As Will said in the 51 Westy Fridge thread, I finally got something I have been wanting for a few years, that is flat, my degree! I earned an MFA in historic preservation from the Savannah College of art & Design. There are no higher degrees available in my field, so I am looking for a job!
I am especially proud of my thesis, which could not have been done without AW.org. The title of my thesis is "Learning Sustainable Building Design and Use From Historic Buildings." I did not propose anything new, I just researched sustainable and energy efficient elements of historic building design and use and proposed that some of those elements could be used today and achieve energy savings and reduce waste without having to reinvent the wheel.
Much of the information about historic technology and appliances came from my reading AW.org for so many years. There's even an entire section about laundry, where suds savers play a central role. 1140 spin cycles also play an important part, as do clothes lines.
What better incentive to make good use of natural lighting and ventilation than when you're designing and using buildings prior to the introduction of electric utilities?
Dave
I thanked the people of AW.org on the dedication and acknowledgment pages of my thesis, but since it's now in the college's library, I wanted to extend my thanks to you here.
Thank you.
I am especially proud of my thesis, which could not have been done without AW.org. The title of my thesis is "Learning Sustainable Building Design and Use From Historic Buildings." I did not propose anything new, I just researched sustainable and energy efficient elements of historic building design and use and proposed that some of those elements could be used today and achieve energy savings and reduce waste without having to reinvent the wheel.
Much of the information about historic technology and appliances came from my reading AW.org for so many years. There's even an entire section about laundry, where suds savers play a central role. 1140 spin cycles also play an important part, as do clothes lines.
What better incentive to make good use of natural lighting and ventilation than when you're designing and using buildings prior to the introduction of electric utilities?
Dave
I thanked the people of AW.org on the dedication and acknowledgment pages of my thesis, but since it's now in the college's library, I wanted to extend my thanks to you here.
Thank you.
Hopefully, now that I have maxed out my formal education in my field, someone will call me back. I hope those of you who are looking for jobs are having better luck than I am.
