013: Take 5 — Resilience and Technology- A Focus on Future Solutions
How to Disaster
English - April 18, 2022 13:00 - 14 minutes - 11.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHow To Education News community disaster fire leadership service advocacy flood hurricane political rebuilding Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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“Micro (µ) grid is a collection of energy generation, amps, storage, and distribution assets that sit together very close to where the energy is going to be used. That's a different architecture from what we currently have.” -Amy Simpkins
“There is some information out there that we can gather together or aggregate in a way that is really valuable… Knowing that there's one place for that information is absolutely essential knowing that you can have things under control.” - Bailey Farren
“The only way we get anything done anymore is through collective will. It's when we all decide that we have a common purpose, a common ground, and we're going to work on this together.” -Cynthia Murray
Episode Description:
As we watch global events unfold, we realize that there will be more climate-related disasters in the coming years. The devastating truth is that we will never be able to stop natural disasters from happening, but there is something we can do to build our homes and communities with more tolerance to disasters.
As the world becomes more and more tech-savvy and able to innovate for more sustainable answers, we now have the capabilities to not just recover from disasters, but to help prevent them, strengthen our resilience, and rebuild better. And in this regard, a focus on securing a more sustainable source of energy, communication, and delivering information is vital.
In this episode, we will hear critical insights from our guests MuGrid (µgrid) Analytics CEO Amy Simpkins, Founder, and CEO of Perimeter Bailey Farren, and CEO of Northbay Leaders Cynthia Murray. Tune in and discover how these technologies and practical solutions can help your community improve its communication, information dissemination, and energy generation in a disaster.
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Highlights:
01:32: Season 2, Ep 18— How Equity Can be Enhanced in Sustainability and Disaster Preparedness with Amy Simpkins
04:16: Season 1, Ep 12— How to Help the Helpers (First Responders) with Bailey Farren
09:12: Season 1, Ep 8— Communication Failures in Disaster: The Impact on the Private Sector with Cynthia Murray