Mace West Coast

I want to prioritize traveling over purchasing material things in my life.

I could change out more bulbs to LEDs and keep the lights off in areas of my apartment that I'm not in.

Next time I could keep the skin on the vegetables and I could put the tops in a compost bin to donate at my local farmers market.

I've noticed that although scaffolding is all over NYC and can tend to be an eye sore, there are some scaffolds that are futuristic looking or have some sort of creative design that makes it more enjoyable to look it. I also have enjoyed all the small parks hidden throughout the city.

Conscious buying and consumption habits, including: Coffee consumption: be sure to choose products that are Certified by Rainforest Alliance Meat, Dairy, eggs: reduce consumption and switch to vegetable-based products (almond milk, tofu, impossible meat, etc.). Also choose products that are sustainably farmed.

Last day peeps! And here is an article for you: We need to rethink our use of wipes! https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-26/pandemic-wipes-create-sewer-clogging-fatbergs

Interesting Read: Most Tweeted Construction Sustainability Terms for 2020: https://www.designbuild-network.com/features/construction-sustainability-passive-house/

Reading and learning the impacts have massive impact. Especially watching documentaries and visualizing some of the climate change impacts on the environment and ecological systems. It makes you more aware of the role everything plays from simple transportation norms to habits at home. The most overwhelming part is the slowness of cascading...

Reflect: on the daily actions and future plans for sustainable living Reason: challenge everything and find a reason to make it better Reinforce: commitment to carbon emissions and healthy living habits Race: to the end of Ecochallenge!

Article of the day: a very good cloud-based LEED certification software solution for tracking emissions in the construction industry: https://www.constructionglobal.com/technology-and-ai-1/track-emissions-new-green-badger-sustainability-portal