October 13th, 2011 - Whether they’re emerging because of marketing imperatives, rising energy costs, or some combination of the two, green jobs have more than gotten their foot in the door in the design-and-construction world, according to a study released this month by McGraw-Hill Construction.
Based in part on a survey of architects, engineers, and contractors, the report says 661,000 industry professionals – about a third of the overall industry workforce – say they have green jobs. The study also shows that the overall share of green jobs is expected to grow to 45% by 2014.
While the term green job – as it applies to the construction industry, at least – is sometimes interpreted loosely and vaguely, for the purposes of the study it was defined as a job “involving more than 50% of work on green projects or designing and installing uniquely green systems, while excluding support or administrative professionals and manufacturing, production or transportation-related services.” read more>>>
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