Let There Be Light
Why is residential lighting so poor? Good lighting makes a world of difference in the quality and value of your home. It is surprising though that lighting is so ill-considered. Let’s look at the...
View ArticleSo Beautiful
“Ain’t it strange the way we’re ignorant, How we seek out bad advice. How we jigger it and figure it, Mistaking value for the price.” I often hear that snippet of lyric from Paul Simon’s song ‘So...
View ArticleWhat Does It Take?
What does it take for a neighborhood to come back? Does it take a knight in shining armor? Does it take a one-house-at-a-time grass roots push? Does it take the muscle of municipal clout? Or is it a...
View ArticleEmerging From the Roots, a Second Life for USGBC
Volunteerism is alive and well at USGBC! Hugely successful and influential, the U.S. Green Building Council was created by a visionary few and built through the tireless efforts of countless...
View ArticleAll People In
It’s Sunday morning, I’m reviewing the first draft for a conference presentation and the third slide in makes me pause: “Everyone within a green building within a generation”. This is followed by a...
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