Welcome to Race to Save the Planet
Our Core Beliefs:
Global Warming? Global Cooling? Man-made or not? These are the BIG arguments raging in society. Our view is that these are the WRONG issues to be discussing. These issues may be unanswerable, and are irrelevant. The relevant issues are:
1. The air, oceans and earth are increasingly polluted.
2. Species whose importance we may not know are disappearing.
3. Some natural resources are being used without being replenished.
4. The status-quo is not sustainable.
5. To the extent that man has caused problems, man can enact solutions.
6. Science and technology can lead the way.
Of course you can reduce greenhouse gases by deprivation and slowing activity, but the American approach has always been innovative solutions that solve multiple problems at the same time, and with innovative products that make life better.
Introducing Enertia® Homes. Carbon is captured and sequestered into a product that further prevents carbon release and solves a major housing problem: fragile homes are destroyed by storms. The process of renewing the material further absorbs more carbon and releases oxygen as its byproduct. Lifestyle and health is enhanced - no scaling back or deprivation is required.
This also introduces, to many, a new word. Enertia®, the definition of which is: Energy from a shift-in-time. This is the key to all climate-change innovation today - the storage and release of energy, whether natural or man-made. Plenty of energy hits the earth - by moving it in time (the 4th dimension) nearly all energy needs can be met. Even fossil fuel energy not used and on its way to entropy, can be utilized, offsetting some other kind. Thermal storage, battery storage, flywheel storage, and hydro-storage is energy that has been shifted-in-time. This one word is the essence of Planet Saving innovation. A new, modern energy source with no carbon downside. And in the case of the houses, besides beautiful and enjoyable, safe and secure, another upside: Carbon Negative.
Global Warming? Global Cooling? Man-made or not? These are the BIG arguments raging in society. Our view is that these are the WRONG issues to be discussing. These issues may be unanswerable, and are irrelevant. The relevant issues are:
1. The air, oceans and earth are increasingly polluted.
2. Species whose importance we may not know are disappearing.
3. Some natural resources are being used without being replenished.
4. The status-quo is not sustainable.
5. To the extent that man has caused problems, man can enact solutions.
6. Science and technology can lead the way.
Of course you can reduce greenhouse gases by deprivation and slowing activity, but the American approach has always been innovative solutions that solve multiple problems at the same time, and with innovative products that make life better.
Introducing Enertia® Homes. Carbon is captured and sequestered into a product that further prevents carbon release and solves a major housing problem: fragile homes are destroyed by storms. The process of renewing the material further absorbs more carbon and releases oxygen as its byproduct. Lifestyle and health is enhanced - no scaling back or deprivation is required.
This also introduces, to many, a new word. Enertia®, the definition of which is: Energy from a shift-in-time. This is the key to all climate-change innovation today - the storage and release of energy, whether natural or man-made. Plenty of energy hits the earth - by moving it in time (the 4th dimension) nearly all energy needs can be met. Even fossil fuel energy not used and on its way to entropy, can be utilized, offsetting some other kind. Thermal storage, battery storage, flywheel storage, and hydro-storage is energy that has been shifted-in-time. This one word is the essence of Planet Saving innovation. A new, modern energy source with no carbon downside. And in the case of the houses, besides beautiful and enjoyable, safe and secure, another upside: Carbon Negative.
Going Past Zero - To Carbon Negative
A-B-C-D It's that simple!
Carbon Capture and Utilization
Capturing Carbon and sequestering it into something solid and useful that lasts a long time is the key.
What if that item prevents future carbon emissions, enhances your lifestyle and security, saves you money, and sets the environmental actions of your next 40 generations?
Consider:
What if that item prevents future carbon emissions, enhances your lifestyle and security, saves you money, and sets the environmental actions of your next 40 generations?
Consider:
The largest emitter of carbon is buildings: Architecture 2030
The largest binder of carbon can be buildings - Mass-timber buildings
The largest eliminator of carbon can be buildings - Solar-geothermal Enertia® mass-timber buildings
The largest binder of carbon can be buildings - Mass-timber buildings
The largest eliminator of carbon can be buildings - Solar-geothermal Enertia® mass-timber buildings
Housing is ready for a transformative breakthrough that will help, not harm.
It will come when buildings heat without fuel or electricity, are storm-proof, and have a 1000 year life. Enertia® homes do that now. For example an Enertia® Equinox EX home in Minnesota will sequester 90,000 pounds of carbon in the form of wood. That wood will regrow in 23 seconds (the Southern USA pine forests) - capturing 90,000 pounds more carbon. In its lifetime, by self-heating with solar and geothermal, it will prevent the release the of 8 millions pounds of CO2. It will be built once, not over-and-over again every 30 years like a conventional house, all of which will end up in the landfill, or the air, or ocean in a tornado / hurricane climate event.
It will come when buildings heat without fuel or electricity, are storm-proof, and have a 1000 year life. Enertia® homes do that now. For example an Enertia® Equinox EX home in Minnesota will sequester 90,000 pounds of carbon in the form of wood. That wood will regrow in 23 seconds (the Southern USA pine forests) - capturing 90,000 pounds more carbon. In its lifetime, by self-heating with solar and geothermal, it will prevent the release the of 8 millions pounds of CO2. It will be built once, not over-and-over again every 30 years like a conventional house, all of which will end up in the landfill, or the air, or ocean in a tornado / hurricane climate event.
Enertia® 3240 EX in Minnesota Wood, Windows, and Warmth
The Ultimate CC **** Carbon Circle Innovation:
We have turned the causation of climate change, the greenhouse effect, into the solution for climate change. By mimicking Earth, and putting a natural micro atmosphere around the living space, we warm it - just like the atmosphere warms Earth. To preserve that warmth the house is built with mass timber, carbon-intensive timber- which can be enhanced with more injected carbon in the form of oleoresins which enhance the thermal storage ( US Patent No. 6,933,016) and resist insects and rot. This concept was discussed in this Science Friday video.
The race is on to capture Carbon. Turning captured carbon into useful products, utilization, is often simply pictured as a monetary incentive to come up with more ways to capture the carbon. But what if the useful captured-carbon product could be one that prevents more carbon from entering the atmosphere? Now we are getting somewhere.
The race is on to capture Carbon. Turning captured carbon into useful products, utilization, is often simply pictured as a monetary incentive to come up with more ways to capture the carbon. But what if the useful captured-carbon product could be one that prevents more carbon from entering the atmosphere? Now we are getting somewhere.
Past Net-Zero. Carbon-Negative. Making Life Better.
Right now the most efficient, and prevalent, carbon capture device is trees. but when the tree matures, dies, and falls in the forest and rots, the carbon is released. The trees must be used, and the carbon taken out of circulation. Furniture? Cutting Boards? Houses? But today’s conventional houses have a useful life of only 30 years, if not wiped out sooner from a climate event.
There are mass timber houses in Scandinavia built in the 900’s through 1100’s that are occupied today. These homes have locked up tons of carbon for a thousand years. They are not self-heating like Enertia® homes, but are heatable, unlike the stone houses - hence they were enjoyed and saved.
There are mass timber houses in Scandinavia built in the 900’s through 1100’s that are occupied today. These homes have locked up tons of carbon for a thousand years. They are not self-heating like Enertia® homes, but are heatable, unlike the stone houses - hence they were enjoyed and saved.
Carbon Capture and Utilization - NOW
Enertia® homes capture carbon, utilize carbon, and prevent future carbon emissions. You can build and live in one now, and play your values forward on the next 40 generations. It is designed like Earth, and tied to the Earth, with its huge thermal inertia, so you will not freeze. Mass Timber walls will protect you and keep the home out of the landfill.
Mature, proven, recognized, award-winning technology
Enertia® Mass-Timber Solar-Geothermal Homes
Their useful life is, at least, 1000 years’ as they are based on the 1000 year-old mass timber homes of Scandinavia - Probably more with improvements like stainless steel, tempered glass, and galvanizing. But your personal ecological efforts, your efficient appliances, your Tesla, your recycling efforts will probably end with you. The longevity of your Enertia® mass timber, fuel and pollution-free house will lock your values onto the next 40 generations, whether they like it, or not. Is someone going to walk away from a paid-for, fuel-free, disaster-resistant, beautiful feel-good house?
Worldwide, the heating of houses is accepted as the largest source of carbon going into the atmosphere, but in many less-frigid areas, because of the hurricanes, tornadoes, and flooding - the largest ecological harm to the environment is the debris from storm-destroyed houses: the splintered wood, saturated sheetrock, asphalt shingles, and water-logged insulation. Mass Timber walls, which can withstand up to 350 mph winds, eliminate all that.
The Enertia® mass timber double-shell technology ( US Patent No. 4,621,614 ) is simple. It creates a false bio-mimic climate for the living space. Your living room in Minnesota thinks it is in Florida because the outer shell tempers the inner one with solar and geothermal energy stored in the timbers. The energy is free with no negative environmental/carbon effects. Your Minnesota living space sees 55 degrees Fahrenheit , not 55 below. In the heat-loss equation, a decrease in Delta-T is the same as an increase in R, and much safer.
Worldwide, the heating of houses is accepted as the largest source of carbon going into the atmosphere, but in many less-frigid areas, because of the hurricanes, tornadoes, and flooding - the largest ecological harm to the environment is the debris from storm-destroyed houses: the splintered wood, saturated sheetrock, asphalt shingles, and water-logged insulation. Mass Timber walls, which can withstand up to 350 mph winds, eliminate all that.
The Enertia® mass timber double-shell technology ( US Patent No. 4,621,614 ) is simple. It creates a false bio-mimic climate for the living space. Your living room in Minnesota thinks it is in Florida because the outer shell tempers the inner one with solar and geothermal energy stored in the timbers. The energy is free with no negative environmental/carbon effects. Your Minnesota living space sees 55 degrees Fahrenheit , not 55 below. In the heat-loss equation, a decrease in Delta-T is the same as an increase in R, and much safer.
With the Enertia® mass timber double-shell technology there is no energy penalty for a large structure. Because the radiant heating walls are not dependent on volume, your home can include a home office, classroom, or other expansive space. Since the timber stores energy- the more timber the better. You are actually sequestering more carbon. Build big, build useful. The structure is self-supporting- it can be reconfigured many times in its lifetime.
Comfort? Radiant heat is the best. You can be comfortable at lower air temperatures. Life in an Enertia® home is exuberant. None of the sleepiness from the warm forced-air of a conventional house. You are breathing cooler air, but being warmed by the walls, like when you are outside on a winter day, in the sun.
This could easily, and soon, be the predominant way of building houses. Right now Mass Timber, while common in Europe, is the most exciting and talked-about new construction method in the USA. The US and Canadian building codes are changing to accept, even encourage, Mass Timber. The material regrows and utilizing it encourages more planting, and more carbon sequestration. In mass production, with mass timber panels, this can be the fastest and most economical way to build a house. Amortized over its long life- without heating bills - the least costly. Will there even be any heating fuel in 50 years?
The technology is mature, and perfect for CNC mass-production. All that’s needed is to ramp-it-up. Whoever does that, by purchase or license of the technology, will have a high-performance environmental product (with a memorable Brand name) in a market 100 times, dollar-wise, that of Tesla. With a remarkably better carbon footprint, for a much longer time.
This could easily, and soon, be the predominant way of building houses. Right now Mass Timber, while common in Europe, is the most exciting and talked-about new construction method in the USA. The US and Canadian building codes are changing to accept, even encourage, Mass Timber. The material regrows and utilizing it encourages more planting, and more carbon sequestration. In mass production, with mass timber panels, this can be the fastest and most economical way to build a house. Amortized over its long life- without heating bills - the least costly. Will there even be any heating fuel in 50 years?
The technology is mature, and perfect for CNC mass-production. All that’s needed is to ramp-it-up. Whoever does that, by purchase or license of the technology, will have a high-performance environmental product (with a memorable Brand name) in a market 100 times, dollar-wise, that of Tesla. With a remarkably better carbon footprint, for a much longer time.
The Market: Largest on Earth
Two billion is just the new homes. Over 6 billion existing homes will have been demolished in that time frame, from wear, hurricanes, tornados, fires, earthquakes or flooding. Housing is the largest (dollar amount) market and enterprise in the world, in 2018 estimated at 19 trillion dollars.
Many, even most of these homes can be Enertia® homes as innovation ( re: electric cars) catches on quickly. Housing is the last remaining necessity that has not experienced major innovation. Enertia® is housing innovation. Faced with recent hurricanes, tornados, cold-waves and and ice-storms families will choose housing self-sufficiency if given the choice.
Carbon Capture and Utilization? Now we are into the Giga-tons. Each Mass-Timber Enertia® home sequesters 50-100,000 pounds of carbon. Actually times 4, since the industry replants pine at a 4-to-one ratio. Each home eliminates 4-8 million pounds of CO2 by self-heating without fuel or electricity. But there is no sacrifice or suffering as with most global-warming solutions. Everyones lifestyle is better, their homes are cleaner and better ventilated, safer in storms, earthquakes and hurricanes. No longer must you flee your home in a storm, instead you can offer shelter. No longer are you a drain on electric grids or bank accounts. And for at least a thousand years, not just one lifetime, like some solutions.
Many, even most of these homes can be Enertia® homes as innovation ( re: electric cars) catches on quickly. Housing is the last remaining necessity that has not experienced major innovation. Enertia® is housing innovation. Faced with recent hurricanes, tornados, cold-waves and and ice-storms families will choose housing self-sufficiency if given the choice.
Carbon Capture and Utilization? Now we are into the Giga-tons. Each Mass-Timber Enertia® home sequesters 50-100,000 pounds of carbon. Actually times 4, since the industry replants pine at a 4-to-one ratio. Each home eliminates 4-8 million pounds of CO2 by self-heating without fuel or electricity. But there is no sacrifice or suffering as with most global-warming solutions. Everyones lifestyle is better, their homes are cleaner and better ventilated, safer in storms, earthquakes and hurricanes. No longer must you flee your home in a storm, instead you can offer shelter. No longer are you a drain on electric grids or bank accounts. And for at least a thousand years, not just one lifetime, like some solutions.
Ramp it up - Join in
What else can one individual, or family, do that will have more influence on the environment, for a longer time? The effect of one house, built by one individual, is in its useful lifespan, more than the environmental goals of many climate advocates, or some small cities. It’s not just an Environmental house, it is a Generational House, since 40 more generations get to enjoy it, without harm to the environment from fuel use, or storm debris.
CC Innovation - More than Completing the Circle
BIOMIMICRY: Our heating/cooling is based on Earth itself. The greenhouse effect. Each Enertia® home has a miniature atmosphere. Earth’s problem holds its own solution.
NANOTECHNOLOGY: We have patented a technology to store even more thermal energy in the lumber after milling by modifying the cell structure, by injecting more carbon. ( US Patent No. 6,933,016 ) Or by converting other species of wood into Thermal-Storage wood. Custom laminations, using embedded wires and a solar DC current, can de-humidify and cool. Our designs, reflecting our architectural background, are not fixed- others are possible, customized to style, or intended use.
A NEW CONCEPT OF ENERGY: The first trial solution we apply to engineering problems is always Enertia® - the concept we originated and named - energy from a shift-in-time. It is now the basis for all electric cars, all electric and thermal storage devices. Clean limitless energy on its way to entropy- waiting to be captured and utilized. There was a reason Issac Newton made The Law of Inertia his first law.
CARBON SEQUESTRATION; We already use the fastest-growing, most renewed, and most carbon-absorbing tree: the Southern Yellow Pine. Interestingly, 30 miles from us, in Durham North Carolina was the famous F.A.C.E. experiment - spraying CO2 into a growing Pine forest.
The important thing is that the award-winning Enertia® Carbon Capture and Utilization technology is available now, recognized by DOE, and with working examples in 27 American states. You can put your money where your mouth is by building and living in one. Or by building and operating a modern mass timber CNC operation in your town, state, or country. Or by building an Enertia® self-sufficient community. In that one act you are utilizing huge Carbon Capture, and Carbon Mitigation, many times some city’s carbon goals, over ten times the accepted time frame.
Your action, support, and investment will further R&D into this exciting new technology, architecture and energy: Enertia®, the only totally new concept of energy in modern history. Energy from a shift-in-time. See the homes, read about the technology, at: www.Enertia.com
Contact: Michael Sykes, Raleigh, North Carolina (919) 556-2391
enertia@mindspring.com
Your action, support, and investment will further R&D into this exciting new technology, architecture and energy: Enertia®, the only totally new concept of energy in modern history. Energy from a shift-in-time. See the homes, read about the technology, at: www.Enertia.com
Contact: Michael Sykes, Raleigh, North Carolina (919) 556-2391
enertia@mindspring.com