Green Building Comedy vs Concrete Jungles with Eric Corey Freed

<p><strong>Eric Corey Freed</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">is a</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">nationally known architect, author, speaker and thought-leader based out of Portland, Oregon.  Eric has 25 years of experience with deep green and innovative buildings. He is the Founding Principal of organicARCHITECT, a visionary design practice focused on biophilic and regenerative design.  Additionally, Eric serves as a Sustainability Disrupter at Morrison Hershfield.</span></p> <h3><strong>Eric Corey Freed</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">–</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Concrete Jungle to Rolling Hills</span></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eric grew up in Philadelphia and went to Overbrook High School.  Living in a city with a strong sense of urban planning. His environment at the time was a concrete jungle of asphalt and graffiti and it was an unnatural place to play.  Consequently, Eric sought out nature. Behind his house, a fence with a hole in it lead to a golf course and ultimately a sustainability career! He earned his B. Arch from Temple University and his Masters in Ecological Design from San Francisco Institute of Architecture.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">"</span></em><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">We went from a concrete jungle to rolling hills...it was our hidden escape</span></em><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">." –</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Eric Corey Freed</span></p> <h2><strong>The Journey</strong></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">From the age of 8 years old, Eric knew he wanted to be an Architect.  During college he was able to live a year in Rome and then he worked for Beverly Willis in New York.  He was planning his escape from New York and started reaching out to mentors. One of the mentors he reached out to offered him an opportunity in Sante Fe, New Mexico.  Eric jumped at the chance.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;"