Overcome deficiency with energy efficiency. The host for this episode is Howard Wiig. The guest for this episode is Christina Laney Mitre. The Covid shutdown means many aren’t spending on restaurants and travel and are spending time at home, opening the opportunity to retrofit. Smart Living Hawai‘i, a long-time leader in greening homes, guides homeowners […]
Youth as Local Leaders in the Climate Movement (Code Green)
Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com On Code Green. Rachel James and her guests will go over class presentations, the Student Energy Summit, the Clean Energy Connect / Energy Conference Youth Academy (ECYA) and the Changemakers Campaign The host for this episode is Rachel James. The guest for this episode is Griff Jurgens. […]
Documenting and Conserving Hawai’i Midcentury Modernism (Humane Architecture)
Jalousies, Fuel-Free Ventilation. From the 1940s into the 1970s, buildings of all kinds in Hawaii used jalousie (louvered) windows. Low-tech in construction and perfectly adapted to a tropical climate, jalousies seemed to be everywhere in the Hawaiian Islands. Increased use of air conditioning has wiped out jalousies, and our reliance on fossil fuels continues. The […]
Greening the Visitor Industry (Code Green)
Tourism, Sustainability, Innovation In this episode of Code Green we take a look at the greening of the visitor industry in Hawaii. Ernest Nishizaki shares ideas that Hawaii can lead the world in green tourism. The host for this episode is Rachel James. The guest for this episode is Ernest Nishizaki. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live […]
Hawaii Pacific University: Green Business Awardee (Hawaii, State of Clean Energy)
Facilities, Sustainability & Master Planning. Dingilizwe “Clarence” Ncube joins Jay Fidell and Maria Tome to talk about Green business and being the Hawaii Pacific University: Green Business Awardee. The hosts for this episode are Jay Fidell and Maria Tome. The guests for this episode are Dingilizwe “Clarence” Ncube and Shannon Putnam. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live […]
Don’t Josh With Honolulu
Josh Stanbro, newly appointed Chief Resiliency Officer for the City of Honolulu, describes the city, already one of America’s greenest, will advance into new green territories. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows through the night. Check us out any […]
Seven Bedrooms, Four Baths and Net Zero Energy
Sean Ramos, builder extraordinaire, appears on Code Green to share how he constructs his own VERY large home in Enchanted Lakes and pays HECO less than $100 a month! Sean reveals his secrets as the home evolves from framing to happy habitation.Takeaway: secrets to happy habitationKeywords: Happy, Habitation, Building, Green, Energy, Efficiency ThinkTech Hawaii streams […]
Building Up to the Inauguration
How will Federal energy policy change with the Trump administration? Lucian Pugliaresi, President, Energy Policy Research Foundation, Inc. (EPRINC) an energy policy think tank in Washington D.C., joins via Skype to discuss potential paths the next Presidential administration could take. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday […]
Calling for Change with Carl Campagna
Married to Sherry Campagna, he and Sherry have 4 kids, 2 adopted. Carl has over twenty years’ experience as a construction and project manager; owner of his own business, Kamaka Green, providing energy and environmental consulting services; foster parent and founder of a non-profit called Olomea, which helps kids who are aging out of the […]
Sustainability & Intergenerational Equity – Rob Kinslow
Fresh Air Hawaii with Jay Fidell “What Al Gore was really saying” with Rob Kinslow, Sustainable You Sustainability Consultant Rob Kinslow joins Host Jay Fidell in the studio for a dicussion on Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore’s seminar in sustainability held at the UH-Manoa campus this past Tuesday. The host for this episode was […]