by luuceo | Apr 1, 2021 | Blog, Environmental, Founders, Quin MacKenzie, Resilience, Sustainability, Women in Business
Deep Ecology, coined by Arne Naess in his 1973 essay, is the concept that all living beings are inherently valuable, regardless of their utility to humans. It is an eco-centric philosophy that challenges the notion that we should only conserve the environment to...
by luuceo | Jan 28, 2021 | Blog, Envision® Framework for Sustainable Infrastructure, Founders, Infrastructure Projects, Lifecycle Planning, Quin MacKenzie, Sustainability, Sustainable Procurement Advisory
Back in my undergrad, I was introduced to a book called Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things by William McDonough and Michael Braungart. Almost two decades after it was published, it is still a good reminder of why we need to strive to develop and use...
by luuceo | Oct 19, 2020 | Blog, Facilitation & Engagement, Leveraging IAP2 Principles, Founders, Integrated Design, Integrated Design Process (IDP), Projects, Workshopping & Charrette Facilitation
As explored in a previous blog, The Value of an Integrated Approach – Why We Do It, integrated design or integrated planning and design is the concept of having a multi disciplinary team work together from project onset to collaborate and co-create a project that is...
by luuceo | Sep 11, 2020 | Blog, Founders, Projects, Sustainability
Earlier this year, we worked with the Halifax Port Authority (HPA) to support in the development of their 2018-2019 Sustainability Report. Our primary role was facilitating discussions with a multi-disciplinary team of HPA employees – the Sustainability Working Group...
by luuceo | Aug 13, 2020 | Blog, Founders, Integrated Design Process (IDP), Projects
Integrated design or integrated planning and design is the concept of having a multi-disciplinary team work together from project onset to collaborate and co-create a project that is more inclusive, holistic and considers a variety of risks up front. Rather than the...
by luuceo | Jul 8, 2020 | #StandWithOwners, Blog, Founders, Infrastructure Projects, Sustainability
When I started working with Envision six and a half years ago, under Envision Version 2.0, it was the wild west for the framework. As consultants, we were figuring out how Envision could best add value to project teams, how to apply it in different regional and...
