Can every construction job become green?

By Sarah Beale 2021-08-03T05:00:00

Building pathways into green careers could do much to attract much-needed new workers into the sector, says CITB chief Sarah Beale

When most people think of construction, they probably imagine bricklayers building new homes, or plant operators creating the infrastructure we need for the country to prosper. They might think of the managers looking after site safety, or high-tech professionals working with BIM. It’s fair to say that most people wouldn’t currently think of construction as an energy-efficient sector creating green jobs such as retrofitting.

However, this is the ambition set out by the Green Jobs Taskforce in its set of 15 recommendations to government.

To implement these recommendations – and to reach the government’s legally mandated target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050 – will take all of us working together with a common purpose.

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