Alex Wong

Moseley Architects

"Reducing our consumption so that future generations can enjoy a better world"

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participant impact

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21

meatless or vegan meals

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20

zero-waste meals

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Alex's actions

Electricity Generation

Rooftop Solar Consultation

#10 Rooftop Solar

After researching the incentives at the federal, state, utility, and local levels, I will contact a local installer/distributor for a solar panel installation consultation on my house.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Solar Water Consultation

#41 Solar Water

I will contact a local installer/distributor to see if a solar water heater makes sense for my house.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Zero-waste Cooking

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Keep Track of Wasted Food

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during the EcoChallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 1 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Keep Track of Wasted Food

An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Where would you rather use this money?

Alex Wong 4/05/2019 3:54 PM

Finishing my M. Arch degree! One more year to go! I think a lot of why Americans end up tossing food is mostly cause they don't want to be hassled with making multiple trips to the market to get produce daily. So we over buy when we do go and try to use what we purchase "before it goes bad" opposed to buying what we need when we need it and using it as we need it.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Generation Solar Water Consultation

Diversifying our energy supply and improving public health are just two benefits of renewable energy. What other motivators inspire you to consider installing a solar water heater in your home?

Alex Wong 4/05/2019 5:45 AM

Relying on a source that is constant like the sun, is a way of already using something that is provided to us daily.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Generation Rooftop Solar Consultation

Identify some ways in which modern human societies have become unsustainable. What kind of roles do individuals have in creating and changing practices in society?

Alex Wong 4/05/2019 5:41 AM

I think in general our energy consumption has increased to the point where it is unsustainable, largely due to how we as a society have grown accustom to living, letting the mechanical and technological advances in building technology influence our building design, opposed to designing in a way that takes advantage of natural ways of heating/cooling and ventilating the buildings we create. A now known issue which our industry is playing catch up with, but the knowledge we have, knowing how large an impact a single structure can have on the environment, I'm excited to be apart of that change within the construction industry. Individually its as simple as reducing the amount we eat, and making only what we are going to consume.

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