35% of engineers, architects and contractors hold executive positions in green building

The significant increase in the use of materials and eco-friendly systems and low environmental impact is generating a growth of jobs.

After years of experimentation, the green building market is now booming: from market analyzes indicate, in fact, that the builders will use green technologies in 90% of cases by 2016.

As is clear from the first site of job offers "green", are increasing demands for environmental engineers and territory, consultants for energy efficiency, renewable energy sales agents and buyers for the photovoltaic industry.

Fewer emissions and more workers

There are many studies that show how the investments related to energy efficiency and renewable energies involve more job opportunities than those associated with traditional energy sources. One of this is the U.S. research center REAL (Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory) of the University of Berkeley. "The use of renewable energy sources generates an increase of jobs much greater than that produced by a similar investment in a traditional sources.

The development of technologies for renewable and clean energy represents a real opportunity for employment and promotion of local entrepreneurship. The use of renewable energy is used to start an interesting cycle of innovation-investment-employment, a spark for local development for many depressed areas. "

In the world you have created millions of jobs, "green": the only renewable energy sector has created 2.3 million jobs worldwide and, according to estimates, it could reach 20 million by 2030.

In Italy, according to a Greenpeace report, focus on renewable energy and energy efficiency would reach just over 100 thousand employees in the electricity sector in 2030.

 

15/04/2012

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Italian version of ReteArchitetti.it