Christopher Haines

My architecture career spanned energy efficiency, preservation, building science, and regenerative design.  I taught undergraduate and graduate classes on architectural technology, environmental management, and urban sustainability. I published articles on degrowth economics, urbanism, and the impacts of the human brain.

My involvement with Biodiversity for a Livable Climate turned my attention to the intersection of climate, biodiversity and the built environment. My epiphany “where does the heat come from?” instigated writing a book on this hopeful climate paradigm. My peer-reviewed article: “Greenhouse Gases: True but Not the Whole Truth”, is available online.

2023 Vermont floods

What is causing devastating floods?

Drainage systems have depleted Vermont’s small water cycles for decades, providing openings for large water-cycle storms, and leaving the region increasingly vulnerable.

September 3, 2024

Heat islands in New York City

What is causing record-shattering heat?

Thus, the conversion of sunlight into heat is the source that creates heat islands, and increasingly warms the atmosphere. Greenhouse gases, trap that heat like a pot lid, exacerbating warming. But to reduce the elevated temperatures we are experiencing, we need to address the source of the heat generation, akin to turning down the stove.

July 19, 2024