{"id":605,"date":"2012-12-20T00:14:04","date_gmt":"2012-12-20T00:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jayraskinarchitect.com\/?p=605"},"modified":"2012-12-20T01:16:02","modified_gmt":"2012-12-20T01:16:02","slug":"sustainability-and-resiliency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jayraskinarchitect.com\/?p=605","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability and Resiliency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jayraskinarchitect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/no-exit.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-606\" title=\"no-exit\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jayraskinarchitect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/no-exit.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"358\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jayraskinarchitect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/no-exit.png 597w, https:\/\/www.jayraskinarchitect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/no-exit-300x269.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jayraskinarchitect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/no-exit-480x430.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px\" \/><\/a>I often make the point that sustainability and resiliency are intimately linked. \u00a0Part of being sustainable for Oregon is learning to live in an environment that includes large earthquakes and tsunami&#8217;s on a regular basis. \u00a0We tend to discount the &#8220;regular&#8221; for subduction zone earthquakes. After all, one hasn&#8217;t happened here since Americans and Europeans settlement began. \u00a0However, scientists have been very good at reminding us that one is imminent. \u00a0At the same time the local sustainability community has been attempting to reduce our dependence on carbon to head off the man made disaster of global warming. \u00a0Bill Lascher&#8217;s piece &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/portlandafoot.org\/2012\/12\/our-december-cover-story-how-low-car-life-will-save-portland-when-the-big-one-strikes\/\">How low car life will save Portland when the Big One strikes<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0in the December issue of Portland Afoot, talks about bridges, fuel, and bikes and shows that these efforts can work together.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the only area. \u00a0When the sustainability community talks about eco-districts, it makes the case for smaller and more redundant systems for energy, water, waste, storm water, \u00a0which by their nature more resilient in the face of a Cascadia event. \u00a0When building owners are wondering whether to install solar or wind power generation, the choice may become easier if this power source becomes the an emergency source of \u00a0power following the earthquake.<\/p>\n<p>I will touch more on sustainability and resilience in future posts. \u00a0In the mean time, you can feel even better biking to work knowing that you are not only are fighting global warming, but getting prepared for the Big One too.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I often make the point that sustainability and resiliency are intimately linked. \u00a0Part of being sustainable for Oregon is learning to live in an environment that includes large earthquakes and tsunami&#8217;s on a regular basis. \u00a0We tend to discount the &#8220;regular&#8221; for subduction zone earthquakes. 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