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WORDS TO UNDERSTAND

data analytics: the process of studying and making conclusions about pieces of information environmental assessment report: a fact-based evaluation of a proposed construction or other project that details the potential environmental impact of its implementation sustainability: an emphasis on building practices that save energy or reduce energy output; that use building materials from renewable resources, such as wood and stone, that can also be recycled or reused; and that incorporate other environmentally friendly practices technologist: a worker who has a bachelor’s degree and is assigned more complex duties than a technician performs, and who may also have supervisory responsibilities think outside the box: the ability to think creatively and in unconventional ways to solve a problem work/life balance: a term that is used to describe the need to have a healthy balance of time on the job and time spent with family and on leisure activities

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