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1 online resource (418 pages) |
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Becoming a Green Building Professional; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CHAPTER 1: Why Build Green?; Our Place; NOTES; CHAPTER 2: What Do Green Building Professionals Do?; Common Principles; NOTES; CHAPTER 3: Green Building Education; Importance of Eco-Education; Higher Education; Degree Option 1: Building Profession; Degree Option 2: Specialized Environmental; Post-College Educational Options; Training Programs; Continuing Education; Perspectives from Educators; NOTES; CHAPTER 4: Experience of Green Building Professionals; Early Adoption Becomes Mainstream |
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How to Get Green ExperienceThe Green Job Search; Determining a Best Fit; The Green Architect; The Green Contractor or Construction Manager; The Green Civil Engineer; The Green MEP Engineer; The Green Interior Designer; The Green Landscape Architect; The Green Urban Planner; The Green Real Estate Professional; The Green Facility Manager or Owner; Experience + Resources = Results; NOTES; CHAPTER 5: Sustainability and Green Building Consultants; A Sprouting New Sector; Perspectives from Green Building Consultants; Green Lanterns; NOTES; CHAPTER 6: Green Building Process and Tools; Process |
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The ToolboxNature Nexus; NOTES; CHAPTER 7: Green Building Impact Areas, People, and Tools; Common Ecos; Site/Location; Water; Energy; Materials; Indoor Air Quality; NOTES; CHAPTER 8: The Business of Green Buildings; Chief Sustainability Officers; Green Legal Advisors/Environmental Lawyers; Financials; NOTES; CHAPTER 9: The Future of Green Building; Forecast; NOTES; APPENDIX; INDEX |
| Summary |
A career guide for professionals in sustainable architecture, design, planning, development, and related consultingFor those considering a new career or a career change focused on green and sustainable building and design, Becoming a Green Building Professional offers practical information on educational requirements, career options, guidance and tips, and first-hand interviews with green building professionals. Perfect for underemployed architects and other building and design professionals who want to reinvent and renew their careers, as well as students considering such a career, this is a |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Sustainable architecture.
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Architects -- Training of
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Architecture -- Study and teaching.
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Sustainable buildings -- Design and construction.
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Buildings -- Energy conservation.
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ARCHITECTURE -- Sustainability & Green Design.
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Architects -- Training of
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Architecture -- Study and teaching
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Buildings -- Energy conservation
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Sustainable architecture
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Sustainable buildings -- Design and construction
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781118310373 |
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1118310373 |
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