On October 28, 2009, Governor Edward G. Rendell announced that $1.1 million in federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds will be used to train a weatherization workforce. More than 1,000 Pennsylvanians seeking to become weatherization installers, crew chiefs and auditors will receive training through this investment.
Johnson College was chosen as one of only six training providers, receiving a grant of $132,000 to provide weatherization training. The grant’s service region includes twelve counties in Northern and Eastern Pennsylvania. As one of the funding recipients, Johnson College will help Pennsylvania identify, train and certify workers to complete high-quality energy reduction, conservation and weatherization activities in approximately 29,000 single- and multi-family homes across the state.
The awards and training are part of a joint effort by the departments of Labor & Industry and Community and Economic Development to enhance a Weatherization Assistance Program. Weatherization focuses on making homes more energy efficient, maximizing energy and minimizing costs. The program will provide training and career-focused employment to Pennsylvania’s workforce, create green jobs, improve residential energy efficiency, and aid the commonwealth’s economic recovery.
“This grant is a natural extension of Johnson College’s mission and will provide many workers with the skills necessary to improve efficiency in the residential housing sector,” explains Mr. Dominick Carachilo, Vice President of Academic Affairs.
Johnson College will be providing all training courses at Simplex Industries, Inc. Simplex, located in Scranton, is a leader in modular home production and green building practices. Mrs. Marie Allison, Johnson College’s Director of Continuing Education, comments, “We are thrilled by the opportunity to offer training classes at Simplex. They have been a tremendous partner to the College for many years and are strong advocates of green initiatives.”
Prospective students can contact their nearest PA CareerLink® office for enrollment information after November 8, 2009, www.pacareerlink.state.pa.us. For information concerning Johnson College, please call (570) 342-6404 or (800) 2WE-WORK.
From left to right: Paul Caruso, Vice President of Operations, Simplex Industries, Inc.; Marie Allison, Director of Continuing Education, Johnson College; David Pistner, Weatherization Training Director, PA Department of Labor & Industry; David Boniello ‘84, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Simplex Industries, Inc.; Dominick Carachilo ‘82, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Johnson College
Great job on a great project
Making homes more energy efficient and maximizing energy and minimizing costs is becoming an area where many countries governments are concentrating their energy’s at the moment because of the positive benefits to the environment with many countries still using polluting methods to generate electricity and heating. Weatherization is differently one area we can help out with the global climate and our impact on the planet as well as saving ourselves a few dollars in the long run with the whole supply and demand way electricity and heating is priced. A more energy efficient home (a home well insulated) requires less warming to make habitable in those winter months. This means homes with fires would not need to burn as much wood thus saving further damage to the environment, especially older style homes that have less efficient fire places, with many of the worlds governments now making laws against emission amounts, to curb the amount of smoke a fire may produce, which is differently a step in the right direction.
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Great program (weatherization training) that you received a grant for. Not only is the traning import program but also state funded programs to help homeowners with assistance.
I don’t think enough people realize how much weatherization impacts affordability of homes – especially here in Florida with the heat and up North with the cold. Habitat for Humanity should require this for all their homes.
It’s really great to see someone taking the initiative in training in this field. As an experienced installer I cannot stress how important training is to ensure competency, quality and efficiency is maintained across the board.
Looks like a fantastic project. We should be investing more in your field.
The weatherization program in Pennsylvania will do a lot of good for the area residents as well as create jobs and reduce current energy levels. Another great alternative is solar energy. To learn more research solar energy facts.
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Not too late to innovate and think about saving energy for the world to keep us healthy. good program. ~ Desain Rumah Tropis
So, if you want to save your money from being unnecessary spent for paying utility bills and your environment as well, then it’s now your time to prefer power solar system.
I suppose they can use some of the grant to install solar power, this way they create green jobs and energy efficiency
Weatherization is an important step in moving America from a carbon based energy consuming nation, to an alternative energy consuming based nation.
It obviously does us no good to produce all the energy in the world just to see it whoosh right out the doors and windows of our home the moment it is applied.
Good going guys. I hope what you are doing can be repeated throughout the country.
Good Luck.
I see your taking strides to become certified green, which is a necessity for today’s organizations. Thanks for being an example in the industry!
That’s good idea about this project. You are good educator.
Weatherization is great. But what about the future of home building? Weatherization will always be a concern unless the way homes are built changes. The guys at http://www.inergyhomes.com have created a home that is 259% more energy efficient than Energy Star requirements. Not only that but the way the home is built and the materials used, the home will never need to be winterized again. I wish you the best of luck in your program. Anything and everything we can do to reduce our energy consumption helps.
In the colder northern states, this is definitely a piece of good news. Getting ready for a career in a sustainable renewable resource can only help everyone involved in such a process. Cheers to Johnson college and its members to have such a vision for the future. This has to help everyone concerned now and in the foreseeable years to come.
I think that’s a great idea. Keep up the good work
I am not so much about saving the planet, but efficiency in our energy usage is better for everyone…
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