Jeff Link, Author at Redshift EN

Jeff Link

Jeff Link is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and an Eddie-nominated journalist. His work has appeared in Landscape Architecture Magazine, gb&d, Redshift, and American Builders Quarterly.

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Sustainability

Ready to Reduce Your Construction Emissions? Use the Embodied Carbon Calculator

by Jeff Link

Developed collaboratively, the EC3 is an Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator—a tool that can help the construction industry increase transparency and reduce emissions. It’s also free.

Sustainability

Is the Consumption of Natural Resources Decreasing Despite Economic Growth?

by Jeff Link

Despite contrary reports, consumption of many natural resources is actually decreasing in the US. As the economy grows, raw material use has declined—could the same thing happen with carbon?

Inside My Design Mind

Edwin Chan: Stepping Out of Frank Gehry’s Shadow to Design a New Bohemia

by Jeff Link

Edwin Chan, former design partner at Frank O. Gehry and Associates, is making a name for himself with his own Los Angeles–based firm, EC3—and his unique approach to architecture.

Manufacturing

To Make Products With Social Impact, Mulago Foundation Asks These 4 Questions

by Jeff Link

Though good intentions abound, creating products to mitigate global poverty is not an easy task. Here, the Mulago Foundation offers four important questions to help do-gooders get it right.

Inside My Design Mind

Designer Karim Rashid, the “Prince of Plastic,” Always Looks Forward—Never Back

by Jeff Link

Thought-provoking designer Karim Rashid has stayed true to singular vision while creating everything from garbage cans to Greek hotel interiors: design should always look forward—never back.