Becoming a Green Building Professional : A Guide to Careers in Sustainable Architecture, Design, Engineering, Development, and Operations

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.;""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Chapter 1: Why Build Green""; ""Our Place""; ""Chapter 2: What Do Green Building Professionals Do?""; ""Common Principles""; ""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""; ""Chapter 4: Experience of Green Building Professionals"" Management Briefing -- Life Cycle Costing -- Introduction To Llc -- Recent Trends That Support The Need For Life Cycle Costing -- Lcc For Design Professionals -- What Is Life Cycle Costing? -- Life Cycle Costing Logic -- Application In The Design Process -- Relationship Of Lcc To Value Engineering -- Program Requirements -- Life Cycle Costing Fundamentals -- Time Value Of Money -- Life Cycle -- Discount Rate -- Dealing With Inflation And Cost Growth -- Analysis Period -- Present Time -- Costs -- Economic Analysis -- Terminology -- Office Economic Analysis Example -- Types Of Economic Analysis -- Benefits And Costs -- Economic Analysis Approaches -- Life Cycle Cost Analysis -- Life Cycle Cost Analysis -- Present Worth Method Calculations -- Annualized Method Calculations -- Lcca Calculation Worksheets -- Lcca Spreadsheet -- More Complex Lcc Analyses -- Estimating Life Cycle Costs -- Estimating Framework -- Initial Costs -- Energy Costs -- Maintenance, Repair, And Custodial Costs -- Alteration And Replacement Costs -- Associated Costs -- Economic Risk Assessment -- Range Of Probable Values -- Confidence Index (ci) Approach -- Conducting An Lcca Study -- Identifying Economic Criteria -- Generating Design Alternatives -- Preliminary Evaluation -- Evaluating Life Cycle Costs And Benefits -- Selecting The Design Alternative -- Alternative Ranking/selection -- Example Lcca Study -- Office To Museum Renovation -- District Court Consolidation -- Branch Bank Prototype Layout -- Health Care Facility Layout -- Daylighting. Glass/hvac Replacement -- Lighting System -- Elevator Selection -- Equipment Purchase Examples -- Construction And Service Contracts -- Chemical Stabilization Plant -- Dryers Vs. Windows -- Campus University Planning Using Lcc And Choosing By Advantages -- High School Trade-off Analysis Of Initial Vs. Staffing Costs -- Highway For Regional Transportation Authority -- Life Cycle Cost Assessment -- Hvac System For A High School -- Lease Vs. Build Lcc Analysis -- Management Considerations -- Strengths And Weaknesses Of Life Cycle Costing -- Level Of Effort -- Planning The Overall Study Effort -- Contingency Planning -- Life Cycle Cost Data -- Introduction To Cost Data -- Maintenance & Replacement Estimating Data -- Structural -- Architectural -- Mechanical -- Electrical -- Equipment -- Sitework -- Economic Tables -- Energy-estimating Data -- Elevator And Escalator Lcc Considerations -- Sample Lcc Scope Of Services -- Life Cycle Costing Forms -- Selected Government Requirements For Lcc -- Historical Development Of Lcc. Alphonse J. Dell'isola And Stephen J. Kirk. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 377-382) And Index. ""Title Page"" ""Copyright"" ""Dedication"" ""Foreword"" ""Preface"" ""Acknowledgments"" ""Chapter 1: Why Build Green"" ""Our Place"" ""Chapter 2: What Do Green Building Professionals Do?"" ""Common Principles"" ""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"" ""Chapter 4: Experience of Green Building Professionals"" ""Early Adoption Becomes Mainstream""""How to Get Green Experience"" ""The 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"" ""Chapter 5: Sustainability and Green Building Consultants"" ""A Sprouting New Sector"" ""Perspectives from Green Building Consultants""""Green Lanterns"" ""Chapter 6: Green Building Green Building Process and Tools"" ""Process"" ""The Toolbox"" ""Nature Nexus"" ""Chapter 7: Green Building Impact Areas, People, and Tools"" ""Common Ecos"" ""Site/Location"" ""Water"" ""Energy"" ""Materials"" ""Indoor Air Quality"" ""Chapter 8: The Business of Green Buildings"" ""Chief Sustainability Officers"" ""Green Legal Advisors/Environmental Lawyers"" ""Financials"" ""Chapter 9: The Future of Green Building"" ""Forecast"" ""Appendix"" ""Index"" Owners and facility designers are frustrated with traditional cost-cutting approaches that yield the cheapest product, but end up sacrificing quality. Life Cycle Costing (LCC), properly done, enables them to achieve both: higher quality (incorporating innovative design) and costs within overall budget constraints. The authors, widely recognized leaders in these techniques, show how LCC can work for a broad variety of projects -- from several types of buildings, to roads and bridges, HVAC and electrical upgrades, and materials/equipment procurement. 16 Case Studies show how to apply LCC to particular facility types and building components, in new construction and remodeling.Maintenance and replacement costs for facility elements -- from foundation and structure to walls and floors, plumbing, HVAC and electrical, and landscaping. An Excel-based LCC spreadsheet program (downloadable from the book's Web site) simplifies the process of applying LCC. LCC is equally effective in new construction, remodeling, renovations and restorations, and materials/equipment procurement. LCC can make desirable and needed projects, like Green Building measures and Security Systems, feasible -- with design innovations that work within budget. Energy savings and other benefits, such as increased space availability, can bring returns of 50% and more over traditional alternatives. The book gives owners, facility managers, and developers a working understanding of LCC to optimize their decision-making and enhance long-term profits ... and helps architects and engineers develop LCC skills to meet owner requirements. Presents A Discussion Of Career Options In The Field Of Landscape Architecture, Covering How To Get Started And Succeed In The Profession, With Over Thirty-five Interviews With Leading Architects, Project Profiles, And Photographs And Illustrations. 1. Introduction To The Profession Of Landscape Architecture -- Overview Of Landscape Architecture -- The Many Definitions Of Landscape Architecture. 2. Landscape Architectural Design -- Diverse Interests: From Creative Expression To Ecology To Construction Techniques -- Design Variety: Living, Working, Playing, Learning, Healing, Protecting, Restoring -- Nested Scales: From Intimate Spaces To Expansive Wildlife Preserves -- Green Design: Sustainability, Biodiversity, And Recycled Materials -- Systems Thinking: Natural, Social, Political, Infrastructural -- The Human Factor: Society, End Users, And Allied Professionals -- Communication: Sketching, Multimedia, Written, Visual, And Oral Presentations. 3. Practice Opportunities -- Private Practice Business -- Private Practice: Size And Configuration -- Public Agencies -- Nonprofit Organizations And Educational Institutions -- Marketing: Getting Work -- Marketing Yourself: Finding A Job -- Overview Of The Profession: By The Numbers -- Professional Associations. 4. The Future Of Landscape Architecture -- Trends And Opportunities. 5. Design Education -- College Preparation -- Landscape Architecture Programs -- The Importance Of Internships -- Professional Licensure. Kelleann Foster. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Facility designers and owners are frustrated with cost-cutting efforts that yield the cheapest product, but sacrifice quality. Life cycle costing, properly done, enables them to achieve both high quality and costs that meet their budgets. The authors, widely recognized leaders in these techniques, show how LCC can work for a broad variety of projects from several types of buildings, to roads and bridges, to HVAC and electrical upgrades, to materials and equipment procurement. LCCcan be applied to every aspect of construction from all types of buildings (commercial, educational, industrial, health care and more), to roads and bridges, to HVAC equipment and electrical systems upgrades and materials and equipment procurement. A life cycle costs section , a major part of the book, provides maintenance and replacement costs for all elements of the facility from the foundation and structure to the walls and floors, plumbing, HVAC and electrical systems, and landscaping. The electronic life cycle costing spreadsheet program included with the book simplifies the process of applying LCC to users own projects. There are also sixteen Case Studies that show how to apply LCC to particular facility types and building components, The books extensive cost section provides maintenance and replacement costs for facility elements from foundation and structure to walls and floors, plumbing, HVAC and electrical, and landscaping. These proven methods are equally effective in new construction, remodeling, renovations, and restorations. Becoming an URBAN PLANNER Are you considering a career in urban planning? Becoming an Urban Planner is the best place to start. Through in-depth interviews with more than eighty urban planners across the United States and Canada, this book gives you a valuable insider's look at your future profession as it is lived and practiced. Becoming an Urban Planner introduces you to the urban planning profession—its history, what you must know to prepare for a career in planning, and the different types of planning jobs. Beyond the basics, though, it shows you the realities of what it's really like to be a planner today. You'll learn about: The skills you'll need and how to hone them in school and on the job Potential career paths and what people in these positions do Using internships, job shadowing, and other opportunities to break into the field Deciding among planning specialties and moving between public and private sectors How to search for and get your first position Emerging areas in planning, including sustainability and climate change Each topic is explored through in-depth interviews with both generalists and others who have devoted their careers to a particular aspect of planning. These professionals share their insights and describe how they have arrived at where they are and how beginners like you can learn from their experiences. With the information from this book to guide and inspire you, you will be able to chart your own path to success as an urban planner. Explore exciting options for a career in landscape architecture Blending aesthetics and environmental consciousness, landscape architecture is one of the fastest growing fields, according to the US Department of Labor. Becoming a Landscape Architect gives you a comprehensive survey of the field as it is practiced today, and explains how to get started and how to succeed in this exciting, creative, and in-demand profession. Featuring more than thirty-five interviews with leading landscape architects and more than 250 illustrations, the guide covers everything an aspiring landscape architect needs to know- from education and training, design specialties, and work settings to preparing an effective portfolio and finding a job in residential, ecological, commercial, and parks design. Complete guide to the profession of landscape architecture, one of today's fastest growing fields More than thirty-five interviews with leading landscape designers and educators give you an idea of what it's really like to work as a landscape architect Over 250 striking illustrations and a lively interior make the book visually appealing as well as informative Explains different educational paths and their prerequisites and requirements Author Kelleann Foster is Associate Professor and Assistant Department Head, Department of Landscape Architecture, Pennsylvania State University and Managing Partner, Visual Interactive Communications Group **Small Is Beautiful: A Study of Economics As If People Mattered** is a collection of essays published in 1973 by German-born British economist E. F. Schumacher. The title "Small Is Beautiful" came from a principle espoused by Schumacher’s teacher Leopold Kohr (1909–1994) advancing small, appropriate technologies, policies, and polities as a superior alternative to the mainstream ethos of "bigger is better". Overlapping environmental, social, and economic forces such as the 1973 energy crisis and popularisation of the concept of globalisation helped bring Schumacher’s Small Is Beautiful critiques of mainstream economics to a wider audience during the 1970s. In 1995 The Times Literary Supplement ranked Small Is Beautiful among the 100 most influential books published since World War II. A further edition with commentaries was published in 1999. (Source: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Is_Beautiful)) 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 Essays On Economic Theory And Principles Provide Guidance For Living And Surviving In The Modern World. Pt. 1. The Modern World. The Problem Of Production -- Peace And Permanence -- The Role Of Economics -- Buddhist Economics -- A Question Of Size -- Pt. 2. Resources. The Greatest Resource : Education -- The Proper Use Of Land -- Resources For Industry -- Nuclear Energy : Salvation Or Damnation? -- Technology With A Human Face -- Pt. 3. The Third World. Development -- Social And Economic Problems Calling For The Development Of Intermediate Technology -- Two Million Villages -- The Problem Of Unemployment In India -- Pt. 4. Organisation And Ownership. A Machine To Foretell The Future? -- Towards A Theory Of Large-scale Organisation -- Socialism -- Ownership -- New Patterns Of Ownership. E.f. Schumacher. Reprint. Originally Published: London : Blond And Briggs, 1973. Bibliography: P. 319-324. "Nothing less than a full-scale assault on conventional economic wisdom." Newsweek One the 100 most influential books published since World War II The Times Literary Supplement Hailed as an "eco-bible" by Time magazine, E.F. Schumacher's riveting, richly researched statement on sustainability has become more relevant and vital with each year since its initial groundbreaking publication during the 1973 energy crisis. A landmark statement against "bigger is better" industrialism, Schumacher's Small Is Beautiful paved the way for twenty-first century books on environmentalism and economics, like Jeffrey Sachs's The End of Poverty , Paul Hawken's Natural Capitalism , Mohammad Yunis's Banker to the Poor , and Bill McKibben's Deep Economy . This timely reissue offers a crucial message for the modern world struggling to balance economic growth with the human costs of globalization.

Here is the completely up-to-date guide to today's careers in sustainable building and design—a clear and concise survey of the field and advice for navigating a successful career. Filled with firsthand interviews with green building professionals, it covers everything from educational requirements and design specialties to the many directions in which a career in green building and design can go.

Becoming a Green Building Professional answers these key questions:

• What do green building professionals do?
• What are the educational requirements for green building professionals?
• What types of jobs are out there?
• How does one get green building experience? What is the future of the green building profession?

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.

Here is the completely up-to-date guide to today's careers in landscape architecture-a clear and concise survey of the landscape architecture field and advice for navigating a successful career. Filled with interviews and advice from leading landscape architects, it covers everything from educational requirements and design specialties to licensure information and the many directions in which a career in landscape architecture can go Here is a completely up-to-date guide to today's careers in urban planning- a clear and concise survey of the urban planning field and advice for navigating a successful career. Filled with interviews and guidance from leading urban planners, it covers everything from educational requirements to planning specialties and the many directions in which a career in urban planning can go Suitable for professionals in sustainable architecture, design, planning, development, and related consulting, this title offers practical information on educational requirements, career options, guidance and tips, and first-hand interviews with green building professionals. Why green buildings? What do green building professionals do? Green building education Fresh perspectives Experience of green building professionals Green building specialists Green building process & tools The business of green buildings The future of green building. Michael Bayer, Nancy Frank, Jason Valerius. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.