I am more and more focused on issues of sustainability. My straw bale work has gone in the direction of dealing with building code issues and research and testing. I teach workshops, write, consult, and network. We are in the process of planning an international conference on sustainability and the building codes based on the premise that if the justification for building codes is a societal decision that it is important to protect the health and safety of people from the built environment, and if the systems we have created to achieve that are actually placing the health and safety of everyone on the planet in jeopardy by destroying the natural systems that keep us all alive, then we are obligated to re-invent the codes from this larger perspective. I seek clarity about the processes of change, see the need for developing the transitional support systems for people to achieve their vision once they are inspired to change their lives.
Inspiration is the easier part.
Maintaining it over time is the challenge. Lots of work to be done on the hard stuff. I could write much more, but I'll keep it short for now, and when time permits, I'll be back with whatever I might have to contribute. I'll be lurking in the reading room, though, even if I seldom jump into the fray.