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Discover How Recycled Materials Are Transforming Modern Architecture with David Hertz In this episode of Conscious Design, renowned architect David Hertz shows us how recycled materials are changing the way we build today. David talks about his journey from environmental activism in Malibu to his work with SkySource and XPRIZE. Learn how he uses materials like recycled concrete and airplane wings in innovative projects like the 747 Wing House and the Sail House. David explains how using green technologies and materials you might not expect can make architecture more sustainable. He also discusses the bigger picture, including the need for better environmental practices and the limits of current economic models. Watch to find out how David's ideas are helping create a greener future for building design. Notable moments: 0:53 - David Hertz's Background and Environmental Work 03:57 - Using Recycled Materials in Building Design 08:20- The 747 Wing House and Sail House 17:58 - Green Technologies and Local materials 23:34 - Challenges and Future of Green Architecture 48:30 - David Hertz's Resilience Foundation and Global projects About David Hertz David Hertz is an Architect, inventor, and educator. He is known for his work in sustainable architecture and as an early innovator in developing recycled building materials. David has been working at the edge of sustainability and the forefront of regenerative architecture for 40 years. As a systems thinker, he engages in various fields through design and believes in expanding the conceptual limits of architecture. David taught sustainable design and mentored students at his alma mater, SCI-Arc, as well as Art Center College of Design, Yale, and USC. In 2016, David founded Skysource to democratize water, and his efforts culminated in winning the Water Abundance XPRIZE in 2018 and the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum's National Design Award for Climate Action in 2022. Learn more about David Hertz and David Hertz Architects and Skysource https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hertz-faia https://www.facebook.com/davidhertzarchitects/ https://www.instagram.com/davidhertz_studioea/ https://davidhertzfaia.com We created this content so creative entrepreneurs like you can integrate social and environmental responsibility into your brand's DNA through Conscious Design. Ian Peterman, the leading expert in Conscious Design, hosts the Conscious Design podcast and is the co-author of the book Conscious Design.

Nature-Based Systems ThinkingDavid and Laura Hertz — On Nature-Based Systems Thinking, on Resilient Communities through Design, on Their Award-Winning Atmospheric Water Sequestration Invention WEDEW, on the Democratization of Natural Resources, and on the Resilience Fund. ‘We live in a world of transitions between the fossil fuel and free world. There's no time to be apathetic and it's incredibly exciting to live in a time where investment being placed in incredible technologies that could help reverse the consequences we created. A world where we can see a distributed system and natural resources democratized. — David Hertz  About David and Laura HertzDavid has been working at the edge of sustainability and the forefront of regenerative architecture for over 35 years. As a systems thinker, he engages a variety of fields through design and believes in expanding the conceptual limits of architecture.Throughout his career, David has connected the art of building with responsible stewardship of the Earth. A LEED accredited professional, he serves on the board of Heal The Bay and is a member of the City of Santa Monica's Task Force on the Environment. David taught sustainable design and mentored students at his alma mater, SCI-Arc, as well as Art Center College of Design and USC, and currently serves on the Academic Advisory Committee for UCLA's Extension Program. Laura is a storyteller, an environmentalist, a humanitarian, and a concerned citizen with the goal to educate and inspire to leave this planet a better place. A native Californian, Laura grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. She spent most of her childhood on the coast sailing. As a daughter of a commercial airline pilot and a wildly creative mother, Laura's lifelong passion for photography is the product of her traveling adventures around the world, discovering the visual beauty and intrigue of foreign lands, cultures, and customs. She worked as a Photojournalist for many publications and later as an Advertising and Lifestyle Photographer. In 2015, Laura and her husband David Hertz, co-founded Skysource, a social impact enterprise focused on creating deployable atmospheric water solutions that address all aspects of global water issues. She also serves on the board of The Bay Foundation, 501(c)(3) non-profit environmental group that restores and enhances The Santa Monica Bay through actions and partnerships that improve water quality, conserve and rehabilitate natural resources, and protect the Bay's benefits and values.. A lifelong passion for surfing has made David and Laura active in issues of water quality and access. ‘18% of Californian budget is pumping water across long distances – this is huge. Desalination plants and water movement are not the cleanest solutions. 0.22% of fresh water is contained in water vapor and we forget that there is 6 times more water vapor at any given time than there is in rivers and lakes. This happens to sit at the highest point of the water shed, and once extracted then cooled, water becomes extremely accessible and free.' says David Hertz.Together, David and Laura founded Skysource to democratize water, and their efforts culminated in winning the Water Abundance XPRIZE. Since then, they have focused on making communities more resilient through design. After the Woolsey Fire devastated their community, David has become committed to helping friends and neighbors rebuild their homes and lives. David is also the co-founder of Resilience Fund for Advancing Climate Technologies, focusing on water, food, energy, and carbon transformation technology solutions to mitigate and adapt to climate change. SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE -          SkySource-          The Resilience Fund For Advancing Climate Technologies (resilience-fund.org)-          Xanabu-          XPrize for Water Abundance-          Precipitating Change -          Home - The Bay Foundation (santamonicabay.org)-          Laura Doss Photo (facebook.com)-          Home - The Teen Project-          David Hertz Architects FAIA & The Studio of Environmental Architecture (davidhertzfaia.com)-          David Hertz Architects (@davidhertz_studioea) • Instagram photos and videos-          XPRIZE Winner Creates Water from Thin Air - YouTube  

Though Laura-Doss Hertz & David Hertz, founders of Skysource.org, had their own individual paths to purpose through careers in advertising, photography & architecture, they both shared a passion for protecting water and the belief that it is human kind's most precious resource. This belief resulted in a life changing idea that fueled the innovation of the self-contained, sustainable energy-water generator called WEDEW to solve water scarcity. This also granted them the prestigious XPrize award in 2018.

Welkom bij een nieuwe aflevering van Leaders in Finance. Deze week is te gast Peter Paul de Vries, de CEO van Value8. Welkom Peter Paul!  Value8 N.V. is een Nederlandse investeringsmaatschappij, opgericht in 2008, met een focus op de sectoren food, healthcare, business- en financial services. Value8 is genoteerd aan Euronext Amsterdam. En is dus een van de 125 beursgenoteerde bedrijven in Nederland waar we het in een andere aflevering met de CEO van Euronext, Simone Huis in 't Veld over hadden.  Een aantal van de deelnemingen zijn bijvoorbeeld Skysource (een cloud service provider), Kees (een kaasvervanger), Amsterdam safe (veilige opslag van edelmetaal), IEX (een groep van beleggersplatformen), Kersten, een aanbieder van zorghulpmiddelen die recent heeft bekendgemaakt de de in problemen geraakte branchegenoot HMC te kopen van de curatoren.  Peter Paul heeft een belang van 32% in Value8. Vóór Value8 werd Peter Paul vooral bekend in zijn rol als Directeur van de Vereniging van Effecten Bezitters. Hij werkte 18 jaar voor de vereniging.  Peter Paul studeerde bedrijfseconomie aan Erasmus universiteit in Rotterdam, is 53 jaar en is getrouwd en heeft 6 kinderen.    ***  Volg Leaders in Finance via Linkedin ***  Zou je graag een bepaalde gast willen zien bij Leaders in Finance of ken je iemand die je wil voordragen? Laat het ons weten via gasten@leadersinfinance.nl  ***  Vragen, suggesties of feedback? Graag! Via email: info@leadersinfinance.nl  *** Vragen voor een gast? Iedere week stellen we een luisteraarsvraag. ***  Als je de Leaders in Finance podcast leuk vindt, zou je dan een review willen achterlaten bijvoorbeeld bij Apple Podcasts? Of ons willen volgen bij Spotify. Veel dank, want sommige mensen gaan alleen luisteren naar deze podcast als ze weten dat er genoeg anderen zijn die het leuk vinden!  ***  Leaders in Finance wordt mede mogelijk gemaakt door Interim Valley, FG Lawyers en Bizcuit. Meer informatie over onze sponsoren is te vinden op onze algemene sponsorpagina.     

Architect David Hertz is the founder and president of David Hertz FAIA Architects, inc. and S.E.A., the Studio of Environmental Architecture, which he established as Syndesis in 1984 and skysource.org in 2016 David graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture Degree from the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-ARC) in 1983. In 2006 David was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award from Sci-Arc. In 2008 David was elected to the prestigious American Institute of Architects College of Fellows as one of it’s youngest member in it’s over 155 year history. David Hertz’ award winning work has been widely published and exhibited internationally some highlights include exhibitions in the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA),The Smithsonian Museums of Natural History and the National Building Museum, the Cooper Hewitt Museum as well as inclusion the Venice and Istanbul Architectural biennale’s, having won the American Architecture Award in 2009 and 2012 respectively. In 2018 David lead his team Skysource to become the Grand Prize winner in the Water Abundance XPRIZE out of a field of 98 teams from 27 countries to make 2,000 liters of water from air in 24 hours using 100% renewable energy at a cost of less than 2 cents/ liter. In 2019 Skysource’s WeDew was awarded the General Excellence award for Developing World Technology in Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas Awards which drew over 2,000 applicants. https://www.skysource.org/

David has been working at the edge of sustainability and the forefront of regenerative architecture for over 35 years. As a systems thinker, he engages a variety of fields through design and believes in expanding the conceptual limits of architecture. Throughout his career, David has connected the art of building with responsible stewardship of the Earth. A LEED accredited professional, he serves on the board of Heal The Bay and is a member of the City of Santa Monica’s Task Force on the Environment. David taught sustainable design and mentored students at his alma mater, SCI-Arc, as well as Art Center College of Design and USC, and currently serves on the Academic Advisory Committee for UCLA’s Extension Program. A lifelong passion for surfing has made David keenly active in issues regarding water quality and access. He and his wife Laura founded Skysource to develop and distribute atmospheric water generation technology, and their efforts culminated in winning the Water Abundance XPRIZE. Since then, they have focused on making communities more resilient through better design, planning, and products. Since the Woolsey Fire devastated their community, David is committed to helping friends and neighbors rebuild their homes and lives.

Learn about the fascinating new Skysource/WEDEW system that is able to draw fresh drinking water from the moisture in the air, created by David Hertz and his company FAIA and the Studio of Environmental Architecture. The Skysource/WEDEW system recently won the grand prize for Water Abundance with XPrize. In this interview, David explains how the WEDEW system works, and how it can be deployed to many areas around the world to supply fresh drinking water from the air. It can be used as an adjunct to current water municipalities, for disaster relief situations, and for people who don’t have access to clean fresh water where they live. Find out more at: skysource.org.

David Hertz is an architect and founder of Skysource the winner of Water Abundance X-Prize, was able to create water from air using 100% renewable energy sources, for under 2 cents per liter. They started with Skywater, which was able to take water out of the air, but it required humidity - what they won the prize for was WEDEW (wood-to-energy deployable emergency water), which is essentially a rainforest in a box.

This week's guest, Nicole Landers (aka The Eco Urbanist), is a real inspiration to so, so many people. She's the founder of Community Healing Gardens (CHG), with a mission to foster community and to educate people on the importance of growing food, through community gardening. Their goal is to create sustainable communities which flourish, through the building of Urban Garden Programs with the local communities, the schools and also Community centers, throughout L.A. Listen in as Nicole explains how CHG goes about executing these fantastic programs to really help to grow America, in a green way. Today we dig into Nicole's deep commitment to transforming people's lives with Urban Gardening and we also discuss the kind of impact that CHG has had on the local communities, in just less than two years. Nicole, who's motto is 'All things grow with love' talks about her really awesome vision for the future of the USA and also for the rest of the world! Listen in now, to find out more about Nicole, CHG and their really awesome community projects. “We can complain, or we can mobilize.” - Nicole Landers, Community Healing Gardens Show Highlights: The kinds of business endeavors that have brought Nicole to this point. This really huge opportunity for the nation to take fifty steps forward, as individuals growing community. This is a wake-up call to America and the world! Their social experiment in Venice which is now a fully fledged Non-Profit- building eighty raised food-growing boxes, on the streets and not behind a gate. Community is about three things: 1)Knowing the people. 2) Knowing what the community's needs are. 3) Taking action based on knowing the people, the community's needs and creating a vision of what you see. Bread and Roses, the secret restaurant in Venice, run by the St Joseph's Centre, who offer Vocational Training Programs. The Circular Economy, which is created by CHG. The subsidized after school program for kids. Empowering the youth with skill sets. Changing hearts and lives, by putting hands in the soil. Elevating communities with hand ups, rather than hand outs. What you can be doing in your community. Making water from air! The Greener Side Of Venice trip you can take with Air B&B. ( Go to The Los Angeles Experience on the Air B&B website, under the Social Impact category.) Links: Nicole's email: info@communityhealinggardens.org You can also find Community Healing Gardens on Facebook and on Instagram You can partner with CHG to Adopt a Box: Are you going to be in Venice Beach? Sign up for Nicole's Air BnB Experience and learn about the Community Healing Gardens first hand! Come join Community Healing Gardens + Airbnb for a one of a kind seed to table dinner experience on Saturday evening, July 29th.  Inspired by last summer when we had our very first summer night at Plant Food and Wine, in Venice. Meet some of the most extraordinary + talented people in your community as we celebrate, learn and support the work we do with at risk youth through our urban gardening programs from Venice to Watts.   Better Days Seed to Fork Demo + Dinner @ the Gourmandise School in Santa Monica RSVP as seats are limited  http://abnb.me/EVmg/PZgJCrjwzE  Date: July 29th  Time: 6:30pm - 10:00pm   Resources:  Nicole recommends Grant's The Yoga Collective, in Venice. SkySource.org - solving the world's water problem one community at a time Bread and Roses Cafe in Venice - it's a secret restaurant doing amazing work! Watch this video below to learn more about them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EYqjvlySbw This episode is sponsored by Ora Organic, my favorite supplement company because they use only organic and sustainable ingredients in ALL of their supplements. I am excited to offer you all a 15% discount off your entire order. Use JustForkingAround at checkout to receive that 15% discount, forking awesome!