Green Living
Digital Media Producer, Planet Forward
The Empire State Building retrofitted all 6,514 windows completing the first phase of its sustainability initiative, which will reduce the buildings consumption of energy by 38%!
Talk to Kevin Surace, CEO of Serious Materials, and find out how his... Read More
Planet Forward
What if we could save more energy and lower the costs of home ownership, simply by constructing them in a smarter way? The Habitat for Humanity organization is doing just that when constructing their new projects.
My idea for the George Washington University is to create a partnership with a local high school in which they challenge each other to come up with real solutions to our real world environmental problems. A model of this is the West Philly Hybrid X... Read More
Since initially thinking about smart energy grids could potentially work at GW, I researched if any other Universities have set-up smart-grid systems. I concluded that renewable, smart energy on college campuses is an untapped opportunity. Many... Read More
When using green fitness equipment, people just have to work out in order to go green. A typical 30 minute exercise routine generates 50 watts of electricity... enough to charge an iPhone six times.
People tend to be pretty resistant to changing... Read More
Cigarette Butts are the #1 most littered object in the world. The toxins in a cigarette butt, tar and nicotine, can have a significant impact on the environment by flowing into our water, affecting wildlife and occasionally causing fires. Yet, even... Read More
In 2009, Arequipa, Peru closed its most important commercial corridor to car traffic. The pedestrianization project is part of the city’s larger vision to modernize transit services, develop a bus rapid transit corridor, and build additional... Read More