Changing the World, One Material Specification at a Time (S2C E49)

We lucked into another great interview that can inform and assist designers. Why great? Because Lisa Goodwin Robbins has the ability to talk about the […]

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Late to the Carbon Party (S2C E48)

A couple of months ago, a few friends decided to get together, monthly, to just “be”. Maybe we’d talk about work. Maybe we’d chat about […]

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Plant-Powered Passion (S2C E41)

I felt like a bug under a microscope. My life loves, cheese and gravlax (Sweets, I swear you come first!), up for discussion and derision. […]

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Material Shifts (E36) – Paul Crovella

Do you think of wood as passe, old-school, rudimentary? Well, think again. In our conversation with Paul Crovella we learn that mass timber is one […]

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Wine, Women, and Climate (S2C E25)

There are times I get caught up in my own certainly of my abilities. Luckily, these times are not common, but now and again, it […]

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The Future of Small Cities (S2C E18)

This past week I took part in a conference called the Sustainable Futures Conference, held remotely, and originating through the Future of Small Cities Institute […]

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We Need to Get to ZERO (S2C E5)

Welcome to Jim D’Aloisio, Structural Engineer, Actor, Carbon-savvy presenter, and all around excellent person. Join us as Jim regales us with stories defining the imperative […]

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The Complexity of Carbon

Zero Net Energy (ZNE) and Zero Net Carbon (ZNC) are in the news and in our current planning and policy discussion. This makes for an […]

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Price on Carbon Emissions – Breathe Easy

We may finally be getting to a place where we can internalize the costs of carbon in our planning, and this should change our understanding of our […]

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