Fortunately I was on my best behavior today. I was able to hold my tongue and remember that sometimes you have to choose your battles. We had lunch with some representatives from a large regional builder.They build good, energy efficient homes for the most part and they build in different parts o
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01/12/2009
I am reblogging this because it is such a GREAT summary of information. Janeanne has outdone herself on this one. Everyone can find something on this list that will inspire them to make a positive change in 2009 - save money and live green while helping to slow climate change. Great post! When i
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01/08/2009
In "the good old days" many people had a very short commute to work. They lived above or behind the commercial endeavor they ran. Apartments above grocery stores, eateries and bars were not uncommon for much of urban history. Before Agribusiness there was the family farm.People lived on the land
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01/07/2009
I have written about Slow Food and Slow Houses and given the current economic situation, you might wonder if this is a good time to write about Slow Money. I think it is a perfect time to write about it. A lot of people are in serious economic trouble right now because they thought they could mak
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01/06/2009
My last post about CoHousing for Seniors generated tremendous interest and response. There are a lot of other ways in which peole copme together to form intentional living communities. Not all fit the general cohousing outlines in my previous post but most have elemnets of it. Intentional Communi
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01/04/2009
Dena Stevensmade a point in my CoHousing Blog about Universal Design and its importance. I wanted to make sure to direct folks to this information to help them understand why it should be an integral part of the discussion. I hope more of us add this component to our thinking as we work with clie
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01/04/2009
Maybe it's just that as I age, I am more interested in senior issues than I was when I was younger. Combined with the fact of having many in laws and friends in their 70's and a few well into their 90's I seem to be much more intrigued by everything from Senior Olympics to Universal Design and l
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01/03/2009
First and foremost I want to thank ( I think) my friend Dena Stevensfor tagging me..... Sighhhhh--I guess I can't hide forever...... First things first. Here are the rules: 1. Create a blog post with a link to the person who so happily tagged you. See above! 2. List all of these rules in the post
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12/31/2008
I have read several articles lately about how recycling has slowed down along with the economy. Even things like metals and paper have slowed as their (monetary) value decreased in the marketplace. It reminded me of two home building techniques I am fascinated by. Paper Log Houses: Elis Steman Ho
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12/31/2008
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 de
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12/28/2008
