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  • Reading up on going green

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    GreenHomeNYC’s Green Careers Transition team is putting together a reading list – check out their previous selections. Continuing the series, GreenHomeNYC volunteer Mary Tchamkina takes a look at books that might help to motivate and guide your career transition.

  • Green Career Profile: Greg Kiss

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    Greg Kiss, Kiss+Cathcart Architects, Brooklyn, NY Describe your “Eukera!” moment that shaped your decision to pursue environmentally conscious design. I actually never had one single moment, rather a series of them that had guided the evolution of our firm’s philosophy over the years. Some people pursue environmental design out of moral conviction, others think of…

  • Reading green, naturally, sustainably

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    GreenHomeNYC’s Green Careers Transition team is putting together a reading list – check out their previous selections. Continuing the series, GreenHomeNYC volunteer Mary Tchamkina takes a look at six books on designing in harmony with nature.

  • Three Books: Farming, Gardening, Epidemics and the Green Building

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    Yikes!  You are probably wondering what any of these have to do with green buildings!  Not to worry! One Straw Revolution by Masonobu Fukuoka, Gaia’s Garden, Second Edition: A Guide To Home-Scale Permaculture by Toby Hemenway and Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell each explore in various contexts,…

  • Registration open for NESEA Master Workshops

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    Sign up now for NESEA Master Workshops this February, coordinated by GreenHomeNYC and NY Designs. Registering online now gives you a 10% discount! GreenHomeNYC and NY Designs are collaborating to bring three NESEA Master Workshops to La Guardia Community College this February. The workshops will be taught by Marc Rosenbaum. His work has been nationally…

  • 5 Book Recommendations: As Oprah would say, Ah-ha!

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    As part of the GreenHomeNYC Career Transitions group, I have been asked to share my thoughts and recommendations for 5 books on sustainability. I’m also supposed to come up with a theme, like 5 books about suburban homes and how they achieve or fail sustainability, or 5 books on air sealing and high performance structures.…

  • Education for Career Transitions

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    Looking to green your career? Whether you are a building industry professional or just someone searching for a more sustainable career path, the following educational opportunities can help you learn more about the theory and practice of green.

  • GreenHomeNYC Fellows Program – Career Transitions

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    GreenHomeNYC is working on a Fellows Program targeted at professionals transitioning to green(er) careers in the building industry or related disciplines. We would love your feedback as we shape the program for launch. Let us know if this sounds like a program that would be of benefit to you and what else you would like…

  • Be Part of a Green Book Club

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    Yes there is such a thing!  If you are interested in transitioning to a green career or looking to enhance knowledge about all things related to the environment, you can sign up (for free) to be a member of LEEDLoop. LEEDLoop is an online community and resource guide for green building professionals and students in…

  • Green Careers and Entrepreneurs

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    A discussion about green careers and entrepreneurs, with Janna Olson, Executive Director of Win Win Campaign: Young Adult-Led Energy Efficiency for Small Business at Envirolution; Marni Majorelle, Founder and Green Roof Specialist at Alive Structures; Kurtis Pender, Weatherization Director at the Harlem Community Development Corp. Moderated by Andrew Padian, Vice President for Energy Initiatives at…