Sure We Can - Bushwick Sustainable Center

Bushwick !

Sustainable Center!

Sure We Can! July 2014!

Why?!

Urbanization is a phenomenon that brings together people looking for jobs, education, services and other opportunities. However, it also brings negative outcomes attached.! !

More people together generate more garbage, more pollution, and more environmental impacts, as well as more economic and social needs.! !

It is time to generate sustainable neighborhoods by enhancing the physical environment, supporting community education and participation, and empowering community activities. !

Vision: Create and promote Sustainable Urban Culture ! through practice and education embedded in our neighborhoods.!

What?!

Build a Urban Sustainable Center in Bushwick enhancing Sure We Can's! current activities (Canning, Composting and Gardening) ! and adding new activities (Renewable energy, and Community education). !

How?!

Enhancing sustainable activities within Bushwick community by empowering the use of Sure We Can's current site.!

Recycling!

Collection of recycling materials!

Clean Energy!

Generation of solar energy!

Composting!

Degradation of organic waste!

Gardening!

Growth of sustainable food!

Infrastructure!

New layout ! with more storage for recyling, new roof for solar panels, more space for composting, gardening, community education and participation., !

Partnerships!

Potential partners:!

Solar One (energy)!

BK ROT (composting)!

Bushwick Gardens (gardening)!

Earth Institute (education)!

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Creating a ! real demonstration of ! urban sustainable culture! !

How?!

Social!

Environmental!

Economic!

Recycling!

Clean Energy!

Composting!

Gardening!

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Schools education: On-site demonstration of ! sustainability activities + infographics!

Education! Community!

- Creation of jobs !

150 (210) canners!

- Opportunities ! for minorities (elderly, ! woman, homeless)!

- Clean neighborhod covering area radius of 2 mi.!

- Collect 6,000,000 units of recycling material per year!

- Each canner earns between 50 and 100$/day!

- Generates full time jobs that cover living expenses.!

- Reduce CO2 emissions!

- Became "zero emission" ! !

- Reduce energy costs.!

- Revenue from extra energy generated. !

- Service the community with organic waste collection!

- Reduce use of chemical fertilizers!

- Reduce CO2 from transportation to landfill!

- Reduction of organic waste to the landfill (reduce cost)!

- Generation of fertilizer for the garden and other gardens in the area (revenue opportunity)!

- Reduce CO2 emissions from transportation !

- Organic food growth!

- Food at lower cost (revenue opportunity)!

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- Community awareness of energy use!

- Flagship for Renewable Energy in Brooklyn!

- Community participation!

- New opportunity for canners !

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- Community ! participation!

- Food at accesible price!

How Much?!

Land!

Infrastructure!

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Economic !

Sustainability! !

$ 55,000!

New storage (racks, containers, lockers), !

New roof! +!

$ 80,000! !

Solar Panels!

Variable costs ! covered: !

The center won’t need ! future capital inflows.!

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Revenew generation from Solar Energy Generation ! (estimated $5,800)!

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Bushwick Sustainable Center!

Sure We Can! ana@surewecan.org!

Annex!

Solar System Details! " " " " " " " " " Surface " " " " " " " Panels (PV) " " " " " " Installed Capacity " " " " Total Investment " " " " " State Rebate Program (estimated) Total Net Investment " " " " " "!

Energy Generation (annual) " " Energy Consumption SWC (annual) Net Energy (annual) " " " " Energy Price estimated " " " Energy Savings estimated (annual) Energy Sales estimated (annual)"

"Unit "ft² " "# " "kW" "USD "USD "USD

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"5.000!

"240!

"50!

"90.000!

"10.000!

"80.000!

"kWh "80.000! "kWh "15.000! "kWh "65.000! "cents/kWh"9!

"USD "1.350!

"USD "5.850!