Personal Reflections – Page 12

Bio-synergistic Design; a name for an opportunity.

Posted on May 17, 2015 by greenerjsa

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” An oft-quoted phrase from Shakespeare’s Romeo and […]

Bio-synergistic design, Critical commentary, Materials Management, Personal Reflections, Sustainability in Depth, The Profession

Leading from within

Posted on May 9, 2015 by greenerjsa

The title of this blog was originally about bicycling to work, but this write-up quickly grew to be bigger than bikes. It’s about attitude. It’s […]

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

The Greenest Tool in the House

Posted on April 19, 2015 by greenerjsa

Sunday just before dinner: time to sit and write after a long, busy day of home improvements and maintenance. The weather broke today, and we […]

Green Building Tools, Personal Reflections

The greening power of game night.

Posted on April 5, 2015 by greenerjsa

There are so many aspects to sustainability, from small, personal actions such as vowing to not use plastic straws (single use straw FAQs), to larger […]

community, Personal Reflections

The Power of Water

Posted on March 29, 2015 by greenerjsa

This story is a bit about our built environment as well as about respect for Mother Nature and all her powers. Few of us ever […]

Critical commentary, Outdoors!, Personal Reflections, Sustainability in Depth

Thoughts on Building Energy 15 in Boston

Posted on March 7, 2015 by greenerjsa

Wednesday, March 4th: I’m speaking today, and I chose to not wear the suit I brought. Not a big deal, but that decision encapsulates my […]

community, Energy, Personal Reflections

“Enough is as good as a feast” Mary Poppins

Posted on February 22, 2015 by greenerjsa

Okay, so most people probably don’t write serious commentary based on words of wisdom from a children’s story character, especially one reeking with tricky magic […]