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 [...]
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 [...]
by Christopher Hill As I thought about my good friend Eeyore, and my prior post (and borderline obsession with children’s characters (a totally different issue)), I realized that many can (and sometimes do) take my attitudes and penchant for baby steps as skepticism toward the whole idea of sustainable construction and its necessity. Nothing could [...]
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 policies. [...]
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 campus [...]
by Christi Elflein Why do you prefer to shop and eat at certain places more than others? Why do people in one neighborhood seem to all know each other while people in another neighborhood keep to themselves? Why will you walk down main street, but drive from one end of the strip mall to the [...]
by Christopher Hill I am sitting here looking out at a wet, dark and windy day here in Richmond, VA. In many ways I can relate to the clouds. As an attorney I almost always feel like I am raining on the “sustainable building” parade. On Build2Sustain conference calls, I always feel like I’m the [...]
If you were to ask three different people the definition of sustainability, you’ll receive three different answers; this is ours. Business structures are moving away from models based solely on economic returns and are now considering the environmental and social returns as well. The tides are shifting. From Mother Nature Network | Sustainability: What does [...]
by Yahya E. B. Henry The Company Aries + Libra = Aribra (uh ree bra) Aribra represents a convergence on public health, climate change, sustainability and real estate. We believe these issues should be apart of a collective conversation versus separate ones. The Logo Tweet
by Yahya E. B. Henry Welcome to the new Aribra.com It’s official. The transition is complete and we’re off! Thank you so much for the continued support and encouragement as the project was and continues to be underway. I founded The Aribra Group, LLC as a think tank and real estate development services organization to [...]
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