Water

EMAS: Mobile School for Water Sanitation

For over twenty years, EMAS, or Mobile School for Wter Sanitation, located in Bolivia, has had one goal, "to provide access to safe drinking water, to as many people worldwide."  Based on concepts and technologies that begun with founder Wolfgang Buchner, EMAS is based on the principle of "helping people help themselves." 

Submitted by DRT on Sun, 2011-11-13 21:12

Water Conservation - by Margaret Barton, M-CAM Intern

 

Not only is the world’s water supply drying up, but much of the remaining water is contaminated.  The world bank estimates that as many as two billion people drink unsanitary water.  Eighty percent of health problems in developing countries can be attributed to unsafe water.

Submitted by DLH on Thu, 2011-07-21 00:35

Integral Urban Ecovillage Challenge

Country or Countries Where Challenge Takes Place: 
United States

The challenge is to create a network of Integral Urban Ecovillages in the St. Louis Missouri region, as a model for emergency preparedness, distributed renewable power, food and water production, that is grid positive, more as an exporter of goods and services, including capturing and treating precipitation that falls on the site and treating greywater, vegetative waste and sewage for nutrient energy and water recapture and reuse.

Commodity: 
Water, rivers, caves, trails, people, parks, gardens, mineral springs, water, food, old buildings
Custom & Culture: 
Pride in neighborhood, importance of family, symphony, students earning service hours, schools, universities, art galleries
Knowledge: 
Future residents, universities, schools, engineering professors, climate scientists, school of nutrition, Capstone projects, storytellers, gardeners, Botanical Garden
Money: 
Contract with Commerce Bank for tax credits, sub-local currency, equity, unit reservations
Technology: 
Tools, equipment and materials for SCIPs manufacturing and gardening, Integral Urban Ecovillage, You and I technology, cohousing and ecovillage methodology, cost savings synergies among businesses healing arts, transformational training
Well-Being: 
Community focus, health care facilities, alternative health practitioners, dance, gardens, relationships
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 2011-05-21 17:00

Renovate NYC's Pier 40 and the Village Community Boathouse as an Abundant Community Facility

Pier 40 and the Village Community Boathouse have been serving New York City for X amount of years.

The rise in price of rents, creeping private real estate developers, and a crumbling national infrastructure have contributed to the cacophony of bureaucratic questions surrounding the facility and a planned solar panel renovation.

Pier 40 and VCB is a public mixed use facility.

Public Rowing, Non-profits and other local businesses

Commodity: 
Landfills full of raw materials. Skilled, willing, and resilient human resources with strong interpersonal skills, who are focused on efficiency AND preservation of self, to avoid bodily harm. Communitas
Custom & Culture: 
Many humans adhering to spiritual virtues, major and minor, within their own perceived limitations against the city and irresponsible wealth.
Knowledge: 
GIC
Money: 
An integral part of the this challenge, money can be accumulated by increasing design efficiency and decreasing materials cost. Labor cost can remain consistent with the existing NYC ethic for commensurate work.
Technology: 
GIC
Well-being: 
Cardiovascular Health, Knowledge Exchange, Community Service, Communitas, Freedom of Expression
Links: 
Pier 40 on Yelp!
Village Community Boathouse
Submitted by DmitryAGurvits on Wed, 2011-05-18 13:17

"Frugal Engineering" with a Commons Twist

Last month, Wired Magazine, featured an article discussing successful ways to help developing countries at a cost effective price. David Wolman, the author of "Want to Help Developing Countries? Sell Them Good Stuff- Cheap", brought to light many companies which are starting a new business model. 

Submitted by MLD on Tue, 2010-10-19 15:28

Heavy Metal Removal

Parent Report: 
Ajka Alumina Plant Accident

Patent Repository: 
Submitted by administrator on Tue, 2010-10-12 07:30

Potable Water

Parent Report: 
Australian Flood Relief
Japan Earthquake Response
Pakistan Flood Relief Commons

Patent Repository: 
Submitted by administrator on Wed, 2010-10-06 18:56

Water Filtration

Parent Report: 
Australian Flood Relief
Japan Earthquake Response
Pakistan Flood Relief Commons

Patent Repository: 
Submitted by administrator on Wed, 2010-10-06 18:55
Syndicate content