Becoming a Green Building Professional -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CHAPTER 1: Why Build Green? -- Our Place -- NOTES -- CHAPTER 2: What Do Green Building Professionals Do? -- Common Principles -- NOTES -- CHAPTER 3: Green Building Education -- Importance of Eco-Education -- Higher Education -- Degree Option 1: Building Profession -- Degree Option 2: Specialized Environmental -- Post-College Educational Options -- Training Programs -- Continuing Education -- Perspectives from Educators -- NOTES -- CHAPTER 4: Experience of Green Building Professionals -- Early Adoption Becomes Mainstream -- How to Get Green Experience -- The Green Job Search -- Determining a Best Fit -- The Green Architect -- The Green Contractor or Construction Manager -- The Green Civil Engineer -- The Green MEP Engineer -- The Green Interior Designer -- The Green Landscape Architect -- The Green Urban Planner -- The Green Real Estate Professional -- The Green Facility Manager or Owner -- Experience + Resources = Results -- NOTES -- CHAPTER 5: Sustainability and Green Building Consultants -- A Sprouting New Sector -- Perspectives from Green Building Consultants -- Green Lanterns -- NOTES -- CHAPTER 6: Green Building Process and Tools -- Process -- The Toolbox -- Nature Nexus -- NOTES -- CHAPTER 7: Green Building Impact Areas, People, and Tools -- Common Ecos -- Site/Location -- Water -- Energy -- Materials -- Indoor Air Quality -- NOTES -- CHAPTER 8: The Business of Green Buildings -- Chief Sustainability Officers -- Green Legal Advisors/Environmental Lawyers -- Financials -- NOTES -- CHAPTER 9: The Future of Green Building -- Forecast -- NOTES -- APPENDIX -- INDEX.