3 Steps to $20 Billion in New Market Revenue
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Dear Industry Professionals,
How much is $20 Billion of new North Carolina market revenue worth to your company? Yes, that's Billions with a B. A big one! I suspect a great deal.
Today, I'm happy to share with you the first part of a three part series detailing opportunities that you can get involved in today that will help us reach that $20 Billion number in the next five to ten years. No, it's not going to happen over night. But, with the support of
our member companies and
partner organizations, NCBPA is already making progress on a wealth of activities to help us get there. Now, we need you to get involved!
You may recall that in the fall of 2018 we released our
North Carolina Energy Efficiency Potential Report that identified $13.9 Billion in energy and water savings available to our state. The work to realize those savings - led by NCBPA members and other industry companies - would significantly expand our industry's size and scope.
Since then, we've been working hard to prioritize past recommendations and identify even more opportunities that have added at least another $6 Billion in new market revenue potential. Now, we're looking for leaders like yourself to participate, support and help fund the work needed to get there.
The first of three topics in this series is Workforce Development. Simply put, to meet the $20 Billion revenue potential we're going to need more people. Provided below are several of the workforce development efforts underway at NCBPA that will help us get there. Take a look and let us know what you think!
No matter your industry role or focus area, we need your support! If your company isn't already a member, please consider joining NCBPA for as little as $25 per month. In addition to supporting our work, you'll receive a wealth of news, continuing education opportunities, market insight and much more.
And no, you don't have to be an active member to be involved and offer your support. All industry companies are encouraged to join NCBPA, and those professionals that can afford the time to be active participants are very welcomed to do so. Looking to join a Board?
We have one for you.
Lastly, yes, these workforce development activities require funding. If your company has a little budget available to help us move on these initiatives faster, please consider making a non-tax deductible contribution to support us. Any amount is helpful to our efforts!
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Have questions? Please contact me directly!
Thank you for considering NCBPA membership and for any support that you can provide.
Sincerely,
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D. Ryan Miller
Founder & CEO
North Carolina Building Performance Association
M: 919-521-3385
O: 919-841-6207
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Part 1: Create Needed Workforce Resources
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NCBPA's workforce development activities are focused on creating the resources and pathways needed to bring new workers into our industry and create lasting career opportunities for all.
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Our industry is nothing without its workers. We have a lot of hard working folks across the state, but, as most of us know, we need a lot more!
Despite having more than 86,000 workers in our industry, which accounts for a major sector of North Carolina's construction industry and is the largest employment sector of the state's energy and clean energy economies (each), our industry lacks skilled workers and the resources we need to recruit and retain industry professionals.
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Workforce Development Summit Part Two
Following up on
NCBPA's September 2018 Workforce Development Summit
that brought together industry professionals, faculty and students, nonprofit leaders and government officials from across the state, NCBPA has begun the process of scheduling a follow-up Summit to be held in early 2020 that will take our industry's top priorities and recommendations to the next level.
With the support of the North Carolina Community College System and our membership, this Summit will again bring together stakeholders from across the state to form development and implementation plans in these key areas:
- Developing career pathways resources for students, their parents, faculty and existing industry professionals
- Developing resources that improve our industry's diversity, equity and inclusion
- Developing curricula, standards and partnerships that enable college-level Apprenticeship programs
- Developing updates to existing community and technical college curricula to ensure they meet our industry's future needs
NCBPA seeks contributions to fund the travel expenses for faculty and nonprofit participants as well as meeting expenses. We plan to again include nearly 100 stakeholders from across the state.
Make a non-tax deductible contribution
on our website here
and
contact us
if you'd like to participate as an sponsor, partner, planner or participant in the Summit.
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How Innovative is Your Company's Employee Training?
NCBPA and member company
Knauf Insulation
recently kicked off a project to identify and share innovative training methods, strategies and resources with industry companies across the country. The results will be shared first at the
2020 RESNET Building Performance Conference
in Scottsdale, AZ on February 24 - 26, and then shared across North Carolina by NCBPA and other states by Knauf Insulation and local partners.
To assist in getting this project started, we're seeking input from NCBPA members on two questions below. To start, simply
email us your responses
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1) Does your company currently offer any employee training resources or activities that you feel are innovative? If so, please share short descriptions or detailed information to let us know. We'll then include high-level summaries of your information in our industry survey to gauge feedback from industry professionals that may want to learn more. And, if you're willing to share these resources via an industry-wide webinar presentation, let us know!
2) What questions do you have for other industry companies about employee training methods, strategies and resources? Is there a specific problem you're trying to solve? Is there a system you're interested in learning about? Do you not know where to start? Let us know and we'll include these questions (anonymously, of course) in our industry survey to garner responses from industry peers from across the state and country!
Be on the lookout for an industry e-survey in a few weeks that will include your questions and ideas for feedback from peers from across the state and country. Those survey results will help inform our project and lead to the development and distribution of new resources to aid company's in offering innovative employee training programs.
Have questions or want to get more involved?
Contact us!
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Looking to Hire? Use NCBPA's Job Placement Resources
Since 2014, NCBPA has operated a
Job Board
for member companies to post open positions at their businesses. This online resource has helped connect more than 100 workers and companies across the state, helping to bring new talent into our industry, while also retaining valuable workers.
Also since 2014, NCBPA has offered current workers and students a
Job Seekers
page where they can post their resume and job interests for free. This resource has also helped students, emerging professionals and experienced workers find new companies and new career opportunities.
JOIN NCBPA
to support these resources and send us your company's jobs to post. The greater job presence our industry can provide to students and workers, the better!
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Highlighted Job Seeker: Jess Vicuna
Experienced Outreach Specialist and Trainer seeks Position in Professional Training, Sales or Consulting with Building Performance Firms in Raleigh or Charlotte
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Jess Vicuna is a solutions-focused Senior Executive and Entrepreneur currently based in New York seeking a full-time position based in Raleigh or Charlotte. With more than 10 years of success across the nonprofit, professional training, and development industries, Jess leverages extensive experience recruiting potential adult learners into classes for nonprofits and has served as a valued advisor to organizations experiencing growth and restructuring. Her broad areas of expertise include startups, workforce development, instructional design, outreach, recruitment, marketing and sales. Throughout her executive career, Jess Vicuna has held leadership positions with Euclid Training, CUNY Building Performance Lab, Research Foundation of The City University of New York, and Rocket Maid, Inc. Jess will be relocating to North Carolina in early 2020.
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Speak to College and University Students by Partnering with Us
Each semester, staff and members from NCBPA visit community colleges, technical colleges and universities across the state that offer certifications, degree programs and courses in Sustainability Technology, Building Science and more. These presentations afford our industry direct opportunities to inform students about hiring trends, skill sets needed and to recruit for internships, co-op positions, apprenticeships and full-time positions.
The most common question we receive: "How do I find a job in building performance?"
Unlike other industries, the jobs we offer in energy efficiency, green building and high performance construction oftentimes lack the market-level resources needed to effectively inform students, their parents and faculty about available job and career opportunities. While NCBPA continues to develop career pathways and related resources, the best opportunity we have is to visit students on campus and speak to them directly. Students and faculty also receive a
free membership to NCBPA to stay informed and learn about our industry.
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Support Faculty Members Training Our Future Workforce
In addition to informing students of industry career opportunities, NCBPA also works with faculty across the state to support their efforts to educate students, stay informed of industry trends and update course content to match the skills and experience that our industry needs now and in the years ahead. Faculty members can
JOIN NCBPA for free to stay up-to-date with us and take advanced of available continuing education, news and other event information.
And below, take a tour of Cape Fear Community College's new Sustainability Technologies lab with John Wojciechowski, Program Director and longtime NCBPA member professional!
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Share Your Career Story to Encourage Students and Peers to Work in Our Industry
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Another opportunity provided to NCBPA member professionals is to share stories about how they entered our industry, what's most important to them and to what advice they have for students, emerging professionals and their peers about new and exciting job and career opportunities.
Click on an image to the right to read and hear the stories of:
- Aaron Hope of Southern Energy Management in Raleigh
- Pam Fasse of Fasse Construction in Wilmington
- Joe Bowling of Energy Wise Solutions in Charlotte
- And many others!
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Conferences, Roundtable Meetings, Webinars and Workshops
And lastly, NCBPA will deliver a wealth of industry events in 2020 to provide continuing education, networking and other learning opportunities for students, faculty, emerging professionals and industry veterans. Joining NCBPA as a member company provides a wealth of resources to your staff that will keep them educated, informed and inspired to help your company grow and serve its customers.
Be on the lookout for more information on NCBPA's 2020 events soon, including:
- A 3-day Southeast Regional Conference taking place in Raleigh
- Free monthly webinars on a wide variety of industry topics
- Roundtable meetings for company Owners & Operators to discuss issues critical to our industry, including workforce development
- Educational workshops and tours of zero net energy, passive and high performance homes and buildings.
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We Will Get to $20 Billion With Your Support
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NCBPA Board Members participate in the association's summer 2019 strategic planning retreat. Pictured: Tommy Blair of Advanced Energy, Meghan McDermott of High Performance Building Solutions, Pam Fasse of Fasse Construction, Sam Myers of Retrotec and Steve Schreiner of Schreiner Design.
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NCBPA is the not-for-profit trade association for North Carolina's building performance companies and professionals. With the support of our members, sponsors and partners, we lead industry efforts to improve the performance of North Carolina's built environment.
In a few weeks, we'll be announcing a new Strategic Plan that incorporates feedback from our member companies on the areas that we can be most impactful to their businesses and customers. Policy and legislation, utility incentive programs, workforce development, consumer education, housing affordability and improving the value of high performance homes and buildings are all included.
Whether you and your company are able to be an active participant or an infrequent supporter, we need you!
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