Books + Writing
Sustainable Design: A Critical Guide, Princeton Architectural Press, 2012
Abebooks, Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Princeton Architectural Press
Sustainability Districts for NYC: Building an Equitable and Resilient Future, Spring 2016
EcoOptimism, David Bergman’s blog
Anyone Can Fly,
Doubleday & Company, 1976 & 1986
Out of print
Articles
and
Op-Eds
“”Communicating Sustainability in Architecture,” in What is Sustainability (Archhive Books, 2021)
“Of Course Copenhagen Has a Ski Slope Built on a Power Plant,” Thrillist.com, 2021
“EcoOptimism, or How We Come Out Ahead of the Game,” Honeysuckle Magazine, 2018
“Redefining Growth,” Resilience.org, Mar 1, 2013, first posted in EcoOptimism
“It’s not the economy vs the environment,” Resilence.org, Feb 13, 2013, first posted in EcoOptimism
“The Limited Vision of the Pro-Nuclear Energy Argument,” National Geographic’s “Great Energy Challenge Blog,” Feb 6, 2013, version of “Answering the Wrong Question” first posted in EcoOptimism.
“David Bergman, Author Of ‘Sustainable Design: A Critical Guide,’ Shares Photos And Wisdom” and “New Book Is a Tour of Sustainable Design,” interview, posted in Huffington Post and National Geographic’s “Great Energy Challenge Blog,” Jan 2013
“SPURA and Urban Design: Why Settle for a Near-miss?” critique of Lower East Side development plans, Inhabitat.com, Oct 5, 2012
“Spurning SPURA,” a critique of Lower East Side development plans, The Architect’s Newspaper, Sept 27, 2012
“Beyond energy savings: How green buildings can cut labor costs,” Greenbiz.com, Sept 12, 2012
“A View on Encouraging the Use of New Light Sources and Performance,” Home Lighting & Accessories, May 2012
“Say Watt,” on Traditional Home Editors’ Blog, April 16, 2012
“Op-Ed: Saying No to Big Box in SPURA,” opposing Big Box development in the Lower East Side, Bowery Boogie, Mar 16, 2012
“Transparent Green,” Greenopia, NY Edition, 2007
“Transparent Green,” Lipman World, Jan 30, 2007, www.lipmanworld.com
“Notes on Sustainability,” from Echo:, proceedings of HearSAY, 10 Conversations on Design, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA, Nov 7-9, 2002
“Transparent Green,” 2005. Also published at Sallan.org Snapshot, Jan. 2006.
“Assignment: Green,” co-curator, exhibit at Municipal Art Society, Spring 2003
Architectural Lighting, March 2002. Article by Bergman: “What’s in a Name?”
“By Design,” Edifice Rex/At Home, monthly columnist, www.edificerex.com, 2001
Architectural Lighting, July 1999. Article by Bergman: “CFLs: New Technology Needs New Solutions.”
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