Constructing Our Niches

Marcel Harmon

Project Executive in Sustainability Planning & Research

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Marcel Harmon talks about engineering, anthropology plus political economist Elinor Ostrom and their intersections with building design and development.

In this episode, we discuss;

• How the dominance of air conditioning in America is an historical accident
• Elinor Ostrom’s eight principals
• The “silent box” of poor design and construction

You can listen to the full episode on the Edifice Complex Podcast website here.

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