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The AIA 2030 Commitment: One Architect’s Opinion
Greetings. First, a disclaimer. This blog post is not written on behalf of my company, Bergmeyer, my professional society, the American Institute of Architects (AIA), or my local AIA Chapter, the...
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The AIA 2030 Commitment: Smart Infrastructure
Everyone’s talking about infrastructure these days. It has somehow become our national “common ground” topic. Hard to argue against fixing roads and bridges, right? But in fact, there is much room for...
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The AIA 2030 Commitment: Deregulate This!
When I was growing up near Syracuse, NY, the drinking age was 18. I went to college in Pennsylvania in the mid-70’s. At the time, the drinking age there was 21. Mea culpa, I would buy cheap beer (Utica...
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The AIA 2030 Commitment: What Now?
So the United States federal government has gone back on its commitment to the 2015 UNFCCC Paris Climate Change Agreement. If you (like me) are mad as hell and can’t take it anymore, you’re no doubt...
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The AIA 2030 Commitment: Wanted: A Climate Change Client
It might actually happen this time. Katrina wasn’t enough. Even Sandy wasn’t enough. Maybe it’s the times we’re living in today or the pervasive 24/7 “news” cycle, but after the unimaginable...
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The AIA 2030 Commitment: Go There
Money, religion, sex … and politics. In many social settings, these are still taboo topics. Politics is especially radioactive these days. You just can’t go there. So let’s “go there”. Let’s talk...
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The AIA 2030 Commitment: Architecture IS Infrastructure
As a long-time supporter of the AIA 2030 Commitment, I was looking forward to seeing how the infrastructure discussion would take shape this year in Washington, DC. Why? Because I believe architecture...
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The AIA 2030 Commitment: A National Priority
Remember when the drinking age was different in US states? I do. I went to high school in upstate New York in the 70’s where the drinking age was 18. I went away to college in Pennsylvania where the...
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The AIA 2030 Commitment: Architecture IS Infrastructure, II
I work in what is now called the “Seaport District” in South Boston. There’s a construction site outside my office window. It’s pretty cold in Boston in February, so I gotta hand it to the men and...
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The AIA 2030 Commitment: What’s the Deal?
If you’ve read all you want about the Green New Deal or have already dismissed it as impossible, you won’t want to read this blog post. Still with me? OK, then. On February 11, 2019, the American...
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