Climate Week NYC
Celina and Haijing
Date: Sep 25, 2016
PART 1: WHAT IS RENEWING THE LOWER EAST SIDE?- LOWER EAST BOTTOM-UP INNOVATION WALKING TOUR
Passive house — 377 E 10 East 10th St: Rehabilitation
“A building constructed using Passive House principles is a very well-insulated, virtually air-tight building that is primarily heated by passive solar gain and by internal gains from people, electrical equipment, etc. Energy losses are minimized. Any remaining heat demand is provided by an extremely small source. Avoidance of heat gain through shading and window orientation also helps to limit any cooling load, which is similarly minimized. An energy recovery ventilator provides a constant, balanced fresh air supply. The result is an impressive system that not only saves up to 90% of space heating costs, but also provides a uniquely terrific indoor air quality.” — Paul A. Castrucci Architect
Paul A. Castrucci architect is rehabbing the building as an affordable housing.
Beyong the Grid: resilient solar, microgrid andgreen infrastructures
New Green Infrastructure
LUNGS Harvest Arts Fest opening party at La Plaza Cultural
Lungs Harvest Arts Festival Opening Night Party is a community-based event that promote local gardeners’ communication. This event is donated by local businesses.
ACTIVITIES: eating, walking, waiting in queue, playing;
ENVIRONMENTS: garden, plaza;
INTERACTIONS: talking, dancing, laughing;
OBJECTS: food, drinks, bench, plants, flowers, pumpkins, jazz music;
USERS:jazz band, gardeners, local politicians, local residents, kids, volunteers, dogs.
PART 2: SYMPOSIUM ON SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
NuMundo
Thousands of hubs globally that are examples of sustainable and holistic living, producing practical, low-cost solutions to the global climate crisis. NuMundo let people access these community living, whole systems design, appropriate technology, seed banking, holistic health, and regenerative enterprise through travel journey.
Deceuvel.nl
“We call De Ceuvel a Cleantech Playground. The concept was developed to stimulate new ways of thinking about how we manage resources in our communities. The Cleantech Playground is a concept that responds to the ambitious sustainability targets set early on by the De Ceuvel community while offering a fun and engaging educational environment. The creative reuse of waste materials throughout the site is a key component of extracting value and nutrients from what many people view as waste.” — Deceuvel
Enact Impact
Enact Impact is a platform provides nonprofits with on-demand experts to get advices.
Folo.World
Folo is a browser plug-in that empowers people to transform an everyday practice into a small act of compassion. Till now they already have over 700 participating retailers.
