Code Green
Pacific Industrial Coatings has a reputation for lowering operations costs around the state. Join the director of sales at Pacific Industrial Coatings, Michael Hallinan, as he shares the services they offer including: lanai waterproofing, spray foam roofing, solar hot water, and interior spray foam insulation. ThinkTechHawaii.com streams live on the Internet from 12:00 noon to […]
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 […]
Green Cooling and Comfort with Manfred J. Zapka
Sustainable design consultant, Manfred Zapka, shareshow a better understanding of the human body and its cooling system can lead to more efficient air conditioning and HVAC systems 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 […]
The Greening Of Hawaii Public Schools – Bill Brooks and Charles Chaloeicheep
Studies using conservative accounting practices to show that investments in green technologies significantly reduce the life-cycle cost of operating school buildings. Therefore, failure to invest in green technologies is not financially responsible for public school systems. Howard will show us some of the technologies being implemented in DOE schools to increase efficiency and reduce life-cycle […]
Recycling Concrete with Tien Peng and Wayne Kawano
Tien Peng and Wayne Kawano join Howard Wiig in the ThinkTech Studio to discuss local minerals and recycling concrete Aloha! ThinkTech Hawaii 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 great […]
The Living Building Challenge
Howard Wiig, Ethan Twer, James Hoapili & Teri Patton will discuss the Living Building Challenge in relationship to a project that Architects Hawaii just finished. We will hear an overview of the project which is a demonstration of an accessory dwelling unit designed with Living Building Challenge components and what Architects Hawaii is doing to […]
Autoclaving to Efficiency with Martin Despang, Gabor Paczolay, Ilona Penzes, David Rockwood
Is autoclaved concrete the way to super efficiency in homes, increasing employment with a local product, reducing maintenance and extending homes’ lives? Martin Despang, Gabor the Builder, David Rockwood and Ilona Penzes provide the answers. The hosts for this episode were Howard Wiig, Martin Despang. The hosts for this episode were Howard Wiig, Martin Despang. […]
The Citizens Climate Change Lobby with Jeffrey Kim & Elsie Love
Host Howard Wiig speaks with Jeffrey Kim and Elsie Love of the Citizens Climate Change Lobby about lobbying for a Carbon Fee and Dividend proposal to help manage the impact of climate change. The host for this episode was Howard Wiig. The host for this episode was Howard Wiig. The host for this episode was […]