Monthly Archives: September 2019

Sustainability In Apple Products

One of the takeaways I got from the market reading that the temperatures will continue to rise. Another take away I got is the damages from emissions is more than likely much greater than what the analysis suggests. The matter … Continue reading

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The Solutions Are Closer Than You Think

Are we doing enough, as architects, builders, home and business owners, to help the environment? Many people, myself included, would say no. While we have programs such as LEED and ENERGY Star that help persuade architects to build more sustainable … Continue reading

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We’ve Come So Far but We’ve Got So Far To Go

I really enjoyed the last week in class. I thought that the market reading was very eye- opening. My group read the YES reading, and I honestly think that a good way to get people to take action is a … Continue reading

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So What Now?

Once again, we start off with TED Talk have become my favorite part of this class. The guest speaker was Leyla Acroglu Who talked about all the complex systems and the innovative ways to solve the problems we have. She … Continue reading

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Political Power or People Power?

Political Power is really the broken back bone of our world and we rely on the government to do all of our decision making, whether it’s changing marriage laws to changing laws to help decrease climate change. Without political power … Continue reading

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tackling problems through the bigger picture

This class has taught and educated me so much on the very real problems occurring in our planet and how important sustainability really is. In class we read an article regarding the market versus government regulation. This article was very … Continue reading

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Amazon Rainforest or future deserts?

Since the beginning of this semester the burning of the amazon rainforest has been one of the top environmental issues being talked about. It has been at least 8 weeks and the rainforest is still burning down. There have been … Continue reading

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Kennedy’s sustainable Journey

Last week in class we discussed the market reading on if the market economy was more sustainable than the government. My group talked about the yes reading and we all agreed that the market economy was better at being more … Continue reading

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Eco-Friendly or Eco-Enemy?

What many may not realize, is that pollution in our world can come in so many different forms and from so many different sources. Carbon dioxide emissions into our atmosphere come from cars, planes, and factories plus many more. There … Continue reading

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Reducing Wicked Problems

This week I read the ‘no’ market reading. It discussed federal regulations being put in place to protect the environment by having “green standards”. I agree that there should be more regulations for green building. Everyone should do their part … Continue reading

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