{"id":19300,"date":"2012-02-19T15:14:03","date_gmt":"2012-02-19T22:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tested-neuron.flywheelsites.com\/?p=19300"},"modified":"2015-08-21T15:01:11","modified_gmt":"2015-08-21T21:01:11","slug":"bould","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/bould\/","title":{"rendered":"College Grad Struggling To Find Employment? This Venture Can Help You (And The Environment)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"embed-vimeo\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/46661605\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>On an otherwise reasonable evening, more than 1,000 people packed an auditorium in Boulder, Colorado, for the culmination of the 2012\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/unreasonableinstitute.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Unreasonable Institute<\/a>. They came to see <a title=\"Global Institute 2012 Series \" href=\"https:\/\/wary-sunlight.flywheelsites.com\/category\/program\/institute\/2012_institute\/\">23 ventures<\/a>\u00a0present their solutions to some of the world\u2019s greatest challenges.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Shane Gring, Founder of <a title=\"BOULD Website \" href=\"http:\/\/www.bebould.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">BOULD<\/a>, shares how \u00a0his venture is passionate about locating the gap between what schools are teaching and what employers\/clients actually want \u2013\u00a0and then leveraging that opportunity to add value to their communities. Currently BOULD partners with affordable housing builders, like Habitat for Humanity, to transform housing projects into hands-on, interactive learning laboratories to help transition architecture and construction professionals into the green building industry. Our tuition-based, community-focused training program equips professionals with the experience and skills they need to launch green careers, while simultaneously funding and building efficient long-lasting homes for low-income families.<\/p>\n<h3>What is the urgent social or environmental need you&#8217;re addressing?<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cArg!\u201d shouted a passionate volunteer. \u201cThose who most need the benefits of green construction are those who can least afford it! Over 1.6 billion people live in substandard housing, is there anyway to leverage the green building industry for their benefit?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is impossible, but so important to my career!\u201d groaned a young architect, representing the 99.5% of the industry unqualified to build green. \u201cThere are no entry-level opportunities to qualify for a green accreditation and join the front lines of designing buildings to encourage energy independence, lessen environmental degradation, and stem climate change.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to build \u2018green\u2019, but we just don\u2019t have the support or resources,\u201d cried a construction manager of a local affordable housing builder, Habitat for Humanity.<\/p>\n<h3>What is your solution to this need? Describe your business strategy.<\/h3>\n<p>BOULD empowers the next generation of sustainability focused professionals with hands-on green building experiences, while simultaneously providing entrepreneurial solutions for AHBs to finance \u201cgreen\u201d homes for low\u2013income families<\/p>\n<p>First, we train local AHBs to transform housing projects into structured, green building classrooms for career developing professionals and students. Upon program completion, participants are qualified for LEED Accreditation, the world\u2019s preeminent green credential. 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