by James Bedell
I spent this past Saturday hanging out with my brother-in-law Mike and my niece, Olivia. Watching her this weekend made me think of sustainability. Holding my three-month old niece gives me a tangible feel for the future. At one point I was in a room with all of my sisters my neice and [...]
by Timothy Hughes
The titanic effort of changing our energy policy, land use policy, and indeed our entire economy is overwhelming and daunting. Often though, it is the simple step that can generate significant incremental impacts. Baby steps are a lot easier for the public to grasp on to and adopt as well, thus [...]
by James Bedell
I recently had the opportunity to sit in on an Alcholics Anonymous meeting. Limited Disclosure: Who I was in the meeting for is private, hence the ‘anonymous’ but I will share that I am not in recovery, just an interested, supportive third party.
One lesson from the meeting really stuck in my mind. [...]
by Christopher Hill
An article in a recent issue of Constructor Magazine, the publication of the AGC of America, makes a point that I have been making for a while, namely that sustainable building is here to stay.
The article quotes several contractor members of the AGC and essentially concludes that
Green is the new gold
I agree. Especially [...]
by Yahya E. B. Henry
“There are always two parties; the establishment and the movement.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Once upon a time in a land far away…
The last decade is not that far removed to start a fable but one thing is for certain, there were some characters and plots that took shape-for better or worse. What should [...]
by Timothy Hughes
The current economic crisis offers a chance for a paradigm shift. We should not waste this opportunity by returning to the status quo that existed before the downturn or even pining for that unsustainable state. Instead, we should embrace rethinking our economy, and in particular our land use, development and construction [...]
by Yahya E. B. Henry
To many it seemed 2009 just started but for some of us, we’re delighted to see it come to a close. This has been an incredible year of transformation both personally and professionally. 2009 brought about a few changes I don’t think anyone saw coming; an unlikely president, social media became [...]
Guest Contribution By Deborah Fleischer, Green Impact
Don’t own a car, but want to get out to one of the Bay Area’s hundreds of parks and trails? Or perhaps, you are trying to reduce your carbon footprint and wondering how to get to your favorite hike without using your car?
Transit and Trails is a new [...]
by Timothy Hughes
A recent post by my friend Andrea Goldman raises the interesting question of “why bother with LEED certification”? The post highlights a recent profile on the highly sustainable Hutton Hotel project in Nashville which elected to forego seeking LEED registration and certification. In particular, Hutton Hotel representatives are quoted as saying:
Doing the government [...]
by Tommy Manuel
I live a double life.
Most recently that life has been spent amid a cacophony of rumbling trains on the elevated subway line outside my window, the din of car horns from the drive-through fast food restaurant below my building, shrieks from emergency vehicles, bangs and clashes from the construction work on Columbia’s new [...]
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