Workers who have completed green energy or electrical courses could soon find themselves in demand to help make new build homes in Scotland more energy efficient.
The Building Standards Technical Handbook was published by the Scottish government this week and will make it obligatory for new properties to be more eco friendly, have better sound insulation and greater levels of security as of October this year.
It is hoped the regulations will cut carbon emissions from new buildings by 30 per cent compared to 2007 levels.
Commenting on the news, infrastructure minister Stewart Stevenson, said: "While Scotland already leads the UK in reducing emissions from buildings, these improvements will give us some of the greenest homes in Europe."
And it could be that top-quality tradespersons are required to carry out these environmentally-friendly upgrades.
It was recently revealed that a £2.5 million shared equity home trial scheme has been backed by some of the top developers in Scotland.
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