The College of Environmental Design Undergraduate Advising Blog

The Zeus Design Build Firm is seeking the right student for a part-time paid internship at their small but busy design/build firm. Zeus Design Build works on a variety of projects and budgets, but mostly in Bay Area home remodels in Craftsman and Modern styles, with Eco-conscious choices whenever possible. Zeus Design Build Firm has been featured in magazines, including the cover of Fine Homebuilding’s Kitchen&Bath Design Issue last year. As a part-time Intern, you would assist the chief designer with drafting, bids, project management and client communications. Opportunity to get hands-on site experience too, if desired.Pay will be a living wage; the exact hourly amount depends on your skills and experience. Zeus Design Build is located in the tiny community of Canyon, a half-hour drive from UC Berkeley. (Or a 10 mile, hilly bike ride, You can also access through bus from Orinda BART to Moraga and then ride 4 miles from there, one steep climb at the end.) Much of the work could...

BEACN is an interdisciplinary undergraduate student organization that provides consulting services to local green businesses, and it is design for the interest of Architecture and Sustainable Environmental Design majors. However,BEACN is currently recruiting students from all years and majors to join the consulting project teams. This semester specifically, BEACN has two projects that involve working with sustainable design and architecture businesses. For more information, come to one of our information sessions next week: Info Session #1 : Monday, 9/9 at 7pm in 140 Barrows Info Session #2 : Wednesday, 9/11 at 7pm in 24 Wheeler Check out BEACN's Facebook page, visit beacn.berkeley.edu or email beacn.berkeley@gmail.com for more information.

Oakland Community Builders Internship Program Accepting Student Applications for 2013-14 Interested in grassroots community organizing? Want to gain experience working on pressing social justice issues on the ground in the East Bay? Apply to be an Oakland Community Builders intern! Application Deadline: September 6, 2013 Preliminary Interviews September 10-13, 2013 Oakland Community Builders (OCB) is a yearlong internship program that trains students in what it means to be a community organizer while addressing the needs of communities in the East Bay. OCB will: · Challenge you to analyze community organizing tactics and social issues rather than just read about them · Offer you a chance to contribute to your local community · Let you meet and interact with other students who share your interest in civic engagement. You will leave the program with tools and experiences that will be useful and applicable to your own community organizing projects. In addition t...