Four Things We Must Change (to change the world)
We need to change some things if we want to change the world. I see four distinct items in New York State public work delivery […]
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Design and Yoga FIVE: Growth and Time
There never seems to be a project just beginning, one with a savvy and trusting owner, with a full project team excited to begin a […]
Continue reading »The Complexity of Carbon
Zero Net Energy (ZNE) and Zero Net Carbon (ZNC) are in the news and in our current planning and policy discussion. This makes for an […]
Continue reading »We are Experts, One and All.
Sometimes a moment in a video, a comment on social media, or a discussion in a team meeting is a catalyst for thought processes that […]
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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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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 […]
Continue reading »Nature-Informed Business
I recently gave a presentation at Building Energy 2017 in Boston, called Redundancy, Diversity, Connectivity: optimizing your projects, your business, your life, and I was […]
Continue reading »Dear Governor Cuomo,
To: The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo Governor of New York State NY State Capitol Building Albany, NY 12224 Date: March 18, 2017 […]
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Language: Redundancy is NOT a Dirty Word
“Your position is redundant”. “Let’s not be redundant.” “We seek efficiency so let’s eliminate redundancies.” All dreaded uses of the word and derivations of “redundant”. […]
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Community; Why Do We Need It?
What is community to you? What does community have to do with sustainability? Why do we need community to achieve resiliency? Community has come up […]
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