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hurricane 3 years ago Devastated The Bahamas killed dozens of people.Today the country is building what it claims is the world’s first carbon negative Residential Communities That Reduce Future Possibilities climate disaster to alleviate the shortage of homes caused by the storm.
Former Los Angeles Lakers player Rick Fox is the linchpin of the new housing project. hurricane dorian In 2019 Fox teamed up with architect Sam Marshall. his Malibu home Forest fire In 2018, we developed Partanna, a building material that removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
The technology is being tested in the Bahamas and is under construction by Fox company Partanna Bahamas in partnership with the government. 1,000 hurricane-proof homes, including single-family homes and apartments. The first 30 will be delivered next year to the Abaco islands, which were hit hardest by durian.
Bahamian Prime Minister Philip Davis said in a statement: “Innovation and new technologies will play a key role in avoiding the worst climate scenarios.” We are about to formally announce our partnership with the government and Partanna Bahamas.
As a country on the front lines of the climate crisis, Fox told CNN Business that he understands that the Bahamas are “obsolete.” “There is no time to wait for someone to help,” he added.
“Technology can change the tide. At Partanna, we’ve developed solutions that can change the way the world is built,” said Fox.
Partanna consists of natural and recycled ingredients such as steel slag, a by-product of steel manufacturing, and brine from desalination. Contains no resins or plastics, avoiding the contamination associated with cement production. About 4% to 8% Global carbon emissions from human activities.
On the other hand, the use of brine helps solve the growing waste problem of the seawater desalination industry by preventing toxic solutions from being dumped into the ocean.
Almost all buildings naturally absorb carbon dioxide through a process called carbonation, in which carbon dioxide from the air reacts with minerals in concrete. However Parthanna says the house has a higher density of matter, so it removes carbon from the atmosphere at a much faster rate.
It also emits almost no carbon during manufacturing.
The 1,250-square-foot Partanna home is The company says it emits “negligible” CO2 during manufacturing and removes 22.5 tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere after manufacturing, making it “completely carbon negative throughout the product’s lifecycle.”
By comparison, a standard cement house of the same size typically produces 70.2 tons of CO2 during production.
Due to the use of salt water, Partanna homes are also resistant to saltwater corrosion, making them ideal for residents of small island states such as the Bahamas. This may make it easier for homeowners to purchase insurance.
Carbon credits generated from each household will be traded and used to fund various social impact initiatives, such as promoting home ownership for low-income households.
Correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated the losses Rick Fox and Sam Marshall suffered as a result of Hurricane Dorian and the wildfires.
