cradle to cradle: Eco All Stars January 2009 Challenge
- 01/26/09 03:46 PM
Share the Make It Right NOLA designs - Or Not? Why should Brad Pitt be asked to share these designs with my community and how many could benefit from them? Perhaps it is just my Contrarian nature, but I do not think he should . Before you start wondering how many marbles I have left, let me explain. These homes were designed to address a very specific need in a very specific area; in fact they were designed to meet the needs of a very specific neighborhood.. There was a process employed that involved hours of consultation among architects, … (13 comments)
cradle to cradle: Cradle to Cradle Thinking
- 12/28/08 06:21 AM
In 2003 William McDonough wrote, "Why not shift the focus of green design from managing the environmental impact of a destructive system to creating buildings and materials that generate wholly positive effects for people and nature." He suggests that we might begin to consider a shift to good design rather than just green design. As an example, he points to a highly rated green built building in which the air quality was worse than the outdoor air. Although great pains had been taken to seal the building from outdoor air leaks and it had great insulation and was very energy efficient, no … (5 comments)
My blog is as much about a philosophy of life and living as it is about real estate as a business. E.F. Shumacher subtitled his book SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL "Economics as if People Mattered" In the real estate industry we realize that people matter and that where they live matters. We now also have a larger responsiblity, I believe, to get them to consider HOW they live. Everyone in the developed world using less energy and resources makes it possible for those who have access to neither to experience a better life and to make the difference between their being able to having a roof overhead or not or for their children to eat or not.
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