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Nature-Informed Business

Posted on March 26, 2017 by greenerjsa

I recently gave a presentation at Building Energy 2017 in Boston, called Redundancy, Diversity, Connectivity: optimizing your projects, your business, your life, and I was […]

Bio-synergistic design, Critical commentary, Green Building Tools, green business, High Performance Tools, Sustainability in Depth, The Profession

Language: Redundancy is NOT a Dirty Word

Posted on March 5, 2017 by greenerjsa

“Your position is redundant”. “Let’s not be redundant.” “We seek efficiency so let’s eliminate redundancies.” All dreaded uses of the word and derivations of “redundant”. […]

Bio-synergistic design, Critical commentary, Green Building Tools, green business, health, Personal Reflections, resilience

Time We Learn from Whales

Posted on January 16, 2017 by greenerjsa

A friend shared a video today about whales, and how we are now discovering that their presence in the oceans is part of an exceptionally […]

Bio-synergistic design, Critical commentary, green business, Inspiration, Sustainability in Depth, USGBC, LEED and Greenbuild conference

Boys with toys

Posted on August 16, 2016 by greenerjsa

I had a great discussion with my brother-in-law while in Rotterdam (Netherlands). He is exceptionally intelligent, politically savvy, and knows we need to deal with […]

Critical commentary, green business, Inspiration, Products

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

Waste Not, Want Not

Posted on May 29, 2016 by greenerjsa

My son just came home from a week-long school trip to Boston. The point was for the class to learn about American history in Salem and […]

Critical commentary, green business, greener travel, Materials Management

Many Hands Make Light Work

Posted on April 10, 2016 by greenerjsa

The toughest thing about sustainability is that it takes more thought and planning, and often takes more work in initial implementation. The benefits include a […]

community, Critical commentary, green business, health, Materials Management

It is that simple. And it is that hard.

Posted on April 3, 2016 by greenerjsa

I’ve had an interesting conversation on Facebook the past few days, which has reminded my that there are very few people who truly understand that […]