Kathleen O'Brien

For anyone looking, the need for effective leadership is quite apparent. The UN Climate Report, released in October 2018, delivers warnings of a pending crisis that will include worsening wildfires, rising sea levels, ocean and land desertification and other environmental challenges. These worsening conditions will lead to difficulties for everyone, but especially for those least able to protect themselves in…

EMERGE comes at a critical time for the building community. It’s clear that technologically we can achieve sustainability. We already have shining examples of projects and policies that exemplify the advancements that are available. We have Living Buildings in nearly every part of the globe. It’s possible. But wholesale adoption of sustainable methods and products has not occurred. Clearly, we…

We need leaders, a lot of them. And we need these leaders to influence change quickly and effectively. This is not easy, as the changes envisioned in the sustainable building community must occur within complex, layered systems—and of course, they require us humans to work together. The EMERGE leadership model provides a strategic leadership model specifically designed for the sustainable…