$1,000 and you’re a "Dome Construction Enthusiast". Access to an exclusive virtual tour of the OCULIS Lodge construction site with detailed insights into dome construction AND a Q&A session with the project architects and builders to learn about dome-building techniques. $2,500 and you’re a "Founding Member". A group tour of the property and a private Q & A session … [Read more...] about Oculis Domes.
Climate
West Lombard
Under construction. The project is underway and making steady progress Making an impact. Self-powered, achieving Net-Zero energy through enhanced insulation, high performance windows, and rooftop solar panels Elevated design. Each unit is a corner, maximizing natural light to all rooms, and includes over-sized private outdoor space Walkable + bikeable. Walk score of … [Read more...] about West Lombard
Passive House Duplex.
Double impact. A Passive House duplex + carriage house that combines sustainability and missing middle housing approach Passive House. The most stringent energy standard for buildings Advanced sustainability. Super-insulated, air tight, solar gain optimized, and ventilated well Missing middle housing. Three units replace a former single-family house for increased … [Read more...] about Passive House Duplex.
For the love of cities.
Enrique Penalosa is an internationally respected urban thinker, who, as Mayor of Bogota in two non-consecutive terms, profoundly transformed his city from one with neither bearings, nor self-esteem into an international model in several areas. As adviser and lecturer, he has influenced policies in many cities throughout the world. Among his achievements is the creation … [Read more...] about For the love of cities.
Waste to Energy.
Samuel Alemayehu is an experienced global serial entrepreneur and active angel investor. His work in thepast two decades has been guided with an obsession to empower the individual and sustain the village.His current focus is running Frontier Resilient Capital (FRC) to incubate or invest in companies who aredeveloping or commercializing breakthrough technologies that empower … [Read more...] about Waste to Energy.