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Happy New Year! If you were concerned that the beginning of 2021 was no better, or even worse, than 2020, take heart. According to the Chinese calendar, the new year doesn’t begin until February 12 this year! 2020 was the year of the Rat, which, as we said in last year’s blog, “…it (Year of […]
What Truths Can We Trust? In this period of distrusting data while simultaneously facing challenges whose solutions depend on reliable data, we have a responsibility to critically consider all of the data and its sources. The challenges we face include Covid, the economy, political divisions, social justice, and climate change. While distrust of information sources […]
2020 has been a difficult year for many families, and children all around the country are looking forward to heading outside in their Halloween costumes to trick-or-treat. While traditional Halloween activities are fun, there are small modifications you should make to make Halloween during COVID-19 safe and healthy. Trick-or-Treating Don’t make direct contact with trick-or-treaters. […]
2020 has been an incredibly challenging year in many different ways—sustaining personal relationships with those we cannot safely see in person, working remotely, and coping with radical changes to our communities and our world. Unfortunately, in the midst of these changes, we are constantly reminded of another critical concern—climate change. Fires in the West, hurricane […]
Over the course of 2018, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) cataloged 14 separate events in the United States, including snowstorms, hurricanes, drought and wildfires. The total cost of those events was a whopping $91 billion. As severe weather becomes more common and the climate becomes less predictable, resilience is growing in popularity when […]
The Year of the White Metal Rat began on January 25, 2020. The rat is the first of the twelve Chinese zodiac signs. Rats are known to be quite clever so, as the story goes, the Jade Emperor had called all beasts to court to select twelve to be his guards. The earlier one went […]
I recently attended a fascinating mass timber session at Greenbuild. Mass timber is gaining traction in the design and construction world because it is beautiful and is now proven to be as safe as other forms of construction. The session brought into focus the growing role that mass timber construction is playing in green building. […]
Net Zero Energy (NZE) is currently one of the most exciting concepts in green building. Buildings with the zero energy distinction seamlessly combine renewable energy sources with energy efficiency to create a building that generates as much energy as it utilizes over a set time period. Does that sound ambitious? It is! Through an integrative […]
The 13th Living Future Unconference did not fail to provide its annual re-charge with this year’s theme of Collaboration and Abundance. As always, there was a plethora of inspiration from every Plenary, “15 Minutes of Brilliance,” the many interactive sessions and the tours and workshops. Climate Change and Social Justice Climate change and social justice were a […]
