Month: March 2017

2016-10-31_Lualualei Concept Civil Drawings

ISLE is working on design of a Net Zero Energy housing development for moderate income families in West Oahu. The concept will incorporate LID technology (Low Impact Development); Renewable energy components for the housing units, such as solar panels; battery power storage; LED lighting; insulated and recycled products for building materials. The homes in this project will each generate enough power for their own lighting, air conditioning, hot water heating and other power needs, but will still be connected to the island grid as backup and for use during peak power demands.  The civil design of the site will also incorporate systems to stabilize slopes and attenuate and treat off-site stormwater runoff. A major portion of the project site will be preserved as conservation land as well, to further reduce the carbon footprint of the development.

The development team for this project hopes to make this project a shining example of what can be done to create sustainable island communities not reliant on imported oil for power.

Our team are still seeking investors to fully fund development of this exciting project. We welcome all serious inquiries to make this concept a reality.

 

Portions of this blog excerpted and edited from IECA website, www.ieca.com

Jim Cantore, world renowned meteorologist with the Weather Channel was the keynote speaker at the International Erosion Control Conference in Atlanta, Georgia this past February.

Cantore discussed changes in weather patterns, predictions for the future and how these changes will affect the methodology used to control erosion and sedimentation of the built environment and construction operations. Cantore urged attendees to consider what can we do today to prepare for the weather changes over the next 50 years?

At the conference, there was a general consensus that climate change is affecting our environment in significant ways, which can be clearly measured, and is already being addressed in the fields of construction; master planning, public safety. The questions posed at workshops and seminars in the conference focused on best management practices and considerations for changes in legislation to allow for better climate change adaptation.

Some panel sessions at the workshop discussed how reports of potential changes at the US EPA under the new US administration may impact US Federal laws such as the Clean Water Act. The Clean Water Act forms the basis from which many of the regulations regarding protection of natural land and water resources from damaging erosion and sedimentation are enforced. Many of these laws are intended not only for support of environmental protection, but ultimately for security of human health and safety.