Since 2014, GPRO’s partnership with the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) has allowed us to train nearly 400 professionals in three Canadian provinces. This success would not have been possible without dedicated instructors and advocates like GPRO Master Trainer Eric Chisholm, who have been vital in educating the Canadian workforce in GPRO’s sustainable building concepts.
Read MoreThe Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Union have long been a proponent of energy conservation. Historically known as “Energy Conservation Specialists,” insulators work to ensure that the best insulation is properly affixed to mechanical systems. The Joint Apprenticeship Trust Local 5 in California has brought added value to their members by partnering with Urban Green to deliver GPRO training.
Read MoreTwo years ago, over 30 Weill Cornell Medicine staff completed GPRO Operations & Maintenance Essentials (O&M). But what’s happened since? Nearly 80 percent of GPRO students say that they’ll use at least one technique from the course in their everyday work, but Weill Cornell wants to take this notion a step further by understanding the barriers to implementing these practices.
Read MoreThrough the City Energy Project, GPRO partnered with the Urban League of Louisiana (ULLA), whose mission is to provide business education, counseling, and access to resources to small businesses across Louisiana. Led by Klassi Duncan, Director of the Entrepreneurship Center, GPRO launched in New Orleans this summer as a part of ULLA’s goal to equip businesses with the tools needed to start, grow, and sustainably scale.
Read MoreThe City Energy Project (CEP)— a joint project of NRDC and the Institute for Market Transformation— has been working with cities to make buildings more sustainable, partly inspired by work that started in New York City. Since buildings are responsible for as much as 70 percent of emissions in cities, improving efficiency is critical.
Read MoreHistorically, plumbing has been critical to protecting public health and safety. UA Plumbers Local 1, located in New York City, has integrated GPRO into their journeyman training to bring green building concepts and techniques into their work.
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