Jen Baker

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Jen Baker

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Jen Baker works as a Sustainability Analyst for the City of Raleigh, North Carolina. Jen is a graduate of Arizona State University and the University of Iowa.

Jen Baker

Superseding Sustainability

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Sustainability is a broad term that addresses three fundamental principles: economic strength, environmental stewardship, and social equity.

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rating system clean energy economy local government policy sustainability
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Jim Stack
I see sustainability as 3 main areas too. Where and how you live, how you travel and what you eat. It all adds up to improve our e... Read More
Friday, 03 June 2016 08:33
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Papercrete breaks the mold

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It's as if the star characters of the kid's game "Rock, Paper, Scissors" finally figured out that working together can be a whole lot more productive (and fun!) than one always ending up as a loser.

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sustainability energy efficiency innovation green construction Arizona
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Pawlowski
It is good to learn that Barry's work goes on. Research has advanced since 2010 http://blog.nwf.org/2010/02/junk-mail-into-concre... Read More
Monday, 21 March 2016 04:34
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Building a Dream, Then and Now

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Eight years ago I had never thought much about the word "sustainability."

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passive house lessons learned energy efficiency renewable energy sustainability
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John Neville
Interesting article. Thanks for sharing your experiences. Every building experience shared helps others. It is too bad that for so... Read More
Monday, 15 February 2016 09:55
Jim Stack
When I moved to Arizona in 2001 I tried to buy a properly oriented home and none of the realtors knew what I was talking about. Th... Read More
Monday, 15 February 2016 19:48
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