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Letter #00: Hold space for zero.

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Letter #00: Hold space for zero.

Blank space can't be controlled. That's why we don't give it a home—but why we must! Just kidding, this issue questions the culture of "We must X to save Earth" and confronts scaling LEED & LBC.

Tristan Roberts
Mar 8, 2022
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Letter #00: Hold space for zero.

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Dear friends and colleagues,

I taught my son to count in French and Spanish when he was a toddler, pushing him on the swing in the yard.

Why do we start with “1” when we’re counting to “10”?

When I pushed Felix on the swing I’d start at the beginning.

I love how zéro in Francais and cero in Espanol slide off the tongue.

Something about zéro in French says to…

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