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What advice would you share to young people or those looking to pivot their careers into green buildings and building decarbonization and electrification? &gt;&gt; So, I would say that your drive for your passion should lead you into the right direction. But always be willing to learn more because there's so many different certifications out there and if you get certified that helps you get your foot in the door, but one thing I will say though. Because there are so many things out there, you should definitely pinpoint exactly what you want to go into. Cuz to be completely honest with you, before I didn't know like there was a difference between like renewable energy and energy efficiency and how you go about the two different things. So, once you decide, hey, I wanna go into this industry, definitely do your research and figure out what exactly you want to do within the industry. Because it's very broad and you could find a niche for almost everything and once you find that look up different educational programs. Because there are a couple of them out there like the wooden clean energy Academy, which I did, which helped me become a nicer to clean energy intern which helped me get some blog power. So there's definitely a lot of different programs out there. That can give you a lot of information. So, just do your research and you'll find something that fits you. 

Look into certifications to help get your foot in the door. There are so many different certifications in sustainability. Because of all the options out there, be open to learning something new but also try to pinpoint the path that works best for you. For example, before getting into this field, I didn't realize there was a difference between renewable energy and energy efficiency—and how you go about them both. Do your research and figure out what you specifically want to do in this industry.

I have two different types of days. One day I'll be in the office helping clients go green. I do lease offers, which includes doing a building energy analysis and utilizing my knowledge from the field to help a client save by switching from oil or natural gas to electricity. I also do incentive applications. Other days, I'll go to sites to collect all of the information from a client's existing building—oil tanks, windows, and building materials—in order to make a heat load calculation.

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