Author: greenerjsa

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.

Slowing Christmas morning

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When my husband and I were first married, we were not able to do much for Christmas gifts for each other and it was just […]

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community, Personal Reflections

Innovation – what is it?

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Better to start with what it is not. It is not grabbing the newest latest and greatest, no matter how cool. It is not thinking […]

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Critical commentary, Personal Reflections, Sustainability in Depth, The Profession

Mythbust #2: There’s a silver bullet

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Okay, back to the wonderful Jaime and Adam:UNLEASHED show at Proctor’s in Schenectady. If you get a chance to see this show, do. I’m just […]

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community, Critical commentary, Sustainability in Depth, The Profession

Mythbust #1: We have to take perfect steps

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Why is it that we can’t look at work and critique it in a way that is supportive of learning from the lessons without blaming […]

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Critical commentary, Personal Reflections, Sustainability in Depth, The Profession

Greenbuild: There is work to be done!

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Being with tens of thousands of my peeps is always healing, energizing and exciting. And it is challenging. I just returned from a few excellent […]

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community, Critical commentary, green business, Personal Reflections, Sustainability in Depth, USGBC, LEED and Greenbuild conference

Heading to Greenbuild

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I’m lucky enough that part of my job description includes creating partnerships between DASNY and the USGBC, and I have been able to attend Greenbuild […]

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community, Personal Reflections, The Profession, USGBC, LEED and Greenbuild conference

Poop and Perspective

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This morning my son and I were walking to our carpool ride to a mini maker faire at Barnes and Noble. We we chatting about […]

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Critical commentary, Green Building Tools, Personal Reflections, Sustainability in Depth

Tiny houses and big opportunities.

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I can’t turn around without a book or an HGTV show on tiny houses, retreats, camps, trailers, etc. Where did this come from and why? […]

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Critical commentary, green business, Sustainability in Depth, The Profession

Food must be sustainable for us AND for our planet

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I am not a vegan or vegetarian, though I do not eat much meat. Sadly, the meat I do eat is highly processed, such as salami […]

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community, Critical commentary, green business, health

“Green” is a sky…

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I am currently working with an exceptional team on defining the goals and the implementation process for a stretch code in NY.  This discussion is […]

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Critical commentary, Energy, The Profession
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