Office parks and dinosaurs. What a great tag line for the article…it is so clear that the suburban office park was, and has, become a dinosaur. The Merck headquarters is now vacant. This huge piece of property has no one to use it. This type of office park was never sustainable. It was away from […]
The front page photograph in the Time’s article says it all. To my mind it speaks to people’s arrogance, greed, folly and ignorance all in one image. To think that this form of development is in any way sustainable is so patently absurd that I have to wonder if we are indeed able to learn. […]
It seems that each time I think that we will not move forward with energy efficient housing in the U.S., someone does something that gives me hope that we will really make a change. It was encouraging to see that Passive House design is alive and well and being built in this country. Think about […]
I do not always agree with Paul Mulshine, but when he hits it, he hits it right on the head. His latest editorial on solar at Great Adventure is right on the money. Solar arrays are a great use of unwanted or flat space such as parking lots and roofs. Mr. Mulshine correctly points out […]
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities has taken a step forward in solving a major concern with regard to renewable energy. Storage = consistency of power. As we move forward in the area of energy storage, we continue to allow for our evolution away from fossil fuels. The grants are a great step forward. […]