Becoming a Green Building Professional - A Guide to Careers in Sustainable Architecture, Design, Engineering,

Informationen zum Autor Holley Henderson, LEED AP BD+C/ID+C , provides sustainable consulting and speaking for the built environment and global business strategy, collaborating with owners, design firms, and manufacturers via H2 Ecodesign, a company she launched that has facilitated nearly 3.5 million square feet of green buildings around the world. Holley has served on multiple national USGBC committees including most recently as Chair of the USGBC LEED CI Core Committee; current Vice Chair of the USGBC LEED Market Advisory Committee; and member of the USGBC LEED Steering Committee. Klappentext 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 vital and informative guide to a growing field. Zusammenfassung 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 vital and informative guide to a growing field. Inhaltsverzeichnis FOREWORD xi PREFACE xix ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xx 1 Why Build Green? 1 Our Place 1 THE NEED 2 A REASON TO CARE 5 LEADERSHIP 5 FURTHER INCENTIVES 6 WORLD OF GRAY 6 GREEN BUILDING 7 HISTORY OF GREEN BUILDING IN THE UNITED STATES 7 AT ALL LEVELS 8 WHAT IS A GREEN BUILDING PROFESSIONAL? 8 LEGACY 12 GREEN JOBS STATS 13 GREEN AS IN "SALARY" 14 HOW TO GET INTO THE FIELD 14 THE POWER OF TWO 19 ON THE HORIZON 30 2 What Do Green Building Professionals Do? 33 Common Principles 35 THE NATURAL STEP 35 METRICS 36 INTEGRATED THINKING 39 MULTIFACETED PERSPECTIVE 41 3 Green Building Education 59 Importance of Eco-Education 60 A WELL-CONCEIVED PROCESS 61 Higher Education 62 DO YOU NEED AN "ENVIRONMENTAL" 62 DEGREE? BUILDING OR GREEN DEGREE? 64 Degree Option 1: Building Profession 66 UNDERGRADUATE/BACHELOR'S DEGREE 66 MASTER'S DEGREE 74 PhD, OR DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY 74 Degree Option 2: Specialized Environmental 72 MULTIDISCIPLINARY DEGREES 80 CHOOSING A COLLEGE 81 Post-College Educational 89 Options Training Programs 89 TIME AND RESULTS 90 FORMAT AND FORUMS 90 HANDS-ON TRAINING PROGRAMS 91 Continuing Education 92 Perspectives from Educators 92 4 Experience of Green Building Professionals 103 Early Adoption Becomes Mainstream 103 How to Get Green Experience 105 HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE 105 VOLUNTEER-GET INVOLVED! 106 MENTORING 108 INTERNSHIPS 111 ACCREDITATION 111 The Green Job Search 113 THE PLAN 113 RESOURCES 113 TOOLS 120 Determining a Best Fit 123 The Green Architect 125 The Green Contractor or Construction Manager 130 The Green Civi...

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FOREWORD xi
 
PREFACE xix
 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xx
 
1 Why Build Green? 1
 
Our Place 1
 
THE NEED 2
 
A REASON TO CARE 5
 
LEADERSHIP 5
 
FURTHER INCENTIVES 6
 
WORLD OF GRAY 6
 
GREEN BUILDING 7
 
HISTORY OF GREEN BUILDING IN THE UNITED STATES 7
 
AT ALL LEVELS 8
 
WHAT IS A GREEN BUILDING PROFESSIONAL? 8
 
LEGACY 12
 
GREEN JOBS STATS 13
 
GREEN AS IN "SALARY" 14
 
HOW TO GET INTO THE FIELD 14
 
THE POWER OF TWO 19
 
ON THE HORIZON 30
 
2 What Do Green Building Professionals Do? 33
 
Common Principles 35
 
THE NATURAL STEP 35
 
METRICS 36
 
INTEGRATED THINKING 39
 
MULTIFACETED PERSPECTIVE 41
 
3 Green Building Education 59
 
Importance of Eco-Education 60
 
A WELL-CONCEIVED PROCESS 61
 
Higher Education 62
 
DO YOU NEED AN "ENVIRONMENTAL" 62
 
DEGREE?
 
BUILDING OR GREEN DEGREE? 64
 
Degree Option 1: Building Profession 66
 
UNDERGRADUATE/BACHELOR'S DEGREE 66
 
MASTER'S DEGREE 74
 
PhD, OR DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY 74
 
Degree Option 2: Specialized Environmental 72
 
MULTIDISCIPLINARY DEGREES 80
 
CHOOSING A COLLEGE 81
 
Post-College Educational 89
 
Options
 
Training Programs 89
 
TIME AND RESULTS 90
 
FORMAT AND FORUMS 90
 
HANDS-ON TRAINING PROGRAMS 91
 
Continuing Education 92
 
Perspectives from Educators 92
 
4 Experience of Green
 
Building Professionals 103
 
Early Adoption Becomes Mainstream 103
 
How to Get Green Experience 105
 
HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE 105
 
VOLUNTEER--GET INVOLVED! 106
 
MENTORING 108
 
INTERNSHIPS 111
 
ACCREDITATION 111
 
The Green Job Search 113
 
THE PLAN 113
 
RESOURCES 113
 
TOOLS 120
 
Determining a Best Fit 123
 
The Green Architect 125
 
The Green Contractor or Construction Manager 130
 
The Green Civil Engineer 134
 
The Green MEP Engineer 138
 
The Green Interior Designer 142
 
The Green Landscape Architect 147
 
The Green Urban Planner 154
 
The Green Real Estate Professional 159
 
The Green Facility Manager or Owner 165
 
Experience + Resources = Results 174
 
5 Sustainability and Green Building Consultants 177
 
A Sprouting New Sector 177
 
THE RACE TO STAY CURRENT 178
 
RANGE OF ROLES 180
 
SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTANTS 180
 
GREEN BUILDING CONSULTANTS 182
 
HOW GREEN BUILDING CONSULTANTS WORK 191
 
Perspectives from Green Building Consultants 194
 
Green Lanterns 199
 
6 Green Building Process and Tools 201
 
Process 201
 
GUIDE: INTEGRATED DESIGN 203
 
The Toolbox 208
 
SELECTING THE BEST TOOL FOR THE JOB 209
 
TRANSPARENCY 210
 
STANDARDS 211
 
THIRD PARTY 212
 
PERFORMANCE 215
 
GREEN BUILDING CERTIFICATIONS 218
 
Nature Nexus 238
 
7 Green Building Impact Areas, People, and Tools 241
 
Common Ecos 241
 
SPECIALISTS 242
 
TOOLS 242
 
Site/Location 244
 
HEAT ISLAND EFFECT 245
 
BROWNFIELD REMEDIATION 245
 
Water 248
 
Energy 254
 
NEW VS. VINTAGE 256
 
ENERGY FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION 257
 
ENERGY FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS 268
 
COMMISSIONING THE BRIDGE 272
 
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"For those considering a new career or a career change on green and sustainable design, Becoming a Green Building Professional offers practical information on educational requirements, career options, guidance and tips, and firsthand interviews. Perfect for design and building 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." ( ASID Icon , Fall 2012)

Product details

• Authors: Anthony D. Cortese, Holley Henderson
• Assisted by: Anthony D. Cortese (Foreword), Cortese Anthony D. (Foreword)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.08.2012
• EAN: 9780470951439
• ISBN: 978-0-470-95143-9
• No. of pages: 416
• Series: Wiley Series in Sustainable Design; Wiley Series in Sustainable Design
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance > Training, job, career; Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Innenarchitektur, Architektur, Interior Design, Architecture, Personalwesen, Bauentwurf, Business & management, Wirtschaft u. Management, Building Design, Personal Career Development