Today, a guest post on green design by the folks at University Alliance, in partnership with the University of San Francisco’s higher education program. They offer an online master certificate in supply chain management, and sustainable supply chain management. The unemployment rate in the United States is not going to magically decrease. So what can the [.] Related posts: Are there Enough Incentives for Green Building? guest post). Despite a Weakening Housing Market, Green Building Trends Soar (Tue Tip guest post). Will Green Performance Bonds Be a Surety Requirement in 2012? MORE >>

With that in mind, we’re introducing a new weekly feature, in which we’ll highlight a few of the more interesting field service jobs culled from our very own SmartVan Job Board. Check back here each week for a sample of some of the more eye-catching jobs available. The job requires a one-year commitment, which includes eight weeks of training in Utah before deployment. few other jobs. The advertisement says the job requires a background with the “Egress” system, precision measuring instruments and propulsion system ground support, among others. MORE >>

Close The SmartVan Powered by ServiceMax Follow Us Follow @TheSmartVan on Twitter Get the Weekly SmartVan Skip to content Home Field Service HVAC Clean Tech Cloud Computing Home » Field Service » Can the iPad Survive Tough ‘Gray Collar’ Jobs? Q&A With MobileDemand’s Russ Martin Can the iPad Survive Tough ‘Gray Collar’ Jobs? Martin, and MobileDemand’s director of marketing, Maureen Szlemp, explain why, despite the mass popularity of the iPad and other tablets for business , some jobs still require beefier equipment. MORE >>

Paige Scott driving one of the ice resurfacers she services at Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco. Dedicated field service warriors like Paige Scott and Jay Westcott, who do maintenance year-round at two popular rinks in the San Francisco Bay Area. But a staff shortage at the San Francisco rink where she taught lessons left her with no choice, so she climbed up and took the wheel. Job Responsibilities. And who keeps the giant machines in working order? The Service Techs. Yes, it’s as cool as everyone thinks it is,” Scott laughed. MORE >>

Requiring an iPhone for each worker and a central dispatch computer, vWork not only allows field service managers to track the locations of their mobile work force in real time, but also maps out the addresses of jobs in the queue and allows customers to track their orders. Here’s how it works : Dispatchers create new jobs from custom templates and enter the details of the work order into the system. Unassigned jobs and worker location are plotted on the same map, allowing the dispatcher to see which worker is geographically best suited for which job. MORE >>