Nature Knows: Torpor, or Dormancy
Here I sit, struggling to maintain stay-at-home and physical distancing rules in the time of COVID19. I am the sort of person that thrives on […]
Continue reading »Author Archives: greenerjsa
Mixed Signals: the Evolution of Confusing City Mobility
I am going to wax nostalgic for a minute over an existence I am too young to know: the small town, with a town center, […]
Continue reading »Being WELL
I capitalized “WELL” in the title for the rating system that focuses on the health and well-being of people within the spaces we create. I […]
Continue reading »
Avoid Critique, Contempt, and Comparison
I was doing yoga, as I sometimes do, and in the opening pose the instructor said that the full benefits of practice can only be […]
Continue reading »
Be Brave, Learn, and Celebrate
One of the biggest challenges (I wanted to say frustrations) in the efforts of a change agent is the balance between moving forward into a […]
Continue reading »Resilience and Mitigation: My Cup of Tea.
I was chatting with a dear friend and colleague about the burden of our knowledge related to resilience, adaptation, and mitigation. As professionals and designers, rising […]
Continue reading »Nature Knows: Essence
Diversity is not about more. It’s about filling in the gap in knowledge with essential, locationally specific information and insights.
Continue reading »Nature Knows: Diversity
I attended Greenbuild, the international Green Building conference, just before Thanksgiving, and had the great pleasure of listening to President Obama speak with the CEO […]
Continue reading »Nature Knows: Teamwork
What makes a team? Is it a bunch of rah-rah and pom-poms and look-alike costumes? Is it always and completely believing the same thing? Is […]
Continue reading »Nature Knows: Adaptation
There is a tree that is known as the “walking tree” because many say that moves over time through the forest. The story is that […]
Continue reading »