Carl Seville's blog doesn't shy away from pessimism, which means his blog lives up to its reputation as 'curmudgeonly.' In one entry, he refers to the 'limp rope' of green building, saying he's been pushing this concept for years and feels like someone is finally picking up the slack. Now, he says, he fears we've gone too far and have started to over-saturate the general population with so much green news and so many eco-options that we just might numb them to the lasting significance of environmental consciousness in construction. Despite the negativity that punctuates his blog, Seville himself is an award-winning consultant, and his negativity gives way to pragmatism in the end, concluding that, even though the outlook may be questionable from his perspective, there is hope that with enough tug-of-war, the green building community might be able to get its vision moving.
Carl Seville's blog doesn't shy away from pessimism, which means his blog lives up to its reputation as 'curmudgeonly.' In one entry, he refers to the 'limp rope' of green building, saying he's been pushing this concept for years and feels like someone is finally picking up the slack. Now, he says, he fears we've gone too far and have started to over-saturate the general population with so much green news and so many eco-options that we just might numb them to the lasting significance of environmental consciousness in construction. Despite the negativity that punctuates his blog, Seville himself is an award-winning consultant, and his negativity gives way to pragmatism in the end, concluding that, even though the outlook may be questionable from his perspective, there is hope that with enough tug-of-war, the green building community might be able to get its vision moving.