Einstein said that we can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking used when we created them. "No significant human endeavour has ever been accomplished without passion. Science and technology by themselves aren't enough. We need to turn to the arts in order to infuse passion into the pursuit of sustainability and get real results that will heal the planet," Paul Shrivastava, director of the David O'Brien Centre for Sustainable Enterprise at Concordia University's John Molson School of Business (JMSB)
I got to meet the CEO of Lutron as part of my business internship program at Lehigh. His house is, naturally, equipped with all the state of the art technology to keep the house running at minimal costs - to save energy and reduce waste. It was absolutely mindblowing
I utilized this program in my design work at Northeast Solar. What I really like about this application is 1. It's free and 2. You can share you Templates with the world. Oh, and 3. You have access to all the Free Templates from the World! Some great person shared a template (Template = a design package including tools, data, configurations, that you can utilize in the sketch up world) that I can use in unison with Google Earth, to design, plan, measure, size, and then show, what Solar electric (PV) opportunity they have for their building. It was really useful. SketchUp is 3D modeling software that's easy to learn and incredibly fun to use. Download SketchUp today for free and get started drawing in 3D.