Environmental Awareness Week 2011 - Our Collective Thoughts On Sustainability (Updated 10.21.2011)

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“How important are WE?Western Region Sustainability Coordinator

Los AngelesKent TurnerPresident, Cannon Design North AmericaSt. Louis

“It’s where I live.”It s where I live.

Sustainability is like your bank account if you are not addingaccount, if you are not adding more than you are taking away, you are going to be in big troubleyou are going to be in big trouble.

Amber LangChicagoC cagoJD BalzliWestern Region Sustainability CoordinatorLos Angeles

“Sustainability isn’t just important, it’ th d fi iti f th f tit’s the very definition of the future potential of life on earth…..and we

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are slipping so quickly that unless we are REGENERATIVE,

Western Region Sustainability Coordinator

Los Angelessustainability becomes a non- issue. Will this be the case this decade? Maybe not. So can we wait? Absolutely not!”y

John M SyvertsenJohn M. SyvertsenSenior PrincipalChicago

Sustainability is critical for us all

“as there is not an endless supply of resourcesWestern Region Sustainability Coordinator

Los Angeles

of resources.

Rich KahnAssociate PrincipalNew York City

It i thIt is the future …

… with purpose andand intentionRand EkmanChicago

S t i bilit i thi th tSustainability is something that should be on everyone's minds

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ybecause it impacts all of us and the generations of our family inWestern Region Sustainability Coordinator

Los Angeles

the generations of our family in the future.

Shawn MartinHuman Resources AssistantBuffalo Office

“The world shrinks everyday, bringing regional practices into conflict on a global“Sustainability is crucial toregional practices into conflict on a global scale. These conflicts grow exponentially creating a hugely complex subject, with

Sustainability is crucial to continuing Operations….. ”creating a hugely complex subject, with

massive implications. Sustainability is about finding the harmony in those interactions.”David Raduefinding the harmony in those interactions. John LuchtCDT, LEED AP+BD&C

David RadueOperations ManagerNew York City

San Francisco, CAe o C y

To be sustainable is to:• last longer

b•run better•cost less to operate

That goes for our buildings as well as the planet we live ong g p

Mark NelsonFacilities OptimizationpBoston

If in 10 years we’re still talking about Sustainability and Green Design as

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y gthough it was a specialty market niche we’re doomed--as citizens ofWestern Region Sustainability Coordinator

Los Angeles

niche we re doomed as citizens of this earth, as practitioners and stewards of the built environmentstewards of the built environment.

Andreas HauslerAndreas HauslerPM/PA/Sustainable Design Leader Pro Tem New York City

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“It is the most pressing opportunity.Western Region Sustainability Coordinator

Los Angeles

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Alexander Sexsmith Los Angeles

Changing the destination of aChanging the destination of a million streams is at once easier and more difficult when they haveand more difficult when they have all merged. So too should sustainability work at both a localsustainability work at both a local level as well as strive to impact massive global initiativesmassive global initiatives.

J h L htJohn LuchtCDT, LEED AP+BD&CSan Francisco, CASan Francisco, CA

Environment sustainability is like

“maintaining personal hygiene at a different scaleWestern Region Sustainability Coordinator

Los Angeles

different scale.

JT HsuarchitectLos Angeles

S t i bilit h ld bSustainability should be a way of life:Eat, Sleep, Sustain, Work, R l PlRecycle, Play…….

Tarun KumarArchitectArchitectMumbai

Very important, if we want our

“earth to be a clean, healthy place to be for years to comeWestern Region Sustainability Coordinator

Los Angeles

to be for years to come.

Kimberly FeinbergMarketing CoordinatorLos Angeles

“The world shrinks everyday, bringing regional practices into conflict on a global“Courage is a muscle, if you don't regional practices into conflict on a global scale. These conflicts grow exponentially creating a hugely complex subject, with

g , yuse it, it atrophies. ”John Syvertsencreating a hugely complex subject, with

massive implications. Sustainability is about finding the harmony in those interactions.”

John Syvertsen

finding the harmony in those interactions. John LuchtCDT, LEED AP+BD&C

Ashley MarshAssociateChiSan Francisco, CAChicago

"We do not inherit this land from ourland from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children "it from our children.~ Haida Indian saying

Jason Franken

Chicago

“Commitment means power for our future”for our future

Gabrielle Rossit

Associate / Interior DesignerAssociate / Interior Designer

Toronto

“A sustainability commitment to the builtA sustainability commitment to the built environment needs to start with the old design concept of energy conservationdesign concept of energy conservation embraced passionately with new concepts of energy master plans which p gy poptimize form, functional, financial, and on-site carbon performance.”p

Ted Fowler PE, LEED AP, CDTNY RegionBuffalo Office

It is important to reassure MOTHER NATURE that her kids respect her magnanimity. Protect the earth .g y

Namrata Betigiri, LEED APArchitect/Regional CoordinatorArchitect/Regional CoordinatorMumbai

“S t i bilit h ld t“Sustainability should not necessarily take priority - it should y p ybecome the greatest common denominator of all ourdenominator of all our endeavors.”JD BalzliWestern Region Sustainability CoordinatorWestern Region Sustainability CoordinatorLos Angeles

take care of your mom

Ripal PatelEducation GroupChicago

“Sustainability affects every b i d i i L d llbusiness decision. Large and small, from the HVAC design in the B t t di t th l di h

“Brentano studio to the real dishes that replaced disposables, it's about

fWestern Region Sustainability Coordinator

Los Angelespurposefully and consciously making sure that our choices have a gpositive impact.”Iris WangDesign DirectorBrentano, Inc.,Chicago, IL

“Isn’t it simply a matter of life or

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Isn t it simply a matter of life or death?”Western Region Sustainability Coordinator

Los Angeles

Donna TerzanoDonna TerzanoProject ArchitectNYC OfficeNYC Office

“The world shrinks everyday, bringing regional practices into conflict on a global“Act Now; If one would change

regional practices into conflict on a global scale. These conflicts grow exponentially creating a hugely complex subject, withthe direction of this world, one must turn the tiller early ”creating a hugely complex subject, with

massive implications. Sustainability is about finding the harmony in those interactions.”

must turn the tiller early.

finding the harmony in those interactions. John LuchtCDT, LEED AP+BD&C

John LuchtCDT, LEED AP+BC&D

San Francisco, CASan Francisco, CA

“Possessing this kind ofPossessing this kind of knowledge and experience comes with a moral obligation to share it. Our Earth needs us to do this nowOur Earth needs us to do this now more than ever.

Mike Cavanaugh, AIA, LEED APSenior AssociateBoston

“Preserving the earth’s rich reso rces is o r prerogati e As aresources is our prerogative. As a Engineer it is a privilege to be able t d thi th h iblto do this through responsible design solutions. We can all use kill d k l d t kskill and knowledge to make a

difference.”

Doug ListerMechanical EngineerPhoenix

N tNatureknows.

Mike PlotnickWriterSt. Louis

“future proof (adj.)p ( j )1. designed not to be obsolete in

the future”the future- Wiktionary

Sergiu OpriseSergiu OpriseArchitectToronto

All I'm saying is simply this: that all mankindis tied together; all life is interrelated, andgwe are all caught in an inescapable network ofmutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny.Whatever affects one directly affects allWhatever affects one directly, affects allindirectly. For some strange reason I cannever be what I ought to be until you are whatyou ought to be. And you can never be what youought to be until I am what I ought to be - this isthe interrelated structure of realitythe interrelated structure of reality.

-Martin Luther King, Jr., ”Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution”

Kimberly Reddin Chicago

Because S t i bilit &Sustainability & Design have aDesign have a common purpose:Hi h Q lit SHigh-Quality-Sexy-Awesomeness

Troy HoggardTroy Hoggard

Pollution is nothing but the resources we are not harvesting We

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resources we are not harvesting. We allow them to disperse because Western Region Sustainability Coordinator

Los Angeleswe've been ignorant of their value.

Gigi Grizanti

f &Benefits & Compensation Manager

Buffalo

“Sustainability is so importantSustainability is so important that its validity should never be ya question.”

Marion MarcenacSustainability ConsultantChicago

“Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your ownopinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition ”heart and intuition.

‐Steve JobsSteve Jobs

Nick CameronChicago Office

Sustainability is a personal act of faith Like god or religion faith canfaith. Like god or religion, faith can be strong or weak – but it’s essential to have faith in our ability to act into have faith in our ability to act in best interest of our planet &

ift d b t Itresources we are gifted by nature. It transcends race, colour, profession & hi l b d i& geographical boundaries.

Suhas BambardekarArchitectMumbai, India

“The earth is what we all have in common ”common.

– Wendell Berryy

Sara SchonourLighting DesignerBoston

“Because extinct is no way to live.”

PAULETTE AMBELLAN, Research AnalystNortheastNortheastGrand Island

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Consider earth as a living spirit.

’ k i ki d f dLet’s not take its kindness for granted.

Let’s save water.Namrata Betigiri, LEED APArchitect/ Regional CoordinatorMumbaihttp://www.flickr.com/photos/callincaptures/3448625644/in/photostream

“Be the change you want to see in the world ”Be the change you want to see in the world.-- Mahatma Gandhi

Trish Beagle, Human Resources, Buffalo

“I don’t come to your house andI don t come to your house and make a mess…so?

Harlen MillerHarlen MillerArchitectLos Angeles – Yazdani Studiog

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Wh t d thi k itWhat do you think it t it tmeans to commit to

sustainability?sustainability?

“Committing to sustainability g ymeans flipping from simply helping our clients save energy dollars to gyleading the discussion toward authentic stewardship. Thatauthentic stewardship. That requires humility, courage, and brilliancebrilliance.

John M. SyvertsenSenior PrincipalSe o c paChicago

“Commitment means making“DOING is the best way of SAYINGCommitment means making sustainability part of your life… not for yourself but for the purpose of

DOING is the best way of SAYING…..

before going through the rest of the slideshow setfor yourself, but for the purpose of building a better quality of life for h l d f h

before going through the rest of the slideshow, set your monitor’s settings on power saving mode….as these children deserve light too”

the people around you – for the people you love.”

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JD BalzliSachin MulayAssociate ArchitectJD Balzli

Western Region Sustainability CoordinatorLos Angeles

Associate ArchitectMumbai

Los Angeles

“You must stand for something or you will fall for everything "you will fall for everything.

Natalia Allen Design FuturistNatalia Allen, Design Futurist

Ashley MarshAssociateChicago

“Committing to“Committing to sustainability yrequires responsibilityresponsibility, holding yourself accountable.”

Emil CuevasBoston

“I look forward to the day that sustainability is no longer an urgent issue and a pressing g g p gconcern, but simply a way of life.”

Shannon AndrewsInterior DesignInterior DesignManhattan

To think long term on a dailyTo think long-term on a daily basis

Al d S ithAlexander Sexsmith Los Angeles

“To commit to sustainability is to b k l h j ”embark on a long happy journey”

Purvashri HatkarMumbaiMumbai

I am looking forward to the dayI am looking forward to the day when we stop calling it “Sustainable Design” because all design should be inherentlydesign should be inherently sustainable.

Jeff NudiPrincipalPrincipalPhoenix Office

“You can ensure that your efforts“You can ensure that your efforts are sustainable only through deep understanding of the context and its relation to the bigcontext and its relation to the big picture.”

Kaustav GuptaA hit t BIM L d LEED APArchitect, BIM Leader, LEED APMumbai

Take gentle footstepsTake gentle footsteps.

Marya GraffMarya GraffChicago

“It's the habit of awareness that“It's the habit of awareness that my everyday choices have y y ypermanent repercussions for the planet ”planet.

Melissa GormanArchitectArchitectLos Angeles

“It’s time to turn by-products intoIt s time to turn by products into BUY-products.”

Jerome BobakJerome BobakMechanical EngineerBuffaloBuffalo

“ having a shared purpose…having a shared purpose with a common future…”

Carisima KoenigCarisima KoenigSenior AssociateNew York City

“We need to save our planet for pfuture generations”

Rich KahnAssociate PrincipalNew York City

print less& save paper& save paper

Mrinal BhatiaInterior DesignerMumbai

I think it means much more than t di i t d t fpresent discussions tend to favor.

I think it means to recognize that gthere is not enough stuff in the world to go around. For me to have moreto go around. For me to have more means someone somewhere must have less I think until we confronthave less. I think until we confront this all other responses are temporarytemporary.

Kent TurnerKent TurnerPresident, Cannon Design North AmericaSTL

“To leave a healthy environment to my children and theirto my children and their generation.”g

JT HsuarchitectL A lLos Angeles

ReduceReduceReuseRecycleRETHINK

Barbara KendzioraWNY RegionWNY RegionBuffalo Office

“It means taking the steps to be aIt means taking the steps to be a part of conserving resources and b i ibl f t ibeing responsible for our part in making the world a greener g gplace.”

Kimberly FeinbergW t R iWest RegionLos Angeles

“Sell your car ”Sell your car.

Harlen MillerArchitectArchitectLos Angeles – Yazdani Studio

“Growing ourGrowing our own food

provides myprovides my family joy

andand sustenance.”

Sue BoemanMid tMidwest

Chicago office

“To make an effort beyond your usual practice to do good to theusual practice to do good to the environment and humanity”y

Jenny TseArchitectureL A l Y d i St diLos Angeles – Yazdani Studio

“Commitment means makingCommitment means making sustainability part of your life… not for yourself but for the purpose of

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for yourself, but for the purpose of building a better quality of life for the people around you for the“Western Region Sustainability Coordinator

Los Angeles

the people around you – for the people you love.”

JD BalzliW t R i S t i bilit C di tWestern Region Sustainability CoordinatorLos Angeles

To work and play with others those who areothers - those who are here now and those in coming generations.

Rand EkmanCChicago

“Keep your mind on the future p ywith your actions of the moment.”

Bret EathorneConfluenceChicago

“To awake, to be conscious; i i lignorance is no longer an excuse.”

Drew HermannAccountingB ff lBuffalo

“Committing to sustainability means engaging in a highermeans engaging in a higher standard of living.”g

Jenna RuthWestern RegionS F iSan Francisco

“S t i bilit f t t ith“Sustainability for me starts with conservation. How I can designconservation. How I can design systems that conserve resources

d f f t ti ”now, and for future generations.”

Michael J. RossiniElectrical EngineerElectrical EngineerBoston

What doesWhat does Environmental

Awareness Week mean to you?y

“Having a special week focused on EnvironmentalHaving a special week focused on Environmental Awareness means that we have not yet internalized critical ideas and practices to where they are a natural part of our work; they remain an overlaypart of our work; they remain an overlay.

I look forward to a time when hosting a week of events t i ill b d d t ”to raise awareness will become redundant. ”

Jayashri DeshmukhArchitectTorontoToronto

“EXPLORE

“to

“opportunity

“It’s an

Deborah A. BurkhartProject Managerj gChicago

“It’s about fostering inspiration and creativity, not guilt and shame ”shame.

Stuart BroussardLos Angelesg

“Environmental Awareness Week is a gold mine of new knowledge, a restating of our commitment toa restating of our commitment to living and working by ecological g g y gprincipals, and a real celebration of our potential to change the world ”our potential to change the world.

John M. SyvertsenSenior PrincipalpChicago

“A reminder, saying, we know you can help, what are you waiting for?”for?

Kaustav GuptaKaustav GuptaArchitect, BIM Leader, LEED APMumbaiMumbai

“The first day is about awareness and the second day begins a lifeand the second day begins a life long commitment.”g

Donna TerzanoProject ArchitectNYC OffiNYC Office

“Environmental awareness week to th t C D i ime means that Cannon Design is

making large strides to make the world more sustainable through our projects and our operations as a p j pfirm. It’s something that I’m proud to be a part of as a Cannon Design p gemployee.”

Shawn MartinHuman Resources AssistantBuffalo Office

“EAW is a chance to refocus, ,repurpose, and to be inspired.”

JD BalzliWestern Region Sustainability CoordinatorLos Angeles

“We stand at a critical moment in Earth’s history, a time whenh it t h it f t A th ld bhumanity must choose its future. As the world becomesincreasingly interdependent and fragile, the future at once holdsgreat peril and great promise. To move forward we mustrecognize that in the midst of a magnificent diversity of culturesg g yand life forms we are one human family and one Earthcommunity with a common destiny. We must join together tobring forth a sustainable global society founded on respect fornature universal human rights economic justice and a culturenature, universal human rights, economic justice, and a cultureof peace. Towards this end, it is imperative that we, the peoplesof Earth declare our responsibility to one another, to the greatercommunity of life, and to future generations.”

From: The Earth Charter Preamble

Andreas HauslerAndreas HauslerPM/PA/Sustainable Design LeaderNew York City

CommitCommit

Wh t d thi k itWhat do you think it t it tmeans to commit to

sustainability?sustainability?

“Stop Talking – Start Walking.Stop Talking Start Walking.

Get up, Speak up, Act up.p, p p, p

Be a witness! Silence and complacency is no longer an option.”

Andreas HauslerA hit tArchitectureNew York City

Make sustainable choices.Proceed until apprehended.


“To me, it means doing the best you can every day to make the effort to live a sustainable life. Doing the small things, g g ,like turning off a light you’re not using or throwing a can in the recycling bin t o g a ca t e ecyc g binstead of the trash and the big things like making the choice not to have a carlike making the choice not to have a car – it all takes commitment.”

Annie LehattoRegiongLos Angeles

For me it means living close to work and commuting by bike supporting local farmers andcommuting by bike, supporting local farmers and buying organics, reusing containers and picking recyclables out of the trash, mending clothes, y gunplugging electronics, taking shorter showers, and turning the heat down. I certainly don’t do

thi I h ld b t I t t li i ti leverything I should, but I try to live conscientiously. I try to understand the impacts that my actions have on others and on the planet and makehave on others, and on the planet, and make better choices wherever I can.

Jennine TalbotBostonBoston

“It means to make sustainability a“It means to make sustainability a priority in everything you p y y g ydo…thinking beyond the immediate reward ”immediate reward.

Morgan NewmanArchitectArchitectLos Angeles – Yazdani Studio

“Committing to sustainability means fixing the errors we made in the past and making sure we don’t repeat them in p g pthe future.”

Marion MarcenacMarion MarcenacSustainability ConsultantChicago

“To make sustainability a factor in yevery decision.”

Stuart BroussardWestern RegionLos Angeles

“It means taking responsibility for“It means taking responsibility for the harm we and those before us h l d d d kihave already caused and working together to make it right for all th h l ftthose who come long after we are gone.”g

DONNA TERZANORegionNYC Office

“Our Family takes ton two new

sustainable practices eachpractices each year.

This year we got rid of our frontrid of our front lawn”

Sue BoemanP j t MProject ManagerChicago

Because if you don't commit, you aren't going to do it Sustainabilityaren t going to do it. Sustainability should not be a fad diet, it should be a lifestyle.

Amber LangCChicago

“It means incorporatingIt means incorporating sustainability efforts into your daily life whether the activity bedaily life, whether the activity be large or small the impact on the environment as a whole isenvironment as a whole is significant.”

Shawn MartinN Y k R iNew York RegionBuffalo Office

Commitment to Sustainability is

Leaving no

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Leaving no Trace Behind

Western Region Sustainability Coordinator

Los AngelesBlack Rock City, NV. ‘0’ footprint, 357 days a year.

Ahmed NaguibConfluence Team MemberChicago

“While there can be no denying theWhile there can be no denying the importance of Sustainability, too many of us think that reducing our facilities’

ti d li ffienergy consumption and recycling office paper is where it ends. We have to move beyond the notion that doing lessmove beyond the notion that doing less harm is good enough, and embrace lifestyle changes that will lead to healinglifestyle changes that will lead to healing the environment.”Jeff NudiPrincipalPhoenix Office

“It is said that the greenest building is the one that alreadybuilding is the one that already exists. Greener still is the one that is not built at all.”

Deborah KreuzeSenior Editor and Writer

“An internal commitment to leadingAn internal commitment to leading a more environmentally

ibl d t d lif hilresponsible day-to-day life, while working externally to replace the g y paging unsustainable system that supports it ”supports it.

John LuchtCDT, LEED AP+BD&CSan Francisco CASan Francisco, CA

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Why do you give a y y gdamn about the Earth?

I give a damn because these hands are hoping for a brighterhands, are hoping for a brighter future.

Jessica FigenholtzAssociateChiChicago

“For the futureof my childrenof my childrenand all children.”

Mike Cavanaugh, AIA, LEED APSenior AssociateBoston

“Because my grandkids will be 43 and 41 inwill be 43 and 41 in 2050 and 93 and 91 in 2100.”2100.

Peter HourihanPeter HourihanPrincipal and Director of ResearchBoston

Because of her.

Jill GimeskyHuman ResourcesHuman ResourcesChicago

B IBecause Iwant to always

h thihave this.


Why? Because the one on the right isWhy? Because the one on the right is part of her high school’s

E i t l Cl b d i l d tEnvironmental Club and is a leader at home on conserving “everything”. g y g

Charles Smith

“Because the impact I make on this earth now is going to effect“Earth is a MIRACLE,

TREASUREthis earth now is going to effect those in the future.”

a TREASURE,

a gift where LIFE is a mystery, g y y,

Earth is HOME.”

Shawn MartinHuman Resources AssistantB ff l Offi

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Shilpa NaikBuffalo OfficeArchitectMumbai

“I want this planet to be around for my kids and their futurefor my kids and their future generations”g

Rich KahnAssociate PrincipalN Y k CitNew York City

“I give a damn,I give a damn, because I don’t want to imaginewant to imagine what this view will look like inwill look like in 30 years if we don’t protect it ”don t protect it.

Marion MarcenacMarion MarcenacSustainability ConsultantChicago

“Because I love being outside and being in nature rather than concrete and smog ”concrete and smog.

Amber LangChicagog

futureI give a damn about the Earth because…generationswon’t even knowwhat they arewhat they aremissing.

Bill Van HornPM, New York City

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“Because its my home!”

Purvashri HatkarMumbai

“I want to do what I can to make“I want to do what I can to make the world, my city, my , y y, yneighborhood a better place for my daughter and her friends ”my daughter and her friends.

Teri WrightArchitect / project managerArchitect / project managerChicago

“Because Science is stronger gthan Rhetoric.”

Drew HermannAccountingBuffalo

“I call it home ”I call it home.

Donna TerzanoProject ArchitectProject ArchitectNYC Office

“Because I love running its rocky trails swimming its cool riverstrails, swimming its cool rivers and scaling its towering mountains.”

Christopher WhitcombBuffalo

“It’s elemental”It s elemental

Deborah A BurkhartDeborah A. BurkhartProject ManagerChicago

There are so many reasons itseems the opposite is the realq estion Ho co ld o not?question. How could you not?

Alexander SexsmithLos AngelesLos Angeles

“Because there’s still timeBecause there s still time left to change.”

Emil CuevasBoston

“The earth is the place I call pHome.”


I don’t. I give a damn about humanity.

Kent TurnerKent TurnerPresident, Cannon Design North AmericaSTL

“Because I hope to be here for a long time along with my familylong time, along with my family, friends, and future generations.”g

Kimberly FeinbergMarketing CoordinatorL A lLos Angeles

“I'm an architect so I care about bea t Act all the term 'earth' isbeauty. Actually, the term 'earth' is not really accurate, and this

b bl d ll hi i h b tprobably sounds all hippy-ish but, really sustainability is about the

t hi h i ll 'lif ' it'ecosystem, which is really 'life', it's the sustainability of the lives of all yliving creatures.”

Melissa GormanArchitectLos Angeles

“Because it’s my mother ”Because it s my mother.

Harlen MillerArchitectArchitectLos Angeles – Yazdani Studio

“The ecology is a circulatoryThe ecology is a circulatory system and whatever we do now

t ll ff t li i theventually affects our lives in the future and the generations gbeyond.”

Jenny TseA hit tArchitectureLos Angeles – Yazdani Studio

“It’s where I live ”It s where I live.

JD BalzliWestern Region Sustainability CoordinatorWestern Region Sustainability CoordinatorLos Angeles

“Because I have to live in thisBecause I have to live in this damn place!”

A i L h ttAnnie LehattoLos Angeles

“Because it shouldn’t be aboutBecause it shouldn t be about how long, but how well we live.”

St t B dStuart BroussardLos Angeles

“Because future generations have as much of a right to it as I doas much of a right to it as I do today.”y

Bret EathorneConfluence ChiChicago

“It’s where I live ”It s where I live.

JD BalzliWestern Region Sustainability CoordinatorWestern Region Sustainability CoordinatorLos Angeles

Because….Because….“Those who deny [climate change] areaccomplices to disaster. Those who doubt itacco p ces to d saste ose o doubt tare ignorant fools. Those who think things aregoing to somehow work out are wishful. Thereis no other option for mankind : Start livingresponsibly or perish!”

Andreas HauslerPM/PA/S t i bl D i L dPM/PA/Sustainable Design LeaderNew York City

“It’s full of mystery.”

Rand EkmanChicago

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What doesWhat does Environmental

Awareness Week mean to you?y

“This is an opportunity for us to make an extra effort in helpingmake an extra effort in helping our planet”p

Rich KahnAssociate PrincipalN Y k CitNew York City

It means I am caused to stop and think about many things Ithink about many things I otherwise too often ignore.g

Kent TurnerPresident, Cannon Design North AmericaSTLSTL

“Continuing toContinuing to understand how to create a better world for the nextfor the next generation…”

Carisima KoeniggSenior AssociateNew York City

“to raise the awareness to the entire company.”


“A time to assess whether we areA time to assess whether we are doing enough for the

i t d ti t kenvironment, and a time to make positive changes toward that p gend.”

Kimberly FeinbergM k ti C di tMarketing CoordinatorLos Angeles

It means not only making our living space a better place to be,

“The world shrinks everyday, bringing regional practices into conflict on a global

p p ,but also for thosebeneath theregional practices into conflict on a global

scale. These conflicts grow exponentially creating a hugely complex subject, with

beneath thesea.creating a hugely complex subject, with

massive implications. Sustainability is about finding the harmony in those interactions.”finding the harmony in those interactions. John LuchtCDT, LEED AP+BD&CSan Francisco, CA

Amanda BuchheitAmanda BuchheitSt. Louis

“Acknowledgement that my tinyAcknowledgement that my tiny individual effort is meaningful one week to be inmeaningful. one week to be in the practice of awareness and then to get in the habit It'sthen to get in the habit. It s sustainability boot camp.”

Melissa GormanA hit tArchitectLos Angeles

“It’s a week to reflect on whether you’ve done your part or not.”

Harlen Miller Architect Los Angeles – Yazdani Studio

“To learn and acquire informationTo learn and acquire information on what we could do as individuals to company level onindividuals to company level on saving resources as well as how our decisions impact theour decisions impact the environment”

Jenny TseA hit tArchitectureLos Angeles – Yazdani Studio

“EAW is a chance to refocus, ,repurpose, and to be inspired.”


“EAW is a time to celebrate the changes we have made and tochanges we have made and to educate about the changes we can make in the future.”

Annie LehattoLos Angeles

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“Not to be too melodramatic about itNot to be too melodramatic about it, but the ecosystem of the planet is what has made possible every living

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what has made possible every living thing, including us. And unless there are aliens out there, all of

i l d tWestern Region Sustainability Coordinator

Los Angelesconsciousness, love, sadness, art, flowers, music. Why would we not care about that?”care about that?

Melissa GormanMelissa GormanArchitectLos Angeles

“To our future generations the excuseTo our future generations the excuse that ‘we weren’t absolutely certain of the extent and magnitude of thethe extent and magnitude of the problem and, besides, we were too busy’ will not even be worth an yutterance. We owe these future generations every effort we can make g ytoday.”

Mike Cavanaugh, AIA, LEED APSenior AssociateBostonBoston

Sustainability begins with each person taking a small step that collectively has alarge effect. If only 1% of the current US population reduces their water usageby 1 gallon per day the effect is over 1.1 BILLION gallons of water saved peryear. Turn off the water when you brush your teeth and you’ve done your part.

Jack McCarthyBoston

““Worth more than your car.”Western Region Sustainability Coordinator

Los AngelesHarlen MillerArchitectLos Angeles – Yazdani Studio

If we LEED, others will follow.If we LEED, others will follow.

Mary J. WazAdministrative AssistantBuffalo

“It's imperative to understand how our actions not only affect theour actions not only affect the environment but the economy, society and our standard of living

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Pat MahoneyTechnology Services Groupgy pBuffalo, NY

“Incredibly important! We need to stop living like there’s no tomorrow and we need to stop living selfishly, expecting

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