Perhaps some funding should go to research of above-grade alternatives to septic tanks or overloading Oahu's municipal wastewater system. @dhyeh has new tech called Honu, and @ZhiyueUHM also has a cylinder developed at the University of Hawaii that can be alternatives. Their work can and will save us all if we can just dedicate some funds to cutting edge research. It will be so much cheaper because you won't have to call for a percolation test or excavate in Shoreline Management Areas. @hnlcitycouncil
@DOGE_HUD@DOGE_HUD
HUD’s layered funding favors mature solutions, not innovation. Decentralized utilities—local energy, water—cut costs and waste vs. centralized systems. Time to rethink for resilience and local economies!
Cost of college tuition has risen 710% since 1983
(1200% if you go back to 1980).
CPI Inflation meanwhile? 194%
This crazy situation is primarily because the Federal govt gives loans to anyone with a pulse. Since everyone has plenty of money, universities no longer have any incentive to control costs.
Based on my observations in mainland China, their civil hydrology work is still developing as well as building codes. Things look beautiful, but be careful driving these roads in flood situations, or be in any CCP building during a fire. Their building codes don't really exist. Form and some function is copied, but life/safety needs more local enforcement. It's not that CCP engineers are not capable, it's that they don't have enough data to make good decisions on planning for the correct infrastructure sizes, nor fire science to understand how much time is needed for fire and emergency response to arrive. Please be careful in any city or buildings there.
Here's the wild part: their attention to detail extends everywhere.
Their street drains are so clean they keep koi fish in them. Not in tanks. In actual street canals.
@USGSAStephenE
Congratulations as you make the moves to push beyond Brutalism in US federal architecture! Brutalism's raw and functional approach may have aimed for equality, but its starkness often stripped architecture of identity and warmth. Time to embrace regional classicism that enriches the local Americana, restores ecosystems with native plants, and fosters resilience in the face of our climate birth pains.
I'll be happy to be of service to help you achieve this!
It seems like we're sending everyone back to the office to prop up a crash in commercial properties, and consequently banks... But it really doesn't solve the problem when AI replaces those office workers... we're still going to need to figure out what to do with all of this extra space.
The Industrial Age built architecture for machines. But what if our buildings worked for us—producing energy, collecting water, and regenerating the earth? It’s time to leave the factory model behind and create homes that make us self-sufficient. 🌱🏡 #FutureArchitecture #RegenerativeDesign #SelfSufficientLiving