Showing posts with label careers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label careers. Show all posts

Apr 23, 2012

Interdisciplinary Collaboration and the Economics of Change Project

(The following is a guest post from UW grad student, Kate Bonaparte, regarding The Economics of Change research project which seeks to map and measure the monetary benefits of ecosystem services for real estate investment in high performance green buildings. posted 4/23/12)


Why can’t we all just get along?
After five years of studying architecture at the University of Miami I learned the art of hand and computer drafting, design, methods of rendering and graphic communication, and even how to write with the stereotypical architectural block lettering. But the most surprising revelation I encountered upon my matriculation was that I had also learned to talk like an architect.

Jan 14, 2010

Upcoming Events: Greendrinks

SEATTLE GREENDRINKS: COMING EVENTS

Green Lunch: Friday, 15 January
Sign up today to meet other Greendrinkers for a limited period of time in a small-group setting. Our monthly Green Lunches might be perfect for you! Join a small group of Greendrinkers for the next Green Lunch on Friday, 15 January.


Agent Green: 12 February
We're still locking in details of the 12 February Agent Green event, to be held in
Greenwood, but please save the date. And if you haven't already, stay in the loop by joining the Agent Green group on our website or following @Agent4Green on twitter. We need your help spreading the word and attending to make these events a success!

SEATTLE GREENDRINKS: PARTNER EVENTS

Work With Meaning: Developing a Sustainability-Related Career: 12 &
15 February

Back by popular demand, Seattle Greendrinks partner Foresight
Design will again put on their Sustainability Careers Workshops in February!
These classes empower participants to not only develop a sustainability-related
job, but also a more meaningful one. Created by seasoned sustainability
professionals with more than 10 years of diverse experience each, the seminars
have been refined with input from over 400 participants. Part 1 will be held on
12 February; Part 2 will be offered on 15 February, from 5-9.


GoGreen ’10 Conference: 21 April

GoGreen '10 is a one day sustainability conference for business in Seattle built to motivate, inspire, and educate business owners to “go green” and become more sustainable. GoGreen ‘10 teaches tactical steps on “greening” business, providing actionable steps to sustainability for business owners and decision makers. Attendees will learn from live success stories and participate in panel discussions geared to provide solid takeaways to make any size of business the most sustainable that it can be. Seattle Greendrinks members save $25 when registering for GoGreen ’10 Seattle via Discount Code: GreenDrinks.


Greendrinks Partners

Please visit our partners to show your support of forward thinking businesses!