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.

A career guide for professionals in sustainable architecturedesign, planning, development, and related consultingFor those considering a new career or a career change focused ongreen and sustainable building and design, Becoming a GreenBuilding Professional offers practical information oneducational requirements, career options, guidance and tips, andfirst-hand interviews with green building professionals. Perfectfor underemployed architects and other building and designprofessionals who want to reinvent and renew their careers, as wellas students considering such a career, this is a vital andinformative guide to a growing field.

CHAPTER 1WHY GREEN BUILDINGS?Our PlaceThe NeedA Reason to CareLeadershipFurther IncentivesWorld of GrayGreen buildingHistory of Green Building in the United StatesAt All LevelsWhat is a Green Building Professional?LegacyGreen Jobs StatsGreen as in "Salary"How to Get Into the FieldOn the HorizonChapter 2What Do Green Building Professionals Do?Common PrinciplesThe Natural StepMetricsIntegrated ThinkingMulti-faceted PerspectiveChapter 3Green Building EducationImportance of Eco-EducationValues & QualitiesA Well-Conceived ProcessStart EarlyPre-KHigher EducationDo You Need an "Environmental" Degree?Building or Green Degree?Degree Option 1: Building ProfessionUndergraduate / Bachelor's DegreeMaster's DegreePhD or Doctor of PhilosophyDegree Option 2: Specialized EnvironmentalMultidisciplinary DegreesChoosing a CollegePost-College Educational OptionsTraining ProgramsTime and ResultsFormat and ForumsHands-On Training ProgramsContinuing EducationPerspectives from EducatorsChapter 4Fresh PerspectivesChapter 5Experience of Green Building ProfessionalsEarly adoption becomes mainstreamHow to Get Green ExperienceHands-On ExperienceVolunteer--Get Involved!MentoringInternshipsAccreditationThe Green Job SearchThe PlanResourcesToolsDetermining a Best FitThe Green ArchitectThe Green Contractor or Construction ManagerThe Green Civil EngineerThe Green MEP EngineerThe Green Interior DesignerThe Green Landscape ArchitectThe Green Urban PlannerThe Green Real Estate ProfessionalThe Green Facility Manager or OwnerExperience + Resources = ResultsChapter 6Green Building SpecialistsA Sprouting New SectorThe Race to Stay CurrentRange of rolesSustainability ConsultantsGreen Building ConsultantsHow Green Building Consultants WorkGreen Building Consultant InterviewsHigher Level of Green SpecialtySite SpecialistWater SpecialistEnergy SpecialistsMaterials SpecialistAir SpecialistComing Together for the FutureChapter 7Green Building Process & ToolsProcessFrom Construction to the Entire ProcessThe ToolboxSelecting the Best Tool for the JobTransparencyGreen Building CertificationsEnvironmental Issue AreasMaterialsIndoor Environmental QualityGeneral ToolsCHAPTER 8THE BUSINESS OF GREEN BUILDINGSFinancialsCHAPTER 9THE FUTURE OF GREEN BUILDINGForecastGlobalUnited StatesBeauty of AgeNew LookThe End is the Beginning