Hello again, East Coast.

And I’m back.  Back on the east coast, back in New England, back to business.  I loved my time in Portland, but for a variety of personal and professional reasons, I’m also happy to be back in familiar territory among wonderful friends and colleagues.  The benefit of two cross country moves in the span of just fifteen months is that it’s easy to fall right back into step with a professional and personal New England network already built, even as I find my way in a new city (Portsmouth, NH).

I’ll continue to partner on west coast endeavors where it makes sense–including ongoing work on The Valhalla–as I cultivate new clients and relationships here in New England.  I’m also excited to launch a new project focused on increasing access in the design and construction markets to more sustainable, healthier building materials, conceived in collaboration with my longtime colleague and friend from Harvard and Northeastern, Rebecca Whidden.  We call ourselves HAABITT, pronounced habit, and an anagram for habitat, since we’re focused on working at the intersection of good habits and healthy habitats.  We offering consulting services to consumers and designers, and aim to help increase access to and demand for building products produced in ways that aim to reduce waste and environmental impact, increase health along the chain of production, and limit toxic exposure to the inhabitants of spaces where they are installed.  Please visit us at www.haabitt.com.