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Features
Employability
Keeping Up with Architectural Trends . . . . . 18
Developing a Résumé . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Letter of Application for Employment . . . . . . 78
Conducting a Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Completing a Job Application . . . . . . . . . . 140
Preparing for a Job Interview . . . . . . . . . . 157
Evaluating Job Offers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Honesty and Ethics in the Workplace . . . . . 218
Being an Effi cient Employee . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Dress Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Community Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Continuing Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Creating a Portfolio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Time Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Lifelong Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Computer Ethics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Aptitudes and Abilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440
Respecting Diversity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465
Creativity and Brainstorming . . . . . . . . . . 494
Team Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522
Using Social Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552
Coping with Stress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 573
Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 594
E-Mail Etiquette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 613
Celliquette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 631
Decision Making and Problem Solving . . . . 661
Balancing Family and Work . . . . . . . . . . . 690
Professional Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 707
Negotiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 719
Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 740
Nonverbal Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . 760
Attitude on the Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 770
Constructive Criticism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 798
Professional Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 809
Entrepreneurship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 830
Green Architecture
Green Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Container Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Eco-Entrepreneurship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Eco-Friendly Vellum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Electronic Waste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Working with Nature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Porches and Green Design . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) . . . . 193
The Green Kitchen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Eco-Friendly Mold Removal . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Aluminum: A Sustainable Material . . . . . . 261
Carbon Footprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Restoration vs. Preservation:
Which Is Better? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Designing a Green Floor Plan . . . . . . . . . . 345
Green Foundations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Re-Using Existing Vegetation . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Living Roofs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Wood Foundations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438
Engineered Floor Joists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461
Sustainable Masonry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495
Energy-Effi cient Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . 528
Sustainability Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552
Sustainable Exteriors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572
Bamboo Stairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 595
Pellet Stoves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 622
To Print or Not to Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 655
Green Presentations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 669
Sustainable Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 682
Passive Energy Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 710
Phasing Out the Incandescent Lightbulb . . . 721
On-Demand Water Heaters . . . . . . . . . . . 735
Waterless Toilets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 754
Solar Attic Fans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 771
Smart Climate Control Devices . . . . . . . . . 797
Specifi cations for Green Homes . . . . . . . . 818
Costs of Green Building Design . . . . . . . . 831
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