Different help for new times.

Time zone: EST (Miami, Florida)
Featured client: Native Renewables (Navajo Nation)
Featured ally: Power of Design Services (college student experience)
Affiliations (work / volunteer / alum): Miami Dade College (Padrón Campus); Virginia Tech; University of Technology, Sydney (UTS); University of Texas at Austin, School of Architecture; Hiram College

I assist universities, non-profits, government entities, start-ups and others with efforts that respond to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) — addressing “poverty, inequality, climate, environmental degradation, prosperity, and peace and justice.”

Recent work has also encompassed COVID-19 responses and economic recovery, campus retrofits for sustainability (aquaponics, etc.), and thinking about the future of cities and towns.

I approach projects, teaching and consultancy (distributed and otherwise) with an underlying interest in sustainable and frugal innovation and development. I draw attention to overlooked or discarded urban resources as well as rasquache — smaller footprint, more-with-less, inventive — approaches that can overcome barriers and accelerate positive change.

If you need help or want to collaborate (or need a guest speaker or sounding board), please be in touch.

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