Up with Green Roofs! It is time, St. Louis.

I had the pleasure of attending a Green Roof Design and Installation workshop last week in Nashville, Tennessee.  This course is for those interested in the green roof industry and Green Roof Professional accreditation.  It was a real treat to have Steven Peck, Founder and President of Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, as our instructor. 

What is Living Architecture?

Someone on Twitter recently asked me about living architecture. So, what is Living Architecture? Well, what is architecture?  Google tells me that it is the ‘art or practice of designing and constructing buildings.’  By extension, then, living architecture could be defined as the practice of integrating vegetation into the design and construction of the built

Marvelous Miniatures in Mexico

We went on our first cruise last week.  I am still wincing from the environmental impact of setting sail on the massive cruise ship, but at least we got to relax. Anyway, one of our stops was Cozumel, Mexico.  We didn’t go to the beaches since we had visited the beach at Grand Cayman.  Besides,