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We Need More Daylight on the Solar Panel Tariff

Posted on January 28, 2018 by greenerjsa

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 […]

Critical commentary, Energy

Hate Free Zone

Posted on January 21, 2018 by greenerjsa

Have you ever read an e-mail or seen a tweet with a certain phrase and had a powerful moment of “ugh”? Had a moment where […]

community, Critical commentary, Inspiration, Language, Personal Reflections

The Key is Kindness

Posted on January 7, 2018 by greenerjsa

I took the bus home in a snowstorm the other day, the snow storm called Bombognesis, which was of not-such biblical proportions here in Albany […]

community, Inspiration, Personal Reflections

Awesome Charrettes: Part 1- Big Picture

Posted on August 5, 2017 by greenerjsa

First, what is a charrette? The historic term comes from French design schools where project would be picked up at midnight in a cart. The […]

Green Building Tools, Sustainability in Depth, The Profession, USGBC, LEED and Greenbuild conference

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

Resiliency Riff

Posted on June 21, 2017 by greenerjsa

Resilience in our daily lives: Public transit, sidewalks, electric infrastructure, bike lanes all lead to resiliency, so everyone has more than one way to get […]

Advocacy, community, Critical commentary, Energy, health, resilience

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 […]