Posts Tagged ‘Mick Dalrymple’

May 15, 2012

Confessions of an SB1507 Opponent

by: Mick Dalrymple

Tweet Today’s article is by Mick Dalrymple. Mick is a local green building and sustainability expert and filmmaker who has lived in Arizona for 38 years. Since writing and reading this article, he has vowed to get more humor back into his life. The Arizona Legislature recently ended its 50th session, to the great relief of many. The session paralleled the spectacular train wreck scene in 8MM, except that aliens (or at least bills from outer space) popped out of the train continuously throughout the entire crash and burn extravaganza. SB1507, a.k.a. the “anti-sustainability bill”, was but one grotesque example….

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April 11, 2011

A Different View on Shade

by: Mick Dalrymple

Tweet Today’s post is by Mick Dalrymple giving us multiple, holistic strategies to protect ourselves and our buildings from the upcoming summer heat! Mick Dalrymple, MIM, MBA, LEED AP BD+C and HOMES, BPI is the ASU project manager for Energize Phoenix, a $25MM federally-funded program to upgrade the downtown Phoenix core for significant energy efficiency savings. Dalrymple launched into the green building and sustainability movement in 2001 as a pro-active response to U.S. national security and energy supply issues. He co-founded the Arizona Chapter of the US Green Building Council and recently completed two terms on the national board. His…

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Tweet You may know Mick Dalrymple as one of the guys behind aka Green, the first-of-its-kind store that was a resource for green building materials and green education in Scottsdale.  I know Mick as a leader in the local green building community.  Coming from outside the building industry, Mick’s varied background has given him a wider perspective on what works and what doesn’t.  Besides his unique perspective, I also appreciate Mick’s deep knowledge of green building.  So many people now may go out and get a green building certification and call themselves experts while not really understanding the basics.  But…

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