Comments on: Construction Sector Unemployment Rises Again http://www.efficiencyfirst.org/blog/2009/12/14/construction-sector-unemployment-rises-again/ Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:25:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Jim Stoch http://www.efficiencyfirst.org/blog/2009/12/14/construction-sector-unemployment-rises-again/comment-page-1/#comment-293 Jim Stoch Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:22:07 +0000 http://www.efficiencyfirst.org/blog/?p=555#comment-293 The Homestar program has promise. Retrofitting energy inefficient homes will create a new source of growth for the construction industry and create or save jobs. The problem is that this is a short term fix. Yes, American factories will produce the products used in the retrofits. OR will they? As long as all products used are certified made in the USA, this will be a short term help to manufacturing. The question is, can the retrofit industry be packaged and sold globally for a long term manufacturing growth opportunity for American business and workers? If the industry cannot be scaled, it will be a short term fix and we will still be looking for the next "gotta have it" global consumer product that will truly strengthen and grow our economy, like the PC did in the 80's and internet products did in the 90's. The Homestar program has promise. Retrofitting energy inefficient homes will create a new source of growth for the construction industry and create or save jobs. The problem is that this is a short term fix. Yes, American factories will produce the products used in the retrofits. OR will they? As long as all products used are certified made in the USA, this will be a short term help to manufacturing. The question is, can the retrofit industry be packaged and sold globally for a long term manufacturing growth opportunity for American business and workers? If the industry cannot be scaled, it will be a short term fix and we will still be looking for the next “gotta have it” global consumer product that will truly strengthen and grow our economy, like the PC did in the 80′s and internet products did in the 90′s.

]]> By: Portable Storage http://www.efficiencyfirst.org/blog/2009/12/14/construction-sector-unemployment-rises-again/comment-page-1/#comment-287 Portable Storage Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:07:36 +0000 http://www.efficiencyfirst.org/blog/?p=555#comment-287 The financial crisis has badly affected the construction sector.Unemployment in construction sector is in a cycle.If the existing projects are halted and not completed on time than there will be less new projects and if there will be less new project than the recruitment of the people will be less.Thus complete construction cycle is directly affecting the employment of construction sector which in return comes to unemployment. Thanks, Portable Storage, http://www.moveablecubicle.com The financial crisis has badly affected the construction sector.Unemployment in construction sector is in a cycle.If the existing projects are halted and not completed on time than there will be less new projects and if there will be less new project than the recruitment of the people will be less.Thus complete construction cycle is directly affecting the employment of construction sector which in return comes to unemployment.

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