Bioclimatica

IOWE IMMENSE GRATITUDE to the many people I have learned from and
received inspiration from over the past quarter-century as I’ve pursued
a career of teaching and writing about more sustainablebuildings.
Some of these individuals are among my closest friends, including John
Abrams, Marc Rosenbaum, Michael Totten, Gail Lindsey, Bob Berkebile,
David Eisenberg, John Hayes, Mark Kelley, PeterYost, Steve Loken,
Larry Sherwood, and Terry Brennan, to mention a few. Others, I’ve
spent less time with over the years, but enough time to absorb some of
their wisdom: Amory Lovins, Paul Hawkin,Ray Anderson, Edward
Wilson, John Knott, Bill McDonough, David Orr, Joe Lstiburek, Joe Van
Belleghem, Joel Ann Todd, Hillary Brown, and Bill Browning.
A few of my mentors have sadly passed away:Dana Meadows, Bill
Yanda, Keith Haggard, and my parents, Conrad and Barbara Wilson.
I owe tremendous gratitude tomy coworkers at BuildingGreen, Inc.
in Brattleboro, Vermont, especially my businesspartner Nadav Malin.
Nadav and I have worked and learned together in our adventure with
Environmental Building News, since it was just an idea over fifteen
years ago. We’ve built on each othersstrengths and skills — struggling
at first as we sought to make a business out of a fledgling green building
movement and now struggling to keep up, as our business has
grown to more than 16 employees.xii Y O U R G R E E N H O M E
Our other editors at BuildingGreen — Jessica Boehland, Mark
Piepkorn, Tristan Roberts — have helped hone my writing skills, while
ensuring that our resources are bothuseful and readable. During the
many times when my plate has been too full, they have helped to ensure
that we keep up with our publishing deadlines and maintain the quality
our readers depend on.I am grateful to those who have read this manuscript and provided
valuable comments, especially the aforementioned John Abrams and
Nadav Malin, as well as Tony Grassi, a relatively new green...