Comments on: Newest US City to Be Built Just for Testing Green Technologies http://inhabitat.com/newest-us-city-to-be-built-just-for-testing-green-technologies/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Sat, 25 May 2013 08:49:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: bobphorjoy http://inhabitat.com/newest-us-city-to-be-built-just-for-testing-green-technologies/comment-page-1/#comment-353660 bobphorjoy Sat, 17 Sep 2011 21:05:32 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=299590#comment-353660 I am all in favor of advancing our possibilities with energy and human behaviors. As important as jobs may be, having purpose and meaning in ones life, with a means of exchange for goods and services, is the kitty's meow. Can you hear me now ? RB Further, I have explored the idea of eliminating perpetual rental assistance. Once the dome is paid for, by oil and other fossil fuels, there are plenty of living expenses to address. Sewards Success Alaska. Giant dome to house 40,000 residents 1968 I am all in favor of advancing our possibilities with energy and human behaviors. As important as jobs may be, having purpose and meaning in ones life, with a means of exchange for goods and services, is the kitty’s meow. Can you hear me now ? RB Further, I have explored the idea of eliminating perpetual rental assistance. Once the dome is paid for, by oil and other fossil fuels, there are plenty of living expenses to address. Sewards Success Alaska. Giant dome to house 40,000 residents 1968

]]> By: dweinert http://inhabitat.com/newest-us-city-to-be-built-just-for-testing-green-technologies/comment-page-1/#comment-353392 dweinert Fri, 16 Sep 2011 01:14:16 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=299590#comment-353392 I love the idea of this pilot program. Architects and builders love doing mock-ups to test a construction ideabefore putting a lot of money behind it. This seems like the only way to test emerging sustainable technologies. Two problems I have with the idea, though. One, echoed by other readers, is why not have people living there as well. Technology will not solve our energy issues, we need to focus more on human behavior and having people in this mock-up city will test how people respond to something like a smart-grid. Secondly, 350 jobs seems like a very small number, especially considering all of the infrastructure spending that you hear coming out of washington. The third leg of sustainability, the one that focuses on the social aspect, is often ignored in the field. I would advocate inhabiting this city and creating jobs for them to do. I love the idea of this pilot program. Architects and builders love doing mock-ups to test a construction ideabefore putting a lot of money behind it. This seems like the only way to test emerging sustainable technologies.

Two problems I have with the idea, though. One, echoed by other readers, is why not have people living there as well. Technology will not solve our energy issues, we need to focus more on human behavior and having people in this mock-up city will test how people respond to something like a smart-grid.

Secondly, 350 jobs seems like a very small number, especially considering all of the infrastructure spending that you hear coming out of washington. The third leg of sustainability, the one that focuses on the social aspect, is often ignored in the field. I would advocate inhabiting this city and creating jobs for them to do.

]]> By: secretasquirrel http://inhabitat.com/newest-us-city-to-be-built-just-for-testing-green-technologies/comment-page-1/#comment-353313 secretasquirrel Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:53:21 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=299590#comment-353313 Really they could thing of any urban areas in the country that could benefit from this, that are in serious need of local jobs, have abandoned or empty buildings they could put on this new tech in to test out and gee I don't know actually have people testing it. Or even get with a homebuilder and do a test sub-division. Really they could thing of any urban areas in the country that could benefit from this, that are in serious need of local jobs, have abandoned or empty buildings they could put on this new tech in to test out and gee I don’t know actually have people testing it. Or even get with a homebuilder and do a test sub-division.

]]> By: caeman http://inhabitat.com/newest-us-city-to-be-built-just-for-testing-green-technologies/comment-page-1/#comment-353175 caeman Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:25:35 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=299590#comment-353175 Wouldn't allowing people to live there more fully test the ability of the green tech to co-exist with people? Wouldn’t allowing people to live there more fully test the ability of the green tech to co-exist with people?

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