The Zero Exposure Manifesto

An Appeal to Media Savvy Professionals for Climate Action This post was originally published at the Getting to Zero Forum...

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New Year Greetings and Annual Updates 2019

A happy new year to you from Energy Shrink. Our annual newsletter is a little late this year, and for...

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Season’s Greetings and Annual Update 2018

Season’s greetings from Energy Shrink. We hope you’ve had a good year! It’s been an eventful year at Energy Shrink, and...

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Residential Composting

IMPACT COMPUTED By Smita Chandra ThomasResearch assistance and graphics by Catherine Powell and Harshala ChandraiahCopy editing by Jennifer Jang and...

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Fuel Cell Cars: Making Our Future Possible Today

Fuel Cell Vehicles (FCVs) are a more environmentally-friendly alternative than electric cars today. Electric cars are becoming popular because they...

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Community Energy Strategic Planning: 2-page cheat sheet

Bethanie Harper and Smita Chandra Thomas July 21, 2018 Our two-page cheat sheet is designed as a handy reference for stakeholders engaged...

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Benchmarking: What is happening in Virginia

by Smita Chandra Thomas and Catherine Powell April 9, 2018 Benchmarking is like Weight Watchers™ for buildings. As the well-known...

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Season’s Greetings and News from Energy Shrink

Winter Solstice Dec 21, 2017 We hope you’ve had a good year! Energy Shrink celebrated its second anniversary this month....

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Brilliance in design: A nod to the sun at the Embajada de Mexico on Pennsylvania Avenue in DC

Earth DayApril 22, 2017 Smita Chandra Thomas   Located on Pennsylvania Avenue between 19th and 20th streets in Northwest DC,...

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Thinking Outside the Glass Box | Design for Climate Action

An open letter to my fellow architects and building designers: By: Smita Chandra Thomas Imagine a man standing outdoors on...

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