Awesome Charrettes: Part 3 – Logistics
” a goal without a plan is just a wish” This quote is not just about the results of the charrette meeting. It is about […]
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Are We Going About This All Wrong?
Are we going about this all wrong? What have we done so far? We have invested in energy efficiency, new systems, more monitoring, more data. […]
Continue reading »Choose “Compost” over a Silver Bullet
“There is no silver bullet, but educating girls is like silver buckshot.” What does this mean? It tries to communicate that we can be much […]
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Guilty and Greening
A few years ago, at an inter-agency committee meeting to work on greening state agencies, one of the prominent leaders associated with the work introduced […]
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Is it Sustainable: e-readers
I read. A lot. I tend to love the idea of reading non-fiction, but rarely complete reading any non-fiction book. Sorry, Thomas Friedman…i will finish […]
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I am working on a resiliency project with an excellent consultant and wonderfully attentive owner involvement. I have been meeting with the consultant and one […]
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Don’t Forget the People
What is an empty, abandoned building other than terribly sad? No matter the story behind it, no matter the current circumstances or future potential for […]
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Awesome Charrettes: Part 2 – Language
The hardest part of any charrette is encouraging full and free communication without allowing degradation into negativity and restrictions. Somehow, each of us has learned […]
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“Yes, and”
I have been besieged by news, lately, that say things like “why are we thanking John McCain when the real heroes are the female Republicans […]
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Awesome Charrettes: Part 1- Big Picture
First, what is a charrette? The historic term comes from French design schools where project would be picked up at midnight in a cart. The […]
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