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Insight (noun): 1. The capacity to gain an accurate and deep understanding of someone or something. 2. An instance of apprehending the true nature of a thing, especially through intuitive understanding. It's exciting to hear Steven Burrell's viewpoint on how Willow is helping Northern Arizona University gain greater insight into their world through a #digitaltwin built on Microsoft Azure. #Leadership #Transformation

Really great to be part of an organisation that helps companies hit their sustainability goals. If you are looking to reduce your carbon footprint check out Willow to see how we can help.

Working with the team at Northern Arizona University across facilities and IT has been a real pleasure and wouldn’t be possible without leadership of Steven Burrell and Stephanie Bauer to bring together the teams to leverage data to help achieve their smart campus goals. Rewind years ago and the industry as a whole was largely focused on analyzing data as it relates to HVAC and energy metering. Fast forward to today, we have integrated 8+ systems and converged 11+ data siloes across static, spatial and live data sets at campus scale. Many of those data sets were traditionally “IT” and provide occupancy proxies that could drive energy efficiency - e.x. wireless access point user proxies, in-room AV systems, or even the scheduling systems managed by the registrar. Why condition spaces that arent used? Not to mention non-university owned data such as the real-time grid emissions data that further correlates against the others to enable load shift and shed opportunities not just when your utility gives you a phone call. Continue to break down the organizational and data siloes to drive outcomes that are simply imperative as experienced engineers age out and load flexibility is critical as demand becomes the new supply. Maybe one day you will even be able to turn those building “cost centers” into money makers! Willow

✈️ 🚂 🚗 PLANES! TRAINS! AND AUTOMOBILES! OH MY! 📣 CLIMATEBASE COHORT 6! 📣 (San Francisco, CA) Chosen from a field of 4,000+ applicants, an ambitious collective of optimists, doers, creators, visionaries, disruptors, and explorers journeys through the Climatebase Fellowship, a 12-week educational program and career accelerator, covering Energy, Transportation, Food & Agriculture, Nature-Based Solutions, Corporate Sustainability, Carbon Removal, Circular Economy, Buildings, Cities & Adaptation, and topped off with a Capstone Project. 🌱 = = = 🗓 WEEK 4 - TRANSPORTATION Coming off last week's wealth of Energy information, the Fellowship rolls its digital wheels into the closely related subject of Transportation: maritime shipping, moving freight, electrification of vehicles & machinery, exploring green hydrogen, the travel industry, affordability -- all while examining ways to accelerate decarbonization efforts. More talks happen this week, but we'll start with HUGE THANKS to: 🎉 Matthias Muehlbauer (Co-Founder, OnePointFive (opf.degree); Climatebase educator) who first framed our education with "Why?" before presenting numerous researched charts & graphs, 🎉 ALL the Cohort 6 Fellows and teams who continue to pitch their Capstone projects, and 🎉 Guest speakers (TBA)! (**See comments in this original post for related 🔗 ! ⬇️ ) 📌 "Transportation and technology that allow us to bridge distances between us and loved ones is really essential and core to us being humans. ... to connect with history, to address our natural curiosity, to convene, to collaborate, [and] for the basics [groceries, supplies, etc.]." ~MATTHIAS MUEHLBAUER, framing humanity's reasons for travel as we pursue sustainable mobility = = = Sounding 18-wheeler cab horns [Honk! Hooooooonk!] for our next group of Cohort 6 changemakers in (4) images: 🌟 Aparna Ramesh 🌟 Bradlyn Oakes 🌟 Cielo Lutino 🌟 Clement Lee 🌟 Daniel Browning 🌟 Daniel Muccino 🌟 Elizabeth Barry 🌟 Farris Aziz, PMP 🌟 Janet Ewa-Abutu 🌟 Jocelyn Germinal, PMP 🌟 Keith Weng 🌟 Rob Luciano 🌟 Robin Winburn 🌟 Rosemary Jordan 🌟 Stacy Smith 🌟 Wafaa Sabil Wishing everyone tailwinds! 🌍 🌏 🌎 🗓 Reminder: Put April 19-27, 2025 on your calendars for SF Climate Week (Year 3)! #ClimatebaseFellowship #ESG #ClimatebaseCohort6 #Climatebase6ers #ThankfulThursday = = = 💖 *BONUS TRIVIA* 1) Coming from the TV/Film industry, I must credit the opening line of this post to PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES (1987) writer/director JOHN HUGHES. ✈️ 🚂 🚗 2) The "Oh my!" add-on is credited to THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939) screenwriters NOEL LANGLEY & FLORENCE RYERSON and EDGAR ALLAN WOOLF whose original line was "Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!" 🦁 🐯 🐻 [*That's* the fun link to watch in comments! 😉 ⬇ ]

🚧 Breaking New Ground CAMPUS SURSEE! 🚧   We’re thrilled to kick off an exciting collaboration with CAMPUS SURSEE. This project will focus on VR training solutions addressing key environmental challenges in construction, including noise management, recycling, oil spill handling, and water drainage. The goal is to equip professionals with the skills needed for sustainable and efficient building practices. A big thank you to CAMPUS SURSEE for partnering with us on this forward-thinking initiative. Stay tuned for updates as we bring this vision to life!   #Spatenstich #CAMPUSSURSEE #VRTraining #Sustainability

PicScience Partnership Spotlight: Creek Cultural Center We are thrilled to announce our newest partnership with the Creek Cultural Center, an organization with an inspiring vision and impactful mission! 🌎 Vision: To be a global leader in cultural preservation and innovation, where Native American heritage and modern advancements coexist harmoniously. 💡 Mission: Championing Native American heritage, empowering future generations through STEM, fostering sustainable agriculture, and hosting diverse entertainment offerings—all to promote cultural understanding, awareness, and community growth. Meet the visionary behind it all, Dr. Deloris L. Williams, Founder and President of Creek Cultural Center. In Dr. Williams' words: "As we build toward our vision, our Creek Mobile Unit plays a vital role in delivering cultural and agricultural education programs directly to our community. These mobile units keep us connected, ensuring that innovation and cultural preservation remain accessible to all, even before the grand opening of our new center." 🚐 What Are the Creek Mobile Units? The Creek Mobile Units are community-focused vehicles designed to deliver the Creek Cultural Center’s mission right to the people. Acting as mobile classrooms and cultural hubs, they: 🌟 Bring cultural education to life with workshops on Native American history, traditions, and art. 🌟 Inspire future leaders through STEM activities, hands-on demonstrations, and mobile labs featuring modern technologies like coding and robotics. 🌟 Promote sustainable agriculture by teaching traditional farming techniques alongside cutting-edge agricultural innovations. 🌟 Create spaces for community engagement, fostering connection and cultural understanding wherever they go. These units ensure that the Creek Cultural Center’s vision of harmonizing heritage and innovation remains accessible to all, no matter their location. Through this partnership, PicScience is honored to support the Creek Cultural Center's incredible work and commitment to preserving heritage while driving innovation for future generations. Together, we're making strides in education, sustainability, and cultural understanding. Through this partnership, PicScience is honored to support the Creek Cultural Center's incredible work and commitment to preserving heritage while driving innovation for future generations. Together, we're making strides in education, sustainability, and cultural understanding. Stay tuned for updates as we collaborate on groundbreaking programs and initiatives! #PicScience #CulturalPreservation #Innovation #STEM #Sustainability #CommunityGrowth #PartnershipSpotlight Learn more: https://buff.ly/4gaqE3E

A couple of weeks ago, as part of the 30 under 30 class of 2023 cohort, I caught up with edie team on my career journey, achievements, challenges and future ambitions. If you are curious to know a little more, including some key advice to people entering the industry, have a read 👇 #sustainability #edie #30under30 https://lnkd.in/evgEPGDE

🌱 Starting a Year-Long Internship at the Oldest & Most Successful R&D Lab in the World: Nature & Biomimicry 🌱 One of my favorite passages in the Bible as a creative and an engineer is from the Book of Job, Chapter 12: 7-8: "Just ask the animals, and they will teach you. Ask the birds of the sky, and they will tell you. Speak to the earth (in its many life forms), and it will instruct you. Let the fish in the sea speak to you." I want to share a year's worth of posts highlighting different technologies and design projects that have learned that, although we claim to be the most intellectual species on the planet, there's a lot of intentional design in nature we can learn from to solve current problems—many of which arose from coming out of alignment with nature's homeostasis. 🌍 Why Biomimicry? 3.8 billion years of R&D experience in creating systems that last—that's quite an impressive repertoire, don't you think? Biomimicry isn't just an interesting concept; it's a radical way of rethinking our relationship with the world. By learning from nature's wisdom, we can craft more efficient, beautiful, and sustainable solutions. And it's not just limited to design or engineering—nature also holds lessons for leadership, community, and well-being. I'm excited to explore how biomimicry is shaping engineering, climate tech, architecture, health & well-being, agriculture, business, spirituality, leadership, education, and even parenting. I'll be sharing insights spanning from how termites 🐜 inspired sustainable cooling systems to the way whales 🐋 influence wind turbine blades. 🤝 Join Me This is going to be an interactive journey. I invite you to join me, share your thoughts, and contribute your examples of how nature has inspired innovation in your life or work—or some interesting lessons learned on how it could have. In the meantime, listen to this thought-provoking short documentary by Janine Benyus. If you don't get moved by this, this is your stop, unfortunately 🚉... we have a Kenyan phrase that loosely translates to, "stop the earth, I'm getting off here..." In her words, "it is time to become active participants in restoring and regenerating the planet we live on..." So strap on, it'll be a wild ride. Hope you enjoy the journey. 🌿 🚀 Ready to Start the Journey? The first post drops this Thursday—I'll be covering how the kingfisher bird inspired the design of the Shinkansen bullet train. 🚄 Stay tuned! #BiomimicryHorizons #NatureInspired #SustainableInnovation #BiomimicryInAction https://lnkd.in/gRwNynRC #BiomimicryHorizons #NatureInspired #SustainableInnovation #BiomimicryInAction

#SocialMobilityDay is #tomorrow and we wanted to share the importance of this initiative and how it affects everybody, no matter your background or other factors. We have compiled an easy to understand document, so you can easily grasp the concept of this initiative! #SocialMobilityDay #raiseawareness #explorepage #explore #graduate #student #university

Exciting times are unfolding in North Carolina where the buzz of innovation rings louder than ever! 🚀 A groundbreaking multi-billion-dollar Toyota battery plant marks a beacon of opportunity, promising a future charged with growth and stability for locals like Devante Cuthbertson. The ripple effect? An apprenticeship program that's sparking dreams of career over mere jobs, and a community electrified by the prospect of 5,100 roles by 2028. 🌱💼 The United States is charging full-speed ahead with a "battery belt" to power the electric revolution, creating not only jobs but also a sense of larger purpose. And it's not just about employment; it's about revitalising towns built on yesteryear's industries, now refuelling with green tech. 🛠️💡 Yet, with great progress comes new challenges - like the need for robust infrastructure to keep the current flowing. Enter companies like Kempower, rising to the call with fast-charging solutions and a commitment to local growth. It's a testament to a nation's combined will to drive forward into a sustainable future! ☀️⚡ As we witness unprecedented levels of green tech activities blooming in North Carolina, one can't help but consider the symbiotic relationship between innovation, community, and the environment. Have you witnessed similar transformations in your area? How do you envision this green tech evolution shaping your own community? 💚🤔 #GreenTech #SustainableFuture #Innovation