Happy Thanksgiving to all. We are #thankful for the flora & the fauna & the people who protect them & work tirelessly to conserve the ecological beauty of this world. #greatblueheron #silkscreen #nola #wetlands

#MotivationMonday is these concrete cylinders from a mix of granulated ground blast furnace #slag, 99% #postconsumerrecyled foamed glass sand & 99% pcr fg aggregate. That means 0 Portland cement, no dreged sand or mined aggregate. #greenbuilding #sustainability. Mote about partners/feedstocks soon

#FridayFunday call with an engineer over reuse of steel bar joists. The joists need to be shortened -- or do they? While acknowleding this was a sticky wicket, the eng & collaborator said they appreciate the sustainability angle & not only could it be done, but provided an alternate approach. Rather

#FlashbackFriday to the 1920s when Portland cement filled gunnysacks. Two of these nearly 100 pound cloth bags of cement solidified in place under feet of #historicalfill dirt and clay, each weighing nearly 100 pounds and being larger than today's paper cement bags.

Even the lady cat knows coffee is best when grown on #Fairtrade cooperatives in the shade using #Organic methods while creating habitat for the birds. #BirdFriendly certified is the 3rd leg of the stool that produces coffee that respects farmworkers and nature. #caturday #caturdaycoffee

“It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living."

Sir David Attenborough🌿