About the project
Funded by the University of Westminster, £16,000, 2019.
The REF impact cases prepared by WBS, of which this was one of four, was submitted under UoA1 and placed second out of all the submissions. The following is a description of the case.
This REF impact case study successfully foregrounded the important roles that workers and unions play in transitioning to green economies, and the capabilities required for this within the construction sector in particular. This resulted in impacts on policy and practice regarding the just transition via key stakeholders in the following regions:
- Canada: changes to the strategy and practice of Canada’s Building Trade Unions, encompassing training provision and their broader approach to climate change and employability
- UK: providing direct training, informing policy, and providing best practice models for a range of stakeholders including Greener Jobs Alliance, Unite the Union, and Public and Commercial Services Union
- Europe: informing the policymaking of the key representative bodies for European construction trade unions (EFBWW) and construction employer federations (FIEC)
Contact
For further information, email Professor Linda Clarke at [email protected].
Outputs
Clarke, L., Sahin-Dikmen, M., Stevis, D., and Steward, F. (2017) Green Initiatives Database.
Clarke, L., Gleeson, C., Sahin-Dikmen, M. (2018) Green Transitions in the Built Environment: Europe, ACW Final Report. Includes City Building (Glasgow): an inspirational model of low energy social housing and public building production
Clarke, L., and Lipsig Mummé, C. eds. (2020) Special Issue: Trade Unions, Climate Change and Just Transition, European Journal of Industrial Relations (26/4). Includes Clarke, L. and Sahin-Dikmen, M., Unions and the green transition in construction in Europe: contrasting visions, and Clarke, L . and Lipsig- Mummé, C. Future conditional: from Just Transition to radical transformation?
Clarke, L., Gleeson, C., Winch, C., (2017) What kind of expertise is needed for low energy construction?, Construction Management and Economics, 35/3, pp 78-89
Clarke, L., Sahin-Dikmen, M., and Winch, C. (2020) Overcoming diverse approaches to vocational education and training to combat climate change - the case of low energy construction in Europe, Oxford Review of Education, 12 June
Clarke, L., Gleeson, C., Sahin-Dikmen, M., Winch, C., and Duran-Palma, F. (2019) VET4LEC – Inclusive Vocational Education and Training for Low Energy Construction, Final Report and Country Summaries, February