The Build Green Career Fair will introduce job seekers who have introductory training on green building strategies to companies with entry level positions, such as construction workers, apprentices, professional, administrative, and technical workers; sustainability consultants, project coordinators, and project managers.
What is Green Construction? In practical terms, green building is a whole-systems-approach to building that includes:
Designing for livable communities – e.g., LRT/Public Transit, Affordable Housing
Using sun and site to the building's advantage for natural heating, cooling, and daylighting
Landscaping with native, drought-resistant plants and water-efficient practices
Building quality, durable structures
Reducing and recycling construction and demolition waste
Insulating well and ventilating appropriately
Incorporating durable, salvaged, recycled, and sustainably harvested materials
Using healthy products and building practices
Using energy-efficient and water-saving appliances, fixtures and technologies
(adapted from https://www.louisianalandcan.org/article/The-five-principles-of-green-building/868)