CURRENT MISSION

I am now single and want to travel as part of my working retirement, mostly to keep my sanity.

ABOUT ME

Even though I am a structural engineer, I don't wear plaid! In fact, after becoming an engineer, I grew back the ponytail of my youth (thinner now), sport a handlebar mustache, and got my first tattoo this year. I am deeply interested and involved in green and sustainable design and construction. If we don't curb the hungry energy beast, we will be in deep trouble soon. Green is not just a buzzword any longer, it is our children's future.

PHILOSOPHY

I agree with Thomas Fielding in Hot, Flat and Crowded. He warns that if America doesn't lead the green revolution, it will be left behind. Being a quasi-world leader, America needs to show by example. We are too far behind some true leaders like Passive House in Europe, with 20,000 buildings using 10% of the energy of a code built home. America only has 2 dozen such buildings, because the 5 year return on investment is not there. I am not gung-ho American, just gung-ho green.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am looking for a fun and affordable place to sleep and stash my stuff while traveling to conferences and vacation spots.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I stayed with a young mother and her kids in Dresden Germany and couldn't have had a more gracious hostess. She even came to the train station to gather me at 5 am.

兴趣

I am deeply involved in green and sustainable construction methods, specifically Passive House. I also have a 1976 Honda Goldwing motorcycle. I love music, especially girl singers, and my new favorite is either Cassidy and the Music or Wasteland Hop, from Ft. Collins CO.

• design
• traveling
• coding
• music
• sports
• engineering
• science

音乐、电影和书籍

I like chick flicks. I don't do horror, reluctantly watch war flicks, but do like a good drama. But the ones that choke you up at the end, like French Kiss, Notting Hill, are my favorite.

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Opening my home to over 20 kids, and adopting 7 of them.

教，学，和分享

My Masters final thesis/report was on what role structural engineers can and must play in green/sustainable design and construction. My Masters of Science Civil Engineering ended well, but I have so much more to do and learn.

我游览过的国家

United States

我居住过的国家

United States

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