Cross-posting from buildincentive.com On distinctions and relationships of abstract terms We became parents to a beehive this past March. While…
My moonshot idea
What’s YOUR moonshot idea? Here’s one of mine– Decentralized Autonomous HVAC Next steps for clean indoor air & new kinds…
The Arch. of Complexity, the points that resonate
Herbert Simon’s The Architecture of Complexity is the text I keep returning to when reflecting backwards and forwards. For a…
Text notes: Architecture of Complexity
“In this paper I should like to report on some things we have been learning about particular kinds of complex…
Climate change: a problem of organized complexity
Problems of organized complexity The case for a simple pattern Concluding her famous ode to cities in 1961, Jane Jacobs…
HVAC systems… what are they?
A short explainer on HVAC. HVAC stands for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. When we say “HVAC” we most often…
What can a Building Technologist do about Public Health? [Pre-Print]
Pre-Print? This is still a work in progress; I will continue to update this post over the coming weeks This…
What can a building technologist do about climate change? Part 3
WELCOME BACK If you’ve stuck with me this long, thank you! You must be just as much of a buildings…
What can a building technologist do about climate change? Part 2
Core & Shell In an earlier post, I wondered: How does one determine what to spend one’s time on, in…
Herb Simon on maintenance
Stewart Brand asks a great question: Did Herbert Simon explore the maintenance of systems? I haven’t found Simon discuss maintenance…