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Resiliency Riff

Posted on June 21, 2017 by greenerjsa

Resilience in our daily lives: Public transit, sidewalks, electric infrastructure, bike lanes all lead to resiliency, so everyone has more than one way to get […]

Advocacy, community, Critical commentary, Energy, health, resilience

Biophilia at Fallingwater

Posted on June 18, 2017 by greenerjsa

I turned 50 a week or two ago, and I needed some inspiration. My husband planned a trip for us to Fallingwater, so I could […]

Bio-synergistic design, Critical commentary, Inspiration, Personal Reflections, Sustainability in Depth, The Profession

Solutions, Part 2: Challenges in Implementation

Posted on June 13, 2017 by greenerjsa

“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Albert Einstein In my last blog post I used www.thesolutionsproject.org to illustrate […]

Critical commentary, Energy, Sustainability in Depth, The Profession

Solutions, Part 1: Recognizing the Opportunities

Posted on June 11, 2017 by greenerjsa

Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia, said “without a healthy environment there are no shareholders, no employees, no customers and no business.” A brilliant comprehension. Scanning […]

Critical commentary, green business, Materials Management, Sustainability in Depth

Big Traveling, Small Imprints

Posted on May 29, 2017 by greenerjsa

What is the measure of success? Is it having more than enough or is it having enough? Is it being able to dictate comfort or […]

Critical commentary, greener travel, Materials Management, Personal Reflections, Products

Closed-Loop and Limitless

Posted on May 13, 2017 by greenerjsa

We live in a closed environment. A biosphere that is, though VERY large and complex, limited. Yet I feel that one of the reasons we […]

Critical commentary, Materials Management, resilience, Sustainability in Depth

What is an Architect?

Posted on May 7, 2017 by greenerjsa

What is an Architect? What is the role of the professional organization representing architects? About a month ago, someone shared a post about Mr. Trump’s […]