Emerald Cities Collaborative (ECC)

🪧The DMV Region's application for the Fall 2024 Cohort of the DC Contractor Incubator closes in ONE WEEK! If you haven't already, apply today for an opportunity to gain key insights to lead in DC' s growing market for building retrofits. 📅 Program Start Date: Wednesday, September 18, 2024 🔗 Apply here: https://buff.ly/3X3M36U #cleanenergy #HVAC #electrical #plumbing #mechanical #heatpumps #BEPS #dcmdva #DMVcontractors

🔔 Attention DMV Region clean energy contractors! Join us on September 10, 2024, from 3:30-5:00 pm for an insightful session led by Shiva Patel from DC Green Bank. 🌟 Explore project financing, financial products, and incentives, including tax credits and loan guarantees. Discover how to identify key components, compare financing models, and assess their fit for various energy projects. Light refreshments will be served. Don’t miss this valuable opportunity to enhance your knowledge and network! 🏆 🔗 Register here: https://buff.ly/4cQwW6u #cleanenergy #HVAC #electrical #solar #evcharging #BEPS #dcmdva #DMVcontractors #sustainability #DCcontractors"

We're beyond excited to have Alexis Washburn, ECC's Northeast (NE) Regional Director, join the upcoming #RechargeMA2024 Symposium as a panelist discussing career opportunities in the electric vehicle (EV) industry emphasizing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Gain insights from Alexis and her fellow panelists of experts from the energy, infrastructure, policy, and technology sectors on: 🔹 Career Pathways in the EV Industry 🔹 Importance of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 🔹 Challenges and Opportunities 🔹 Building a Diverse Talent Pipeline 🔹 Promoting Equity in EV Adoption 🔹 Future Trends and Opportunities Event Details: 📅: October 9, 2024 ⏰: 9 am-4 pm 📍: Boston University, 43 Hawes Street, Ladd Room Don't miss out on insights into shaping a sustainable and equitable EV future! Register here: 🔗 https://buff.ly/4e07MTM

Thank you, Donnel Baird. Words to live by. #CleanEnergy #GreenEconomy #Community #QuotesToLiveBy

🌟 Exciting News for HVAC Professionals and Enthusiasts! The DMV Region is partnering with Daikin Comfort Technologies to offer a valuable Heat Pump training session. 📍Where: Daikin Sustainability & Innovation Center, 1700 Pennsylvania Ave NW 📅 When: August 29, 2024 (10 a.m. - 12 p.m. EST) Enjoy a light breakfast and network with peers—all for free! Space is limited to 30 attendees, so be sure to register by the deadline on Tuesday, August 27, 2024. Don't miss this golden opportunity! 🏆 Register here: https://buff.ly/3YR9i6q #cleanenergy #HVAC #heatpumps #BEPS #dcmdva #DMVcontractors #sustainability

⏰ Time is running out! Don't miss our first information session tomorrow, Wednesday, August 21st, at 5:00 p.m. EST! 🌟 Ready to apply to the DC Contractor Incubator? Check out the links below!

San Francisco Bay Area Contractors: California aims to install 6 million heat pumps by 2030. Is your construction business prepared for growth in the clean energy economy?  💡Join Emerald Cities Bay Area’s FREE E-Contractor Academy in San José on Tuesdays from 10/22 to 11/12! Apply now (🔗 https://formstack.io/98E05) by October 13th to secure your spot (it takes only 5-10 minutes!).  🔌 Over 4 weeks, you'll learn all about electrification from experts in the field, enhancing your technical and operational skills + building your business capacity to succeed in the clean energy construction industry. Our decade-plus contractor development program is designed to ensure small, local, minority/BIPOC, women, veteran, and disadvantaged (MWVDBE) construction contractors are equipped to win a fair share of projects this fall, again focused on building decarbonization fields. For more info, go to: 🔗 https://bit.ly/3ADWkPk #contractors #cleanenergy #mwvdbe #greeneconomy #workshop

🔔 Emerald Cities Collaborative invites you to learn about the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), a new federal law that went into effect in 2024. The CTA requires most small businesses to fill out additional forms and paperwork regarding their specific beneficial ownership and control information to stay in legal compliance. Not complying can have serious monetary and criminal consequences. As the registration deadline approaches, understanding your business's reporting requirements is paramount. Topics to be discussed: 1. What the CTA is 2. How it will affect your business 3. What you need to know to keep your business healthy 📅: Thursday, September 12, 2024 ⏰: 1 pm-2 pm EST 📍: Zoom Register here: 🔗 https://formstack.io/2ECCF OR scan the QR code below! Hurry, spaces are limited! #Webinar #Contractors #CorporateTransparencyAct

✨ Meet Nicole Whalen, the CEO of Green Compass and Emerald Cities Collaborative’s August Contractor of the Month! Green Compass is a woman-owned general contracting firm that implements green infrastructure solutions to cultivate resilient urban communities with cleaner, healthier, and more affordable buildings and green spaces. 🌳 Their mission is to rapidly reduce the emissions of the built environment by implementing nature-based solutions in the designing, building, and operation of commercial and multifamily buildings. 🏢 🎥 Video Credit: A1 Take Production

The DMV Region is calling all local, small, and minority construction businesses working in clean energy trades (HVAC, electrical, mechanical, plumbing preferred) to apply for the second cohort of the DC Contractor Incubator to gain key insights to lead in DC's growing market for building retrofits. The application closes on September 11 at 11:59 pm ET. For more information and to apply: 🌎 https://lnkd.in/ewcXrd4R Would you like to get more information before applying? Register for one of our free virtual information sessions on August 21 and August 28! You can find the registration links below: August 21 Information Session: https://lnkd.in/exZvffBt August 28 Information Session: https://lnkd.in/eh5WxCf9 #cleanenergy #HVAC #electrical #plumbing #mechanical #heatpumps #BEPS #dcmdva #DMVcontractors