Meet the Authors

Rob Fleming

Rob Fleming is the Director of the MS Sustainable Design Program at Philadelphia University and the Co-Director of the Engineering and Design Institute.  He is known for his role as “Ecoman” in the “Ecoman and the Skeptic” Radio Show, where he uses intuition as a perspective into environmental issues.

Robert Fryer

Robert Fryer co-writes a column on sustainability and policy for Governing, published in collaboration with the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.  He is a professor in the MS Sustainable Design Program at Philadelphia University and a Senior Researcher at the Engineering and Design Institute.  He runs the Greenwashing Quiz Show in “Ecoman and the Skeptic” Radio Show.

Chris Pastore

Chris Pastore is the Director of Architectural Engineering Program at Philadelphia University, a professor in the MS Sustainable Design Program, and Co-Director of the Engineering and Design Institute.  He is known for logical insights into all matters, and as no surprise, plays the role of “The Skeptic” in the “Ecoman and the Skeptic” Radio Show.

The trio has won several awards, most recently being recognized for creating an outstanding Sustainable Design Program (USGBC 2009) and “Ecoman and the Skeptic” (CASE II 2009).