Musings

Darius.My middle name, and a Persian king.

Writing, talks, media, and video on the built environment, sustainability, and the perspectives that shape my work. Filter by type below.

Writing, talks & media

  • Writing· 2024

    Exploring the first international declaration on pathways to building decarbonization

    Trellis (GreenBiz)

    Inside the Buildings and Climate Global Forum in Paris, where representatives from 70 countries signed the Déclaration de Chaillot.

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  • Writing· 2024

    The commercial building industry faces a milestone year in 2024

    Trellis (GreenBiz)

    The policy, market, and technology forces converging on commercial real estate — and what they mean for decarbonization.

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  • Writing· 2023

    The most valuable guides to building decarbonization in 2024

    Trellis (GreenBiz)

    A curated shortlist of the resources most worth your time for decarbonizing the built environment.

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  • Writing· 2023

    These themes are the talk of green building professionals

    Trellis (GreenBiz)

    Dispatches from Greenbuild — one of the largest gatherings of green building professionals — on what the field is really talking about.

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  • VideoTalks· 2023

    VERGE Over/Unders: Energy and Buildings

    GreenBiz · VERGE

    A fast-paced take on the most over- and under-hyped trends in energy and buildings, from the VERGE stage with GreenBiz analyst Sarah Golden.

  • Writing

    Building systems and how to change them

    Trellis (GreenBiz)

    Why transforming the built environment is a question of systems — culture, paradigm, and narrative — not just technology or policy.

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  • Writing

    DOE awards $4 million to build regional energy incubators

    Trellis (GreenBiz)

    How federal investment is seeding regional capacity to accelerate the clean-energy transition in buildings.

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  • Writing

    Dear buildings, I love you, you're not perfect, please change

    LinkedIn

    A personal essay — a love letter to the built world and a plea for the evolution of our craft.

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  • Talks

    Future Fridays: Cities as Centers of Resilience

    National Building Museum

    Hosting the National Building Museum's Future Cities series, convening experts on building vibrant, resilient cities.

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  • Media

    Future City: The Meaning of Buildings

    The AFIRE Podcast

    A conversation on the past, present, and future of the structures we live and work in every day.

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  • Talks

    Speaker — Sustainability, Travel & Tourism

    Impact

    Featured speaker bringing a systems view of sustainability and the built environment to new audiences.

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