We are interested in the minimizing the externalities of entropy flow, maximizing energy efficiency, and incorporating waste-to-energy technologies into current infrastructure with the intent of revitalizing social processes as they pertain to the environment. The goal of our project is to study different forms of waste-to-energy capture, including forms of methane harvest, holistic or whole systems designing, waste management, and nuclear waste recycling, as well as the diversion of wasted energy through smart metering and energy storage. Our professional contacts include engineers, holistic designers, green building professionals, the founder of a commercial composting company, and an independent energy auditor.
The word waste currently carries the connotation of something that is unwanted, undesirable, expended or concluded; a cradle-to-grave end product of construction or consumption as Green Architect and Designer William McDonough would describe it. But with the incorporation and education of waste-to energy systems in rural, urban and landscape scaled settings that paradigm could change to one of resilience, recurring or cyclical in nature. Throughout this project we will demonstrate the feasibility and possible necessity of implementation of such systems and in turn soften the realization threats like climate change and coming off of an age of abundant, cheap oil have on populations across the United States.
