A consistent theme within my blogs relates to identifying new solutions helping to reverse the impacts of climate change and encouraging everyday people, communities, cities, and governments to change their old ways and adopt renewable and regenerative practices. This is all leading up to a new clean green economy that will provide economic development while creating new jobs!
Saudi Arabia is a great example of a country that is advancing towards its vision for a new economy and it’s probably the one you may not think would ever make this transition. Their vision is to diversify its economy and move away from fossil fuel dependency by 2030!
Dumut al-Jandal has connected a large scale 400 MW wind farm comprised of 99 turbines, each producing electricity… Continue reading
New Sustainable Solutions on the Horizon!
Recently, I have been spotlighting new solutions for concreate and today’s spotlight may top them all!
Scientist at MIT are working on electrifying cement with nanocarbon technology. Wow! Yes, you heard that right! Researchers are helping to make concreate more sustainable by adding novel functions like electron conductivity, self-heating, and energy storage.
Concrete is already a good insulator and when nanocarbon black particles are added to the mixture, it transforms to a conductive material. In their experiments, scientists have found that a very small amount of electricity, such as 5 volts, could increase the concrete’s surface temperature around 100 degrees Fahrenheit!
This state-of-the-art nanocarbon cement technology can be used to de-ice roadways and surface areas, provide heating in the… Continue reading
A Warming Planet
Jersey City, New Jersey
It could always be worse, right? Well, I don’t believe this is always the best approach. Like with tropical storm Henri, never materializing to hurricane status when making landfall. You may say it could always be worse, but it did wreaked havoc up the East coast with torrential rainfall.
This weekend, tropical storm Henri delivered record breaking rainfall in New Your City! The storm surge was not what they expected, as it moved slowly producing widespread flooding up the East coast. These heavy downpours inflicted terror and tragedy to Tennessee, tearing apart houses and killing more than 20 people. Watching the news, I heard some unforgettable stories of babies ripped out of their parents’ arms while the storm… Continue reading
Oculus, NYC
The time is ripe for innovation and thinking Greener! And that is exactly what NYC is doing. The city has some of the most ambitious building performance policies and regulations in the United States. These policies are reshaping our built environment while offering many new green jobs and opportunities for companies to prosper and become part of the clean green transition eliminating the need to burn fossil fuels.
Come 2024, all NYC buildings over 25Ksqft. will be required to meet greenhouse gas (GHG) emission limits or face financial penalties which are proven to be effective in forcing the adoption of new concepts and preventing opposition.
In 2025, NYC will become one of the first cities in the world to adopt predicted energy use… Continue reading