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David Burns is an environmental chemist with expertise in laboratory data audits, green chemistry, and industrial ecology. David is available to help business & professionals integrate sustainable supply chains and energy efficiency into service offerings. The following blog topics are intended to invoke awareness and/ or action in Going-Green. You are also invited to create a Free Whoisgreen business profile using the link above. David Burns is a NSC member of the Rocky Mountain Institute.
The following 7 Steps of Sustainable Action are based on my values and positioning. These 7 Steps can be further defined by ecometrics, including the monitoring of intensities to factor in growth and contractions where applicable. The basic premise of the following 7 Steps is that initiating such simple and clear action is better than the status quo.
- Landscapes that reflect natural environments with generous planting of native flora.
- Eco-effective homes & workplaces that conserve space, water, electricity, & gas via uptake of energy efficient solutions & behavioural change, and the harnessing of sunlight, rain & breeze. Elimination of waste & reuse of materials. Green homes and workplaces are the preferred environments that people spend their quality time.
- Grid-connect photovoltaic solar energy from the sun able to power homes & business.
- Fuel efficient cars of reduced weight capable of <5L/100km, emit <120g CO2/km, and halve travel. Zero emission cars and fuel efficient trucks by 2015.
- Communities that encourage people to walk, ride, and use local transport when travelling to work or supporting local shops & markets. Businesses & workplaces that integrate identities with community values and support local cultures.
- Distributed energy & water supplies within cities which are scalable to changing demographics.
- Conversion to a Service Economy by commercialising services based upon long-lasting products that are amenable to recycling in closed-loop material flows.
Benefits: clean air, healthy rivers, productive soils, diverse flora & fauna, & vibrant cities.