Your climate goals depend on a workforce that can actually build to them. We help cities, counties, states, non-profits, green building associations, and environmental groups close that gap with a turnkey decarbonization workforce program that puts advanced building science directly into local contractors’ hands.
We already partner with forward-thinking organizations like the City of Denver, the City of Fort Collins, 3C-REN, Xcel Energy, and others. Together, we deliver fully-managed electrification builder training that meets each partner’s budget, territory, and program goals—without adding administrative burden to your team.
Here’s what makes this partnership work:
- We handle the heavy lifting. From curriculum to delivery to reporting, you get a proven program instead of a project to manage.
- You choose the reach. Fund training for a handful of local contractors or scale to hundreds across your region.
- You keep the credit. These are your community’s wins—stronger local capacity, faster climate action, and a more skilled workforce.
Whether you’re launching a new low-carbon training partnership or expanding an existing initiative, we make it simple to move from mandate to measurable impact.
The Easiest Place to Start: Discount Coupon Codes
The most flexible way to launch a low-carbon contractor upskill program is to purchase discount coupon codes and distribute them to your target audience.
- Fully customizable funding program. Set the value from a few hundred dollars off up to full Boot Camp scholarships, based on your budget and goals.
- Flexible quantity. Order the exact number of codes you need for your members or community.
- Quick turnaround. Because codes work like on-demand access, you can get a program moving fast.
- Local or national. Apply codes to specific local Boot Camps (when available) or to training nationwide.
We’ve done this many times and can help you shape program details—eligibility rules, distribution strategy, and outcome tracking—so your investment lands where it matters most.
Accelerate Local Climate Action Through Funded High-Performance Building Education
Decarbonization and electrification targets only get met when the people building commercial spaces, multi family building, or retrofitting homes know how to hit them. Funded high-performance building education turns policy ambitions into buildings that actually perform.
Our in-person Boot Camps are built for exactly this kind of local impact. They deliver the widest local reach and strengthen community in ways online-only training can’t:
- Networking lunches built into the schedule, so participants connect over real projects.
- Public social events tied to the training, welcoming your broader community into the conversation.
- Regional relationships that outlast the class and often turn into future project partnerships.
When contractors, architects, and building professionals in your territory learn together, you’re not just training individuals—you’re building a connected local workforce that keeps advancing climate action long after the event ends.
Upskill Local Contractors to Meet Zero Carbon Construction Standards
Zero carbon construction standards ask a lot of the jobsite: airtight enclosures, thermal-bridge-free detailing, moisture management, and balanced ventilation. Our low-carbon contractor upskill program gives your local builders the practical skills to deliver on all of it.
Hands-On Training That Works Out of the Box
Our hands-on workshops focus on real-life, jobsite-ready solutions. Participants don’t just study concepts—they build and test real assemblies, then take those exact techniques straight to their next project. That’s how an all-electric builder training partnership becomes buildings that hit their energy targets.
Training That Fits Busy Schedules and Diverse Audiences
Not everyone can step away for in-person sessions. Our partnership isn’t limited to Boot Camps—we also offer hybrid training and on-demand training to reach more of your community:
- Single parents and full-time workers can learn on their own schedule.
- Participants with learning disabilities benefit from self-paced, replayable content.
- Non-native English speakers can move at a comfortable pace and revisit lessons as needed.
A Curriculum for Every Climate Zone
Your region has its own climate, code landscape, and construction challenges. Our curriculum covers every US climate zone—from tropical Florida to subarctic Alaska.
- Climate-specific detailing so lessons apply to your local conditions.
- Commercial, residential, and retrofit examples drawn from real American projects.
- Certification-agnostic skills that support decarbonization and electrification goals without requiring any green building certification.
The result is a workforce electrification building program that raises capacity across the board—useful whether a project pursues PHI Passive House, Phius, LEED, or no certification at all.
Build an Equitable Pipeline for Electrification and Building Careers
A truly effective climate workforce reflects the whole community. Our flexible formats are designed to build an inclusive electrification building workforce and open equitable green building careers to people who are too often left out.
By combining scholarships, coupon codes, and multiple learning formats, you can:
- Lower financial barriers with partial discounts or full Boot Camp scholarships.
- Remove schedule barriers through hybrid and on-demand options.
- Support diverse learners with accessible, self-paced content.
This is how a green building careers program becomes a real pathway—one that helps local workers gain in-demand, future-proof skills and helps your community meet its climate goals with talent grown at home.
Scale Your Workforce Development Mandates with Proven Green Building Programs
You have mandates to meet and outcomes to report. We give you a proven partner and the data to show your investment is working.
Measurable Results You Can Report
Our 5000 Builders Challenge captures the lessons learned across our training work, including measurable workforce impacts and tracking scholarship outcomes. That means your program comes with the reporting structure funders and stakeholders expect.
Bring Training Directly to Your Territory
To boost local capacity fast, we also organize private, on-site training events for professionals operating in your funding territory. It’s a focused way to upskill a specific group of contractors right where the work is happening.
Choose the Model That Fits Your Goals
- Coupon codes for maximum flexibility and quick launch.
- In-person Boot Camps for local reach and community building.
- Hybrid and on-demand for accessibility and scale.
- Private on-site events for targeted, territory-specific impact.
Whatever your mandate, we help you turn budget into a low-carbon training partnership with real, trackable results.
Ready to Build Local Capacity?
Let’s design a turnkey decarbonization workforce program tailored to your community, budget, and climate goals. Reach out to start shaping a partnership that turns your funding into a stronger, more skilled, and more equitable local building workforce.
Other Options
If you represent a utility company looking to scale your decarbonization impact on local workforce, please review this page.
If you’re an individual or a team looking for funding options for your own training, please review our Funding and Scholarships page.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a decarbonization workforce training partnership?
It’s a collaboration where a city, county, state, non-profit, or green building association funds high-performance building education for local contractors, architects, and construction professionals. We provide a turnkey decarbonization workforce program—handling curriculum, delivery, and outcome tracking—so your organization can build local capacity without managing the training itself.
Which organizations already partner for this kind of training?
We partner with a range of public agencies and mission-driven groups, including the City of Denver, the City of Fort Collins, 3C-REN, Xcel Energy, and others. These partners use funded high-performance building education to accelerate local climate action and meet electrification goals.
What is the most flexible way to fund local training?
Purchasing discount coupon codes is the most flexible option. You choose the value—from a few hundred dollars off to full Boot Camp scholarships—and the quantity, then distribute the codes to your target audience. Turnaround is quick, and codes can apply to specific local events or to training nationwide.
Do participants need to pursue a green building certification?
No. Our curriculum builds skills that support decarbonization and electrification goals regardless of certification. Contractors gain practical, jobsite-ready abilities they can use on any project, whether it targets Passive House, LEED, or no certification at all.
Does the training work for all US climate zones?
Yes. Our curriculum covers every US climate zone, from tropical Florida to subarctic Alaska. Participants learn climate-specific detailing drawn from real commercial, residential, and retrofit projects, so lessons apply directly to your local conditions.
How does this training support equitable green building careers?
We combine scholarships, coupon codes, and flexible formats to lower barriers. Hybrid and on-demand options help single parents, full-time workers, participants with learning disabilities, and non-native English speakers. This creates an inclusive electrification building workforce and opens green building careers to more of your community.
Is training only available in person?
No. Alongside in-person Boot Camps, we offer hybrid and on-demand training. In-person events maximize local reach and community building through networking lunches and public social events, while online formats add accessibility and scale for busy or remote participants.
Can you bring training directly to our territory?
Yes. We organize private, on-site training events for professionals operating within your funding territory. It’s a targeted way to upskill a specific group of local contractors quickly, right where the work is happening.
How do we measure the impact of a funded program?
Our work through the 5000 Builders Challenge captures measurable workforce impacts and tracks scholarship outcomes. This gives your organization the reporting structure needed to demonstrate results to funders, stakeholders, and the community.
How do we get started?
Reach out to discuss your budget, territory, and workforce goals. We’ll help you shape program details—eligibility, distribution, and outcome tracking—and recommend the right mix of coupon codes, Boot Camps, hybrid, on-demand, or private on-site training for your community.