Astrid Koksvik-Engen

asas arkitektur

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
470 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

5.0

lightbulbs

replaced
UP TO

28

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

20

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

8.0

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Astrid's actions

Land Use

Buy Bamboo

#35 Bamboo

When they are available, I will purchase products made from bamboo instead of wood, plastic, or metal.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Learn More about Wave and Tidal Energy

#29 Wave and Tidal

I will spend at least 10 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of wave and tidal energy.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Materials

Eliminate Toxic Plastics

#47 Bioplastic

I will avoid buying toxic plastics, including polycarbonate, polystyrene and polyvinyl and instead replace them with bioplastic or durable options.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Buildings and Cities

Plan to Insulate

#31 Insulation

I will find out how to make my home more energy efficient through better insulation and weatherization.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings and Cities

Choose LED Bulbs

#33 LED Lighting (Household)

I will replace 5 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 2 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Electricity Generation

Learn More About Geothermal Energy

#18 Geothermal

I will spend at least 10 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of geothermal energy and consider investing in this technology.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials Eliminate Toxic Plastics

What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?

Astrid Koksvik-Engen 4/23/2019 11:33 AM

Bringing our own shopping bags & coffee cups when shopping helps to reduce waste. The shops need to look into other alternatives to all the packaging of items; bringing our own shopping boxes is one possible option that would be easy to adjust to for most people.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Buildings and Cities Plan to Insulate

What are some of the benefits of making your home more energy efficient?

Astrid Koksvik-Engen 4/16/2019 2:01 AM

Better indoor climate, it is cost efficient due reduction of additional heating during the winter.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Reduce Animal Products

In your opinion, what contributes to people in North America eating more meat than any other countries? What does this say about North American values and ways of living?

Astrid Koksvik-Engen 4/11/2019 5:55 AM

I would guess that both the huge amount of advertising and availability of various meat in shops and restaurants, are the reason for the large amount of meat consumption in North America as well as in Europe. Once we start to think of alternatives to meat, it is easier to change to vegetarian options.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Use Buy Bamboo

Are bamboo alternatives readily available in your community? If not, what are other sustainable alternatives?

Astrid Koksvik-Engen 4/11/2019 5:04 AM

Yes, bamboo is available to purchase as fabric materials for clothing, some food (mostly canned food so far) and as a building material for flooring and decorative surfaces in interior design, as well as smaller household products like bowls, plates, picture frames etc.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Generation Learn More about Wave and Tidal Energy

What did you learn about wave and tidal energy? Were you surprised by the information you found?

Astrid Koksvik-Engen 4/04/2019 2:44 AM

Wave and tidal energy could potentially have a very large impact on reducing carbon dioxide emissions over the next decades; it demands thorough research and is an expensive investment, but it will pay off eventually!

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