I know something new. I know how to design and build homes that are dramatically better than any I’ve ever built. What I know is radically simple. It is systematically measurable and therefore proven. It …
Read the full story »Then think again. It’s time to ask some fundamental questions. Sometimes all over again. It’s time to think clearly. Then act!
Design matters. When we learn to use all the tools in the design toolbox we discover more and make smarter choices.
Build better. Its time to make smart choices about how we build and the materials we choose to build with.
And energy sense. Our future literally depends on our ability to understand and use energy wisely.
Experience. Imagination. Familiarity. We depend on the sum of these part to offer and make good decisions.
That’s the complaint.
We stand at the refrigerator and stare at the contents. We rummage through the boxes and cans and bottles and jars in the pantry. We open drawers of spices and grains and close …
My career started in the 70’s as a house painter. A painter touches the surfaces of each project three times: Prep. Prime. Paint. Over dozens of projects I saw and touched every finished part of …
The Zombie building industry hopes to resume life by building a better version of what we don’t need. It’s time we responded to what’s different.
These “green giants” encourage us to believe that the building industry has this all figured out and we’ll be enjoying “Zero Energy” living in McMansions with solar panels and atrium entries. We will (and must) continue to understand more and more profoundly and consciously: Energy is precious.
The Zombie building industry hopes to resume life by building a better version of what we don’t need. It’s time we responded to what’s different.
