Green Building Tools

Category Archives: Green Building Tools

Process, Products, and Politics

Posted on September 13, 2020 by greenerjsa

My last blog was titled “to LEED or not to LEED” and discussed the use of the LEED guidance and rating system developed by the […]

Advocacy, Critical commentary, Green Building Tools, Inspiration, Personal Reflections, Sustainability in Depth, The Profession

To LEED or Not to LEED…

Posted on August 26, 2020 by greenerjsa

Oh, such a loaded title. Loaded because of the moment we find ourselves in. Part of this written reflection is based on my own work […]

Critical commentary, Green Building Tools, Process, The Profession, USGBC, LEED and Greenbuild conference

Being WELL

Posted on March 1, 2020 by greenerjsa

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 […]

Bio-synergistic design, Green Building Tools, health, Sustainability in Depth

Be Brave, Learn, and Celebrate

Posted on February 2, 2020 by greenerjsa

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 […]

Critical commentary, Green Building Tools, Inspiration, Language, Process, Sustainability in Depth, The Profession

“Building” is a Verb: Building Energy Boston, 2019

Posted on March 17, 2019 by greenerjsa

I got home very late Friday night from two full days plus of engaging with talented, knowledgeable, experienced, and giving people that make up the […]

community, Green Building Tools, Inspiration, NESEA, The Profession

It’s Just Data, Dead Data

Posted on January 19, 2019 by greenerjsa

Most importantly, we must recognize that the reason for data collection is not data collection. Lately we have been taking about metrics and data, including […]