Football games are an essential part of the high school experience. There is nothing quite like the thrill in the air on Friday nights—everyone dressed in school colors and cheering on the team with all of their friends, hoping to enjoy the feeling of victory after a big win. High school football, and all high school sports, … Continued
Here’s the challenge: Design a highly efficient solar-powered house from scratch, using materials that have NEVER been used before in residential construction. Then, figure out how to get it moved over to France for an international competition. This is the story of Techstyle Haus. Techstyle Haus is a self-sustaining solar home built by students from … Continued
Last year I was pretty bummed I missed the Solar Decathlon at OC Great Park. My feelings were compounded when James sent me pictures and a write-up to post on the PJHM blog. Listen up y’all: you don’t need to be an architect to appreciate the event. Originally started by the U.S. Department of Energy in … Continued
How about a TED Talk on PJHM’s favorite subject – SCHOOLS! After selling his jewelry company in 2007, John Hardy and his wife, Cynthia, endowed a thrilling new project: the Green School in Bali. At the Green School, kids learn in open-air classrooms surrounded by acres of gardens that they tend; they learn to build … Continued
New York was planning to tear down the High Line, an abandoned elevated railroad in Manhattan, when Robert Hammond and a few friends suggested: Why not make it a park? He shares how it happened in this tale of local cultural activism. Robert Hammond is the co-founder and executive director of Friends of the High … Continued
