Policy Solution

Building operator training

Workforce Development

Overview:

Summary: Installing energy efficient building interventions reduces the urban heat island effect, however, there might not be a skilled workforce available to install and maintain these updates. Governments can create training programs to grow a workforce of operators and maintenance staff that can work on the installation and preventative maintenance of cooling infrastructure.

Implementation: Design and implement training courses focused on appliance efficiency, building envelope improvements, emergency management, and more.

Considerations for Use: Consider partnering with an academic institution and employers.

  • Policy Levers:

    Workforce Development
  • Trigger Points:

    City planning processesIncludes city initiatives such as the development of climate action plan, pathway to zero-energy, master plan, transit plan, energy mapping etc.
  • Intervention Type:
    Buildings and Built Form
  • Sectors:
    Buildings, Public Works

    Impact:

  • Target Beneficiaries:
    Heat-vulnerable communities, Residents
  • Phase of Impact:
    Risk reduction and mitigation
  • Metrics:
    Number of workers trained

Implementation:

  • Intervention Scale:
    City
  • Authority and Governance:
    City government, State/provincial government
  • Implementation Timeline:
    Medium-term (3-9 Years)
  • Implementation Stakeholders:
    City government, Industry, State/provincial government
  • Funding Sources:
    Public investment
  • Capacity to Act:
    High

    Benefits:

  • Cost-Benefit:
    Medium
  • Public Good:
    High
  • GHG Reduction:
    N/A
  • Co-benefits (Climate/Environmental):
    N/A
  • Co-benefits (Social):
    Creates jobs