Anthony Zagelow

Anthony has a passion for minimalism. He enjoys finding elegant solutions to complex problems and sharing them with others. He applies this philosophy in writing, design and instruction.

Anthony "Tony" J. Zagelow is a native Oregonian with over 35 years’ experience in the design and construction of the built environment. He literally grew up on construction sites as the son of a general contractor and real estate developer.

All through his childhood and collage career Tony worked with his father developing design and construction skills that he has used as a foundation to build his career upon. Those formative years helped Tony develop the ability to understand good design, execute construction and to look for ways to reduce waste and increase profit.

Over the span of the last 20 years Tony has worked on an assortment of Mechanical-Electrical-Plumbing (MEP) projects in a variety of roles. To make a bigger impact environmentally Tony spent several years working as a controls contractor gaining experience with building automation design, and energy analysis.

Tony went on to earn an MBA with a concentration in management to enable him to better leverage his skills in design, market research, negotiation, project creation, sales, incentive procurement, financial analysis and B2B Consultation.

In 2011 to better understand how natural systems work and to embrace biomimicry and biophilia into his work Tony earned his Permaculture Design Certification (PDC). He uses the 12 permaculture design principals to guide his design philosophy and influence his processes.

Tony’s true passion lies with water. Rainwater harvesting, gray water re-use and water conservation have been and still are much of his life’s focus. He has always felt drawn to and connected with water and is currently focusing his energies on innovative hydro-centric projects. Tony deeply and sincerely believes that the current global water crisis demands that water systems be optimized to ensure water security for the planets future.

Tony is an author, publisher, instructor and active 3rd Dan Black Belt in North American Tae Kwon Do, and he is an avid outdoors-man, tinkerer/artist, gardener, cook and a voracious reader.