“North America’s Building Trades Unions commend committed lawmakers and the Biden administration for coming together to craft bipartisan legislation to address our nation’s infrastructure needs. This robust package will strengthen neglected communities, create millions of American jobs, and reestablish America’s standing among global competitors," said Sean McGarvey, president, NABTU.
The ACEC study estimates that the bipartisan agreement would create more than 82,000 full- and part-time jobs in engineering and design services, generate $62 billion in architectural/engineering industry wages and add $75 billion to GDP.
Linda Bauer Darr, president and CEO of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) released a statement in support of the INVEST in America Act.
US DOE takes major steps toward reducing the carbon footprint of buildings, which use 40% of the nation’s energy; invests $30 million in new workforce training initiatives.