Leaders in the green building industry have highlighted its potential to address both climate change and unemployment in South Africa. “The built environment offers one of the biggest climate change mitigation opportunities and it’s backed by a solid business case. Designing, building and operating green buildings requires that we grow a workforce that have the necessary skills and experience to ensure that the projects deliver on their promise of ‘treading lightly’ on our very stressed and fragile environment,” says Green Building Council (GBCSA) CEO, Brian Wilkinson. Recent reports from job listing giant Indeed show that new jobs in green technologies are beating out competition across the globe. “The business world is adjusting to meet the criteria of the Paris Agreement, creating a big demand for sustainable know-how at every skill level,” says John Schooling, Director of construction, development and renewable energy group STAG African.
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