National Grid Brings Tiny Home to Taste of the Trades Summer Youth Employment Program
in front of the Tony Home. The Tiny Home was stationed at the Center of Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology (CEWIT).
As part of the seven-week Taste of the Trades Summer Youth Employment program, organized by Stony Brook University Economic Development Workforce Development Manager Derek O'Connor, 20 high school students had the opportunity to learn about power grid essentials from members of the National Grid team.
During the National Grid presentation the high school juniors, students from NYSERDA-designated
underserved school districts, were able to explore the National Grid Tiny Home not
through a projector screen, but right in the parking lot of the Center of Excellence
in Wireless and Information Technology (CEWIT).
The students were given a tour of the 380 square foot home while the National Grid team explained how the size and construction allows the home to be more energy efficient than the average home, requiring less energy for heating, cooling, and overall use.
After the tour of the Tiny Home the students engaged with the National Grid interns to ask about their pathway to National Grid and the career paths available in the green energy industry.
The two week stay at Stony Brook University will conclude on Thursday, August 1, the same day as the Offshore wind Open House and Union Apprenticeship Awareness Day event at CEWIT, where students will have the opportunity to engage with union representatives to learn about careers in offshore wind.
"We were thrilled to bring our Net Zero Tiny House to Stony Brook University's Summer Youth Employment Program, in partnership with Brookhaven National Lab. We were grateful to be able to educate the students about our clean energy vision and real world job opportunities of the future,” said Brian Sapp, Director of External Affairs, National Grid.
The next stage of the summer program will bring students to Suffolk County Community College, where they will receive hands-on exposure to advanced manufacturing, including CNC machining, soldering and welding. The program will conclude with a week of touring active Long Island infrastructure sites and energy facilities, including National Grid’s Northport Power Station, Haugland Group LLC’s headquarters, and Bay Shore-based Roman Stone Construction Co.
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