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Becoming a Green Building Professional
A career guide for professionals in sustainable architecture, design, planning, development, and related consulting For 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 vital and informative guide to a growing field.
The Court-Martial of Mother Jones
In March 1913, labor agitator Mary Harris "Mother" Jones and forty-seven other civilians were tried by a military court on charges of murder and conspiracy to murder—charges stemming from violence that erupted during the long coal miners' strike in the Paint Creek and Cabin Creek areas of Kanawha County, West Virginia. Immediately after the trial, some of the convicted defendants received conditional pardons, but Mother Jones and eleven others remained in custody until early May. This arrest and conviction came in the latter years of Mother Jones's long career as a labor agitator. Eighty-one and feisty as ever, she was able to focus national attention on the miners' cause and on the govern...
Journal of the Assembly of the State of New York
Includes Special sessions.
Women in Green
Exploring a variety of topics ranging from communities to buildings to product design, this book explains how the sustainable design field is influenced by women and women's ways of working. It explains the often overlooked roles women have played as key catalysts in sustainability.
Sustainability Principles and Practice
This new and expanded edition builds upon the first edition’s accessible and comprehensive overview of the interdisciplinary field of sustainability. The focus is on furnishing solutions and equipping the student with both conceptual understanding and technical skills for the workplace. Each chapter explores one aspect of the field, first introducing concepts and presenting issues, then supplying tools for working toward solutions. Techniques for management and measurement as well as case studies from around the world are provided. The second edition includes a complete update of the text, with increased coverage of major topics including the Anthropocene; complexity; resilience; environme...
Becoming a Green Building Professional
Sustainable building and design continue to be significant growth areas in a down economy, and many building professionals are reinventing or distinguishing their careers with a focus on this ever-evolving area. Written by a green building and consulting professional with international experience, Becoming a Green Building Professional gives you access to everything you need to find your path in this exciting field. You'll explore the need for green buildings, what it means to be a green building pro-fessional, how to get into the field, and what's on the green building horizon. Plus, you'll find: Common principles of green building professionals. Green building education How to get green experience. What to expect in a green job search. Green building processes and tools. Whether you're a student or a professional, you'll find Becoming a Green Building Professional both instructive and inspiring.
Carve Your Own Road
There is an epidemic facing our world today. People everywhere, even those who are successful by most standards, are utterly disconnected from what they really want out of life. We've abandoned our true passions and dreams in exchange for a daily grind that offers no fulfillment. Some estimates say that fully 80 percent of people don't enjoy their work and wish they could exert more control over their lives. Carve Your Own Road offers a powerful process for reconnecting to your dreams and expanding your opportunities. You will receive firsthand insight from people who have successfully made the leap to careers that invigorate and inspire.Carve Your Own Road also offers stories of dozens of inspiring entrepreneurs and individuals who have done something intimidating to most of usquit their jobs to pursue a whole new path, one filled with uncertainty and fear...and passion and excitement.
