Energy efficiency is the biggest renewable energy market that we will see in the coming decade. It is staggering to learn that the U.S. could save 50% of the energy consumed today by most commercial buildings. What is that worth?…
Real assets require thoughtful and concerned operating managers who understand what it takes to build and keep an asset producing over the long term. They have a deep understanding of the company and the dynamic nature of managing and adapting…
As you drive around town, you notice that the suburbs are covered in parking lots. In every mall, city or town, you will see black top lots, mandated and designed for the drivers’ convenience -- you do not have to…
This is not a trick question but an honest ask. We are dependent upon nature. We can not live if the earth that hosts us is being expended, used up, exhausted. This weekend in the New York Times, Nicholas Kristof…
Whether we like it or not the world continually changes. It is never standing still and we continually have to learn to adjust. Our planet is an island and we have reached, or maybe even over reached, its limits. …
This month, Harvard Business Review's cover article is titled, "The Big Idea: Creating Shared Value". This is a great article. The concept of Shared Value is on the right track and trying to define a needed new paradigm, but it…