Roberto A. Sanchez talks about Sustainability

I met Roberto Sanchez and his wife Mary Jo who were traveling through LIRR station while I was singing. Inspired to listen to my song Jungle, they stopped and we had a chance to chat. A LEED certified Architect, he gave me a passionate and spontaneous conversation about the environment and his definition of Sustainability.

"Sustainability is the art and science of giving information to matter." Using rain water more efficiently, storing it in cisterns, using it to flush toilets, for golf courses and irrigation. Solar using sun rays to produce electricity and to heat water. 

"A way to be kind to Mother Nature."

 and here's Part 2:

LEED certified Architect Roberto Sanchez gave me a passionate and spontaneous conversation about the environment. The Fukushima Nuclear plants 2 months later are still burning since the earthquake and subsequent tsunami on March 11, 2011

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His wife Mary Jo listened intently to her husband rattle off the top of his head the things he is helping to work on to make our world a more sustainable planet:

Waste to energy, garbage to electricity, something he is doing in Costa Rica. Many Florida plants produce 600 kwh's per ton of garbage conversion.

"Land fills are a crime... an ecological crime, flushing toilets with potable water is a crime." "There are so many alternatives that are incredible."

Thank you Roberto.

 check out Roberto's What's Your Inspiration clip on this site

Update

on 2011-06-27 19:19 by NYC Subway Girl

from Robert Sanchez:

HELLO CATHY !

I got it, it is great! I love it. You capture the moment.

Have sent it to a few good friends that understand and are aware of "respect and love to Mother Earth" Yes.

I am now working on a project in Chile: A Secondary Road that collects torrential rain water from the shoulder:

I explain: The shoulder is made from shredded rubber made from discarded auto tires (pollutants) . The water filters through into a perforate pipe below and collected at the valleys of the terrain. 

Tanks below grade make it available for irrigation of large vegetable fields,  also it is filtered and purified for  potable water of 3 small villages the road passes by.

Cost of the water: 0

Fiber optic cable under the rubber ( actually a soup of shredder rubber+ glue = paving surface) is energized buy small solar panels during the day, at night a sensor discharges the electricity an illuminates the edge of the road for SAFETY.

Cost of electricity : 0

What Inspires Diana and Rubin?

LIRR was full of gutsy, honest and passionate commuters today willing to share their raw talent with LIRR station. Never having met before, Diana and Rubin arrived at the same time and with the same thing in common, love of music. And the support of yours truly to give them control of my mic and guitar. Why not? This is what I love about performing in public spaces.

What's their inspiration? Soul and music.

 

what inspires Tim Hall?

What Inspires Tim Hall? Nature and the view of the Hudson from his apartment.

I can't argue with that, small world Tim and I were neighbors in Washington Heights some years ago. I love that on any given day performing in the subway someone that I might know passes by. I'm glad Tim stopped to chat.

In Manhattan we are surrounded by water, It isn't called Manhattan Island for nothing. I am so glad that after all these years the shores of this amazing island are being enjoyed for their beauty and calm in a constantly stirred up Urban sea.

 

What Inspires Roberto A. Sanchez?

I met Roberto and his wife Mary Jo who were traveling through LIRR station while I was singing. Inspired to listen to my song Jungle, they stopped and we had a chance to chat. A LEED certified Architect, he gave me a passionate and spontaneous conversation about the environment and his definition of Sustainability. Continuing our conversation, he shared what motivates him to want to make a difference in the world.

So what Inspires Roberto A. Sanchez? Doing something for future generations so they can breathe, so future generations can grow things.

And a saying from a Cherokee Chief, "We did not inherit our land from our grand parents. We are borrowing it from our grandchildren and great-grand children. What are we going to leave for them?"

check out Roberto's other clips on my Sustainability page, very inspiring indeed.