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April 3 - April 24, 2019
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JAMIE WALLACE

Moseley Architects

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 499 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    7.2
    locally sourced meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    66
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    110
    miles
    traveled by bike
  • UP TO
    66
    miles
    traveled by bus
  • UP TO
    360
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    60
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    127
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

JAMIE's actions

Transport

Use Public Transit

#37 Mass Transit

I will use public transit 11 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 4.01 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Support Local Food Systems

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will source 15 percent of my food from local producers each day. This could include signing up for a local CSA, buying from a farmer's market, visiting a food co-op, foraging with a local group, or growing my own ingredients.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Buildings and Cities

Go for a Daily Walk

#54 Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 20 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Buildings and Cities

Go by Bike

#59 Bike Infrastructure

I will commute by bike 11 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 10.28 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Materials

Research Cement Alternatives

#36 Alternative Cement

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching cement alternatives that reduce the carbon footprint of concrete.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings and Cities

Research Heat Pumps

#42 Heat Pumps

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching heat pumps to see if installing one makes sense for my home/building.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Composting

#60 Composting, #3 Reduced Food Waste

I will start a compost bin where I live.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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    JAMIE WALLACE 4/16/2019 9:42 AM
    I (tried) to read this article about cement alternatives but it sounds like a foreign language to me.
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000888461630775X

    The other article said that fly ash could be used to replace energy-intensive cement but fly ash is a byproduct of coal. I don't see how that's any better. I am still all for this new photovoltaic concrete!!!!
    https://architizer.com/blog/practice/materials/photovoltaic-concrete/

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    JAMIE WALLACE 4/12/2019 5:38 AM

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    JAMIE WALLACE 4/12/2019 5:36 AM
    I started a kitchen compost and my garden is going well. All my seedlings are growing up strong!

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    JAMIE WALLACE 4/02/2019 10:48 AM
    Could we get together as a team and discuss how we can reduce all the waste and plastic-ware we produce from all the lunch and learns? I am hoping this is possible. 

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      JAMIE WALLACE 4/12/2019 6:47 AM
      Good idea Matthew! I don't know if we can get everyone to use the actual silverware we have in the kitchen. I still think some people just like to throw away forks and spoons.

    • Matthew Ormsby's avatar
      Matthew Ormsby 4/12/2019 6:39 AM
      looks like I am late on this.  remove the plastic ware from the table and hide it.  find out/ask our presenters to consider non-single user prepared restaurants.

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      JAMIE WALLACE 4/03/2019 7:14 AM
      Yay!

    • Megan Beveridge's avatar
      Megan Beveridge 4/03/2019 7:04 AM
      I'm definitely in! The Baltimore office can do this at lunch time one day. I'll send an email out :)

    • Chelsea Thomas's avatar
      Chelsea Thomas 4/02/2019 12:54 PM
      I'm in!

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    JAMIE WALLACE 4/02/2019 10:01 AM
    There should be a "growing your own food" challenge. This is the first year I'm attempting to grow my own vegetables (which is about 50% of my daily food intake) in Baltimore City. :)

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      JAMIE WALLACE 4/03/2019 7:16 AM
      Yes you are right! I will add this to my actions. Let's hope for the perfect rainy spring.

    • Megan Beveridge's avatar
      Megan Beveridge 4/03/2019 7:05 AM
      Awesome! I tried to do that last year, but all that rain was terrible for the tomatoes. I think there's an option for locally produced food, which that would qualify as. 

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    JAMIE WALLACE 4/02/2019 9:55 AM
    The challenges this year are a lot more specific and intense. I think this round will be more educational than action based for me.