Thomas W. Rettenwender, MA, M Arch, LEED AP, Architect

EcoLogic Design Lab, Monterey, California

Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN), Kyoto, Japan.

The RIHN is a governmental institute under the Ministry of Education, Science & Technology, Japan

Tuesday, March 27th, 2012 at 4-5:30 p.m.

457-4 Kamigamo Motoyama, Kita-ku

Kyoto 603-8047, Japan

Phone: 81 75 707 2256

Abstract:

The presentation titled “Ten Solutions for Clean Energy Independence” is an illustrative outline of current options for clean energy generation. The presentation will begin with a brief analysis of global clean energy generation trends and then outline ten existing techniques for generating clean energy. These strategies will include more innovative techniques, such as high altitude wind generation, solar thermal upwind generators, and solar trigeneration, as well as more conservative strategies such as energy efficiency negawatts, hydroelectric power and land-fill gas power. The presentation will conclude with a summary of ways to encourage innovation in the clean energy sector.

Clean energy advocacy is an exciting interdisciplinary filed of research involving design, engineering, economics, environmentalism, politics and education. This presentation hopes to inspire dialog and raise awareness about current trends in this increasingly important field of research.

Let’s see what we come up with this time !

A Multi-Dimensional Celebrational Extravaganza! Come to Sand City, where the dunes are huge, the women are frisky, the men are rich and handsome and, everyone is an artist ! Celebrate the solstice season and the coming of winter. Its Rick’s birthday (well, Dec 15), its a pre-Christmas solstice celebration and its an interactive, multi-artsy open house for an art studio/residence in the edgy West End district of Sand City, a place where your dreams can manifest and anything goes (or, just about anything ).

Passive House with Hartnell Advanced Technology and Sustainable Design Program

Rancho Cielo Youth Build Program 

Realitree now collaborates with the Rancho Cielo Youth Campus and Hartnell College to run their ‘at-risk’ youth education program at the Rancho Cielo Campus in East Salinas, California. Realitree is developing curiculum, teaching a course titled ‘Green Construction’ and helping with fundraising efforts.  www.ranchocieloyc.org

See Smithsonian’s With-Ancient-Arches-the-Old-is-New-Again

“People assume that in the 21st century buildings should be made of titanium, because we have a narrow definition of progress. Maybe a 21st-century building is made out of dirt used in an intelligent and beautiful way.”

Structural visualization and research projects here

Images from construction of Mapungubwe Visitor’s Center in South Africa:

See source gallery for more images here

More on the Living Building Challenge at http://www.cascadiagbc.org/lbc