community – Page 9

Cost Effectiveness

Posted on April 2, 2017 by greenerjsa

I don’t know if I should class this as a language discussion or a systems thinking discussion, but in the understanding that true solutions come […]

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

Dear Governor Cuomo,

Posted on March 19, 2017 by greenerjsa

To: The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo Governor of New York State NY State Capitol Building Albany, NY 12224 Date: March 18, 2017 […]

Advocacy, community, Critical commentary, Energy, Green Building Tools, High Performance Tools, The Profession

Entitlement Needs a Partner

Posted on February 26, 2017 by greenerjsa

My son and I attended Brain Candy at Proctor’s in Schenectady this past Friday. We both love Adam Savage and my son is a fan […]

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

Tetris for Adults: a purposeful decision

Posted on February 19, 2017 by greenerjsa

Yesterday I stacked two cords of wood in our wood racks in the backyard. I stacked, my son “chucked” and it took only a few […]

community, Critical commentary, DIY, Energy, health, Materials Management, Personal Reflections, resilience, Sustainability in Depth

Community; Why Do We Need It?

Posted on February 12, 2017 by greenerjsa

What is community to you? What does community have to do with sustainability? Why do we need community to achieve resiliency? Community has come up […]

community, Critical commentary, Green Building Tools, Inspiration, resilience, Sustainability in Depth

NYC Women’s March

Posted on January 22, 2017 by greenerjsa

The most exceptional thing about the women’s march, besides the peaceful gatherings, the massive crowds, and the fact that women and men marched all over […]

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

Cyclic – a Marriage that Works.

Posted on January 4, 2017 by greenerjsa

I have been studying recently about bio-synergistic design approaches, including biomimicry, bioutilization and biophilia. One of the things that has struck me, and which I […]

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

My Letter to the AIA

Posted on November 20, 2016 by greenerjsa

I just sent this to the feedback@aia.org e-mail, listed in their recent outreach to members. I encourage you to add your voice to strengthen sustainability, […]