From Green Building Alliance
Green Building Alliance (GBA) will host the Green Credential Information Session, a free, interactive, virtual information session on how sustainability is shaping careers in the rapidly evolving architecture, engineering, construction, and building operations job market, and the benefits of earning professional accreditation, on Thursday, Jan. 29, from 4-5 p.m.
Designed for early career professionals, students, and workers looking to upskill, this session will introduce key industry trends driving demand for smart, sustainable, high-performance building skills and explore a range of credentialed and non-credentialed training opportunities, including:
- Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Associate
- Green Professional (GPRO) Operations + Maintenance
- Passive House Tradesperson trainings
- Non-credential programs such as Energy Efficiency 101 and Green Building 101
This information session will conclude with an open Q&A, giving attendees the opportunity to connect directly with the GBA education team, ask questions, and receive guidance on selecting the right training pathway to support their career growth in the green building industry.
Register at www.gba.org/events. Questions? Email GBA at info@gba.org.
About Resilient Reading
A program of the Green Building Alliance, Resilient Reading provides technical assistance, education, collaboration, and support to empower local leaders to transform the built environment and enable revitalization and innovation. Resilient Reading events bring topics to the community designed to educate, inspire, and provide examples of building energy efficiency projects, how to increase resilience against extreme weather events, financing opportunities for building upgrades, and more. Resilient Reading is made possible with support from the Met/Ed Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund.
About Green Building Alliance
Green Building Alliance (GBA) works across sectors and with communities to create beautiful, efficient, high-performing spaces that are as healthy for people as they are for the environment, and that contribute to a thriving economy. GBA is a leading authority on smart, sustainable, high-performance building design, construction, and operations. Its vision is to transform how it plans, builds, renovates, and operates its buildings and communities; advance the design and manufacturing of sustainable products and materials; and establish plans and policies that set new standards for the future. GBA manages Resilient Communities in Meadville and Reading; and 2030 Districts in Erie, Pittsburgh, and New Kensington; creating unprecedented collaboration between sectors, such as healthcare, hospitality, higher education, and technology, to reduce their collective energy use, water use, and carbon emissions. In 2019, GBA established Pittsburgh as the 2nd International Center of Excellence on High Performance Building in the world. GBA works throughout Pennsylvania, and across the region, country, and world through strategic alliances including the 2030 District Network, United Nations, International Living Future Institute, and the High Performance Building Alliance (Ireland). More information is available at www.gba.org.
