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Awesome Charrettes: Part 3 – Logistics

Posted on December 6, 2017 by greenerjsa

” a goal without a plan is just a wish” This quote is not just about the results of the charrette meeting. It is about […]

Critical commentary, Sustainability in Depth, The Profession

Are We Going About This All Wrong?

Posted on December 3, 2017 by greenerjsa

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. […]

Critical commentary, Inspiration, resilience, Sustainability in Depth, The Profession

Choose “Compost” over a Silver Bullet

Posted on November 19, 2017 by greenerjsa

“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 […]

Advocacy, Bio-synergistic design, Critical commentary, Sustainability in Depth

Guilty and Greening

Posted on November 12, 2017 by greenerjsa

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 […]

Advocacy, Critical commentary, Energy, green business, Inspiration, Personal Reflections, Sustainability in Depth

Is it Sustainable: e-readers

Posted on November 5, 2017 by greenerjsa

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 […]

Is it sustainable, Personal Reflections, Products

Co-creation

Posted on October 15, 2017 by greenerjsa

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 […]

Bio-synergistic design, community, Critical commentary, Inspiration, resilience, Sustainability in Depth, The Profession

Don’t Forget the People

Posted on October 9, 2017 by greenerjsa

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 […]

Critical commentary, Energy, Sustainability in Depth, The Profession

Awesome Charrettes: Part 2 – Language

Posted on August 13, 2017 by greenerjsa

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 […]