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Biomimicry: Design Inspired by Nature
I remember the first time I heard anything about biomimicry was back in 2000 when Speedo’s Fastskin swim suit made a literal and figurative splash at the Sydney Olympics. The premise of the suit was that the fabric was manufactured to reduce drag by mimicking a shark’s skin using a bumpy surface that resembles the ...
EDC Magazine Article
If you subscribe to EDC Magazine make sure you look for an article I wrote in your July issue! The article is titled “How Can I get my School LEED Certified?” and provides a five step process for implementing LEED for Schools: Step 1: Taking the Plunge Step 2: Creating a LEED Roadmap Step 3: ...
Eco-Charrette 101
I often get questions about how to run an eco-charrette for a project. So, in the spirit of being multimedia, I have put together a quick little video titled “A Crash Course in Eco-Charrette Facilitation”. I hope it helps!
Eco-Bling: Good or Bad?
Not too long ago, I was sitting in the patient chair at my dentist’s office, chatting with the dental hygienist as she started to clean my teeth. This particular person had not worked on my mouth before, so we were covering the basics of “do you have kids?” and “what do you do for a ...
LEED 2012: Too Much Change?
I remember very distinctly my disappointment during the LEED 2009 comment periods and subsequent official release of LEED 2009. USGBC had been pronouncing that LEED 2009 would be a significant realignment of the rating systems and a substantial move toward raising the bar on what sustainable design is. I remember thinking that what we got ...
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