For those considering getting into the growing green building industry, a pair of training courses are being offered for free on Long Island this month.
The first course, “GPRO Getting Started with Green Building,” will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, Sept. 16 at TRC Companies at 395 N. Service Road in Melville. The three-hour introductory course will explain how green building can have an impact on climate change, explore the different jobs and skills involved in the green building industry, and more.
The training is aimed at new workers, students from technical schools and students seeking to enter the construction industry.
The second course, “Sustainability Workshop for Construction Management,” is an all-day workshop from GPRO Construction Management slated to run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 30, and will also be held at TRC Companies in Melville. The free workshop, which also features lunch, will focus on construction strategies, implementing sustainable construction practices, and more.
The all-day course is recommended for construction managers, general contractors, trades people, project managers and others interested in green building sustainability.
GPRO is a certificate training program that teaches the people who build, renovate and operate buildings how to integrate high-performance practices into their everyday work, according to its website. The program works with unions, educational institutions, USGBC chapters, nonprofits, workforce development groups, and construction and real estate firms throughout North America. GPRO has trained over 26,000 building professionals to date.
To register for the training and get more information visit the Build Green Long Island website at: buildgreenli.org.
