[Greenbuilding] Green Building and Happiness.

[Gennaro Brooks-Church - Eco Brooklyn]

This would be a great book.
"The Enlightened Contractor"
Gennaro Brooks-Church
Director, Eco Brooklyn Inc.
Cell: 1 347 244 3016 USA
www.EcoBrooklyn.com
22 2nd St; Brooklyn, NY 11231


On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 4:53 PM, Lynelle Hamilton <lynelle at kos.net> wrote:
> As someone who built/contracted her own house, I can honestly say that this
> is perhaps the greatest tangible/intangible a contractor/architect could
> provide.
>
> Lynelle
>
> On 14/01/2013 12:41 PM, Gennaro Brooks-Church - Eco Brooklyn wrote:
>>
>> I'm not sure if this is painfully obvious but in my competitive,
>> expensive and stressful New York construction market I am seeing that
>> one of the largest contributions to green building that I can make is
>> to simply give clients a stress free, enjoyable experience (while also
>> sticking to the most stringent environmental standards).
>>
>> The definition of a green builder in my eyes is somebody who actively
>> tries to improve the worlds environmental situation. And I think the
>> cause of so much environmental destruction is caused by people who are
>> alienated, uneducated and unhappy.
>>
>> You can't do much if your insides are toxic, whether that is toxic
>> organs, toxic thoughts or toxic relationships.
>>
>> If I sit back and envision world peace I see people interacting
>> lovingly and happily with themselves, others and the world. And when
>> things are difficult (as life can be) people have the inner strength
>> to overcome the challenges in a respectful and compassionate way.
>>
>> So from this I am increasingly seeing that a super efficient house
>> isn't worth much if the people in the house are alienated, uneducated
>> and unhappy. Toxic.
>>
>> As they say, to change the world you must first see the change in
>> yourself, your immediate family, friends, community etc. So it makes
>> increasing sense for me to make my interaction with clients a
>> reflection of the above mentioned world peace.
>>
>> The green building isn't just happening in the choice of wood you buy.
>> It is also happening as you reduce the toxic interaction with people
>> and place.
>>
>> And it starts with my own inner peace, which is an ongoing process
>> full of success and setbacks. And it continues in my interaction with
>> clients. The goal is one of coming out of the job not only with a
>> green house but a green relationship - free of toxins, destructive
>> ways of speaking and acting, and full of sustainable things that allow
>> the relationship (with ourselves and others) to grow and be full of
>> life.
>>
>> Like I said, this may be obvious. But my evolution as a green builder
>> who constantly seeks whole system connections has led me to see the
>> connection between my inner peace and my outer work of swinging a
>> hammer. For me this has been profound and life changing.
>>
>> Just saying.
>>
>> Gennaro Brooks-Church
>> Director, Eco Brooklyn Inc.
>> Cell: 1 347 244 3016 USA
>> www.EcoBrooklyn.com
>> 22 2nd St; Brooklyn, NY 11231
>>
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