Three weeks ago, I’m standing in Maria Santos’ kitchen at 7 AM, watching her make coffee using electricity generated by her own solar panels, with water she collected from last…
Three years ago I was ready to throw my laptop out the window. Actually, it was more like throw it at the contractor who kept insisting we should just use…
When my sister called me three years ago to tell me she was pregnant, I expected the usual excited chatter about baby names and nursery themes. Instead, her first concern…
So there I was last Tuesday, standing in this warehouse outside Seattle that smelled like sawdust and possibility, running my hands along what the sales rep swore was revolutionary drywall.…
Last week I’m standing in this architect’s office downtown, watching her flip through a product catalog while explaining to a client how their new office building is going to be…
You know what’s funny? I was digging through product data sheets last week – literally had them spread across three desks because my filing system is, let’s be honest, a…
So there I was, standing on a construction site outside Kuala Lumpur at seven in the morning, already soaked through my polo shirt, staring at what the contractor kept calling…
So there I was Tuesday morning, three bamboo flooring samples lined up on my desk at the office, each one supposedly the “greenest option available.” One shipped from some manufacturer…
So there I was last Tuesday, standing in this quarry outside Spokane, trying not to slip on wet basalt while Jim – the foreman who’s probably been doing this longer…
You know what’s funny? Five years ago, I’d roll my eyes whenever an architect mentioned green roofs. Too many variables, I’d think. Too many ways for contractors to screw things…