Last spring I found myself wandering through this absolutely massive manufacturing facility outside Shenzhen, and honestly? I kept having to remind myself I wasn’t dreaming. My guide Li Wei –…
The server at this little place in Portland set down my plate of wild salmon – locally caught, she mentioned – and something clicked. Not just about the food, which…
Last Tuesday, I found myself standing in a lumber yard in Bellingham, watching a semi-truck unload Douglas fir beams that had traveled exactly twelve miles from the mill where they…
Standing in Singapore's Supertree Grove at dawn, watching mist rise from vertical gardens that stretched twelve stories into the sky, I realised I was witnessing something profound. This wasn't just…
My neighbour knocked on my door last Tuesday holding a photo of a dining table she'd fallen in love with online. "Is this actually sustainable?" she asked, pointing to marketing…
Last week my former colleague Lisa called me, practically in tears. She’d just gotten her first electric bill after moving into what she thought was her dream loft – one…
You know that moment when you're explaining LEED material requirements to a client and their eyes glaze over? I've been there countless times. The thing is, LEED certification isn't just…
My client Sarah called me frantically last Tuesday morning. "I need you to come see this," she said, her voice a mix of excitement and bewilderment. I'd been working with…
I got a call last month that really got me thinking. It wasn’t about my kids’ school this time – it was from a mom in our neighborhood whose company…
Yesterday I caught myself staring at a teenager slumped against a concrete wall outside a shopping mall, earbuds in, completely disconnected from his surroundings. The irony wasn't lost on me…