Design and Yoga FIVE: Growth and Time

There never seems to be a project just beginning, one with a savvy and trusting owner, with a full project team excited to begin a […]

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We Need More Daylight on the Solar Panel Tariff

The solar industry is the fastest growing occupational sector, per the US Department of Labor. It is a $28 billion dollar a year industry and […]

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Are We Going About This All Wrong?

Are we going about this all wrong? What have we done so far? We have invested in energy efficiency, new systems, more monitoring, more data. […]

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Guilty and Greening

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 […]

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Is it Sustainable: Hiking

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 […]

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What is an Architect?

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 […]

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Entitlement Needs a Partner

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 […]

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Tetris for Adults: a purposeful decision

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 […]

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My Letter to the AIA

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, […]

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My Response to the Election Results?: Shock and Reflections

As I walked to work today, hoping to assess and understand the world and my emotional state, a few words kept appearing in my head: […]

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