PUSH Buffalo’s Community Energy Workforce Development Project will build a Sustainability Workforce Training Center on Buffalo’s West Side, increase the capacity of our Community Hiring Hall to train and place workers in the renewable energy sector, and develop a training curriculum that meets the needs of the renewable energy sector. The Sustainability Workforce Training Center will generate as much energy as it uses through an on-site solar PV system and geothermal heating & cooling system, which will also serve as a learning laboratory for renewable energy trainings. There will also be a greenhouse on site to learn about native plant cultivation and agrivoltaics, which is the method of growing plants around a solar array to keep the panels cool. Climate and environmental injustice issues continue have a disproportionate negative impact on our most vulnerable frontline communities, including communities of color, poor communities, and working-class communities. We believe that those closest to the problem have the best solutions. To distribute the benefits of a clean energy future – improved air quality, resiliency, and affordability – it is imperative that the State and low- and moderate-income communities work together to inform, envision and implement energy projects that not only reduce costs, but also provide healthy living conditions for residents most burdened by our extractive energy economy.

Attendees will earn one (1) AIA HSW continuing education credit. Registration online is required for this event, and may be completed by clicking here.