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Essays n the importance of sustainability. Teaching the concepts of green building to all students: a call to action / Julia Feder, Amy Seif Hattan, and Ashka Naik ; Form, function, and those within / Jennifer Berry, and Deborah J Hanson ; Sustainability: a paradigm, not a practice / Robert Fleming ; Triple bottom line of sustainability / Alyce Engle -- Pt. 1: Professional and skilled jobs. Building design and construction jobs ; In stallion, o perations, and energy-efficiency jobs ; Commercial, industrial, and residential design jobs ; Landscaping, ground keeping, and turf care jobs ; Jobs in policy, analysis, advocacy, and regulatory affairs -- Pt. 2: Colleges and union organizations with great green programs. 25 four-year schools with great green programs ; 25 two-year colleges with great green programs ; Union training programs for green jobs -- Pt. 3: Workforce training ; State and federal workforce training -- Pt. 4: Appendixes. Appendix A: Building and landscaping jobs by industry ; Appendix B: Green job boards ; Appendix C: Green your vocabulary for a sustainable future ; Appendix D: Green features in this guide.