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Green Transitions in the Built Environment: Europe (Presentation)
(Adapting Canadian Work and Workplaces (ACW), 2018-11)
Presentation by Linda Clarke, Melahat Sahin-Dikmen, and Colin Gleeson, ProBE (Centre for the Study of the Production of the Built Environment), University of Westminster, to the ACW All-Team Meetings in November 2018 at ...
Green Transitions in the Built Environment: Europe
(Adapting Canadian Work and Workplaces (ACW), 2018)
The role of trade unions in the transition to low carbon construction: examples from Denmark, Germany, Italy and UK/Scotland. This report presents findings from an investigation into the role of trade unions in the transition ...
What kind of expertise is needed for low energy construction?
(Construction Management and Economics, 2016)
The construction industry is responsible for 40% of European Union (EU) end-use emissions but addressing this is problematic, as evident from the performance gap between design intention and on-site energy performance. ...
City Building (Glasgow): An Inspirational Model of Low Energy Social Housing and Public Building Production
(Adapting Canadian Work and Workplaces (ACW), 2018)
The aim is to investigate trade union policies and engagement in initiatives in the area of sustainable construction. The research is comparative and identifies case studies illustrative of trade union involvement in four ...
Dark Politics: Climate Change and Labour Transitions in an Unstable World - Video
(Adapting Canadian Work and Workplaces (ACW), 2016-11-26)
This International Panel was held on Nov 26, 2016 in Vancouver, British Columbia, in the context of the Trump election in the U.S., Brexit, and a rise of right wing populism internationally. It addresses the question – ...
Green Initiatives database
(Adapting Canadian Work and Workplaces (ACW), 2014)
The Green Initiatives Database covers campaigns, projects, networks, research and training activities in which unions are or have been involved, proactively or reactively, directly or indirectly (but significantly), alone ...
Green Transitions in the US and Europe: Breadth, Depth and Worker Agency
(Adapting Canadian Work and Workplaces (ACW), 2017-11-12)
Presentation by Linda Clarke, University of Westminster, UK, and Dimitris Stevis, Colorado State University, to the ACW All Team Meeting, York University, Toronto in November 2017.
Outlines their research to date, which ...
Does Brexit blur a low carbon future?
(Adapting Canadian Work and Workplaces (ACW), 2016-11-26)
Presentation notes for a presentation by Linda Clarke, Professor of European Industrial Relations at the University of Westminster, to the International Panel held on November 26 2016 in Vancouver, Dark Politics: Climate ...
Greening Work In A Chilly Climate: W3 International Panel 2011 - Video 2 - Bolt-on skill for low carbon construction? British training in European context
(Work in a Warming World (W3), 2011-11-17)
The presentation aims to identify key professional and operative skill/competence requirements to low energy construction, focussing on housebuilding and trades. Set in context of vocational education and training (VET) ...