%0 Journal Article %1 clarke2020unions %A Clarke, Linda %A Sahin-Dikmen, Melahat %D 2020 %I SAGE Publications %J European Journal of Industrial Relations %K NZEB construction_industry ecological_modernization energy_efficiency green_transition just_transition union_strategies %N 4 %P 401–418 %R 10.1177/0959680120951705 %T Unions and the green transition in construction in Europe: Contrasting visions %U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0959680120951705 %V 26 %X The construction industry, responsible for 40 percent of European Union (EU) end-use emissions, is targeted as a major area of transformation particularly through the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive requiring nearly zero energy building (NZEB). Through a case study approach, union responses to EU strategy on the implementation of energy efficiency standards are evaluated in Denmark, Germany, Italy and UK (Scotland), presenting a varied picture, from minimal acknowledgement to broad support along the lines of ecological modernization to radical transformation. Radical appraisals of the industry and its exploitative and high-carbon practices are rare, though engaging with the employment and vocational education and training (VET) implications. The article presents a labour-centred alternative to a technical-driven transition agenda, focusing on how the labour process needs to change in a sector dominated by small firms, self-employment, a fragmented labour process and often low levels of VET.

@article{clarke2020unions, abstract = {The construction industry, responsible for 40 percent of European Union (EU) end-use emissions, is targeted as a major area of transformation particularly through the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive requiring nearly zero energy building (NZEB). Through a case study approach, union responses to EU strategy on the implementation of energy efficiency standards are evaluated in Denmark, Germany, Italy and UK (Scotland), presenting a varied picture, from minimal acknowledgement to broad support along the lines of ecological modernization to radical transformation. Radical appraisals of the industry and its exploitative and high-carbon practices are rare, though engaging with the employment and vocational education and training (VET) implications. The article presents a labour-centred alternative to a technical-driven transition agenda, focusing on how the labour process needs to change in a sector dominated by small firms, self-employment, a fragmented labour process and often low levels of VET. }, added-at = {2020-10-03T19:07:49.000+0200}, author = {Clarke, Linda and Sahin-Dikmen, Melahat}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2165f49437d4b56a90ac92b95004224d4/meneteqel}, doi = {10.1177/0959680120951705}, interhash = {fd8dccb24f455579d49ad3badd05f79c}, intrahash = {165f49437d4b56a90ac92b95004224d4}, journal = {European Journal of Industrial Relations}, keywords = {NZEB construction_industry ecological_modernization energy_efficiency green_transition just_transition union_strategies}, language = {eng}, month = oct, number = 4, pages = {401–418}, publisher = {{SAGE} Publications}, timestamp = {2020-10-03T19:08:15.000+0200}, title = {Unions and the green transition in construction in Europe: Contrasting visions}, url = {https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0959680120951705}, volume = 26, year = 2020 }