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A FEW WEEKS AGO, in my newsletter, I carried a report that a small startup marketer of non-alcoholic beverages in New Jersey called Bombilla & Gourd had that week shut its doors. On the grand scale of things, it wasn't a very big story, certainly not at a time that my readers have been looking to me more for information on the intricate maneuverings in the emerging-brands space of major companies like Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Anheuser-Busch. But the closing wasn't without interest either, because the company had made something of a splash despite having been started just a couple of years ago by three friends in their early 20s who not only couldn't boast any beverage experience, but who had had little in the way of business experience or even of life experience, for that matter.
The response to the story surprised me. The young bucks – Ariel Nelson, Noah Krinick and Tom Wollman – hadn't exactly endeared themselves to more seasoned beverage players with their youthful brashness. In-your-face trade ads, confrontational show floor encounters, the sometimes abrupt dismissal of advice from seasoned beverage people seemed to put off some people. Yet in calls and emails spanning the next several weeks I didn't pick up the least trace of schadenfreude, no gloating, no "it served them right." Instead, even rivals expressed surprise at the closing, and often disappointment. The consensus seemed to be that the trio had been doing interesting things and it was a shame they wouldn't be able to stick with it. A couple of callers confided that, given a bad decision or two more, or a cold-footed investor or two more, they might have ended up in the same straits.
The threesome launched their company with a line of ready-to-drink yerba mate drinks (the brand name refers to the metal straw and gourd with which hot mate is consumed in South America). Though Guayaki already had staked out that terrain, Bombilla & Gourd offered a less-mate-intense version in a larger-size bottle – you might call it Guayaki on training wheels. At least in the early stages, the two brands could have coexisted happily, together raising awareness and building the category, with more ardent acolytes able to advance from Bombilla & Gourd to the richer, more authentic – and more expensive – Guayaki experience. What struck me about the Bombilla line was its beautifully stylized label – done by a youthful freelancer after the three founders had rejected the generic proposal of an established design firm – and branding that played off the mystique of a product that in its hot form has developed a following on college campuses and in other cutting-edge environments. In giving it the intentionally redundant descriptor "mate tea" they worked hard to demystify the ingredient. Though it was hard to say why, it just didn't seem as though Coke or Pepsi could have come up with as fresh an idea as that.
So where did things go wrong? My hunch is the three were in just too much of a rush to really get the brand proposition right. They embarked on a hectic land grab of DSD distribution, draining resources (most of which seemed to come from friends and family, particularly the father of one of the founders). It probably didn't help that a similarly packaged mate brand came out about the same time under the brand Herbal Mist. But their biggest missteps seemed to come from trying to get into too much, too soon: as the mate line struggled to find its footing, they were already veering off into other lines. First came a superfruit juice line vying in an already cluttered market, next an Asian tea line challenging Ito En's Teas' Tea in a market that had yet to prove it could support more than a single purveyor of unsweetened teas. In their core New York market, a seeming distribution upgrade from upstart Exclusive to big-kahuna Big Geyser may have been premature. The use of "tea" in the name made it contractually harder for distributors of Snapple or Honest Tea to pick it up. It was a complicated puzzle that in time might have been sorted out. But the boys seemed to be in a rush to garner visibility, go national and cash out.
In that respect, they may have met the definition of "playaz" as I expressed it in last issue's column. Recall, I made the case that many of these newcomers to the business, in fostering a bubble mentality and burning through capital, may have hurt the business' credibility with retailers, distributors and investors. Their likely departure from the scene would be a silver lining to the current period of stress and hardship that we're all suffering, as I wrote then.
I still believe that. But you know something? It's hard to be too severe on these three smart, conquer-the-world kids who were so full of ambitious ideas. In offering an easily approachable yerba mate they were anticipating a trend that would subsequently lure brands like Honest Tea. In betting that Americans are ready for unsweetened teas, maybe they weren't as far ahead of the curve as some of us assume now that we're seeing unsweetened entries in other categories like Dasani Essence Water. Rather than offer tepid variations on Vitaminwater, Red Bull and other proven winners, the trio was willing to venture further toward the frontiers of established categories. The guys made things interesting. I think, in the end, that's why even the crowd whose feathers they ruffled thinks it's a shame to see them go.
Longtime beverage-watcher Gerry Khermouch is executive editor of Beverage Business Insights, a twice-weekly e-newsletter covering the nonalcoholic beverage sector.


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Knocked-Up Fitness Workshop
Wednesday September 19, 2012see more by jen
Are you pregnant? Or know someone that is?
If yes, you have to know about this Knocked-Up Fitness Workshop for mamas-to-be hosted by Erica Ziel of Knocked-Up Fitness coming up on Sunday, October 7th, 2012 from 9am – 1pm at Body Design in Newport Beach.
The event will include straight up girl talk, an awesome swag bag filled with lots of goodies, food and fun! This event would be super valuable for any first time moms, but really, even if you are on your third, there is always something new you can learn about pregnancy and delivery!
To ensure an intimate atmosphere where moms feel comfortable talking about anything they want to know (no topic is off limits!) the workshop will be limited to a maximum of 10 women, so register ASAP HERE if interested!
Erica is a local OC mom of three and an expert personal trainer specializing in fitness-infused Pilates with vast experience in pre and post-natal fitness as well as nutrition.
The idea for the workshop actually came about from her prenatal clients.
At her prenatal Pilates sessions, Erica would find herself sharing information on many girlfriend-to-girlfriend pregnancy topics with candor. These mamas-to-be begged her to think about hosting a workshop where women could feel comfortable sharing about pregnancy with the goal of walking out feeling more confident and ready to take on motherhood.
The cost is $295, but if you register by Sunday, 9/23 you can get a special price of $250 which includes a snack, lunch and a goodie bag filled with these items (and more):
~ Knocked-Up Fitness Prenatal DVD Combo Set
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[Disclosure: Erica is a friend and sponsor of Tiny Oranges, it's my privilege to share about her personal training and workshops to help moms-to-be!]
Nice post Jen. Go Erica! You are both inspirational to me. Love what your doing to inform and help moms.
Thanks Lani!! I too love what Erica is doing!
I started training with Erica when I was nine weeks pregnant, and though my body has changed during my pregnancy (I'm not 36 weeks), my arms and legs look better now than they did before I was pregnant. Her approach is holistic in that she doesn't just train your body, she helps you understand the mental and often emotional changes that you are going through. I've learned more during my training sessions with her about pregnancy, motherhood and balancing it all after the baby is born, than I have from any of the books I've read. Not to mention I've met so many other wonderful moms-to-be in her class, that their support has comforted me through this entire process.
Kudos to Erica! I can't wait to attend!
I LOVE Erica and I LOVE Knocked Up Fitness!!! I first found her and started pilates when I was pregnant with Kooper (who is now 9 months:) and I attribute my core strength and good delivery to some of the techniques she taught me. This pregnancy (now 5 months along) I feel better, leaner, stronger then the one before. I only get to se her twice weekly or three times IF I am rarely lucky and oh what a difference. People seem to notice too. I love sharing her with anyone I care about and I wouldn't miss THIS special event posted because it is going to be AWESOME! See ya there! xo
Yes! I worked out with her during my last pregnancy. Erica is awesome! Attention pregnant ladies, follow Erica's advice & recommendations. She has three kids and look at her! Clearly she knows what to do and loves to share with other moms.


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Carbon dioxide is the most important greenhouse gas after water vapor in the atmosphere of the earth. More than 98% of the carbon of the atmosphere-ocean system is stored in the oceans as dissolved inorganic carbon. The key for understanding critical processes of the marine carbon cycle is a sound knowledge of the seawater carbonate chemistry, including equilibrium and nonequilibrium properties as well as stable isotope fractionation.
Presenting the first coherent text describing equilibrium and nonequilibrium properties and stable isotope fractionation among the elements of the carbonate system. This volume presents an overview and a synthesis of these subjects which should be useful for graduate students and researchers in various fields such as biogeochemistry, chemical oceanography, paleoceanography, marine biology, marine chemistry, marine geology, and others.
The volume includes an introduction to the equilibrium properties of the carbonate system in which basic concepts such as equilibrium constants, alkalinity, pH scales, and buffering are discussed. It also deals with the nonequilibrium properties of the seawater carbonate chemistry. Whereas principle of chemical kinetics are recapitulated, reaction rates and relaxation times of the carbonate system are considered in details. The book also provides a general introduction to stable isotope fractionation and describes the partitioning of carbon, oxygen, and boron isotopes between the species of the carbonate system. The appendix contains formulas for the equilibrium constants of the carbonate system, mathematical expressions to calculate carbonate system parameters, answers to exercises and more.
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Wanderers pipped defending champions Flanagan's Army for the Five Towns Quiz League Division One title last night (Monday).
Flanagan's finished runners up after losing their final league match 76-66 to fourth-placed Railwaymen.
Wanderers, who lost to Flanagan's the previous week, regained top spot with an 82-58 win at Featherstone Phoenix.
Wanderers were crowned champions for the third time in four years because they had a superior points scoring record to Flanagan's after the teams finished level on points.
Third-placed Olde Taverners won 73-59 at bottom team G-Fivers.
Division Two champions Last Orders slipped to their first league defeat when they lost their final game.
The Featherstone team were beaten 70-67 at runners-up Crofton WMC.
RESULTS - Division 1: Featherstone Phoenix 58, Wanderers 82; Flanagan's Army 66, Railwaymen 76; G-Fivers 59, Olde Taverners 73; RAFA Vulcan Club 69, The Upton Army 64.
Division 2: Leading Ladies 63, Little 'Un 28; Crofton WMC 70, Last Orders 67; Rockin' Gladiators 62, Golden Lion Dudes 66; Kippax Ex-Service Club 59, Plough Inn 67.
POSITIONS - Division 1: Wanderers played 21, won 19, points 38; Flanagan's Army 21-19-38; Olde Taverners 21-14-28; Railwaymen 21-12-24; Featherstone Phoenix 20-6-12; The Upton Army 21-6-12; RAFA Vulcan Club 21-6-12; G-Fivers 20-1-2.
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The Study Abroad Department is excited to announce that there will be a lot of exciting changes for the upcoming 2018-2019 academic year! As you are aware, faculty-led study abroad programs offer enriching experiences for both students and faculty leaders. We are excited to work directly with faculty members who currently lead semester abroad and travel study trips as well as those who are interested in leading new programs.
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Glenorchy Air is a fixed-wing scenic flight company.
Operating out of Queenstown Airport and flying across the Southern Alps on some of the most spectacular scenic flights in the world, Glenorchy Air is a family business owned and operated by Janet and Robert Rutherford.
We provide scenic flights from Queenstown and Glenorchy to many destinations around the South Island including Milford Sound, Fiordland, Mt Cook, the Glaciers, and to the penguin and albatross colonies of Otago's east coast.
Glenorchy Air worked on the Lord of the Rings movies and offer a unique insight into movie locations with various flightseeing options and personalised tours on offer.
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We have the privilege of flying in the most beautiful part of New Zealand. Our aim is to share our beautiful environment and its unique wildlife with our guests, whilst showing concern for the conservation of this environment. We maintain the highest standards of safety and personal service to our visitors
Glenorchy Air has long recognised the importance of developing Safety and Quality Systems. We employ an independent Safety and Quality Assurance organization to oversee and develop our Safety and Quality Assurance programmes.
Our brand new Aeroplanes have three point safety belts for all our passengers. As all aircraft have to carry life jackets on over water flights, we ensure all our passengers wear theirs. These are the modern self-inflation type and are so comfortable passengers soon forget they are wearing them.
All our pilots undergo regular training to ensure they maintain a high level of competence.
We employ GPS tracking technology so that we can keep track of aircraft for safety purposes
As we have the privilege of flying in one of the worlds most beautiful and pristine environments, our company decided that whatever we did, we needed to ensure that the environment we operated in was protected. One of the advantages of viewing our glorious wilderness from the air is that it has absolutely no physical impact upon it.
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Glenorchy Air has replaced all except one of our aeroplanes with latest technology machines. Our GA8 Airvan, an eight seater aeroplane, is the most technologically advanced aircraft of its type flying today. It has the smallest carbon footprint of any aircraft operating into Milford Sound from Queenstown or Wanaka. Its fuel burn is about 7.94 litres per passenger per hour flown.
Whenever possible we make sure that every passenger seat is full when we fly to keep our carbon footprint to a minimum. Even though the route we fly to Milford Sound is slightly longer than those of the other Queenstown operators, we keep the fuel burn to a minimum by flying the way in which we make the best use of prevailing winds. By flying our route to Milford in an anti-clockwise direction we reduce the flight time by 6 minutes thereby saving about 6 litres of fuel.
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DescriptionYou are a turret gunman for the United States armed forces... and a lone one at that. To your great misfortune the Japanese are bombing Pearl Harbor. Now is your chance to virtually rewrite history by shooting down those pesky bombers saving the day, and the harbor!
You use the mouse to rotate your turret 360 degrees. While roving about with your turret you must try and shoot down as many bombers as possible without hitting any of your own much larger and slower planes. A time and Damage meter rest in the top right and left hand corners. The time meter shows long you have to destroy the Japanese threat. The Damage meter shows how much destruction the bombers have inflicted. Starting at 100% it drops as more bombs fall from the sky, if it reaches Zero you've lost.
After each level a map of important structures is shown. This map is color coded to show well or poorly you did.
You can also access radio broadcasts of the time and watch Franklin D. Roosevelt give his "infamy" speech.
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There are special promotions from the three major ice cream stores happening this month. You would think National Ice Cream day is sometime in April, but it's actually July 20th. I'm not complaining. Yay for ice cream! A treat every now and then doesn't hurt. :)
Cold Stone Creamery is currently offering Shake Up Happy Hour. Monday through Friday from opening until 5pm, you can get a Like It (5oz) for $3 or a Love It (8oz) for $4. They have several flavors to choose from: Milk & Oreos, Cake Batter, Oh Fudge, Cream de Menthe, Very Vanilla, and Savory Strawberry. This promotion has been going on for at least a month and according to their Facebook page, it's still going on. It is a limited time only, but it's unclear when exactly it will end. So go now!
If you have a Ben & Jerry's scoop shop near you, consider yourself lucky! In my opinion, this is the best ice cream ever! Fortunately, pretty much every grocery store carries the pints for our satisfaction. My personal fave is Phish Food. TRY IT! The scoop shops offer shakes, smoothies, cakes and of course, ice cream sundaes. April 8th, Ben & Jerry's will be having Free Cone Day at their scoop shops from 12-8pm! Check here for locations close to you.
And lastly, Baskin-Robbins will be having Scoop Fest April 22-24. During this special promotion, they will have kids scoops for $1, double scoops for $2, and triple scoops for $3! I would call your nearest location to see if they are participating though. In the past, I've had coupons from Baskin-Robbins and some locations didn't have the specified flavor or they would not honor it.


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The rise in global temperatures, excess nutrient runoff, and human activities have contributed to an uncontrollable rise in algae growth—harming plant, animal, and human life—and greatly impacting aquaculture industries.
We have an overabundance of a highly renewable non-food feedstock wreaking havoc on our waterways. Let's turn that negative into a positive.
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How we process our algae.
During harvesting, water containing algae is pumped into a harvester system through a filtration device that keeps wildlife safe.
The algae laden water is then mixed with an eco-safe coagulant to help the algae clump together in larger masses (called flocs).
Air bubbles push the flocs to the surface, which are then skimmed off into a collection tank.
The water is filtered and safely released back into the environment, providing clean water for fish and other wildlife.
A pump truck collects the algae mass (now called a slurry) from the harvester unit, and delivers it to a facility where it is dewatered and dried into algae biomass.
After drying, the algae biomass is ground to a fine powder and compounded into plastic composite pellets before eventually being expanded into a flexible foam with additional foaming ingredients.
See the BLOOM difference for yourself.
Using data from a third-party, peer-reviewed study, we can know the direct environmental impact of every pair of shoes made using BLOOM Algae technology. Our Eco-Facts labels are included with every pair, so you can know just what your shoes are made of.
|.5L Bottles of Water Cleaned*
|12″ Balloons of C02 Captured*
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|10,000 Pairs
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*Data from Men's Size 9, Insole & Midsole, 200g, 25% Algae Content
How to work with BLOOM
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Design a product that would traditionally include EVA-only foams.
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BLOOM: Explained
Who is BLOOM?
BLOOM is a brand of flexible foams driven by algae based technology originating from ALGIX – an eco innovation company headquartered in Meridian, Mississippi.
Is the BLOOM foam used in my product biodegradable?
Not yet. While the algae biomass itself is a natural material, it is combined with an Ethylene Vinyl Acetate compound. Therefore, the final foam used in the component is not biodegradable.
Why use algae vs. terrestrial crops?
Algae is the fastest growing plant on Earth, and it is a vital component of aquatic ecosystem's nutrient management. Additionally, algae growth does not require fossil fuels or arable land and conserves freshwater resources.
Is the algae acting as a filler or polymer?
Biomass from algae is high in protein and has natural thermoplastic qualities. Thus, algae is a filler with polymer-like characteristics. This allows it to mimic the properties of traditional flexible foams when properly processed.
Should I expect any performance loss using algae?
BLOOM foams can be custom formulated to meet your specific performance needs.
Are BLOOM foams recyclable?
BLOOM foam scrap can be and is industrially recycled during production. Post-consumer recycling options are limited due to algae being identified as a contaminant by recyclers. However, when a typical BLOOM component is discarded it permanently sequesters C02.
How does the price compare to traditional EVA?
Price is dependent on multiple factors like component type, formulation, and volume. You can expect a premium using BLOOM foam.
Does BLOOM sell the algae masterbatch?
Yes, qualified factories can buy our algae masterbatch. Contact a sales rep for more details.
Where are BLOOM foams manufactured?
BLOOM has multiple manufacturing partners located in China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, and India. Get in touch for an up-to-date list of our partners.
How do I know my product actually has algae in the foam?
BLOOM oversees the entire supply chain from harvesting algae to plastic conversion, to foam production. A Certificate of Authenticity can be provided that validates the algae content in a given product.
At BLOOM, we believe in the power of stepping up.
Our goal is to inspire the global footwear industry to reduce its environmental footprint, while continuing to innovate and provide performance-driven goods at competitive price points. And we want to help them make it happen.
Every day we're working with nature to find creative solutions that preserve our planet's most precious resources. Follow along with us, share our story, and join us as we work towards a more sustainable future.
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QE, Zimbabwe, And The Surreptitious 30% Haircut Every Decade
Wolfe Richter
Dizzying QE gobbledygook is upon us once again. It would restart its big 480-volt money printer, in addition to the desktop machine it had been using recently, the Fed said, in order "to help ensure that inflation, over time, is at the rate most consistent with its dual mandate," namely "maximum employment and price stability." Thus, more inflation magically creates more jobs, and "price stability" requires more inflation in order to become more … stable maybe?
The Dallas Fed shed some light on this conundrum. Inflation hounded the Zimbabwean dollar ever since its creation in 1980, when it was worth US$ 1.54. By 1997, when I was in Zimbabwe, the Zim dollar had plummeted to about 10 cents. I'd been traveling solo through Africa by whatever "public transportation" was available. There were days on dirt roads with washed out bridges or no bridges, dry river beds, expressways, rickety railroads, or the sand of the Sahara—and some remaining landmines. By comparison, Zimbabwe was still in decent shape. [That life-changing journey through 24 countries in Africa is subject of a forthcoming book, the third in the series. The first one, Big Like: Cascade into an Odyssey—a "funny-as-hell nonfiction book about wanderlust and traveling abroad," a reader tweeted—is available now at Amazon.]
But inflation steepened. In 2006, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe created the new (second) Zimbabwean dollar by chopping off three zeros. It still wasn't hyperinflation. Just plain inflation. In March 2007, the Z$ 500,000-note was issued, signaling the official arrival of hyperinflation (more than 50% inflation per month). By 2008, the Zim dollar had become useless for transactions. To keep the country from total collapse, authorities finally allowed transactions to be made in dollars.
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Going to the Hospital? Find out common illnesses that can be treated with Onions
Rich in antioxidants, thought to prevent cancer, diabetes, and even the common cold, onions are nothing if not a superfood. But that's not all they are — the same properties that make onions a great food to eat also make them great for other things, from healing your skin to cleaning metal.
Health & Body
1. Repel Insects. Rubbing an onion on your skin is a simple way to repel bugs.
2. Soothe Insect Bites & Stings. Forgot to follow tip #1? Rubbing onion onto bug bites will help to ease the pain.
3. Soothe a Sore Throat. Making onion tea is a great remedy for soothing sore throats. On the stovetop, boil water with onion peels in it (about 1 cup of water for the peels of 1/2 an onion.) Bring to a boil, remove onion and serve.
4. Use in Place of Smelling Salts. Overwork yourself? Feeling light-headed? Onions are a great natural remedy to use instead of smelling salts.
5. Ease the Pain of Burns. Rubbing onions onto burns helps soothe the pain.
Find out more Benefits of Onions and how it can be used to treat some illnesses, for Hair and Skincare.


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An imagined future reflection on a well-planned 21st century in Boston:
We can finally declare summer 2084 has started as indicated by the number of daily boat and canoe commuters, together with the daily increase of water level (finally the latest snow storms have started melting). As of next year MBTA will also provide a "hydropolitan" line from Medford to Winthrop, which will probably become more popular under the name of "periwinkle line."
According to weather experts the famous 2015 record for amount of snow was beaten by 10 inches this winter, while even more snow is expected for next year. Looking back in time, 2015 was also the year when two major events marked the course of the city's history and future shape:
- Monday, August 10th, Mayor Marty Walsh named City of Boston's first chief resilience Dr. Atyia Martin
- The Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA), in collaboration with the Boston Harbor Association and the Boston Society of Architects, launched an architectural competition to retrofit the city to face rising waters. The Competition finalists consisted of nine teams; of those only 3 three local firms were able to turn their drawings into reality; it is the case with Architectural Resources Cambridge (ARC), NBBJ and Paul Lukez Architecture.
Urban planning had (and has) always proven to be a dear subject for a progressive city like Boston. As a discipline, it was initially instituted to find solutions to the fast changing needs of industrialized and fast paced cities; until today, when it often becomes a tool to morph and retrofit existing cities according to the latest weather conditions. Planning a city had always solved functional aspects such as water planning for healthier environments.
That outcome is thanks in a large part to the creation of the country's first urban planning school, at Harvard. The University founded a school of landscape architecture in 1898. It was, effectively, a vanity project, slavishly devoted to Frederick Law Olmstead (in fact, it was started by Olmstead's son). At the same time, it was a place to start. Soon after, they began offering classes in city planning, a first for higher education in America. […]
For example, let's think about the somewhat controversial Big Dig Project; it passed to history as a visionary project which hasn't seen any equals, yet. Moreover, it triggered a majestic process of beautification of the city that is not only still going, but has also proven to be resilient and flexible to respond to the latest weather changes.
Ever since the BRA launched the "Living with Water" competition, planning has embedded two other concepts: resilience and sustainability. Planning doesn't simply mean "designing for future growth" any more; its concept is shifting to"capability of designing for unpredictable changes while keeping citizens and local economy as safe as possible".
Let's now go back to the three firms enlisted above and take a closer look at their resilient designs. In fact, it took almost 20 years to declare the projects fully completed and functioning as they were originally planned. It might be an interesting exercise to find what has or hasn't changed since. Three projects to solve the raising water challenge applied to three different scenarios: a building, a neighborhood and, lastly, an infrastructure.
- FUN(d), by ARC – solving a building challenge
Paramount throughout this competition, balance between the technical and the aesthetic, the landscape and the built environment were our guiding principles. […] Although we chose the Prince building as our site, our team recognized that one key to making the project successful was to expand beyond the immediate building site.
Establishment of the FUN(d) in the early years of the 21st century enabled building owners within the district to organize collectively in what became known as "Block Coops," or confederations of neighbors who combined resources for investment in resilient infrastructure and renewable energy. The first of the Block Coops formed around Commercial Wharf and the Prince Building in 2017. […]This cleared the way for the first air rights development – a vertical addition of four stories on top of the former Spaghetti factory, completed in 2021. Simultaneous development of the inter-tidal area for marine activities coincided with the first stages of a living breakwater, consisting of submerged berms to reduce wave intensity. By 2025, a new layer of wharf development with a raised elevation to accommodate predicted sea-level rise was interspersed with created inter-tidal wetlands which served as sponges for flood events – a bold continuation of Boston's tradition of land-making in the face of rising sea levels.
During this early stage of adaptation, the construction of a newly sited Harbor Walk with expanded recreational amenities along a Living Shoreline began to attract visitors to the changing waterfront. The early stages of a planned elevation of circulation and infrastructure required the erection of support pylons, used initially for street lighting. By 2040, utilities and mechanical infrastructure had been relocated to the new "Mezzo" level and the next stage of construction (walkways and elevated amenities) had begun.
The Living Breakwater provided a harmonic buffer to absorb wave energy on the Harbor side and minimize turbulence on the city side. The result was calmer water for recreation and protection against storm surge and wave action for the waterfront. The Living Shoreline, a created wetland with a high degree of bio-diversity, provided the ability to further modulate storm energy. These measures proved to be critical during the major storm events of the 20's and 30's, and, along with the creation of canals both under and in vehicular roadways, spared the neighborhood from major damage while enhancing the quality of life for area residents.
- RESILIENT LINKAGES, by NBBJ – solving a neighborhood challenge
The future holds many unknowns and risks from a variety of climate-based hazards. "Resilient Linkages" proposes a strategy that embraces the fluctuations of the tide and mounting sea level by building a higher level "ground plane" through public and private investment. The incrementally built elevated road and utility system would eventually rebuild a resilient city fabric out of harm's way. Incentives would leave space for aqueous parks that would double as water management systems. Planning policies should be put into place today that raise resiliency requirements, incentivize responsible building design, and directs contributions to the public realm. It will take decades to implement a successful resilient urban district but we must begin now.
- THE HYDROELECTRIC CANAL, by Paul Lukez Architecture – solving an infrastructure challenge
PLA's proposed hydroelectric canal transforms Columbia Point into a self-sustaining mixed-use community that powers itself by capturing electrical energy from rising tides with tidal turbine technology. Connecting two bodies of water, the canal is equipped at both ends with tidal barrages containing low-head turbines, through which rising and falling tides are funneled. This electrifies 1,000-2,000 homes at peak performance. New Living Building Quad (LBQ) urban blocks by the canal receive more than 105% of their energy from turbine, solar, geothermal and biomass technologies. The blocks have naturally landscaped courtyards that retain storm-surge water as a wastewater management/recycling system, while reservoirs holding up to 130,000 cubic meters of tidal overflow prevent flooding.
Concurrently, new hybrid land-form and floating buildings serve as components of dikes and levees that guard UMass-Boston from rising water levels while creating a new system of public spaces and infrastructures. Also, fringe salt marshes, shellfish beds, tidal flats and pools, and other natural habitats are restored and integrated with human habitats, providing organic food production and transforming preserved wetlands into a public park. Mostly financed privately, the hydroelectric canal's infrastructure is operated by a public-private entity. Its investment could be paid off in 30-50 years, after which its profits would fund construction and management of future public amenities. Therefore, this proposal reduces financial risk to investors by generating self-sustaining revenue streams through surplus energy generation.
Flashback to now:
The projects shown above are a clear example of "ongoing planning"; meaning that all projects showcase incremental adaptability to nature and its challenges. A common thread applies to all the projects: the boundaries of the initial projects were stretched not only to better respond to the local geography; but also to preserve local communities: the engine of our neighborhoods. Furthermore, incremental adaptation is what turns these projects into feasible responses to the predicted 18.5 ' water level rise for the city of Boston (Boston City Base Datum).
Sheltering from the elements is what induced humankind to build homes, neighborhoods and cities; now humankind is facing the problem of how to re-adapt what's existing into a flexible and incremental project for future generation to live in. According to Urban Land Institute (ULI), "'Resiliency thinking' requires us to think not only about bouncing back from environmental, economic, and social crises, but adapting to changing circumstances by 'bouncing forward' through new paradigms, processes, and ways of working." It not simply our "shelter" that will adapt to nature's changes; our gathering places will do so, too. The concept of "piazza" will most likely change to embed nature as one of the active participants of our communities.
Life on earth is possible thanks to water; and thanks to water we will probably see the birth of new architectures and infrastructures, capable of becoming more earth-friendly, not just built with eco-friendly materials. "Boston's resilience initiative includes a unique focus on social and economic resilience in a city affected by historic and persistent divisions of race and class, along with a clear eye toward potential shocks to which the city may be exposed. Disparities in health, economic and educational outcomes threaten community cohesion and weaken Boston's overall resilience." In this case water, despite its disruptive potential, can help our communities in overcoming our disparities and teach them how to focus on cohesion. We shall, in fact, remind ourselves that communities are complimentary to the success of architectural and urban projects.
Change, as always, calls for challenges. The ability to create good responses to the latter can generate better and innovative solutions; in this case, better "shelters" (aka livable places).
- The Hydroelectric Canal – a video of how it shall work, here: VIDEO.Hydroelectric Canal by PLA
- Future Proof Boston Event – a video by ARC, here: VIDEO.Future Proof by ARC
I would like to use these last lines to thank my dear friend Amelia Thrall for bringing me to the Future Proof Boston Event and being the engine of this collaboration. Furthermore I would like to thank all the architects who have patiently collaborated with me on this article. In no particular order: Mark Urrea, Paul Lukez, Alan Mountjoy, Matt Uminski, Sarah Walker and, Christopher Angelakis. My most sincere compliments go to their collaborators, too, for the beautiful work that was produced.
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Hurricane Harvey has devastated Houston and the Gulf Coast. Hurricane Irma was not as bad as initially feared, but still did substantial damage in Florida and Georgia. Tens of thousands have had their homes and businesses damaged or destroyed and their lives turned upside down. Many are uninsured. Others will learn that their losses are partially covered or not covered at all. We pray for the victims.
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September 2017