ESG report for RXR Realty

I worked closely with the RXR executive team to put together the 2020 and 2021 Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) reports. The culture of the organization and the positive impacts on the people and communities where RXR operates are clear and unambiguous throughout both documents. “RXR’s 2020 ESG report described how we supported our communities during an unprecedented global pandemic. We found ways to safely co-exist with the virus and move forward. We continued our efforts to lower our carbon footprint even as we moved critical projects forward. In this year’s report, which relates to our performance in 2021 unless stated …

Claire Weisz on Resilient Design

It has been an honor and privilege to work with Claire Weisz, principal-in-charge of WXY architecture + urban design, on an important article, published by Architectural Design/Wiley in this beautiful book, SU+RE: Sustainable + Resilient Design Systems. Claire’s article, titled Resilient Design: Systems Thinking as a Response to Climate Change, argues that “design thinking” needs to be coupled with “systems thinking” in order to adequately deal with the magnitude of climate change, and surprisingly it is smaller, interdisciplinary firms that are leading the way when it comes to innovative systems-thinking approaches to the big problems of climate change. “Design thinking is not enough. For resilient architecture and …

Where Resiliency Hits the Road

I have a new piece in the Fall 2017 issue of Oculus: Should resilience officers focus on preparing for climate change? When it comes to this existential challenge, there’s not even a consensus on this seemingly basic question. “Where Resiliency Hits the Road:  How those at the forefront of adapting to climate change and natural disasters are implementing effective projects at scale.” “No other approach to design encompasses the existential concepts of time and space like resilient design. The response to climate change is necessary at all scales – from the one-acre public plaza to the regional oastline to the multi-state …