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May 2023
25m 16s

The Carbon Conversation

DesignIntelligence
About this episode
Don Davies is Co-founder of Davies-Crooks Associates, a mission driven consulting and adaptive re-use development practice focusing on lowering climate impacts on the planet. He is the past president of Magnusson Klemencic Associates and has worked on projects in 18 countries and more than 50 major metropolitan centers while being an industry champion for re ... Show More
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