
The
LEED certification training "is a very important part of the puzzle,
but we’re ahead of the curve by asking how workers will be trained to
build green,” says Brindley Byrd with the Capital Area Construction
Council.
This training is different than
other area LEED training. Rather than training companies or individuals
on how to become LEED certified, this program trains foreman and
supervisors on how to implement these building practices.
“Foreman
and supervisors will have a better understanding of the specifications
and requirements being handed down to them by architects,” he says.
The Council is working with Lansing Community College (LCC)
to develop the “Green Advantage Training” course. Brindley anticipates
that the first classes will be offered in the fall. He hopes to get
hundreds of foremen and supervisors through the program.
“I
am very much a strong supporter of green building, and I see that this
Green Advantage will give our regional construction industry a
competitive advantage over other regions that don’t have policies being
put behind it on a local level,” Brindley says.
Source: Brindley Byrd, Capital Area Construction Council
Ivy Hughes, development news editor, can be reached here.
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