The 10,000 Solutions

A blog of noteworthy innovations in sustainable design, processes and product development, things I’ve been exposed to in my work and which convince me we are in a time of meaningfully productive creativity. In summary, these stories give me much hope about the future of our planet and the species that inhabit it – including us humans.

New Orleans making peace with its water

October 21, 2014

The official publication of GreenBuild International Conference and Expo, hosted by the city of New Orleans in October 2014, takes a multi-perspective look at how the Big Easy is rebuilding almost a decade after Hurricane Katrina. Among the half dozen articles I contri...

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