In this Issue:
Topic of the Month: "Green Buildings, Blue Skies"
Interview with Scholarship Winner Robert Sovie
This Issue's Cartoon!
Green Buildings, Blue Skies
Autumn – and footballs – are in the air, but it’s still Summer; the skies are blue, the grass is green, and the kids are still playing outside until dark every night. Summer is a time of year when even those who build buildings for a living – the shelters where we work and live – yearn to be outdoors. And there is certainly no dichotomy there: increasingly, the engineering and construction industry is becoming a leader in bridging a gap between the natural world and the developed, or built, world.
The design & built environment has a profound impact on our natural environment, economy, health and productivity. In the United States alone, occupancy in the buildings in which we work accounts for:
- 70% of electricity consumption
- 39% of energy use
- 39% of all carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
- 40% of raw materials use
- 30% of waste output (136 million tons annually)
- 12% of potable water consumption
Many organizations such as the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) have developed the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System, a set of criteria meant to establish universal standards for the adoption of sustainable “green” building and development practices. The LEED program provides benchmarks for water conservation, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality, among other measures.
EngineeringDesignJobs.com is a great resource for companies like yours who are looking for LEED certified candidates. “LEED,” “green building” and “sustainable building” are all keywords and phases that can be searched by employers to find the exact candidate that you are looking for.
If time is a limited resource, EngineeringDesignJobs has tools that will automatically search for the candidates with the qualifications you are looking for to meet your Green Building practices. Don’t forget our associates are happy to offer assistance as well.
And there’s an added value as well: not only can EngineeringDesignJobs help you “Go Green” in finding LEED certified candidates, we can help your company save money, space, and time in the process. Since all transactions with EngineeringDesignJobs.com are carried out via computer, you can cut down on paper consumption and waste. Resumes are searched online and can be saved in candidate folders very easily by the employer. Resume searching can also allow you to cut down on those unwanted paper resumes piling up on your desk. You can pick and choose the resumes at which you want to spend your time looking.
Laura Summerlin
Regional Account Executive
Interview with Scholarship Winner Robert Sovie
EngineeringDesignJobs.com holds a deep interest in seeing that the engineering industry finds and develops the next generation of design professionals, and that those up-and-coming professionals be as well-trained, motivated, creative, and eager as the men and women with whom we currently work in engineering. To that end, we started the ConstructionJobs.com Scholarship for Students in Construction & Engineering , a scholarship that awards $1000 to the students and future builders we select nationwide to assist in their tuition for a semester during their college careers.
For the Fall of 2008, for example, we awarded the $1000 scholarship prize to five students (in five different states: California, Missouri, Texas, Arizona, and North Carolina). And we spoke with Robert Sovie, a Senior in Construction Management at Western Carolina University who is excited about his future in construction.
EDJ.com Newsletter: Robert, how did you hear about the Scholarship?
Robert Sovie: I heard about it from a professor and found the application on the ConstructionJobs.com website.
EDJN: How was the application process?
RS: Very easy. The application process is quick. Applicants have to have a building professional call in on their behalf, but if you have worked as an intern or on a site, that isn’t a big obstacle.
EDJN: Why were you chosen, do you think?
RS: I have a solid GPA and have worked in the profession during my college years. And I am committed to moving into the construction field. Those are all essential requirements for people who apply for the Scholarship.
EDJN: Does the money help?
RS: Hey, I’m in college. Any financial help is beneficial.
It was very much appreciated. If you are a student in a construction/engineering-related field and want to apply for the scholarship, simply go to ConstructionJobs.com and visit the scholarship page. If you are a construction/design professional and know someone like Robert Sovie, feel free to tell him or her to find the website and turn in an application. The leadership at ConstructionJobs.com hopes to help those most deserving of the assistance.
Applicants have until December 1, 2008 to turn in applications for the Spring 2009 prizes. We look forward to seeing yours.
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Happy Recruiting,
The EngineeringDesignJobs Team
