[Bookmark] The last four episodes explored: Habitat, Water, Energy, and Materials. These four key subsystems correspond to the four elements of Alchemist tradition: Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water. Eastern philosophy includes a fifth element: Akasha – space, spirit, or consciousness. This Sanskrit word means “ether”, or all-pervasive space; it is considered the first and most fundamental of the elements – the womb from which everything we perceive has emerged. Yet the role consciousness plays in pursuing sustainability remains largely ignored; this episode focuses on its practical ramifications. Our guest, Lauren Yarmuth, is a Principle of YRG Consultants, an international green consulting firm. She integrates her work on green buildings with yoga, using an approach that sees consciousness as a primary aspect of achieving a sustainable condition. We will discuss how and why pragmatic practitioners of green design are realizing the need to include this perspective in the world of green consulting.
We, Bill and John, are both architects and long time advocates of sustainable design practices. We’ve observed that the design and other professions are increasingly engaged in more and more sophisticated technological solutions to the planet’s problems – without significant progress and benefit. It has become apparent that these ‘solutions’ are responding to the symptoms of the problems – not the real issues. These real issues are the fractured relationships between people and the web of life; the awareness of the commons; and our responsibility to take care of each other. In other words, we have grown unconscious of the whole inter-related system of life.
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Sustainability is ultimately about sustaining all life. The current trend of making buildings, cars, light bulbs, products and processes more efficient is simply the beginning point for achieving this goal. In order to truly achieve sustainability for ourselves and the other species on this planet, we will need to redevelop a conscious connection with and understanding of the whole system of life-enhancing processes that shape the habitats within which we live. We must reintegrate our building--and our communities--with life on Earth.
The process of creating our shelter, producing our food, provisioning our water, and harnessing our energy has tremendous impact on planetary health. The corollary is also true; the act
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