community – Page 10

What We Don’t Need

Posted on November 6, 2016 by greenerjsa

I attended a SUNY (State University of New York) Sustainability conference last week. It was exceptional to see the work of different campuses in the […]

community, Critical commentary, Personal Reflections, Sustainability in Depth

Hitched

Posted on September 11, 2016 by greenerjsa

The quote above is one of those truly defining quotes about sustainability, triple bottom line planning, and just plain common sense. I snapped this photo […]

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

The Dunk Tank

Posted on September 5, 2016 by greenerjsa

I will be in the Dunk Tank at the staff picnic planned and hosted by the union and supported by the Authority. I only mention this […]

community, Critical commentary, Inspiration, Personal Reflections, Sustainability in Depth

What happened to “Re-use”?

Posted on September 5, 2016 by greenerjsa

I spent all day Saturday cleaning up and hoeing out our basement. You’d think in a 1,200 sf home (not including the basement) we […]

community, Critical commentary, Materials Management

Koffie met Vlaai

Posted on August 16, 2016 by greenerjsa

We were in the Netherlands a couple of weeks ago, a family trip to visit the homeland, friends and relatives, indulge in Dutch cheeses and […]

community, health, Inspiration, Personal Reflections

Diversity for Efficiency

Posted on July 10, 2016 by greenerjsa

In the HVAC realm, engineers understand diversity factors. You size the systems understanding that not every space will be requiring full airflow all the time, […]

community, Critical commentary, green business, Sustainability in Depth

In a 30-year timeframe, there is a 26% chance of a 100-year flood event.

Posted on July 5, 2016 by greenerjsa

Yes, you read that correctly. A 100-year flood is NOT a flood that happens only once in 100 years. It is a flood that has […]

community, Green Building Tools, Sustainability in Depth, The Profession

Old Blood and Strong Language

Posted on June 26, 2016 by greenerjsa

For those of you out there, working in various aspects of sustainability for ten plus years, do these statements sound familiar? “We’re looking to you […]