Green in the time of Corona: a post of hope
I, like hopefully most of us, have been working from home and sequestering for over two weeks, now. I expect that this will be the […]
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Architect, camper, mom, knitter, recycler, community minded, love cats, not afraid of snakes or spiders, wife, love outdoors (ocean and Adirondacks especially), am highly amused and uplifted by good people, conversations, and books.
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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