Culture of Peace Initiative

Problem: La Asociación del "Conjunto Residencial Atlántico" está en funcionamiento hace un año y medio, después de 10 años de abandono. Dos meses después de la elección de la última directoría, solo resistieron los dos miembros actuantes hoy en día, que son Nicácio Junior y Gilvan Dias, respectivamente presidente y secretario. La cuestión comunitaria más urgente era el uso indebido del sector de entrada, con estacionamientos ocupados por los propios vecinos, lo que generaba conflictos entre los mism...

Action: Mejorar la calidad de vida a partir del medio ambiente; Mejorías de las condiciones de habitación local; Promover mayor seguridad para los habitantes del conjunto; La viabilización de proyectos sociales en el Conjunto Residencial; Mobilización comunitaria.   ervicios ofrecidos por el Proyecto   Concientización para el uso del espacio; Seguridad; Administración del espacio; Mobilización comunita...

Problem: The most common method used to generate electricity is by burning fossil fuels. This method not only creates a large amount of pollutants, but is also unsustainable. Current solar technology, although sustainable, is expensive and requires large amounts of electricity and silicon to manufacture due to the purity of silicon needed.   To make matters worse, silicon cells need to have a close to optimum conditions to work. That means - no shadows are being cast on the cells, it has to be a relat...

Action: Dyesol is leading the industrialisation of dye solar cell (DSC) technology, the most advanced 3rd generation solar technology. DSC has been described as the most promising advancement of solar technology since the invention of the silicon cell.   DSC has been described as 'artificial photosynthesis'. Instead of using chlorophyll, DSC uses a very thin layer of special dyes, on a very thin layer of light absorbing material to collect the energy from sunlight. This energy is transformed into ele...

Problem: Conventional living

Action: Promoting urban eco-living through the art and science of earth building

Problem: The Produktif SunSpaces ( Implemented at the Montreal Productive House condo project) is a prototype innovation for applying passive solar design to balconies and patios, allowing these spaces to become become 3- to 4- season winter gardens.To seize the essence of this feature, think of the housing envelope as the skin that reacts to outdoor weather, sun, temperature and humidity, or a house that expands or shrinks according to the seasons and the needs to either conserve heat (shrink) or exp...

Action: New Product Development Process:In order to develop the SunSpaces, a dedicated team was set-up to deal with this challenge as a standalone project. The object was to build a prototype specifically for the Montreal Productive House, with design principles and application methods that can be replicated and scaled for other projects.The solution was designed to rely on already existing materials. Several precedents exist from the vernacular architecture, ranging from verandas found in hot climat...

Problem: Paying for electricity can be a thing of the past - I've combined saving money by eradicating my electricity bill, lessening my footprint on the earth and fulfilling my DIY cravings all at once!

Action: I like to take my own action and have absolute control in what i do - thats why I liked this product.  I can do what i like when i like with it.

Problem: Proof of concept stage; forming steering group; declaring Mendocino Energy, a fast-tracked renewable energy incubator, creating renewable energy solutions in harmony with nature.

Action: At this world-class incubator, federal energy policy development is created as cutting-edge technologies and science move swiftly from white boards and white papers to testing, refinement and implementation.

Problem: The Problem Arizona’s juvenile corrections system, behavioral health services, and educational environments are lacking successful programs to meet the needs for at-risk or challenged youth across all ethnic groups. It is likely that this situation can be applied nationally. Patterns of abuse continue to plague our society in growing numbers. Emotionally and physically jailed juveniles are simply not available to learn coping skills that help them survive and thrive as community member...

Action: The Solution The analogy of taking a fish out of a dirty fish tank, cleaning it off, and throwing it back in with expectations of survival and success applies here. We need more than a clean fish tank, we need a new aquarium. Spectrum Academy is that new aquarium, equipped to meet the needs of habilitating at-hope youth with skill and precision for the 21st Century, by harvesting historical values and restoring cultural and traditional foundations. 21st Century youth need 21st Century ...

Problem: Share solutions for building or reconstructing mud, adobe, rammed earth homes or structures.

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