Personal Reflections – Page 7

Guilty and Greening

Posted on November 12, 2017 by greenerjsa

A few years ago, at an inter-agency committee meeting to work on greening state agencies, one of the prominent leaders associated with the work introduced […]

Advocacy, Critical commentary, Energy, green business, Inspiration, Personal Reflections, Sustainability in Depth

Is it Sustainable: e-readers

Posted on November 5, 2017 by greenerjsa

I read. A lot. I tend to love the idea of reading non-fiction, but rarely complete reading any non-fiction book. Sorry, Thomas Friedman…i will finish […]

Is it sustainable, Personal Reflections, Products

How Many Do We Need?

Posted on July 16, 2017 by greenerjsa

I saw an episode of Dick Van Dyck in which someone offered Rob (the dad) a big stuffed bunny leftover from a TV sketch at work. […]

Critical commentary, Materials Management, Personal Reflections

You Can’t Harsh My Mellow

Posted on July 11, 2017 by greenerjsa

I am sick of being heckled. When someone yells at me to “get some exercise” when I’m on my Segway, and they are yelling from […]

Critical commentary, Inspiration, Personal Reflections, Sustainability in Depth

Is it Sustainable: Hiking

Posted on July 8, 2017 by greenerjsa

The frustrating part about discussing sustainability is the term itself, and how it means very different things to different people. It can also mean different […]

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

Biophilia at Fallingwater

Posted on June 18, 2017 by greenerjsa

I turned 50 a week or two ago, and I needed some inspiration. My husband planned a trip for us to Fallingwater, so I could […]

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

Big Traveling, Small Imprints

Posted on May 29, 2017 by greenerjsa

What is the measure of success? Is it having more than enough or is it having enough? Is it being able to dictate comfort or […]

Critical commentary, greener travel, Materials Management, Personal Reflections, Products

What is an Architect?

Posted on May 7, 2017 by greenerjsa

What is an Architect? What is the role of the professional organization representing architects? About a month ago, someone shared a post about Mr. Trump’s […]