Sustainability: A Personal Statement Of Purpose

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As a native Oregonian choosing to pursue a degree in Environmental Studies seemed like a no brainer; growing up in Oregon my playground was essentially the forest. I was lucky enough to walk out the backdoor of my house and be engulfed by a lush dense forest, which I was able to explore and play in at my leisure. For the most part my childhood was spent outside, whether it was skiing, surfing, hiking, mountain biking, etc... All of these activities I enjoyed doing required a healthy natural environment and I understood that from a very early age. Generally, the population of the Portland Metro area is more environmentally conscious than most cities, and that had a huge effect on me as I grew up. Many of my teachers incorporated ideas of sustainability …show more content…

In terms of finance I would obviously like to be comfortable and not have money as a major daily concern. Geographically, I also don’t have any real long term goals either, although living close to the beach or mountains is basically unquestionable. I do really want to find a field where I can be creative, do hands on work, have plenty of variety in my work, and travel some. Last year I became very interested in landscape design, which then led me down the path towards green building. Ideally working for a development firm where sustainability is a major focus would be a perfect fit for me, as far as I know. I am taking a green architecture class and the LEED class this quarter and both seem to be a good fit so …show more content…

For one, obviously, using it for my career. I may go to UCLA after UCSB and complete their landscape architecture extension certificate or I may not, depending on my ability to find a job that I like. Nonetheless, I want to use my education in other aspects of my life. The most notable is using it in my home. Ideally I want to buy an older home and slowly renovate it and really improve both the aesthetics and the efficiency of it. I’m not at all the diehard sustainability guy who throws aesthetics to the wind. I want this home to be very stylish while also incorporating technology and materials that make it eco-friendly and sustainable. In a perfect world, people may not even be able to tell that their was conscious effort put into the sustainability of the building. This idea is tremendously important for the future of green buildings. No one wants to live, work, or look at an ugly building just because it's sustainable, and therefore this relationship between aesthetics and sustainably is of the utmost

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