Monthly Archives: December 2014

Sustainability – the word originally brought up terms such as green, recycle, hippie. In more general terms, sustainability is the endurance of systems and processes. The organizing principle for sustainability is sustainable development, which includes the four interconnected domains: ecology, … Continue reading →

Graduation!! I graduate in a matter of days. Days. That’s all. I, officially, will become an educated, self-sufficient adult as of December 13, 2014. The end is near. I have been waiting for this for so long! To be honest … Continue reading →

I would define sustainability as existing in a way that is mindful of the earth and her limited resources and trying to minimize the negative impact to earth, while also striving to improve the situation for the future. Sustainable design … Continue reading →

From the beginning to the end of this semester my definition of sustainability and sustainable design has radically changed. Stepping into the classroom at the beginning of the semester I considered sustainability and sustainable design to be just simply giving … Continue reading →

This past semester has really flown by. We have learned so many new concepts and covered a whole list of theories these past couple of months. It is hard to believe that at the beginning of it all I considered … Continue reading →

Well with the semester finally coming to an end and my knowledge of sustainability is just beginning. I would say I am immensely more informed about the concept of sustainability than I was at the start of this semester. Before … Continue reading →

This semester has definitely been challenging and so much information has been crammed into my brain in such a short amount of time! Although at points in the semester, I thought it was overwhelming and I never thought I would … Continue reading →

I swear I had my sights set on a career that involved sustainability. Something like LEED gave me all the credibility to be an expert in sustainable design and anything green. Ha ha was I completely thrown for a curve. … Continue reading →

“Green products,” “save the trees,” and “save the planet” all encompass what sustainability meant to me before this course started. I had no idea that it includes far more than just our rapid consumption and impending demise of the Earth’s … Continue reading →

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . . . My sustainability journey has had its ups and downs, its “aha!” moments and its “wait, WHAT?” moments. But, overall, wow what a journey this semester … Continue reading →