Going Green - One Step At A Time
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This presentation is intended to inspire and suggest important steps that we all can take to help protect our planet. It is part of a series of presentations by DwellSmart. For more information on 'going green', please visit www.dwellsmart.com.
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Going Green - One Step At A Time
- 1. Going Green one step at a time Mary Gatch info@dwellsmart.com (843) 805-7055 www.dwellsmart.com
- 2. Introductions • DwellSmart opened in November 2007 – Healthful, eco-friendly products for safe, comfortable, and efficient interiors – Located at 146 Williman Street in Charleston, SC
- 3. Confessions I am here … Part of the Problem Part of the Solution 1. Unconscious Incompetence 2. Conscious Incompetence 3. Conscious Competence 4. Unconscious Competence Stages of Learning:
- 4. Change You must be the change you want to see in the world. ~Mahatma Gandhi
- 5. Perspective Neighbors Food Water Temp Air Quality Mercury None None 330°F None Venus None None 900°F Acidic & Crushing Mars None Ice? -81°F Thin, mostly CO2 Jupiter None None -186°F Windy & Poisonous
- 6. Wow! Food Water Temp Air Quality Yes! Yes! 59°F Breathable! WOW! This place is … perfect! There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew. ~Marshall McLuhan, 1964
- 7. But, It’s not Enough • To support our current, collective lifestyles, we need more than one Earth Source: Global Footprint Network www.footprintnetwork.org
- 8. Earth Overshoot Day • August 13th was Earth Overshoot Day for 2015 (this marked the date by which we’ve consumed all the resources the Earth can regenerate in a year) Source: Global Footprint Network www.footprintnetwork.org
- 9. Mortgaging our Future • On Earth Overshoot Day, we begin the ecological equivalent of deficit spending • By March, the USA used up its fair share • We need 4 Earths for everyone to live the ‘American Lifestyle’ We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. Source: Global Footprint Network www.footprintnetwork.org
- 10. All Things Connect Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~Chief Seattle, 1855
- 12. Climate Change Alarming Trends Images by Robert A. Rohde
- 13. Climate Change Coastal areas are especially vulnerable Images by Robert A. Rohde
- 14. Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Robert A. Rohde based on information from the Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (based on year 2000 emissions)
- 15. What Can We Do? The Top 10 1. Eat less meat 2. Consume less fuel 3. Support or switch to renewable energy sources 4. Lower heating and cooling cost 5. Buy local 6. Use less water 7. Improve lighting and appliance efficiency 8. Reduce waste (e.g., packaging and disposable bags, bottles, and cups) 9. Recycle 10. Compost When we heal the earth, we heal ourselves. ~David Orr
- 16. 1. Eat Less Meat *According to a 2006 report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Meat production generates more greenhouse gas emissions (14-22 percent of global emissions) than either transportation or industry … eat the corn instead
- 17. 2. Consume Less Fuel Need more incentive? Most experts agree that oil production has peaked. Prepare today. Live like gas is $10/gallon. • Reduce trips • Walk or bicycle • Carpool • Take public transportation • Tune cars • Drive economically • Buy efficient cars • Combine trips
- 18. 3. Support Renewable Energy Biofuels Wind Solar Tidal
- 19. 4. Heating & Cooling Reduce energy consumption for heating & cooling • Adjust thermostat • Caulk/seal around windows, doors, outlets • Insulate • Passive solar • Install efficient HVAC systems – Geothermal – High SEER and correctly sized • Efficient water heating – Solar thermal hot water – Instant hot or continuous – Insulate hot water pipes • Use fans and breezes
- 20. 5. Buy Local • Create a sustainable living economy – How? • Support local farmers • Favor products made close to home – Benefits • Fresher and more nutritious produce • Reduced carbon emissions from transporting goods • When gas hits $10/gallon, we’ll have a base of local suppliers • Local businesses invest more $’s back into the community
- 21. 6. Use Less Water • Conserving Water = Conserving Power – Reduced power to clean and pump water – Reduced power for heating water • How? – General • Capture and use rainwater • Recirculate greywater • Recirculate for instant hot • Promptly fix leaks – Toilets • Use a dual-flush toilets or converters • Use a toilet tummy or brick – Faucets • Turn off water when not in use • Install low-flow faucets and aerators We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. ~Thomas Fuller, 1732
- 22. 7. Lighting & Appliances • Choose Energy Star lighting and appliance products • Lighting – Use dimmer switches, timers, and motion sensors – Switch from incandescent to more efficient bulbs (e.g. CFL and LED) – Take advantage of natural daylight (e.g. windows and tubular skylights) • Appliances – Replace your clunkers (government program in 2010) • Refrigerators • Dishwashers • Washers & dryers – Run full loads through dish and clothes washers – Line dry (or use dryer balls to cut drying time by 20%) – Unplug appliances and chargers when not in use (use smart power strips for computer and media)
- 23. 8. Reduce Waste • Minimize “Disposable”, Choose “Reusable” • Reduce packaging • Choose quality, long-lasting products
- 24. • Containers: – Plastic bottles – Steel food, aluminum, and aerosol cans – Glass bottles and jars • Paper products: – Junk mail, magazines, newspaper, office paper – Paperboard packaging (e.g. cereal boxes) – Cardboard • Other items: (must be taken to convenience centers or drop sites) – Used motor oil and filters, tires, car batteries, antifreeze – Electronics (e.g. computers), scrap metal & appliances – Paint, used cooking oil – Compact florescent light bulbs & tubes (CFL’s) – Household batteries – Old gasoline and two-stroke mix – Propane tanks (emptied with valves removed) 9. Recycle This Information is applicable to Charleston County, SC.
- 25. 10. Compost • Greens: – garden waste: grass cuttings, leaves, and flowers – kitchen waste: vegetable/fruit peelings and cores, leaves and stalks, cooked table scraps, tea leaves, coffee grounds, egg shells and bread – herbivore manure (e.g., from vegetarian animal) • Browns: small amounts of shredded newspaper, paper tissues, wood fire ash, sawdust, vacuum dust, and dryer lint • Do not put the following in your composter: – meat or fish, fats, oils, and dairy products – Weeds, diseased plants, or plants sprayed with herbicide – large branches (unless chipped or chopped up) – cat or dog droppings – large amounts of pine needles – anything else which doesn't decompose (e.g., plastics, glass, or metals)
- 26. Take a Step It’s a job that’s never started that takes the longest to finish. ~J. R. R. Tolkien