Eric Sparks

@EricSparks
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Sustainability Solutions Architect with a professional certification in Sustainability from MIT. Systems Analyst and sometimes filmmaker, with a podcast on Sustainability.

So... the current US Secretary of Health &Human Services doesn't believe that germs cause disease... this really is the most ridiculous time-line.

https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/04/rfk-jr-s-anti-vaccine-stance-is-rooted-in-a-disbelief-in-germ-theory/

RFK Jr. rejects cornerstone of health science: Germ theory

In his 2021 book vilifying Anthony Fauci, RFK Jr. lays out support for an alternate theory.

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"Way Stations in Space" (1960) Documentary

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➖ RECYCLING JUST GOT EASIER Meet Ameru's AI bin from Bulgaria – a self-sorting waste solution that reduces the hassle of recycling! This innovative bin uses computer vision and edge computing to sort waste automatically. It even provides real-time feedback to users via a touchscreen and generates monthly waste analytics reports to help operators identify waste reduction opportunities. What do you think? Could this smart bin revolutionize how we recycle? | 35 comments on LinkedIn

Up to now Environmental Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) can't be done for construction projects until materials have been chosen, which is too late in the Architecture process to make positive changes. Here I discuss a method of having initial baseline LCAs early in the process.

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#lca #lifecycleanalysis #sustainability #Architecture #constructionindustry #construction #circulareconomy #circularmaterials #sustainablefuture #environmentalimpact

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0djDusxDo3NNCjVksmdZ20

Initial LCAs for the Architecture and Contruction Industry

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Construction Materials are chosen in the design process, maybe years before construction. What will even be available then?
How could architects & builders regularly incorporate large amounts of circular materials from deconstruction even if they wanted to?
A Redesign of design & Architecture is needed.

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#circulareconomy #sustainability #Architecture #reuse #recycling #sustainablefuture #deconstruction #recycle #constructionindustry

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4zIz7Hyx3Ua2TFGEfRjFpg

Rethinking Architecture for a Circular Construction Industry

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How can manufacturers find circular materials? How can 1 industry know what waste materials others produce? How can materials from deconstructed buildings be found & sold? How can we build up sites of industrial symbiosis?
We need A Circular Materials Commodities Market

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#sustainability #circulareconomy #sustainable #circularmaterials #reuse #recycling #sustainablefuture #deconstruction #industrialsymbiosis

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7I2fToHvyA2OfljZSq8CiM

(cm)2 - Circular Materials Commodities Market

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Solar has long been: 1. Individual homeowners investing $10k-$30k in rooftop systems, or 2. large utility-scale solar farms.
Does it have to be that way? Are there other options? in this podcast episode I discuss another way.

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#solarpower #renewableenergy #sustainability #powergrid #electricalgrid #electricalutilities #sustainableenergy #sustainablefuture #sustainablepower #solarenergy

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5L6e8dOCZgC4sANrbjNhdM

Rooftop Solar by Electric Utility Companies

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We put huge batteries for long ranges in EVs and then rarely drive over 50 miles a day. Is there another way to think about EV batteries?

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#evs #electricvehicles #EV
#sustainability #circulareconomy #batteries #rareearthmaterials

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1OMXx60WCR5VzQNQpXFa0Q

Rethinking the Model for Electric Vehicle Batteries

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What could a Sustainable Fashion industry look like? How could it work? I discuss one possible model here.

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#sustainability #circulareconomy #sustainableclothing #fashion #clothingindustry #fastfashion #reuse #recycling #subscriptionmodel

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6fEV0YuNG5LcZbnmqeytWv

Sustainable Fashion: A Circular Economy Business Model for the Clothing Industry

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What policies or incentives could motivate manufacturers to use circular materials? And to take back and reuse their own products & materials?

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#circulareconomy #recycledmaterials #sustainability #reuse #sustainable #recycling #circularmaterials #sustainablefuture

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4j8QbUCALIpCgiauRpes5w

Incentivizing Circularity: Motivating Manufacturers to Reuse Materials

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