PROJECTS
Out Think The Box is a generalist's playground. Below are just some of the projects that are currently percolating in our 'vaults'―which are FULL of ideas!
Community Compost Toilet and Urine Diversion System Using IAPMO WE•Stand © 2018
...Rebranding 'waste' as a 'resource'...
Safely reducing the volume of municipal sewage sludge typically sent for processing by sewer avoidance via separation at the source/on-site remediation of humanure using compost toilets with urine diversion AKA humus (top soil) factories. This schema uses the 2017 IAPMO WE-Stand Guidance rubric. Ultimately, a rich resource is generated that can be used as a soil amendment to grow food by tiny house stewards managing hyper-intense farming on tax-defaulted, urban lots.
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IMAGES: Art by Tom Griffin
Food Deserts Be Gone! © 2017
Solving the inner city food desert conundrum via collaborative initiatives and implementing solutions that require out thinking the box.
IMAGE: Art by Shirley Cannon
Sis Çit (Fog Fence) © 2016
An inexpensive, passively designed, mesh atmospheric water generator that collects fog for use in drip irrigation systems, and provide drinking water offsets. Biomimicry at its finest.
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IMAGE: Photo by Cuivie
Gerly Heir Swim Caps © 2016
Dovetailing on Simone Manuel's #HERSTORY the 2016 Olympics, and Simone, Lia Neal's and Natalie Hinds' #HERSTORY during the 2015 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, Kimberly and her cohorts have come up with a more streamlined swim cap for HIIT [High Intensity Interval Training] use, and swim competition for especially those in the Black community sporting African Braids/Dreadlocks.
IMAGE: Art by Kayin Talton of Soapbox Theory
The HomeSTEADy © & REST in Urban Agriculture | 2015 - Present
A home that is inSTEAD of homelessness, takes stress off the municipality infrastructure by implementing RESTs (renewable energy systems technologies) to support hyper-intense urban farms, urban agriculture. This provides a STEADfast alternative to the streets, giving people someplace STEADy in the middle of disaster, or for everyday brilliance.
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Features:
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Propane gas stove top or Induction stove top
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Compost toilet and thermophillc compost system
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PV (photovoltaic/solar) array
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Solar hot water for showering and washing dishes
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Sis Çit atmospheric water generator
IMAGE: Mica Tumbleweed House 8.5' x 24' (204 square foot)
Ethane—a Green(er) Clean(er) Transportation Fuel Opportunity © 2013 - Present
Converting the existing CNG fleet to utilize ethane may be a practical near-term choice with low capital investment. Over the long-term, if the supply of ethane is sustainable, the ethane fleet may be expanded accordingly. An ethane transportation program in the United States may lead the way for wider adoption of ethane as a cleaner transportation fuel.