Taking the LEED for Green Businesses & Green Jobs

Ted Wysocki, President & CEO LEED CouncilApril 15, 2011

www.leedcouncil.org

LOCAL ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design

LEED Ratings by US Green Building Council"The LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings."

• New Construction • Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance • Neighborhood Development

– LEED for Neighborhood Development integrates principles of smart growth, urbanism & green building into first national program for neighborhood design.

www.usgbc.org

Taking the LEED …

Don’t just promote

Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design

Organize for your own

Local Economic & Employment

Development

LEED Council Green Skills Training for:

– Home Energy Auditors;

– Home Weatherization Installers;

– Entry-level Renewable Energy Installers (solar photovoltaic & thermal and wind);

– Green Cleaning & Building Maintenance.

Green Career Pathways

Green Career Pathways• City ARRA $s for Entry-

Level Weatherization Training

• State ARRA $s for Advanced Energy Efficiency Training + Solar Installation

• City CDBG-R $s for Transitional Jobs & Social Enterprise:

Green LEEDers

Green Partnerships & Certifications

• eZing (Energy Auditor)• IL Solar Energy

Association• Community Colleges• OSHA Trainers• Lead Renovation,

Repair & Painting [LRRP] Certification

• Building Performance Institute [BPI]

• N. American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners [NABCEP]

Greening a Shuttered Factory

To Grow Green Businesses

Retaining & re-using a high-quality building and community landmark for

green jobs & businesses

www.greenexchange.com• “LEED” Platinum Rating: • Solar thermal panels for hot

water & air-conditioning• High efficiency heating &

cooling reducing energy 22%• 41,329 gallon rain cistern to

recapture storm water • Green escalator with sensors

& varying speeds – using 30% less energy.

Community BenefitsFederal OCS grant for below-market loans to tenants who hire low-income individuals + TIF funds for outreach & job placements

of community residents seeking jobs.

Community Jobs Initiative

With our community partner, the Logan Square Neighborhood Association [LSNA], we are recruiting qualified community residents for job openings with local employers through a new web site.www.worklocal.org

Challenges to Address• Capital for contractors to expand capacity

• Fully subsidized retrofitting for targeted communities in need

• Energy Efficiency as key component of Neighborhood Stabilization Program

• Access to jobs & training for both local “untrained” residents & labor “benched” by recession

Public Policies Needed

• To create jobs in the residential market: Property Assessed Clean Energy [PACE] financing by which upfront costs are paid with special assessment to property tax.

• To create jobs in the commercial market: Net Metering & 3rd Party Power Purchase Agreements and/or Leasing

For info on your state, go to Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency at www.dsireusa.org

Rebuild Your Community in Green