Green General Contractor

From the Set Cool Careers

Today, many general contractors specialize in environmentally-friendly construction methods. “Green” buildings use less energy and are often made with recycled materials. Readers will learn about the people who specialize in this type of construction and how they can prepare for a career in this cutting edge field.

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Interest Level Grade 4 - Grade 8
Reading Level Grade 6
Dewey 690.028/6
Lexile 940L
ATOS Reading Level 6.0
Guided Reading Level
Publisher Cherry Lake Publishing
Series Cool Careers
Language English
Available Formats Reinforced book (9781602799875), PDF (9781610800259), ePub (9781631884085), Hosted ebook (9781610800259H), Kindle (9781631370885)
Copyright 2011
Number of Pages 32
Dimensions 7.5 x 9.5
Graphics Full-color photographs

Author: Barbara A. Somervill

Barbara A. Somervill writes children‘s nonfiction books on a variety of topics. She is particularly interested in nature and foreign countries. Somervill believes that researching new and different topics makes writing every book an adventure. When she is not writing, Somervill is an avid reader and plays bridge.

  • IT'S NOT EASY BEING GREENSBURG
  • WHAT A GREEN GENERAL CONTRACTOR DOES
  • HOW DOES A CONTRACTOR GO GREEN?
  • A GREEN FUTURE
  • SOME WELL-KNOWN GREEN CONSTRUCTION ORGANIZATIONS
  • GLOSSARY
  • FOR MORE INFORMATION
  • INDEX
  • ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Author/Illustrator biography
Glossary of key words
Index
Informative sidebars
Sources for further research
Table of contents
Full-color photographs