Every movement of substance needs to document its history and honor its champions. I didn’t set out to do that purposefully with the creation of Love + Regeneration – but it is one of its core purposes now, as we begin to lose many of our green building pioneers. Its important to remember upon whose shoulders we’ve all stood upon as we fight to make our buildings better and our impact smaller. This issue is dedicated to the life and contributions of Sim Van Der Ryn – his incredible legacy of ideas and design towards an Ecological Paradigm.
Within the issue are a variety of explorations. A short article I wrote about the culture of consumerism, which continues to be the core problem with our society and its global drawn down of ecological health. A focus on the red list – pioneered by the Living Future Institute and taken up as a standard by a growing group of manufacturers-this article a reprint from Trim Tab magazine.
There is a wonderful Q&A with one of our favorite clients – Eddie Opler from World’s
