Last Friday, in a talk that that was both humorous and sober, and touched on topics as diverse as the Three Little Pigs, the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers, and the earth as seen from space, astrophysicist and author Neil deGrasse Tyson closed Greenbuild 2017. The conference, organized by the U.S. Green Building Council, was held in Boston from November 8 through 10.
Tyson began by comparing this year’s hyperactive hurricane season to the Big Bad Wolf, saying that the severity of a string of storms that included Harvey, Irma, and Maria, was “way worse than wolf breath.” However, his freewheeling presentation focused not only on the destructive power of nature, but also on its ability to inspire awe. And, perhaps more significantly given his audience of green design and construction professionals, the talk celebrated the relationship between the natural world and the built environment, especially that of New York, where he grew up and continues to live today.
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