MADE Sustainable Design & Engineering

09/12/2021

Green Energy !

05/19/2021

The International Energy Agency released a guide to achieving net zero by 2050. Some highlights: 🍃

-Blocking new investments in oil and gas fields starting next year
-Ending the sale of internal combustion engine-powered cars by 2035
-Quadrupling the amount of new solar and wind capacity that is added annually by 2040

04/22/2021

Happy Earth Day!
Tune in to the annual Living Future Institute conference! 🍁

Happy ! Today is 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟯 of Living Future 2021, where climate, health and equity in the built environment meet.

Today kicks off with a special 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗞𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 with Mark Chambers, Senior Director for Building Emissions at The White House Council on Environmental Quality. Mark will deliver a keynote address focused on the Biden Administration’s agenda for green building and opportunities for partnership with cities and private-sector leaders. You don't want to miss this!

𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲:
• Real Estate & Sustainability: What’s Happening Now, and What’s Moving Us Towards Circularity
• Natural Buildings: Integrating Earthen Building Materials and Methods Into Mainstream Construction
• High Rises + Humans: The Pursuit of Net Positive Energy
• From Trash to Change: Uniting around Material Reuse for a Zero-Waste & Zero-Carbon Future

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀:
• Earth Day After Party - celebrate Living Future's 15th anniversary!

Visit https://bit.ly/3txaUQx for the full agenda for Day 3.

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03/23/2021

New Span Electrical Smart Panel! 🔋

Span replaces the traditional electrical panel in your home with powerful smart technology that lets you manage your home energy and circuits from anywhere. The Span Smart Panel is purpose-built for clean energy upgrades like solar, batteries, and EV charging.

03/23/2021

Differences between WELL & LEED

In summary, LEED mainly focuses on the impact of buildings in relation to energy sustainability, while WELL is about optimising the building or project to benefit people's health,

03/13/2021

Making sense!

Would you like to see this happen in Austin?

03/08/2021

It could lead to the future! 🔋 ♻️

There's an old saying that luck happens when preparation meets opportunity.There's no better example of that than a 2016 discovery at the University of California, Irvine, by doctoral student Mya Le Thai. After playing around in the lab, she made a discovery that could lead to a rechargeable battery...

02/21/2021

Bio-Plastic 🥑 🍃

02/16/2021

Reducewastenow / Zero Waste Shop

02/01/2021

How Useful Is Recycling, Really?
Great article by E.A. Crunden 🍃

Among all possible climate actions, recycling ranks pretty low in its impact.

01/30/2021

Moving Forward 🔜 🍃

https://www.designboom.com/architecture/tecla-3d-printed-dwelling-mario-cucinella-wasp-italy-01-29-2021/?fbclid=IwAR3Nk0J-vF_3NW6Jf15_LFVCJGxMvw2Vqh342NdoWlaydr1snXvcqRFS0Ts

in 2019, mario cucinella architects and WASP began work on ‘TECLA’ — a 3D-printed habitat made entirely from reusable, recyclable materials taken from the local terrain. now, the project’s 3D-printing phase is complete with work continuing on the structure’s finishes. located near the ital...

12/27/2020

Re shaping nature

Support the creation of more videos like this: https://www.patreon.com/sustainablehumanWhen wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park in the Unit...