I will forever be greatful for the naïveté (and grandiosity) in which I started this venture. I started out obsessed with green building, sustainable agriculture, and a concepts for an upgraded form of capitalism. I came into it with a desire to revolutionise the way homes were built, and play my part in accelerating the evolution of the stereotype of construction workers. As I gain more experience, I have to admit that I’m humbled in response to understanding how and why things are the way they are. Coming into the construction from an environmentalist perspective I had led myself to believe that conventional construction was earth destroying and construction workers couldn’t care less. It turns out, crazy is only what one does not yet understand. It turns out the revolution I wanted to be a part of is the evolution that is already well under way.

While I no longer buy into the need for such radical changes to the industry, I still see many of the best elements of alternative, sustainable, and green construction being adopted because It not only makes environmental sense, but it also makes dollars and cents.

Without a doubt, contracts that inspire me will be pushing the boundaries when it comes to sustainability, and whenever possible I will work with organisations and clients that share similar values. Whenever possible, I’ll encourage aspects of ecological restoration, installing enough ponds and agroforestry for carbon sequestration and increasing the net biodiversity, of the land, however I no longer doubt that this will be a hard sell even to the average client, the eco-social climate is right, and the industry is ready.

I couldnt be more excited to get moving on this. But.. patience. I must continue to vision in my own time and remain in the apprentice mindset for the coming years. It will be blindingly obvious when it is time to switch this on full time, either as my own venture, or within an already well oiled machine, such as Summehill Fine Homes, whom I currently work for full time.