Buck Paulsrud Director of Training Sheet Metal Workers’ Local 10 Minnesota State Energy Sector Partnership Grants - Benefits Update

Who we are Our project Why is this so special Related initiatives Session Game Plan

Metro Area Sheet Metal Joint Apprentice & Training Committee (Metro JATC) We are Sheet Metal Workers Sheet Metal Workers are Construction Workers We are the Building Trades! Who We Are:

Our Project Upgrade the Green Construction skills, technology and Sustainable Project awareness of our members and employers $40,000 MSESP grant awarded for this Specifically… Education on how to build and/or retrofit the Green Built Environment Education on LEED Certified Standards

What is LEED? Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design Rating Systems Created by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) The mission of the USGBC is to transform buildings and communities USGBC Accreditations: LEED Green Associate (LEED GA), LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP) For our project, it’s all about ENERGY and INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY! Our Project

Project Outcomes

Cutting edge trained workforce Healthier buildings Happier and healthier building occupants Building occupants much more productive Buildings much more energy efficient Project Outcomes

300 plus people trained Includes people enrolled in community- based work training programs such as: Merrick Community Services and Goodwill-Easter Seals Includes government employees from: City of Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minneapolis School Board 18 have achieved LEED GA or LEED AP status Project Outcomes - Specifics

Employers are calling for workers with this training, and we can supply that trained workforce to them 40-plus unemployed sheet metal workers went back to work as a direct result of this training Aside from the Metro Area, workers from Rochester, St Cloud and Duluth were trained Good, sustainable CAREERS!

Operating Engineers Local 49/Wind Turbine Training Heat & Frost Insulators Local 34/LEED GA training Electricians Local 292/partnered with Summit Academy Workforce Development Inc (WDI)/ partnered with Electricians Local 343 NW Technical Colleges/partnered with Bemidji Carpenters Union Related Initiatives

The Big Picture – The New Vikings Stadium

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