The need for more rooftop gardens

The need for more rooftop gardens

The current housing crisis across California and the legislature is pressuring cities to allow more and taller residential buildings are creating even denser neighborhoods and cities. In San Francisco, for example, which is surrounded by water on all three sides and...
Sustainability and Social Equity

Sustainability and Social Equity

Even though social equity is one of the three pillars of sustainability, the other two being environmental protection and economic viability, it is a component that we often miss, misinterpret and misunderstand. And I include myself in this group now because I had an...
Minimizing and reusing construction waste

Minimizing and reusing construction waste

In the AEC (architecture-engineering-construction) industry, it is a well-known fact that construction projects always generate considerable waste. For example, according to recent reports and estimates, global construction waste is expected to reach 2.5 billion tons...
Is “green” enough “good” enough?”

Is “green” enough “good” enough?”

My view of the world, how I navigate it, and the decisions I make are based on the impact on my daughter in the future. It has been that way since she was born 10+ years ago. My views on politics, social justice, and the environment are based on the axiom that “every...