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 […]
Stop wish-ining, start commissioning! (Code Green)
Commissioning: the 80 of the 80/20 rule. In this episode of Code Green, Leslie Taniyama, Janice Taniyama, and Howard Wiig discuss saving energy by checking new building for faults and correcting them. The host for this episode is Howard Wiig. The guests for this episode are Janice Taniyama and Leslie Taniyama. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live […]
Howard Wiig CauseVox Fundraiser
www.ThanksforThinktech.CauseVox.com 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 time for great content and great community. Our vision is to be a leader in shaping a more vital and thriving Hawaii as the foundation […]
2.2-Cent Electricity? Kiss The Toad – The Energy Code!
Energy efficiency—trading in gas-gulpers in buildings for gas-sippers—is the fastest, cheapest, , easiest way of keeping energy dollars in citizens’ pockets. The fastest, easiest way of transforming to high efficiency is by adopting new building energy codes. On Code Green, Howard Wiig shows how inexpensive energy efficiency is and argues that because energy codes are […]
Hawaii Clean Energy Day The Energy Code
Energy efficiency—trading in gas-gulpers in buildings for gas-sippers—is the fastest, cheapest, , easiest way of keeping energy dollars in citizens’ pockets. The fastest, easiest way of transforming to high efficiency is by adopting new building energy codes. On Code Green, Howard Wiig shows how inexpensive energy efficiency is and argues that because energy codes are […]
Green Outrage with Anukriti “Anu” Hittle and Howard Green
ThinkTech is always looking to improve its service and strives to be approachable to our community. Join two of our suave hosts for a ThinkTech Tutorial. Howard and Anu share some of their “how-tos” in terms of hosting a great show. Topics to include: 1. Getting and preparing guests. 2. Identifying areas, naming episodes. 3. […]
Digging into the DERC – Is Solar the Savior? Leslie Cole-Brooks
Leslie Cole-Brooks joins Howard on Code Green to discuss the changes in net metering and the future of solar energy in Hawaii. ThinkTechHawaii.com streams live on the Internet from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows through the night. Check us out any time for great content and […]
Batteries: the New Electrical Grid? Understanding DER with Sam Monet and Mark Want
Mark Want and Sam Monet share new developments in distributed energy resources technology which open a greater discussion of the function of Hawaii’s future electricity grid. ThinkTechHawaii.com streams live on the Internet from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows through the night. Check us out any time […]
How Low Can Energy Efficiency Go? (Stan Walerczyk)
At stake is the shape of America’s next energy code – 2018 IECC. The revolution in LEDs may allow lighting designers to specify so little lighting energy use as to render controls and daylighting unnecessary. Walerczyk is a nationally respected lighting efficiency training and Brown is Hawaii Energy’s energy code specialist. ThinkTechHawaii.com streams live on […]
A Death Ray Comes to Kakaako: Energy Gobbling High Rises in Hawaii – Howard Wiig
Challenges and issues in increasing our energy efficiency efforts first and seeing that building code on glass might have problems, i.e. in conflict? Good for folks in the building but may be creating death ray to other buildings and folks outside? The Energy Team and Howard discuss how the urban development in Honolulu will mesh […]