SyracuseCoE CSCSSyracuseCoE CSCS

Workforce DevelopmentWorkforce Development&&

“Green Jobs”“Green Jobs”

Adam M. MaurerAdam M. MaurerFebruary 23, 2011February 23, 2011

SyracuseCoE InternSyracuseCoE InternSUNY ESF Masters CandidateSUNY ESF Masters Candidate

OverviewOverview

My BackgroundMy Background

What I’m doing currentlyWhat I’m doing currently Masters studentMasters student DeconstructionDeconstruction Workforce DevelopmentWorkforce Development

What others are doingWhat others are doing

Future for Green Jobs in CNYFuture for Green Jobs in CNY

My BackgroundMy Background

My BackgroundMy Background

Undergraduate DegreeUndergraduate Degree St. John Fisher CollegeSt. John Fisher College B.S. Management/MarketingB.S. Management/Marketing Internship with Telemarketing CompanyInternship with Telemarketing Company

11stst Professional Experience Professional Experience Career FairCareer Fair National home builder here in SyracuseNational home builder here in Syracuse Company-wide downsizingCompany-wide downsizing

***Opportunity for Reflection******Opportunity for Reflection*** Home building?Home building? Green building?Green building? Environmental Engineering?Environmental Engineering? Environmental Studies?Environmental Studies?

DecisionDecision Why SUNY ESF?Why SUNY ESF?

The TransitionThe Transition

Onondaga Community CollegeOnondaga Community College

TargetTarget

Martha’s VineyardMartha’s Vineyard ““The Homestead”The Homestead” South Mountain CompanySouth Mountain Company

What am I doing currently?What am I doing currently?

CurrentlyCurrently

1.1. SUNY ESFSUNY ESF Masters candidate Environmental StudiesMasters candidate Environmental Studies ““Implementation of Local Sustainable Implementation of Local Sustainable

Infrastructure and Processes “Infrastructure and Processes “ Infrastructure- the basic, underlying Infrastructure- the basic, underlying

framework or features of a framework or features of a systemsystem or or organizationorganization

Implementation & Systems ThinkingImplementation & Systems Thinking My experienceMy experience

2. SyracuseCoE CSCS Internship2. SyracuseCoE CSCS Internship

DeconstructionDeconstruction Summer 2010Summer 2010

Green Workforce DevelopmentGreen Workforce Development

DeconstructionDeconstruction

Assess state of deconstruction Assess state of deconstruction

Barriers for implementationBarriers for implementation

Workforce developmentWorkforce development

What Structures What Structures Do We Do We

Demo or Demo or Decon?Decon?

Organizations Organizations That Can That Can

Potentially Potentially DeconstructDeconstruct

The DecisionThe Decision OutletsOutlets

Vacant Houses

The ProcessThe Process DeconstructionistDeconstructionistss

MaterialsMaterialsManagemenManagemen

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I. Reuse

II. Recycling

III. WTE Facility

IV. Disposal/Landfill

Habitat for Humanity

Hope for UsHousing

Major Rehabs

Rebuild/UpgradeOther Non-profit and

Private Firms

City ofSyracuse

Non-profits

Inexperienced Deconstruction Companies and Crews Economically Burdened Inadequate Vacant Building List Hesitant to Own Internally Insufficient for Decon SURA (Syracuse Urban Renewal Agency)

Inexperience Deconstruction Companies and Crews Time constraintsTax rebate for materials

Inexperienced Deconstruction Companies and Crews Economically Burdened No Access $1 Program

Economic- develop inherently local, resilient, sustainable economics

Equity- can assist low-income individuals and neighborhoods (often inner-city minorities)

Ecology- material extraction, landfill, incineration, chemicals (asbestos, lead, & appliances), preserve pre-existing carbon

Demo?/Decon?

EPA 4-Tier Solid Waste Management

Hierarchy

Challenges Opportunities

• Dimensional lumber• Brick• Block• Fill for basement/site

Introduction:

Syracuse currently has approximately 1,600 vacant homes, with about 50 to 60 units being demolished each year. Deconstruction, an alternative to demolition, offers economical, equitable, and ecological advantages. The goal of this project is to describe the state of deconstruction in Syracuse and to identify policy, workforce, and other barriers for implementation.

Conclusions:

• Implementing hybrid deconstruction, rather than stick-deconstruction, would be more economically competitive compared to traditional demolition

• Deconstruction companies, crews, and processes must be more fully developed in order for the City of Syracuse to be able to make strides in the deconstruction industry.

• SUNY ESF plans to “take-down” a city block of units within 1 to 2 years. President Neil Murphy has verbally committed to deconstruction; this project offers many opportunities for research and capacity building.

• Local markets for deconstruction materials are in their infancy. However, adequate infrastructure exists, and with additional development and investment, deconstruction in Syracuse is poised for growth.

On-site

• Electrical• Plumbing• Trim• AppliancesNote: 15k sq ft needs ~ 30 decons/yr

Reuse Store

Remanufacture Furniture and Cabinets Flooring Wood Doors Engineered Wood?

craigslist

Internet

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Lisa ClecknerLisa Cleckner

PrivateFirms

Note: ~ 20% = shingles, drywall, concrete,

etc.~ 80% = metal, wood, plastics

Concentrate on these materials first Established markets and easily separated

Acknowledgments:

The co-authors thank the numerous individuals from municipal, state, private, and non-profit organizations consulted for this project. CNY Works provided funding through the 13-N “Regional Economic Transformation through the Energy and Environmental Systems Cluster Development” grant.

Grassroots ApproachGrassroots Approach

Inherently localInherently local

Low-skilled laborLow-skilled labor

Opportunity for entrance into constructionOpportunity for entrance into construction

““Ripple Effect”Ripple Effect” 10,000 tons of Solid Waste =

Landfill - 1 job

Composting – 4 jobs

Recycling – 10 jobs

Reuse – 75 –250 jobsSource: Institute for Self-Reliance

Emerging jobs in this sectorEmerging jobs in this sector

Job Creation: Reuse and Recycling Vs. DisposalJob Creation: Reuse and Recycling Vs. Disposal

Computer Reuse Computer Reuse 296296Textile ReclamationTextile Reclamation 8585Misc. Durables Reuse Misc. Durables Reuse 6262Wooden Pallet Repair Wooden Pallet Repair 2828Recycling-based ManufacturersRecycling-based Manufacturers 2525Paper Mills Paper Mills 1818Glass Product Manufacturers Glass Product Manufacturers 2626Plastic Product ManufacturersPlastic Product Manufacturers 9393Conventional Materials Recovery FacilitiesConventional Materials Recovery Facilities 1010CompostingComposting 44Landfill and IncinerationLandfill and Incineration 11

Source: Institute for Self-RelianceSource: Institute for Self-Reliance

Workforce DevelopmentWorkforce Development

Workforce DevelopmentWorkforce Development

Building Performance InstituteBuilding Performance Institute Building Analyst Building Analyst Envelope ProfessionalEnvelope Professional

Lead TrainingLead Training EPA Lead RenovatorsEPA Lead Renovators EPA Lead SupervisorsEPA Lead Supervisors EPA Lead InspectorsEPA Lead Inspectors EPA Lead Risk AssessorsEPA Lead Risk Assessors

Occupational Safety & Health Association (OSHA) Occupational Safety & Health Association (OSHA) TrainingTrainingU.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED)Energy & Environmental Design (LEED)

LEED Green Associate (GA)LEED Green Associate (GA)

CollaborationsCollaborationsDeconstructionDeconstruction Hope For Us HousingHope For Us Housing Matawon DevelopmentMatawon Development Habitat For HumanityHabitat For Humanity D-BuildD-Build Home HeadquartersHome Headquarters

Workforce DevelopmentWorkforce Development Hope For Us HousingHope For Us Housing Matawon DevelopmentMatawon Development NYSWDANYSWDA CNY Environmental, Inc.CNY Environmental, Inc. CNY WorksCNY Works NYSERDANYSERDA Women’s Opportunity CenterWomen’s Opportunity Center

Benchmark ProgramsBenchmark Programs

Green For AllGreen For All Van Jones- President Obama’s former Green Jobs AdvisorVan Jones- President Obama’s former Green Jobs Advisor Retrofitting/Energy EfficiencyRetrofitting/Energy Efficiencyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmjRRVcIiS0&NR=1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmjRRVcIiS0&NR=1http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?vwww.youtube.com/watch?v==sCIjYBMwvRY&featuresCIjYBMwvRY&feature==

player_embedded#atplayer_embedded#at=52=52http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?vwww.youtube.com/watch?v=9BhbHppGFWs=9BhbHppGFWs

Source:Source: http://www.greenforall.org/http://www.greenforall.org/

Sustainable South Bronx (SSBx)Sustainable South Bronx (SSBx)http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2010/06/14/n_cc_greeninhttp://money.cnn.com/video/news/2010/06/14/n_cc_greening_the_ghetto_sustainable_south_bronx.cnnmoney/g_the_ghetto_sustainable_south_bronx.cnnmoney/

Source: www.money.cnn.comSource: www.money.cnn.com

Majora Carter GroupMajora Carter Group Majora Carter- environmental justice advocate and co-founder of Majora Carter- environmental justice advocate and co-founder of

SSBxSSBx

Policy ImplicationsPolicy Implications

http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?vwww.youtube.com/watch?v=p-H7GW4iwm4&feature==p-H7GW4iwm4&feature=player_embeddedplayer_embedded

CNY Green JobsCNY Green Jobs

Residential Energy Efficiency RetrofittingResidential Energy Efficiency Retrofitting

Deconstruction?Deconstruction?

Renewable JobsRenewable Jobs

Green InfrastructureGreen Infrastructure

*Anything and everything, all these will *Anything and everything, all these will require support services*require support services*

ResourcesResources

Green For AllGreen For AllSustainable South BronxSustainable South BronxNYSWDANYSWDANYSERDANYSERDAInstitute for Self-RelianceInstitute for Self-RelianceEnergy Star Tax CreditEnergy Star Tax CreditHome Performance with Energy StarHome Performance with Energy StarBuilding AmericaBuilding AmericaU.S. Department of Energy’s U.S. Department of Energy’s Residential BuildingsResidential Buildings

Thank You!Thank You!

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