Been Gone Too Long!

Posted on 21 July 2008

Hi Everyone-

I’m back after a very long break. I wasn’t on vacation or anything; just trying to finish up school and get through this wretched exam. I’ve been working on my certification in sustainable building, and can now officially say I am a Certified Sustainable Building Advisor (CSBA). This distinction was hard earned – the test was the equivalent to passing the bar exam and you only had three hours!

busy2.jpgIn addition to finishing school I had begun teaching as well at the local city college. This summer I taught a hands-on construction course to adults looking for a career change and to young students hoping to get into the trades. I’ve also been approached to pen a green building textbook!

I am happy to be back to normal (somewhat) and look forward to resuming posts on what’s going on here in the US of A as well as any and all things related to sustainable design and building as I am up to my eyebrows in it.

Ciao for now,

Arcadia Maximo, CSBA!

PS: If you have any questions or comments regarding green building please feel free to drop me a line.

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Arcadia - who has written 58 posts on Green Girls Global Blog.

Arcadia Maximo is the owner of Maximo Construction, a residential construction company who only builds green! She also teaches a "hands-on" construction class at City College of San Francisco, where she is the coordinator of the Citybuild Academy program. She sits on numerous construction boards and is a Certified Green Building Professional and Certified Sustainable Building Advisor. Her hobbies include writing, ballet, and fashion!

3 Comments For This Post

  1. Anna-Lisa says:
    July 29th, 2008 at 12:34 pm

    Congratulations on becoming a Certified Sustainable Building Advisor. Hope you inspire your students to build green!

  2. adam says:
    August 12th, 2008 at 10:16 am

    Hi Arcadia

    I’m a final year Masters of Architecture student. My final project is based on environmental sustainability, with a focus on aestheics recycled. My project is focused on repurposing vinyl flooring for another building application. Are you aware of any other practioners or students who have attempted this ?

  3. Arcadia says:
    August 12th, 2008 at 6:09 pm

    Hi Adam,

    What a fantastic idea you have! The only repurposed idea I have seen thus far, are old license plates used as exterior cladding (not a good look in my opinion). I’m not aware of anyone else doing this. Good luck with your final project :) !

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