Resources | Residential Program Guide

Programs: Operating as a Prime Contractor

Author(s)

U.S. Department of Energy

Publication Date

2013

Organizations or Programs

SustainableWorks,

Greater Cincinnati Energy Alliance (GCEA),

CharlestonWISE

This summary from a Better Buildings Residential Network peer exchange call focused on the challenges, strategies and advantages of operating as a prime contractor.

Going Deep Green: A Whole House Approach: Lessons Learned

Author(s)

Kellie Stickney, SustainableWorks

Publication Date

2012

Organizations or Programs

SustainableWorks

Presentation on the SustainableWorks non-profit general contractor model for supporting energy upgrades in Washington state and lessons learned for implementing a whole house approach.

Community Workforce Agreements: The Pathway to Coalitions Between Labor and Community

Author(s)

Emerald Cities Planning Committee

Publication Date

2010

Organizations or Programs

Emerald Cities Collaborative,

City of Milwaukee Residents Preference Program,

City of Los Angeles,

CA,

Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles,

Port of Oakland,

Cleveland University Hospital Vision 2010,

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Water System Improvement Program

This guide to Community Workforce Agreements is an appendix to the Road Map to Emerald Cities and provides a framework to use an innovation on the traditional Project Labor Agreement to give life and meaning to the social compact.