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An English Major Finds a Career in Green-Building

By Michael Favicchio on May 14, 2010 1 Comment bamboo, bamboo walls, Chapman Chapman Construction, Chapman Construction in Newton, Charlotte, construction, construction management, cork floors, drywallers, electricians, energy, English major, environment, environmental engineering, Fuel Efficient Cars, green buildin, green-building project manager, Guy R. Compagnone, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED, LEED certification program, LEED-AP, MA, Marist College, Mary Beth Morris, materials, New York, non-renewable resources, North Carolina, occupant health, plumbers, recycled drywall, reduced water flow, residential construction, solar panel array, solar panels, Solar Tube light fixtures, sustainable, sustainable building practices, sustainable construction, Syracuse, Tighe & Bond, Tony Brown, U.S. Green Building Council, USGBC, Water

An English Major Finds a Career in Green-Building

Michael Favicchio tell Tony Brown story on how he transitioned a new university graduate with a degree in English to a green building project manager at Chapman Construction in Newton, MA.

Report Finds that Missouri Now Has 130,000 Green Jobs

By Chris de Morsella on December 28, 2009 2 Comments biofuel, cellulosic biofuel, chemical technicians, construction managers, electricians, energy efficiency, energy efficiency remediation, energy-efficient appliance, environmental engineering technicians, environmental engineers, global warming, green building, green economy, green jobs, Green Jobs Report, green manufacturing, green supply chain, hybrid vehicle, LEED, LEED architects, Missouri, Missouri Clean Energy Initiative, Missouri Department of Economic Development, Missouri Economic Research and Information Center, Missouri green jobs, operating engineers, organic food, pipe layers, plumbers, recycling, refrigeration mechanics and installers, refuse and recyclable material collectors, remediation of hazardous sites, renewable energy, renewable forestry, solar;, wastewater treatment, wind

Report Finds that Missouri Now Has 130,000 Green Jobs

The Missouri Economic Research and Information Center recently conducted a survey of state businesses, the Green Jobs Report that found that nearly five percent of the state’s total employment, or more than 130,000 job positions, are now part of the green economy sectors. These numbers are also expected to rapidly grow as soon as the general economy begins to recover.