The elevator speech.

Since I took my internship last semester, my post will not be as detailed as the rest of yours. I apologize in advance. The first few weeks at GGP entailed studying OffSET, the program itself, how it was created, the research that was used in order to create it, and how to calculate what we evaluate as far as kilowatts used and the money it costs. It was a great deal to comprehend, but after looking over the documents dozens of times it becomes pretty straight forward.

Something Jonce ask the other intern and I is how would we describe sustainability, in terms of our degree, for someone who doesn't understand the concept? He advised us that the best way to think about an answer is to pretend that we were doing an elevator speech. It is important to give a direct and comprehensible answer in the time it took to get from one floor to another. This is what I came up with:

A degree in sustainability entails balancing the economic, social, and environmental sectors within a certain institution, city, region, or country, through a diverse skill set ranging from innovative problem-solving to building effective and strategic efforts that will have a long-term effect. I am able to focus on a specific project, such as bringing affordable, sustainable development along a transit line or using the holistic approach on a broader scale by creating a sustainable program within a company or region that will in turn become a part of the company or region's problem-solving mechanisms.

Hopefully, my explanation was understandable.