Importance of Sustainability Commitment

How important is
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sustainability?
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How important are WE?
“Western Region Sustainability Coordinator
Los Angeles
Kent Turner
President, Cannon Design North America
St. Louis

“It’s where I live.
It s live.”
Sustainability is like your bank
account,
account if you are not adding
more than you are taking away,
you are going to be in big trouble
trouble.

Amber Lang
C cago
Chicago
JD Balzli
Western Region Sustainability Coordinator
Los Angeles

“Sustainability isn’t just important,
it’s the
it’ th very d fi iti of th f t
definition f the future
potential of life on earth…..and we
are slipping so quickly th t unless
li i i kl that l
we are REGENERATIVE,
sustainability becomes a non- issue.
Los Angeles
Will this be the case this decade?
Maybe not. So can we wait?
Absolutely not!” y

John M Syvertsen
M.
Senior Principal
Chicago

Sustainability is critical for us all
as there is not an endless supply
“of resources. Coordinator
resources
Western Region Sustainability
Los Angeles

Rich Kahn
Associate Principal
New York City

It is the
It i th
future …
… with
purpose
and
and
intention
Rand Ekman
Chicago

Sustainability is
S t i bilit i something th t thi that
should be on everyone's minds y
because it impacts all of us and
“the generations of our family in
the future.
Los Angeles

Shawn Martin
Human Resources Assistant
Buffalo Office

“The world shrinks everyday, bringing
regional practices into conflict onto global
“Sustainability is crucial a
Sustainability
scale. These conflicts grow exponentially
continuing Operations….. ”
creating a hugely complex subject, with
massive implications. Sustainability is about
finding the harmony in those interactions.”
David Radue interactions.
John Lucht Manager
Operations
CDT, LEED AP+BD&C
New York C y
e o City
San Francisco, CA

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 on
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Mark Nelson
Facilities Optimization
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Boston

If in 10 years we’re still talking about
Sustainability and Green Design as
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though it was a specialty market
niche we’re doomed--as citizens of
we re doomed as
this earth, as practitioners and
Los Angeles
stewards of the built environment environment.

Andreas Hausler
PM/PA/Sustainable Design Leader Pro Tem
New York City

It is the most pressing
i th t i
pp Region Sustainability
opportunity. Coordinator
“Western y
Los Angeles

Alexander Sexsmith
Los Angeles

Changing the destination of a
million streams is at once easier
and more difficult when they have
all merged. So too should
sustainability work at both a local
level as well as strive to impact
massive global initiatives
initiatives.
John Lucht
J h L ht
CDT, LEED AP+BD&C
San Francisco, CA

Environment sustainability is like
maintaining personal hygiene at a
“different scale. scale
Los Angeles

JT Hsu
architect
Los Angeles

Sustainability h ld be
S t i bilit should b a way
of life:
Eat, Sleep, Sustain, Work,
Recycle, Pl
R l Play…….

Tarun Kumar
Architect
Mumbai

Very important, if we want our
earth to be a clean, healthy place
“to be for years to come come.
Los Angeles

Kimberly Feinberg
Marketing Coordinator
Los Angeles

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“Courage is a muscle, if you don't
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scale. it, it atrophies. ” exponentially
use These conflicts grow
John Syvertsen
interactions.
Ashley Marsh
John Lucht
Associate
CDT, LEED AP+BD&C
Chicago
Chi
San Francisco, CA

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

Jason Franken
Chicago

“Commitment means power
for our future
for our future”
Gabrielle Rossit
Associate / Interior Designer
Associate / Interior Designer
Toronto

“A sustainability commitment to the built
A
environment needs to start with the old
design concept of energy conservation
embraced passionately with new
concepts of energy master p
p gy plans which
optimize form, functional, financial, and
on-site carbon performance.”
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Ted Fowler PE, LEED AP, CDT
NY Region
Buffalo Office

It is important to reassure MOTHER NATURE that her kids respect
her magnanimity. Protect the earth .
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Namrata Betigiri, LEED AP
Architect/Regional Coordinator
Mumbai

“Sustainability h ld t
“S t i bilit should not
necessarily take p
y priority - it should
y
become the greatest common
denominator of all our
endeavors.”
JD Balzli
Los Angeles

take care of your mom

Ripal Patel
Education Group
Chicago

“Sustainability affects every
business d i i
b i decision. L Large and small,
d ll
from the HVAC design in the
Brentano studio t the real dishes
B t t di to th l di h
that replaced disposables, it's about
purposefully and consciously
f
Los Angeles
making sure that our choices have a
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positive impact.”
Iris Wang
Design Director
Brentano, Inc.
,
Chicago, IL

“Isn’t it simply a matter of life or
Isn t
death?”
Los Angeles
Donna Terzano
Project Architect
NYC Office

“Act Now; If one would change
regional practices into conflict on a global
scale.direction of this world, one
the These conflicts grow exponentially
creatingturn thecomplex subject, with
must a hugely tiller early ”
early.
interactions.
John Lucht
John Lucht
CDT, LEED AP+BC&D
CDT, LEED AP+BD&C
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, CA

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

Mike Cavanaugh, AIA, LEED AP
Senior Associate
Boston

“Preserving the earth’s rich
resources our prerogative.
reso rces is o r prerogati e As a
Engineer it is a privilege to be able
to d thi through responsible
t do this th h ibl
design solutions. We can all use
skill and k
kill d knowledge t make a
l d to k
difference.”
Doug Lister
Mechanical Engineer
Phoenix

Nature
N t
knows.
Mike Plotnick
Writer
St. Louis

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

Sergiu Oprise
Architect
Toronto

All I'm saying is simply this: that all mankind
is tied together; all life is interrelated, and
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we are all caught in an inescapable network of
mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny.
Whatever affects one directly affects all
directly,
indirectly. For some strange reason I can
never be what I ought to be until you are what
you ought to be. And you can never be what you
ought to be until I am what I ought to be - this is
the interrelated structure of reality
reality.
-Martin Luther King, Jr., ”Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution”

Kimberly Reddin
Chicago

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

Pollution is nothing but the
resources we are not harvesting. We
resources we are not harvesting We
allow them to disperse because
“we've been ignorant of their value.
Los Angeles

Gigi Grizanti
Benefits & Compensation Manager
f &
Buffalo

“Sustainability is so important
Sustainability
that its validity should never be
y
a question.”

Marion Marcenac
Sustainability Consultant
Chicago

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

Nick Cameron
Chicago Office

Sustainability is a personal act of
faith.
faith Like god or religion faith can
religion,
be strong or weak – but it’s essential
to have faith in our ability to act in
best interest of our planet &
resources we are gifted b nature. It
ift d by t
transcends race, colour, profession
& geographical b
hi l boundaries.
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Suhas Bambardekar
Architect
Mumbai, India

“The earth is what we all have in
common.
common ”
– Wendell Berry y

Sara Schonour
Lighting Designer
Boston

“Because extinct is no way to live.”

PAULETTE AMBELLAN, Research Analyst
Northeast
Grand Island

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Consider earth as a living spirit.

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

Let’s save water.
Namrata Betigiri, LEED AP
Architect/ Regional Coordinator
Mumbai
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“Be the change you want to see in the world ”
Be world.
-- Mahatma Gandhi

Trish Beagle, Human Resources, Buffalo

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

Harlen Miller
Architect
Los Angeles – Yazdani Studio
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What d
Wh t do you thi k it
think
means t commit to
to it t
sustainability?

“Committing to sustainability
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means flipping from simply helping
our clients save energy dollars to
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leading the discussion toward
authentic stewardship. That
requires humility, courage, and
brilliance.
brilliance

John M. Syvertsen
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Senior Principal
c pa
Chicago

“Commitment means making
Commitment way of SAYING
“DOING is the best
DOING SAYING…..
sustainability part of your life… not
for yourself,settings onrest of the slideshowof
before going through the the purpose set
slideshow,
yourself but for power saving mode
your monitor’s
building achildren deserve lightof life for
….as these better quality too”
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the people around you – f the
h l d for h
p p you
people y love.”
Sachin Mulay
JDAssociate Architect
Balzli
Mumbai
Los Angeles

“You must stand for something or
you will fall for everything "
everything.
Natalia Allen, Design Futurist
Allen

Ashley Marsh
Associate
Chicago

“Committing to
y
sustainability
requires
responsibility,
responsibility
holding yourself
accountable.”

Emil Cuevas
Boston

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

Shannon Andrews
Interior Design
Manhattan

To think long term on a daily
long-term
basis

Alexander S
Al d Sexsmith
ith
Los Angeles

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

Purvashri Hatkar
Mumbai

I am looking forward to the day
when we stop calling it
“Sustainable Design” because all
design should be inherently
sustainable.
Jeff Nudi
Principal
Phoenix Office

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

Kaustav Gupta
Architect,
A hit t BIM Leader, LEED AP
L d
Mumbai

Take gentle footsteps
footsteps.

Marya Graff
Chicago

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

Melissa Gorman
Architect
Los Angeles

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

Jerome Bobak
Mechanical Engineer
Buffalo

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

Carisima Koenig
Senior Associate
New York City

“We need to save our planet for
p
future generations”

Rich Kahn
Associate Principal
New York City

print less
& save paper

Mrinal Bhatia
Interior Designer
Mumbai

I think it means much more than
present discussions t d t f
t di i tend to favor.
I think it means to recognize that
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there is not enough stuff in the world
to go around. For me to have more
means someone somewhere must
have less I think until we confront
less.
this all other responses are
temporary.
temporary
Kent Turner
STL

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

JT Hsu
architect
Los Angeles
L A l

Reduce
Reuse
Recycle
RETHINK

Barbara Kendziora
WNY Region
Buffalo Office

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

Kimberly Feinberg
West R i
W t Region
Los Angeles

“Sell your car ”
Sell car.

Harlen Miller
Architect

“Growing our
Growing
own food
provides my
family joy
and
sustenance.”

Sue Boeman
Midwest
Mid t
Chicago office

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

Jenny Tse
Architecture
Los Angeles – Y d i St di
L A l Yazdani Studio

“Commitment means making
Commitment
sustainability part of your life… not
for yourself, but for the purpose of
yourself
building a better quality of life for
the people around you – for the
people you love.”
Los Angeles

JD Balzli
Western Region Sustainability C di t
W t R i S t i bilit Coordinator
Los Angeles

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

Rand Ekman
Chicago

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

Bret Eathorne
Confluence
Chicago

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

Drew Hermann
Accounting
Buffalo
B ff l

“Committing to sustainability
means engaging in a higher
standard of living.”
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Jenna Ruth
Western Region
San F
S Francisco
i

“Sustainability for
“S t i bilit f me starts with
t t ith
conservation. How I can design
systems that conserve resources
now, and f future generations.”
d for f t ti ”

Michael J. Rossini
Electrical Engineer
Boston

What does
Environmental
Awareness Week
mean to you?
y

“Having a special week focused on Environmental
Having
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 overlay
overlay.

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

“ EXPLORE
“ to

“ opportunity
“ It’s an
Deborah A. Burkhart
Project Manager
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Chicago

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

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

John M. Syvertsen
Senior Principal
p
Chicago

“A reminder, saying, we know you
can help, what are you waiting
for?
for?”
Kaustav Gupta
Architect, BIM Leader, LEED AP
Mumbai

“The first day is about awareness
and the second day begins a life
long commitment.”
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Donna Terzano
Project Architect
NYC Offi
Office

“Environmental awareness week to
me means th t Cannon Design i
that C D i is
making large strides to make the
world more sustainable through our
p j
projects and our operations as a
p
firm. It’s something that I’m proud to
be a part of as a Cannon Design
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employee.”
Shawn Martin
Buffalo Office

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

JD Balzli
Los Angeles

“We stand at a critical moment in Earth’s history, a time when
humanity must choose it f t
h it t h its future. A th world b
As the ld becomes
increasingly interdependent and fragile, the future at once holds
great peril and great promise. To move forward we must
recognize that in the midst of a magnificent diversity of cultures
g g y
and life forms we are one human family and one Earth
community with a common destiny. We must join together to
bring forth a sustainable global society founded on respect for
nature,
nature universal human rights economic justice and a culture
rights, justice,
of peace. Towards this end, it is imperative that we, the peoples
of Earth declare our responsibility to one another, to the greater
community of life, and to future generations.”
From: The Earth Charter Preamble

Andreas Hausler
PM/PA/Sustainable Design Leader
New York City

“Stop Talking – Start Walking.
Stop
Get up, Speak up, Act up.
p, p p, p
Be a witness! Silence and
complacency is no longer an
option.”

Andreas Hausler
Architecture
A hit t
New York City

Make sustainable choices.
Proceed until apprehended.

Marya Graff
Chicago

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

For me it means living close to work and
commuting by bike, supporting local farmers and
bike
buying organics, reusing containers and picking
recyclables out of the trash, mending clothes,
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unplugging electronics, taking shorter showers,
and turning the heat down. I certainly don’t do
everything I should, b t I t t li conscientiously.
thi h ld but try to live i ti l
I try to understand the impacts that my actions
have on others and on the planet and make
others, planet,
better choices wherever I can.

Jennine Talbot
Boston

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

Morgan Newman
Architect

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

“To make sustainability a factor in
y
every decision.”

Stuart Broussard
Western Region
Los Angeles

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

DONNA TERZANO
Region
NYC Office

“Our Family takes
on t
two new
sustainable
practices each
year.

This year we got
rid of our front
lawn”

Sue Boeman
Project Manager
P j tM
Chicago

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

Amber Lang
Chicago

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

Shawn Martin
New Y k R i
N York Region
Buffalo Office

Commitment to
Sustainability is
Leaving no
Trace Behind
“
Black Rock City,Region Sustainability a
Western NV. ‘0’ footprint, 357 days Coordinator
year.
Los Angeles

Ahmed Naguib
Confluence Team Member
Chicago

“While there can be no denying the
While
importance of Sustainability, too many of
us think that reducing our facilities’
energy consumption and recycling office
ti d li ffi
paper is where it ends. We have to
move beyond the notion that doing less
harm is good enough, and embrace
lifestyle changes that will lead to healing
the environment.”
Jeff Nudi
Principal
Phoenix Office

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

Deborah Kreuze
Senior Editor and Writer

“An internal commitment to leading
An
a more environmentally
responsible d t d lif while
ibl day-to-day life, hil
working externally to replace the
g y p
aging unsustainable system that
supports it.”
it

John Lucht
CDT, LEED AP+BD&C
San Francisco CA
Francisco,

Why do you give a
y y g
damn about the Earth?

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

Jessica Figenholtz
Associate
Chicago
Chi

“For the future
of my children
and all children.”

Senior Associate
Boston

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

Peter Hourihan
Principal and Director of Research
Boston

Because of her.

Jill Gimesky
Human Resources
Chicago

Because I
B
want to
always
have thi
h this.

Marya Graff
Chicago

Why? Because the one on the right is
part of her high school’s
Environmental Cl b and i a l d at
E i t l Club d is leader t
home on conserving “everything”.
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Charles
Smith

“Earth is a MIRACLE,
“Because the impact I make on
this earth now is going to effect
a TREASURE
TREASURE,
those in the future.” y,
a gift where LIFE is a mystery,
g y
Earth is HOME.”
.
Shawn Martin
Shilpa Naik
Buffalo Offi
B ff l Office
Architect
Mumbai

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

Rich Kahn
Associate Principal
New Y k Cit
N York City

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

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

Amber Lang
Chicago
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I give a damn about the Earth because… future
generations
won’t even know
what they are
missing.

Bill Van Horn
PM, New York City

Grinnel Glacier
2009

“Because its my home!”

Purvashri Hatkar
Mumbai

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

Teri Wright
Architect / project manager
Chicago

“Because Science is stronger
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than Rhetoric.”

Drew Hermann
Accounting
Buffalo

“I call it home ”
I home.

Donna Terzano
Project Architect
NYC Office

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

Christopher Whitcomb
Buffalo

“It’s elemental
It s elemental”

Deborah A Burkhart
A.
Project Manager
Chicago

There are so many reasons it
seems the opposite is the real
question. How could o
q estion Ho co ld you not?

Alexander Sexsmith
Los Angeles

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

Emil Cuevas
Boston

“The earth is the place I call
p
Home.”

JT Hsu
architect
Los Angeles

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

Kent Turner
STL

“Because I hope to be here for a
long time along with my family
time, family,
friends, and future generations.”
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Kimberly Feinberg
Marketing Coordinator
Los Angeles
L A l

“I'm an architect so I care about
beauty. Actually,
bea t Act all the term 'earth' is
not really accurate, and this
probably sounds all hi
b bl d ll hippy-ish b t
i h but,
really sustainability is about the
ecosystem, which i really 'lif ' it'
t hi h is ll 'life', it's
the sustainability of the lives of all
y
living creatures.”
Melissa Gorman
Architect
Los Angeles

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

Harlen Miller
Architect

“The ecology is a circulatory
The
system and whatever we do now
eventually affects our lives i th
t ll ff t li in the
future and the generations
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beyond.”

Jenny Tse
Architecture
A hit t

“It’s where I live.”
It s live

JD Balzli
Los Angeles

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

Annie Lehatto
A i L h tt
Los Angeles

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

Stuart B
St t Broussard
d
Los Angeles

“Because future generations have
as much of a right to it as I do
today.”
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Bret Eathorne
Confluence
Chicago
Chi

Because….
“Those who deny [climate change] are
acco p ces
accomplices to disaster. Those who doubt it
d saste ose o t
are ignorant fools. Those who think things are
going to somehow work out are wishful. There
is no other option for mankind : Start living
responsibly or perish!”

Andreas Hausler
PM/PA/Sustainable Design Leader
PM/PA/S t i bl D i L d
New York City

“It’s full of mystery.”

Rand Ekman
Chicago

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

Rich Kahn
Associate Principal
New Y k Cit
N York City

It means I am caused to stop and
think about many things I
otherwise too often ignore.
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Kent Turner
STL

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

Carisima Koenig
g
Senior Associate
New York City

“to raise the awareness to the
entire company.”

JT Hsu
architect
Los Angeles

“A time to assess whether we are
A
doing enough for the
environment, and a ti
i t d time t make
to k
p
positive changes toward that
g
end.”

Kimberly Feinberg
Marketing C di t
M k ti Coordinator
Los Angeles

It means not only making our living
space a better p
p place to be, ,
but also for those
regional practices into conflict on a global
beneath the
scale. These conflicts grow exponentially
sea.
interactions.
John Lucht
CDT, LEED AP+BD&C
San Francisco, CA

Amanda Buchheit
St. Louis

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

Melissa Gorman
Architect
A hit t
Los Angeles

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

Harlen Miller
Architect

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

Jenny Tse
Architecture
A hit t

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

Annie Lehatto
Los Angeles

“Not to be too melodramatic about it,
Not it
but the ecosystem of the planet is
what has made possible every living
thing, including us. And unless there
are aliens out there, all of
“consciousness,Coordinator sadness, art,
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i l d t
flowers, music. Why would we not
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care about that?” that?

Melissa Gorman
Architect
Los Angeles

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

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

“Worth more than your car.”
Los AngelesMiller
Harlen
Architect

If we LEED, others will follow.

Mary J. Waz
Administrative Assistant
Buffalo

“It's imperative to understand how
our actions not only affect the
environment but the economy,
society and our standard of living. living
Although we are making efforts to
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dd Region Sustainability Coordinator issues, we've
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already done enough damage that is
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beyond repair. Th f
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important.”
Jenny Tse
Architecture

“Sustainability should not
Sustainability
necessarily take priority - it
y p y
should become the greatest
common denominator of all our
endeavors.”

JD Balzli
Los Angeles

Pat Mahoney
Technology Services Group
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Buffalo, NY

“Incredibly important! We need to stop
living like there’s no tomorrow and we
need to stop living selfishly, expecting
p g y, p g
other people to make the change. I
know it’s totally cheesy but if we all
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work together, we can make the earth
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a b tt place to live f many more
better l t li for
generations to come.”

Annie Lehatto
Los Angeles

SUSTAINABILITY : GOOD DESIGN : QUANTITY
CONSCIOUSNESS

Hemant Purohit
Architect.Associate
Mumbai Office
http://www.juniodesign.com/

“Important enough to change the
“I t t ht h th
y we live.”
wayRegion Sustainability Coordinator
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Los Angeles

Stuart Broussard
Los Angeles Office

Importance of Sustainability Commitment

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