Excuse The Mess

Excuse the mess; we will look pretty again in a few days, promise....

LEED Certified Buildings Not Always Saving Energy

(Pictured: Cooper Union Building by Thom Mayne/Morphosis, which is going for a LEED Platinum Certification)Shocker!  LEED certified buildings do not always save energy.  They never said they would be!  The New York Times gets wind of what has been known...

Tropolism Has Moved!

We are officially on a new host.  Life is good.There are probably a few rough edges around here.  PHP is difficult yo!Pictured: 364 Crown Walk under construction, Fire Island Pines, New York, August 2009.Architect: Chad Smith Architect....

Tropolism Is Moving

Tropolism is moving to a new host!  If you see us out of service, don't panic. We're simply moving to a new host.  In the coming months you'll also see T2 T2.0, as we evolve and expand.  Tropolism has always...

Tropolism Books: The Green Workplace

Title: The Green Workplace: Sustainable Strategies that Benefit Employees, the Environment, and the Bottom Line Author: Leigh Stringer Publication Date: August 4, 2009 Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan ISBN: 978-0230614284 Available at Amazon. Have you ever presented a recycling plan to...

Charles Gwathmey, Dead at 71

We don't do obituaries at Tropolism, but this death is worth mentioning. Charles Gwathmey died August 3rd in Manhattan. Mr. Gwathmey was the target of derision in my very first published article, so I like to think of him as...

Poster Designers, Get Ready

CUP, Tropolism's favorite NYC urban activist group, is at it again. As you may know, they publish a smart poster every few months announcing their initiatives; the poster is called Making Policy Public, or MPP. This time around, they are...