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I would love for people to know that it's
exciting. It's fun. If you care anything about the
environment and you have any passion towards the environment,
you could make a living at something that you love to do. Making a living
at something you love sounds great, especially that
passion is for the environment and in the business world today,
more and more companies are going green.
People that are in business, no matter how
small or large business the way to
prosper. The way to increase the bottom line
on the way to do the right thing
is to start embracing
sustainable practices. Green building practices,
green industries, air growing at an amazing rate building
industry in general is probably the fastest growing industry in the
nation. Currently, anywhere from selling carbon
credits to having expertise in various
fields of sustainability and going green offers a rainbow of job
opportunities for people who want an exciting career and want to help
the environment at the same time. I can tell you that
major companies right now are in the process
of changing their practices from less
sustainable, to more sustainable through a variety of names.
There are so many possibilities, so many
opportunities related to green green building and
sustainability from law through construction,
civil mechanical, electrical, H V A
C. All of those basic building trades are
going to be looking for people that are lead accredited
professionals. Late accreditation is one way to boost your earning
power in the field of green construction. But what is it?
A good question? What does lead stand for lead was
created by an organization called the U. S. Green Building
Council, based in Washington, D. C. And it stands for
leadership in energy and environmental design. One
of the major missions of green building and lead
is to create economically viable structures
and, of course, need the people. We need the
disciplines to understand what the lead rating systems
are and how to integrate them into building.
You need to have skill sets that they didn't have
before, because with a lead or
otherwise a sustainable skill set or understanding sustainability,
they can create more efficient, more effective, healthier
buildings. And we need all kinds of
experts from architecture through engineering.
Many firms, large and small, are looking for the
six letters behind your name, which is lead AP.
That gives you a special skill set. And while we're talking about green
building, that's not the only need. They're going to be looking
for people that have experience and understanding off.
What is energy efficiency, what is water efficiency and so on?
So it really goes to
multiple of industries. It reaches its arms into the
stock market right now, where they're trading energy
credits, where you can get a law
degree related to defending
the lead rating system. Perhaps
my sense of it is there's there's gonna be every industry you
can think of, including medicine. Yes, green jobs
are everywhere. Once you learn about the specific
things that you can dio in your personal life and in
your career, Green Building could make a difference
for all of us. Up next, we'll meet the Masters in Green Building as well
as other green careers that can make a difference in the world around
us. You're watching career. Watch the show that asks, Where would you
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Did you know many construction companies Air thinking green?
They're using innovative technologies and new construction and are looking at new
ways to reuse and recycle construction materials.
Knowledgeable workers help make it happen.
Meet the Masters. So let's take a closer
look at what goes into green buildings and where you might find a green career
niche for yourself. Let's start with some people who are charged with
creating energy. This plant may look like the city
dump, but it's actually a power plant with tremendous hiring
needs. What actually do Wheelabrator?
Because we take trash on environmentally
safe, unclean manner. What we
do is take that trash and converted and energy
so pretty much that the whole basis of what we do here it's a simple process. But the
state of the art process, our power that we makes it
is being sold to FBI career opportunities. We huggy
of various, for example, we have non skill
positions, which are laborers. Then we go into skill
positions such as operators, and they can be crane
operators, equipment operators or process
operators. There were mechanics way do have an eye
tex on. Then there's also the managerial
positions, such as operations monitor the plant
manager, financial controller there, Contin manager,
purchase and monitor. So it's a wide range of careers. A dispositive
Cindy and I take is electrical instrumentation technicians.
So it's a combination job off knowing electrical
instrumentation together. It's a very difficult position to feel.
There's a shortage of unite ICS. Maybe
in this country, in this state, we know for a fact. There's a shortage of unite
ICS. So recruitment Sometime we have to go outside.
So whatever advise young kids to do If you want to get in a
feel like this, they started focus on technical aspects off the
electrical and instrumentation tree. It's a good paying job
on this high. Respected, the salary ranges
on ah, unite check from the Loi C. And I think maybe
over $24 like $36 in Dark Cannery,
there's another career idea in a field that creates energy. How about
working in the solar industry? Companies that build and install
electrical components are entering the field and creating jobs
in droves, being in business for
25 years doing electrical work. Over the last couple years,
green technology industry has come upon us,
and after getting excited about it, I winter and
installed my own system in my own home to
show that I really drive towards,
you know, saving the environment this way, I put it,
and creating an opportunity for our grandchildren's
grandchildren, too, to enjoy life in the world as
we enjoy today way. This really operates is that through
this combine, er box comes to power from the roof and it comes
in here to the D C side, which the power from the roof is a.
D. C. Voltage and passes through the
battery chargers, which control the control, the power along
with system. Besides the engineers that designed everything, you need
guys to come out here, you need guys to go on the roof. You need guys to work in
the attic. You need people toe basically
understand wiring and different types of trades
like that, which which really look forward to trying to teach people about.
So why don't we go back and see where that power is coming from? On the roof.
And here it is, like I showed you from the roof to the inside. This is
the This is the beginning of the power source of the rays from
the sun collected by the solar pounds will now run your
refrigerator and your microwave and your television and your
lights. I'm gonna watch Engineer and I designed a solar electric systems.
So solar in itself is
very green. Technology puts out absolutely no carbon emissions.
And it helps reduce our energy independence
because it it pays for itself. So
it creates energy to source of energy. Let me show you something else.
Is the electric meter what we produce? More
power than you use in the house? Those sophisticated
inverters that I showed you earlier. They pushed the power back on to the F
B NL lines and cause you meet her to spin backwards. You
see, the dial's going to the left which normally
dia when there goes left normal electric
meters, go to the right when using power, but seems how we're making much more power
than we're using in the house. It'll spend old all day
in the opposite direction, looking for people who are
more technically minded people, like
engineers or people who have experience
installing A C and D C systems. It's going to
be amazing how much how many more jobs there's going
to be due to this new technology. Do
the new drive behind these technologies.
Energy efficiency is something that people haven't thought about for a long time. And
it's something we're gonna have to think about as we continue in the future.
Underneath all those solar panels lies a roof, and even here, green
thinking is a driving force for workers. So what we have here is we're
doing a reroute here in Cooper City. The roof
is a tile roof, and we're gonna put a new tile roof on it.
The way we're doing this project is we take all the tile off and we put it into
one dump truck. We want to utilize this, uh, this
material there is not overfilled the landfills. We take this
tile and we put into what we call a clean fill This is an area
of where perhaps there, filling in a lake for a future building
development and that sort of thing. So we have to separate trucks to
be as efficient and environmentally friendly as we can.
The most exciting aspect of roofing right now is the
progression towards a green technology or
green green systems and one of me. But that
is way have to be so much more environmentally
conscious, and that's progressing every day. We're gonna
need people who have an understanding of these technologies.
People like Travis Knowles, a project manager who recently
became LEED, certified. The industry needs more like
him. Think graining is, Ah, a very important part
of construction because they think of like
longevity in the life cycle of buildings. And,
you know, I different costs analysis, and it helps out
because we're not thinking about just today we're thinking about
tomorrow. So I think lead should be like, you
know, like incorporated more in the future
where our target is to get 90% of our management staff a
certified as accredited professionals. We have several green buildings that
we're working on right now that would be certified green buildings way need experts in
the field. The clients are asking for lead certification, and we need
professionals that can relaid the information to the owner
and something that makes sense. Green buildings can also affect the
workforce of the company's inside they. There are statistics that
show that people who work in green buildings happier.
There's less absenteeism there. There is a better
corporate climate. It's just a better place toe work. It's more. In general,
it's mawr. There's more sunlight there, just happier
employees. And that's an important thing.
I wholeheartedly encouraged anyone who has
any interest and helping future
generations in helping the environment in any way
to pursue green building in any way that they can.
One look inside this public screen market and you'll see that this is no
ordinary grocery store. Hello, We're here
at the public screen Wise Market in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida I'm Tim
Jaeger, our manager of media and community relations. I'm proud to share with
you some of the things we're doing here to save our environment. This
building is a green building, and it's a design we're very proud of. The first
thing I'd like to point out to you is our track lighting. Our track lighting
here is energy efficient and helps us to say
23% of energy each year.
Just above our track lighting is our fluorescent lighting, which also also helps us
to save energy. And then above that is our skylights. This is
something you need to our public screen wise market. But we're something we're looking at. Doing in
other stores was also so great about our lighting here. The public
screen wise market is that it has sensors in it, so the lights
dim when the natural light is brighter. That way, we can also
continue to save our energy without physically having to do it.
Now we're headed over to a refrigerated flower case. And what is so unique
about this case is that it has the latest technology. You'll
notice we don't actually have doors yet. The cold air is
staying in the case way have this new technology which blows
down warm air and prevents the cold air from coming out of the case. So
our flowers stay fresh and beautiful while we continue to
protect the environment,
they smell delicious, and you can't have new technologies
without the people to develop, support and manage them
well at Publix were always looking in our associates for people who are
friendly and committed Teoh their work and who are passionate and
enthusiastic about being successful. However, with our new
green initiatives, you'll start seeing some new positions in our company. For
instance, we have a director of recycling way. Have project
managers manage all of our sustainability efforts we have in a
real estate apartment are realtors who are looking for land
that when we build there, it will have minimal environmental impacts.
We have environmental engineers, and we have facility designers who are
designing green buildings and more energy efficient buildings. It
is bringing on new opportunity, and we're constantly reevaluating
our sustainability efforts and seeing if there's new jobs we need to create.
So that way we can be a leader in this effort. It's all part of
their get into a green routine initiative, and that routine is
focused on reducing waste, energy conservation and
recycling. So let's talk about recycling. We all know
it's important for the environment, But did you know that it also creates
jobs? It's true. Phil Breeze manages the Broward County
program. My typical day may consist of reviewing
contracts that my division overseas
managing the direction of directing staff, trying
to enhance recycling programs in public schools out in the
community or, you know, Broward County offices or
community colleges. Things like that. We deal a lot with on
public officials, from state regulators to city
representatives in Broward County and
also do some stuff with state level as well on through
trade groups and organizations and environmental groups and things like that. The
entry level positions that we have are typically gonna be student recycling
AIDS and college intern positions that that do work in mainly the
recycling programs. We have some mid level career positions or
professional level positions who are gonna be contract and grant administrators,
project coordinators, environmental planners. The higher level
positions are going to be program manager positions.
And, um, higher level project
coordinators as well as division directors, have actually three
divisions within waste and recycling services. The recycling division, which
is where I worked on the solid waste operations division, something career
opportunities they may have include environmental monitoring related to the
landfill. There's some additional environmental monitoring
positions as well as contract administrator and planning positions within that
division. We also have an administration division. We have an
accounting section, so there's there's opportunity for
opportunities for people with backgrounds and accounting and also have
a public education section. Where are a lot of the program
advertising and planning events, planning and things like that Go
on? And that those air drops typically filled by people of backgrounds in
communications or are and things like that PR. So
are green careers a good career choice? It's going to be a
defacto career choice because there are so many image.
It's probably the fasters emerging industry that we
have today, And the
hope is with the young people the schools are doing, at least in
this area, the schools are doing a wonderful job on training.
The little kids are the ones that are getting their parents to switch over to
compact for us and light bulbs and to consider solar and
turn off the water. And they are very, very energy
conscious, so it's only inevitable that they will transition
into energy saving jobs. As a Z, they
grow coming up. Let's look at what some of the schools in South Florida
are doing to prepare students to work for a greener world. You're
watching career. Watch the show that asks, Where will you take your career?
Did you know? According to South Florida Constructor
magazine, Florida Atlantic University in South Florida is home to
the States First University building that achieves platinum LEED
status. This means it makes a positive impact on the
environment, has reduced operating costs, and its features can
increase productivity for those working inside
getting there. Green collar jobs are
somewhat new, but there are still lots of educational opportunities that will
help you break in and move up. Experts say that
starting early will get you thinking here. A Pompano Beach High School in
Pompano Beach, Florida An innovative new programme is getting the
students to think green, go green and hopefully
grow green. Well, I could see that with this team here, a lot of them were talking
about. Recycling is a big thing. Green chemicals,
things of that. Something might invent a green chemical. Who knows? The kids today are
very resourceful. They know what they're doing and they're looking they could be doing
numerous things. I have it all planned out. Believe it or not, I tend to
major in biology, minor philosophy, and my mangoes become an environmental
attorney. And I think, and I want defend Mother Nature in the
courts. And I think that the future this is gonna be in high demand because it seems like
we're heading towards the Green Revolution, which I'm glad it's finally happening. South
Florida colleges Air Also taking the lead on training for a green career
Florida International University in Miami is one option. The
reason that F. I. U is a good place to learn the
green technology and green practice is that we
have a group of talented
faculty member includes myself and others from the
voter disciplinary areas. For example, architecture, construction,
management, civil engineering, electrical material
and mechanical continue. And we have a very
enthusiastic student organization, Emerging
Green Builders chapter on. That's a chapter of the U. S. Green
Building Council. They all emphasize this green
design and green construction and agree architecture.
All of all of us are working together to learn and
grow and become more knowledgeable about green building.
Our first goal right now is to build the solar house,
which we used to compete in the solar decathlon in Washington, D. C. Now
we're making it a permanent structure. And if I, you therefore will be able
to use it as a learning lab demonstration center for the students, the
community on to try new technologies,
very community colleges also on the forefront of this emerging career
field bring for years and green jobs are really new.
Dynamic Europe or not only businesses
to 12 to but particularly
and cracked many colleges on the cutting edge
of really implementing these kinds of
careers not only currently but for the future. And in
this classroom at Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Florida,
students are learning about environmental sciences.
Well, what we try to do is provide the students with fundamental
understanding of their environment, and this includes
everything their physical environment, chemical environment,
biological environment and everything else. We talk about the
changes of energy changes in
culture that are opening up, new job opportunities
and engineering and science. So if you're looking for a career with a
conscience and a future, consider working in one of the emerging
green industries up next, we'll look at what the future might
hold for you Plus were to turn for more information. This is
career. Watch the shove, it asks. Where will you take your career?
Did you know training for a green collar job can
be fun and exciting? And while money may be green to
the rewards aren't just financial
what it means to go green? In this episode of
career watch, we're taking a look, a green collar careers, and we've
learned that this career path can change your world as well as the world we
all share. Anyone that's interested
in their environment, that is, takes an active interest in it,
reads, understands what's going on is a good
candidate for the class. Clearly, people with a science background
have a leg up on understanding the
fundamentals involved. We have business majors that are gonna be making
environmental decisions in the future for the
corporation they work for. We have pre law. They're gonna be
lawyers who are going to be on one side or the other
environmental issues. So for them to at least have a fundamental
understanding of their environment, I feel gives them an
opportunity to be able to make the decisions more clearly.
Experts agree that this is the place to be.
This is a burgeoning industry there. I mean, there
is a tremendous trend in
for a green collar. There are all kinds of predictions about the
economy is going to be over the next 50 years. It's gonna be
really, really affected by this
green revolution. This is like our next big thing. South
Florida is an excellent place to break into the green building industry.
Green jobs. They're everywhere. They're in landscape technology
during construction. They're in the marine industry
there in the restaurant industry,
there, in every conceivable industry that we can think of and
every educational program that we can think of. Our experts
find these careers personally rewarding as well. What I find this
rewarding about my job is working for a company who really values
the environment and values its people and seeing the partnerships that
are being created here. It's great Teoh work with our local
community to make sure that together we're doing all we can to save our environment.
What's probably the most rewarding thing to me is that I know that I
am doing good at everything
that I do, no matter how small or large I
know that it will have an impact on my Children
on my Children's Children. Here are some ideas and how to
start a job hunt One is the website for the United States Green
Building Council. Probably the best place to go.
To begin to learn about the green building process is the U.
S. G B C website, and you simply go to
U. S. G b c dot org, which stands for
United States Green Building Council. If you Google the U. S.
Green Building Council or lead, you'll instantly find
a pathway to tremendous amounts of information on green
building. And if you can get in the door in the next
couple of years, you can secure an excellent place for
yourself in the future. We hope you've enjoyed this episode of career. Watch
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