Workforce Guidelines for Home Energy Upgrades.

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关键词: Home energy;    Guidelines;    Workforce;    Upgrades;    Recovery through retrofit report;   

RP-ID  :  PB2011102394

学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

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来源: National Technical Reports Library

【 摘 要 】

On October 19, 2009, Vice President Biden unveiled the Recovery Through Retrofit report that builds on the foundation laid in the 2009 Recovery Act to expand clean energy job opportunities and boost homeowner energy savings by making residential buildings more energy efficient. The report identified the lack of a skilled workforce as one of three key barriers to scaling up the residential energy efficiency retrofit market. To address this barrier, the report recommended establishing a uniform suite of voluntary national standards, or 'guidelines', for worker training and certification. The Recovery Through Retrofit Workforce Working Group, which includes the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Small Business Administration, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, then detailed the four interrelated components of the 'Workforce Guidelines for Home Energy Upgrades': Job Task Analyses; Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities; Standard Work Specifications; and a Technical Standards Reference Guide. The DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) led the development of the 'Workforce Guidelines for Home Energy Upgrades' in a process that involved a historic collaboration between Weatherization Assistance Program technicians and trainers, home performance contractors, building scientists, organized labor, healthy homes professionals and other technical experts in the building trades and throughout the retrofit industry. The guidelines build upon the considerable but incomplete body of material already in circulation, and the cumulative knowledge gathered throughout the nations 30-year history of the performing energy efficiency retrofits of residential homes. This document includes the components for the most common weatherization and energy efficiency retrofit job classifications: Energy Auditor, Retrofit Installer/Technician, Crew Leader, and Inspector/Quality Assurance Professional.