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Building California’s Clean Energy Workforce Through Education and Training

Building California’s Clean Energy Workforce Through Education and Training. HVAC Sector Report. by Dale Gustavson, Principal Consultant Better Buildings, Incorporated (HVAC Programs Advisor to the CPUC) December 1, 2009.

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Building California’s Clean Energy Workforce Through Education and Training

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  1. Building California’s Clean Energy Workforce Through Education and Training HVAC Sector Report by Dale Gustavson, Principal Consultant Better Buildings, Incorporated (HVAC Programs Advisor to the CPUC) December 1, 2009

  2. “Developing HVAC WE&T 2009- 2011, A Pre Assessment Inventory” • Historical Context & The Future of HVAC WE&T • Highly Collaborative Approach Adopted by California • The HVAC Industry in SCE Territory • Securing Additional Details About HVAC Industry Infrastructure • Barriers To QI, QM, and Efficiency-Yielding WE&T • HVAC Industry Initiatives Worthy of Support • Tactics for Partnering With the HVAC Industry • HVAC Industry Recommendations for WE&T Funding • Metrics for HVAC WE&T • Responsibilities of WE&T Program Administrators • Qualifications of WE&T Implementers Prepared for SCE by Better Buildings Inc., Dec 30, 2008.

  3. The HVAC Industry in CA (USA) • In a word… Fragmented! …but perhaps economically efficient?

  4. The HVAC Industry in CA (USA) • Another word… Complex!

  5. HVAC Industry – Per RFP

  6. Online Education Maintenance Brokers Controls Contractors Maintenance Consultants Mega Contractors In House Maintenance Organized Labor Technician Associations Contractor Associations Distributor Associations Manufacturer Associations Engineering Societies Community Colleges Private Schools Sales Trainers Private Schools Consolidated Contractors Contractor Alliances Consolidated Contractors Certifying Bodies Contractor Franchises Energy Consultants HERS Raters VSPs Utilities Building Science Building Departments

  7. HVAC Industry Market Actors • Manufacturers (& Assoc) • Distributors (& Assoc) • Engineers (& Societies) • Contractors (& Assoc) • Maintenance Brokers • Contractor Franchises • Contractor Alliances • Mega Contractors • Organized Labor • Training Associations • In House Maintenance • National HVAC Retailers • Colleges & Schools • Trainers/Consultants • Controls Companies • Verification Providers • Code Officials/Raters • Magazine/Book Publishers • Utilities …and more!

  8. Who Needs HVAC WE&T in CA? e = Estimates from several sources including http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov

  9. Not To Mention… In total, the above number in the thousands.

  10. Where Do They Turn for WE&T? • There is an old saying… “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.”

  11. Where HVAC Students Learn

  12. Positive 2009 Developments… Contractor Associations Commercial Contractors Residential Contractors Organized Labor Facility Associations Facility Executives Educators/Trainers Certifiers 3rd Party Quality Assurance Codes Officials/Assoc Manufacturers/Assoc Distributors/Assoc Controls Companies Government Other Stakeholders POUs IOUs • HVAC Energy Efficiency Roundtable • Western HVAC Performance Alliance • WE&T Committee Formed • Committee To Team w/Statewide • PG&E Works With SMWIA Training • SCE Solicits WE&T Proposals • 20+ HVAC Industry Groups Submit • 15 HVAC Groups Qualify for 2010/12 Funding

  13. (Provocative) Parting Thoughts… It will take more than just WE&T! • Market demand for law-conforming, high-quality, efficiency-producing HVAC installation and maintenance is very small; hard to sell. • HVAC is commoditized; differentiation difficult. • Honest, knowledgeable contractors, installers and techs struggle to choose between doing work that barely gets by or doing no work at all. • “Rules-of-thumb” and “corner-cutting” now dominate (more so than science and craftsmanship); some training is wrong.

  14. (Provocative) Parting Thoughts… It will take more than just WE&T! • “More people stumble on or “fail into” the industry rather than “aspire” to the profession.” – Professor Darrow Soares • “Those who sell their own services get better at delivering those services than those who simply bid on/execute somebody else’s plan,” - The Gustavson Axiom • While there is broad-based agreement that WE&T is a high priority in CA, our investment will yield little unless we stimulate the market for the skills/jobs we seek to increase/create.

  15. Building California’s Clean Energy Workforce Through Education and Training HVAC Sector Report by Dale Gustavson, Principal Consultant Better Buildings, Incorporated (HVAC Programs Advisor to the CPUC) December 1, 2009

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