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Climate

Windows with Blinds
(Summer 2024)

Have you ever wondered if closing your shades during those hot summer days actually matters? It does! Using Python, Arduino sensors, and Open-Meteo data, I quantified how much closing your shades cools your home. Check out my analysis in this Hex Notebook.

Power Lines
(Summer 2024)

What’s charging up your home? Using Python, I analyzed where a home's electricity really comes from. Explore your Balancing Authority's energy mix in this Hex Notebook.

Small Urban Rain Garden
(Fall 2024)

Ready to be a climate hero in your own backyard? Use the DIY Rain Garden Calculator to design a beautiful landscape feature that protects your property from flooding while helping keep our local waterways clean. Take a look at my just launched rain garden to see this green tech in action.

Project Just Say No to Grass
(Spring 2023 - present)

Replacing turf lawn with more sustainable alternative ground covers is my current fascination. I am documenting my progress @sustainable.urban.gardening.

Other Projects