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 Environmental
architects design environmentally friendly homes that often
incorporate solar design and energy efficiency, alternative and high
tech building systems, and sustainable and self-sufficiency
architecture. In this kind of architecture the roofing should relate
to the weather, the windows should relate to the sun's movement, the
landscape should be natural, and the building should be energy
efficient using natural site factors. All of this creates a
structure that is sustainable, non-intrusive, and as self-sufficient
as possible.
 After nearly twenty
years of working in the construction and architectural design
business, I became an instructor for the East San Gabriel Valley
Regional Occupational Program. I direct a construction trades
program for high school students in which they build
energy-efficient homes for the community.
 As I
grew up, my father was active in the community and showed me that
one person can affect change. He always said, "You can find a way to
get things done or you can find a way not to get things done." I
have taken his lesson to heart as an architectural designer and
instructor by looking for solutions to water and energy
problems.
 I am
directing a group of local agencies in an effort to build an
educational center devoted to studying the San Gabriel River. The
river runs through a highly developed region of LA County, but few
of the residents realize its importance to the history, economy, and
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7:00 AM Leave for work at the East San
Gabriel Valley Regional Occupational Program (ESGVROP).
7:30 AM Review the day's
schedule and work with my assistant.
9:00 AM Attend meetings with ESGVROP
program supervisors. Discuss issues related to employee
handbook revisions.
11:00
AM Hold phone conference with staff and board members
for San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority. Discuss
strategies to acquire funds for water clean-up project.
12:00 PM Lunch with
representatives from the Alliance to Save Energy. Discuss how
to enlarge our partnership to include more schools in energy
education.
1:30 PM Work on
personnel issues at ESGVROP.
3:00
PM Discuss over the phone, plans for this weekend's
tree planting project with the Upper San Gabriel Valley
Municipal Water District. Expect over 300 people.
4:00 PM Write draft of a
newspaper article about career-vocational education in the San
Gabriel Valley.
5:00 PM
Attend advisory committee meeting for our energy efficient,
house construction project. Curriculum is discussed, and plans
are made for the project to start within the next few weeks.
6:30 PM Kiwanis board
meeting to discuss club projects and membership.
7:30 PM Watch WEST WING.
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Career Advice: You alone can make a
difference. Study everything--from ecology to chemistry to
politics to economics--to get a clear understanding of
environmental issues.
For more details about my career
path, look through my resume.
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