Green Jobs for Green Building

Nationally, the government is hoping to create “millions” of green jobs using stimulus and other funding.  Washington State leadership is hoping to create green jobs as well. Governor Gregoire hopes to create 20,000 green-collar jobs by 2010, and proposed House legislation Evergreen Jobs Act (HB2227) would support training and creation of 50,000 new jobs by 2020.

Many of those jobs are expected to be in green building construction or in manufacturing and allied services.   Clean Energy Corps, for example, predicts 600,000 new jobs due to the U.S. commitment to energy efficiency and clean energy technologies.

O’Brien & Company has been participating in symposia, panels, and even a movie called "Green Building: Jobs of the Future" that connects the green job fervor to green building:

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About the Film

Green Building: Jobs of the Future

In an effort to describe the opportunities that exist this fast growing market the Department of Ecology has partnered with the Department of General Administration and the Construction Center of Excellence on a film project: “Green Building: Jobs of the Future.”  The film brings together local and national leaders in green building, climate change, manufacturing, and work-force development to make the case for green building’s capacity to create jobs and boost the economy while not further imposing on our environment.  In these challenging times, opportunities abound!