Land8 | Guy Stivers | Activity https://land8.com/members/guystivers/activity/ Activity feed for Guy Stivers. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:52:28 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 67d58426ceb3bfa9b19f05e508166713 Guy Stivers replied to the topic How do I get a job at a sustainable design firm (when things improve) in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN https://land8.com/forums/topic/how-do-i-get-a-job-at-a-sustainable-design-firm-when-things-improve/#post-175143 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:53:19 +0000 Permaculture certification is good; however, not very applicable in this current economy. Work on becoming a ISA certified arborist and then study “urban forestry’. Our current understanding of “sustainbility” started with the forestry industry. With this certification and focus you’ll enhance your chance at employment.

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]]> 0 c3f0ef8a72ee5832cfb36070c3eefe42 Guy Stivers replied to the topic Unemployed Recent Graduates in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/unemployed-recent-graduates/#post-175491 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 01:44:55 +0000 SO MUCH DOOM AND GLOOM! Hey this recession shall pass. I’ve live through three of them (1975, 1981, 1991) and they don’t last for ever. It’s time to be creative. Back in the 1981 recession (I’m really old) I packed my pencils, “T” square, portfolio, and headed down to Australia/New Zealand. I found work as a LA and had the time of my life. After a…[Read more]

]]> 0 9b6328774eb07a59579a6b6dadeca2ac Guy Stivers replied to the topic LA organizations doing all LA professionals a disservice. Wake up! in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/la-organizations-doing-all-la-professionals-a-disservice-wake-up/#post-174740 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 01:24:46 +0000 Jack: I’ve been at this a long time (30-years) Landscape Architecture is a business, some are manage better than others, just like any other business out there. If your layed off, fired, what ever, dust yourself off and move on to better opportunities ! ! ! ! But watch out, bad mouthing a firm can backfire.

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]]> 0 e4df6ae51b100efeb473b9058f58fb32 Guy Stivers replied to the topic Emerging Professionals...I need your help in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/emerging-professionals-i-need-your-help/#post-174767 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 01:04:29 +0000 Hi Kellye, to the potential hire:

Can you identify three projects that our firm has done that truely impress you and why? Go ahead lay it on thick ! ! !

What community or environmental non-profits have you worked for? What was your “scope of work”?

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]]> 0 0506bd5e3a2d2399e1a1414e7e19c6b0 Guy Stivers replied to the topic Does anyone on here have an Industrial Design background? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/does-anyone-on-here-have-an-industrial-design-background/#post-174694 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:29:13 +0000 Matt: Drew recommends a good source. All serious Industrial Design is based on nature. Evolution has worked out the bugs. All we got to do is copy it.

]]> 0 e3563585519c15b0c8752c84e95bf6e4 Guy Stivers replied to the topic How do I get a job at a sustainable design firm (when things improve) in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN https://land8.com/forums/topic/how-do-i-get-a-job-at-a-sustainable-design-firm-when-things-improve/#post-175146 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:08:25 +0000 I’ve got thirty-years in the business (landscape architecture is a business!) and found that if a firm says they practice “sustainable landscape design” most likely they don’t. If you want to do sustainable design don’t look at the self proclaim, look at me, I’m a LEED certified design firm; go talk to a local environmental non-profit (watershed…[Read more]

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