To be clear – I got my degree in Architecture and Design and am not licensed as an architect. I was a green builder professionally from 1978-1990. Since 1994, when I joined Earth Pledge as executive director, I have done a number of significant green building projects, but always either for the foundation or myself.

Kelly Adams did the Photoshop work, as well as some additional graphic design work for the project.

Though Leslie Hoffman is an important and passionate proponent of sustainable architecture and building, she is not a professionally trained architect, nor has she been a builder for several decades. I am pointing this out because your opening line implies that she is acting in the capacity of architect and builder on this project, which she is not. As you say, she has” brought together a talented team”, but the various professionals who have contributed their talents and skills to the project have done much more than “assist” her.

I have worked with Leslie to design this house over the last three years. My name is Steve Hoffman (no relation), and I work at Van Campen Architects in New York. MACV is the contractor. Susan Serra is designing the kitchen.

Leslie’s previous experience as a builder and her knowledge of green building systems and technologies has been the basis for an active and positive collaboration, but she should not be credited, either implicitly or explicitly, with the design of this house.

All of the renderings and diagrams on this blog were created by me, and detailed in Photoshop by an intern that volunteered at Earth Pledge last summer, named Kelley Roy.