DEEP ENERGY RETROFITS - PROVIDE SAFE AFFORDABLE

HOUSING WHILE HELPING SAVE THE PLANET

VALUE WHAT IS HERE

MATERIALS LIFE- CYCLE IMPACT AND EMBODIED CARBON

FOR GOD’S SAKE, DON’T DO IT WITH FOAM

MATERIALS LIFE- CYCLE IMPACT

American babies are born with the highest blood levels of flame retardants in the world. (EBN June 2004).

. . . when the flame retardant hits wastewater streams . . . it loses bromine atoms, increasing its bioaccumulation potential and potential subsequent health hazards. (EBN vol. 20 #12).

toxicologist Thomas P. McDonald, (EBN vol. 13 #6)

“PBDEs disrupt thyroid and estrogen hormones, which can cause . . . permanent changes to the brain and to reproductive systems (including reduced sperm count in males and changes to ovarian cell structure in females). . . PBDE levels for . . . about 15 million people are nearing concentrations that have been found to cause serious health effects in animal studies. “The current margin of safety is low.”

EMBODIEDTOXICITY MATERIALS’ LIFE- CYCLE IMPACT We have alternatives – we just have to choose them + design accordingly.

Foamglas

mineral wool

dense pack cellulose

mineral wool

dense pack fiberglass

DECONSTRUCTION AND RETROFIT JOBS

RETOFIT WITH NATURAL, NON-

TOXIC, LOW CARBON

MATERIALS

THESE ARE LOCAL SKILLS

AND EXPERTISE THAT CANNOT

BE OUT-SOURCED!

exis1ngblockwall

1.5”mineralwool

DeltaFL

3.5”studw/cellulose

finish

MORE GOOD NEWS

PASSIVE DESIGN,

THEN ACTIVE GENERATION

REDUCED DEMAND = REDUCED RELIANCE

THIS IS THE PATH TO RESILIENCY

LOCAL, JOBS THAT CAN NOT BE OUTSOURCED – THIS PIECE IS ALREADY IN PLACE IN BALTIMORE

WEINBERG COMMONS JANUARY OUTAGE

ONE WEEK POWER OUTAGE IN JANUARY AND JULY:

HIGH PERFORMANCE ENVELOPE MAINTAINS

COMFORT AND SAFETY IN WINTER SOLAR PROVIDES ADEQUATE POWER IN SUMMER

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WEINBERG COMMONS JULY OUTAGE

POWER TO THE PEOPLE KEEP IT LOCAL : SELF-POWER IS WHERE IT’S AT!

LOADS, GENERATION AND STORAGE– January , critical load, heat pump water heater NO HEAT

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POWER TO THE PEOPLE

IN THE SUMMER WE MAKE $$$ FOR COMMUNITY SELLING SURPLUS POWER DURING PEAK HOURS

KEEP IT LOCAL : SELF-POWER IS WHERE IT’S AT!

ALTERNATIVE FINANCE?IMPACT INVESTMENTS

•  AVOIDED INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS AND MAINTENACE

•  PUBLIC HEALTH IMAPCTS •  STORMWATER IMPACTS •  CLIMATE IMPACTS •  CRIME IREDUCTION •  EDUCATION IMPACTS

THE US IS ABOUT TO SPEND $1.5 TO $2 TRILLION UPDATING

AGING POWER INFRASTRUCTURE

ALTERNATIVE OWNERSHIP?COMMUNITY LAND TRUSTS AND INVESTMENT TRUSTS

REGENERATIVE ECONOMICS COOPERATIVES AND EMPLOYEE OWNED ENTERPRISE

BUT HOW DO WE HEAL THE

TRAUMA?

POSTIVE ENGAGEMENT HEALS HEARTS AND MINDS !

HEAL THE PLANET + HEAL OURSELVES CREATE REGENERATIVE COMMUNITIES!

Michael Hindle CPHC, CPHB Passive to Positive Consulting