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09 Oct 00 - lists; "green" home construction; jobs; holidays; feds; junk mail ** WASTE PREVENTION FORUM ** -- A project of the National Waste Prevention Coalition -------- Forum archive: http://www.reuses.com/nwpcarchive -------------------- Excerpted from an article from the November, 2000, Consumer Reports: These are a few of the major database provider companies in the U.S., with examples of their database products (these products are sold to many types of companies, for direct-mail marketing, telemarketing and other purposes): KnowledgeBase Marketing. Chapel Hill, NC. Products include: "AmeriLINK" - Data on 200 million individuals, including income, phone numbers, number and ages of children, occupation, and whether the family has a credit card. Equifax. Atlanta, GA. Products include: "Lifestyle Selector" - Data compiled from product-registration cards on household characteristics and leisure activities of 38 million consumers. "Outdoor Database" - Information derived from boat, vehicle, and aircraft registrations and state hunting and fishing licenses on demographic, recreational and lifestyle activities for over 26 million consumers. Experian. Orange, CA and Nottingham, England. Products include: "Insource" - Demographic, psychographic, and behavioral data from public and self-reported sources representing 95 percent of U.S. households. PerformanceData/Trans Union. Chicago, IL. Products include: "Home Owner Data" - Lists of homeowners, with individual-level information on mortgages and home-equity amounts. Acxiom. Conway, AR. Products include: "InfoBase" - According to the company, the "largest collection of U.S. consumer, business, and telephone data available in one source" for database or file enhancement, analytical services, or list rental. Consumer data include demographic and lifestyle profiles. -------------------- Links to websites for programs around the nation that encourage "green" home construction (from Karen Hamilton's King County Environmental Purchasing Bulletin): - King and Snohomish counties, Washington (Seattle area): http://www.builtgreen.net - Colorado: http://www.builtgreen.org - Austin, Texas: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/greenbuilder/ - Kitsap County, Washington: http://www.kitsaphba.com/bbk.html -------------------- Excerpted from job announcement from the City and County of San Francisco, CA (forwarded by David Assmann): EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY - SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT Job title: Resource-Efficient Building Coordinator Salary range: $57,044 - 69,316 Application due date: October 16, 2000. Open until position is filled. On July 3, 1999, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed legislation designed to reduce the use of natural resources, including energy and material use, in City owned and leased buildings. The Resource-Efficient Building (REB) Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the program established by this legislation - the San Francisco Resource-Efficient Building program - which includes an extensive pilot project program. The REB Coordinator is responsible for coordinating resource-efficient building efforts with City departments, including conducting outreach and working with both the public and private sectors to promote resource-efficient building practices. The REB Coordinator is part of the Resource and Energy Efficiency Division of the Department of the Environment and reports to the Resource Efficiency Manager. Examples of duties: Coordinate City department activities and meetings to promote resource efficiency and green buildings. Implement and enforce the Resource-Efficient Building Ordinances for all City departments. Review and recommend exemptions when appropriate. Draft and coordinate resource-efficient building guidelines. Develop and implement a program-related incentive and rating system. Establish baseline budget and track costs, savings and benefits. Establish evaluation mechanisms to determine the effect of the ordinances. Coordinate and develop plans and materials for marketing pilot projects. Develop and present guidelines, technical measures and criteria for pilot projects. Identify and secure outside funding for pilot projects. Job requirements include: - Ability to express technical and complex information in layperson's terms. - B.S. in environmental science, architecture, engineering or related field. - 5 years verifiable experience in areas related to resource-efficient building. - 2 years experience in data analysis, evaluation and presentation. - 2 years experience in project and budget management. To apply, mail a cover letter and résumé outlining your qualifications to: REB Coordinator Search, Department of the Environment, 11 Grove Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102. Or, by e-mail to: SFEnvironment [A T] ci [D O T] sf [D O T] ca [D O T] us No phone calls please. Note from Tom: For more information on the San Francisco Department of the Environment and the Resource-Efficient Building Program, see this website: http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/environment/ (However, not all job openings are listed on the city's websites, and this appears to be one that is not listed.) ---------------------- Excerpted from a job posting from the Clark County Department of Public Works, Vancouver, WA (forwarded by the Washington State Recycling Association) and from the Clark County website: Clark County, Washington, which is just north of Portland, is seeking a Waste Reduction Specialist. Salary: $3,463 - $4,423 per month. Applications are due by October 13, 2000. For the full announcement, see: http://www.co.clark.wa.us/HR/JOBANN/waste.htm --------------------- From the website for the Center for a New American Dream, Takoma Park, MD (forwarded by Gary Liss, Bill Reed and Marcia Rutan): The Center for a New American Dream is hosting its first live on-line chat. Special guest Bill McKibben, author of "Hundred Dollar Holiday," will answer people's questions and take comments about the commercialization of the holidays at http://www.newdream.org/chat this Tuesday, October 10, 2000, at 12 noon Eastern time. The Center also has a website on Simplifying the Holidays: http://www.newdream.org/holiday/ In addition, the Center is hosting an ongoing e-mail discussion in October on the same subject, at: http://www.newdream.org/discuss/ --------------------- Link to the website for the U.S. Office of the Federal Environmental Executive: http://www.ofee.gov This site contains a wide variety of information on what the federal government is doing on waste prevention and recycling. --------------------- Link to a humorous, thoughtful article on junk mail, "Where Is Your Junk Mail From?", by Stephen Heuser in the 10/2/00 Boston Phoenix (forwarded from AlterNet.org by Jeff Gaisford): http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=9866 - end - ** WASTE PREVENTION FORUM ** -- A project of the National Waste Prevention Coalition -------- Forum archive: http://www.reuses.com/nwpcarchive -------------------- Excerpted from an article from the November, 2000, Consumer Reports: These are a few of the major database provider companies in the U.S., with examples of their database products (these products are sold to many types of companies, for direct-mail marketing, telemarketing and other purposes): KnowledgeBase Marketing. Chapel Hill, NC. Products include: "AmeriLINK" - Data on 200 million individuals, including income, phone numbers, number and ages of children, occupation, and whether the family has a credit card. Equifax. Atlanta, GA. Products include: "Lifestyle Selector" - Data compiled from product-registration cards on household characteristics and leisure activities of 38 million consumers. "Outdoor Database" - Information derived from boat, vehicle, and aircraft registrations and state hunting and fishing licenses on demographic, recreational and lifestyle activities for over 26 million consumers. Experian. Orange, CA and Nottingham, England. Products include: "Insource" - Demographic, psychographic, and behavioral data from public and self-reported sources representing 95 percent of U.S. households. PerformanceData/Trans Union. Chicago, IL. Products include: "Home Owner Data" - Lists of homeowners, with individual-level information on mortgages and home-equity amounts. Acxiom. Conway, AR. Products include: "InfoBase" - According to the company, the "largest collection of U.S. consumer, business, and telephone data available in one source" for database or file enhancement, analytical services, or list rental. Consumer data include demographic and lifestyle profiles. -------------------- Links to websites for programs around the nation that encourage "green" home construction (from Karen Hamilton's King County Environmental Purchasing Bulletin): - King and Snohomish counties, Washington (Seattle area): http://www.builtgreen.net - Colorado: http://www.builtgreen.org - Austin, Texas: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/greenbuilder/ - Kitsap County, Washington: http://www.kitsaphba.com/bbk.html -------------------- Excerpted from job announcement from the City and County of San Francisco, CA (forwarded by David Assmann): EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY - SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT Job title: Resource-Efficient Building Coordinator Salary range: $57,044 - 69,316 Application due date: October 16, 2000. Open until position is filled. On July 3, 1999, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed legislation designed to reduce the use of natural resources, including energy and material use, in City owned and leased buildings. The Resource-Efficient Building (REB) Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the program established by this legislation - the San Francisco Resource-Efficient Building program - which includes an extensive pilot project program. The REB Coordinator is responsible for coordinating resource-efficient building efforts with City departments, including conducting outreach and working with both the public and private sectors to promote resource-efficient building practices. The REB Coordinator is part of the Resource and Energy Efficiency Division of the Department of the Environment and reports to the Resource Efficiency Manager. Examples of duties: Coordinate City department activities and meetings to promote resource efficiency and green buildings. Implement and enforce the Resource-Efficient Building Ordinances for all City departments. Review and recommend exemptions when appropriate. Draft and coordinate resource-efficient building guidelines. Develop and implement a program-related incentive and rating system. Establish baseline budget and track costs, savings and benefits. Establish evaluation mechanisms to determine the effect of the ordinances. Coordinate and develop plans and materials for marketing pilot projects. Develop and present guidelines, technical measures and criteria for pilot projects. Identify and secure outside funding for pilot projects. Job requirements include: - Ability to express technical and complex information in layperson's terms. - B.S. in environmental science, architecture, engineering or related field. - 5 years verifiable experience in areas related to resource-efficient building. - 2 years experience in data analysis, evaluation and presentation. - 2 years experience in project and budget management. To apply, mail a cover letter and résumé outlining your qualifications to: REB Coordinator Search, Department of the Environment, 11 Grove Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102. Or, by e-mail to: SFEnvironment ( AT ) ci ( DOT ) sf ( DOT ) ca ( DOT ) us No phone calls please. Note from Tom: For more information on the San Francisco Department of the Environment and the Resource-Efficient Building Program, see this website: http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/environment/ (However, not all job openings are listed on the city's websites, and this appears to be one that is not listed.) ---------------------- Excerpted from a job posting from the Clark County Department of Public Works, Vancouver, WA (forwarded by the Washington State Recycling Association) and from the Clark County website: Clark County, Washington, which is just north of Portland, is seeking a Waste Reduction Specialist. Salary: $3,463 - $4,423 per month. Applications are due by October 13, 2000. For the full announcement, see: http://www.co.clark.wa.us/HR/JOBANN/waste.htm --------------------- From the website for the Center for a New American Dream, Takoma Park, MD (forwarded by Gary Liss, Bill Reed and Marcia Rutan): The Center for a New American Dream is hosting its first live on-line chat. Special guest Bill McKibben, author of "Hundred Dollar Holiday," will answer people's questions and take comments about the commercialization of the holidays at http://www.newdream.org/chat this Tuesday, October 10, 2000, at 12 noon Eastern time. The Center also has a website on Simplifying the Holidays: http://www.newdream.org/holiday/ In addition, the Center is hosting an ongoing e-mail discussion in October on the same subject, at: http://www.newdream.org/discuss/ --------------------- Link to the website for the U.S. Office of the Federal Environmental Executive: http://www.ofee.gov This site contains a wide variety of information on what the federal government is doing on waste prevention and recycling. --------------------- Link to a humorous, thoughtful article on junk mail, "Where Is Your Junk Mail From?", by Stephen Heuser in the 10/2/00 Boston Phoenix (forwarded from AlterNet.org by Jeff Gaisford): http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=9866 - end -