{"id":8084,"date":"2024-08-06T15:59:56","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T15:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buildingtrades.ca\/?page_id=8084"},"modified":"2024-11-28T18:00:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T18:00:17","slug":"building-it-green-about-the-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/buildingtrades.ca\/en\/building-it-green-about-the-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Building It Green – About the Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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building it green<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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In 2021, Canada\u2019s Building Trades Unions (CBTU) launched a 4\u00bd year-long national project that integrates climate literacy into the unionized skilled construction trades education and training system. Funded by Employment and Social Development Canada\u2019s (ESDC) Union Training and Innovation Program (UTIP), Building It Green is available through over 200 union training centres across Canada, and shared with our union signatory contractors and employers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Want to collaborate? Get in touch with our project team today at buildingitgreen@buildingtrades.ca<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Adriana Hernandez<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Building It Green’s curriculum was informed by industry leading research and analysis by our partners at the Climate Industry Research Team (CIRT). You can explore the research that contributed to our curriculum development below, as well as our reports on the project.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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About Building It Green<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Canadian Report<\/a>
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Insights On Climate Literacy in the Trades<\/a>
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Building It Green was built by tradespeople, for tradespeople. Our advisory committee represents the full breadth of the skilled trades in Canada, and helped ensure our program met the training needs for every apprentice and journeyworker.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Lorna Harnum<\/strong><\/h5>

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Ronald Adamson<\/strong><\/h5>

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