Kusukela ekushintsheni amalambu kuya ekwakheni imibhede ephakanyisiwe, imiphakathi yezenkolo kulo lonke elase-Chattanooga ishintsha izindlu zayo zokukhulekela nezizathu ukuze izenze zivumelane nemvelo.
Amalungu esonto ahlukene athe, ngokungafani nokuthuthukiswa kwamandla ekhaya, ukulungisa izindlu zokukhulekela kunezinselele ezithile.Isibonelo, inselele enkulu, futhi mhlawumbe umsebenzisi omkhulu wamandla esakhiweni sesonto, indawo engcwele.
ESontweni Lase-St. Paul's Episcopal, ithimba lesonto eliluhlaza laphusha ukuthi kushintshwe izibani endaweni engcwele ngama-LED.Ngisho noshintsho oluncane olunjengalolo lunzima, ludinga isonto ukuba lilethe i-lift ekhethekile ukuze lifinyelele amalambu abekwe ophahleni olunophahla oluphakeme, kusho uBruce Blohm, ilungu leqembu eliluhlaza laseSt.
Ubukhulu bezindawo ezingcwele babenza ukuthi kubize ukushisisa nokupholisa, kanye nokuzilungisa, kusho uChristian Shackelford, umqondisi wohlelo lwe-green|spaces Empower Chattanooga.U-Shackelford uvakashele amasonto endaweni ukuze abone izinguquko ezingase zibe khona.Cishe abaholi besonto namalungu ayishumi nambili babuthana ezindaweni eziluhlaza ngesonto eledlule ukuze bethulwe nguShackelford.
Iseluleko esijwayelekile kulabo abalungisa ikhaya kungaba ukuqinisekisa ukuthi umoya awuvuzi emafasiteleni, kusho uShackelford.Kodwa emasontweni, ukulungisa amafasitela anengilazi enemibala akunakwenzeka, esho.
Kodwa-ke, izinselelo ezifana nalezi akufanele zivimbele amasonto ukulandela ezinye izinguquko, kusho uShackelford.Izindlu zokukhonzela zingaba izibonelo ezinamandla emphakathini wazo wokuba nobungane ngokwemvelo.
Cishe ngo-2014, amalungu eSonto Le-St.Iqembu liphothule ucwaningo lwamandla ne-EPB ukuze libhale izikhathi zabo zokusebenzisa kakhulu futhi belilokhu lifuna izinguquko esakhiweni kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, kusho uBlohm.
“Kuyisixuku esibucayi sabantu abanomuzwa wokuthi kuhambisana nokholo lwethu bekufanele senze okuthile,” esho.
Kanye nokushintsha izibani zendlu engcwele, ithimba lifake izibani ze-LED kuso sonke isakhiwo kanye nesistimu yokukhanyisa ekwazi ukunyakaza emahhovisi esonto.Ompompi bamagumbi okugezela bathuthukisiwe ukuze kunqande ukusetshenziswa futhi isonto selishintshe umshini walo wokubhayela lafaka elisebenza kahle kakhulu, kusho uBlohm.
Ngo-2015, isonto laqala iphrojekthi yokutshala ubhatata manje osenezitshalo ezingaba ngu-50 ezitshala kuyo yonke indawo, kusho uBlohm.Uma esevuniwe, amazambane anikelwa e-Chattanooga Community Kitchen.
I-Grace Episcopal Church igxile ngokufanayo ekulimeni izingadi zasemadolobheni.Kusukela ngo-2011, isonto elikuBrainerd Road selifake futhi laqashisa ngemibhede engu-23 emphakathini ukuze kutshalwe izimbali nemifino.Indawo yasengadini iphinde ibe nombhede wamahhala wokuthi abantu bavune noma yini etshalwe lapho, kusho uKristina Shaneyfelt, usihlalo ohlanganyele wekomidi lamagceke esonto.
Isonto ligxile esikhaleni ezizungeze ibhilidi ngoba incane indawo eluhlaza emphakathini futhi ukulungiswa kwezakhiwo kuyabiza, kusho uShaneyfelt.Isonto liyiNational Wildlife Federation Backyard Habitat eqinisekisiwe futhi lengeza ukuhlukahluka kwezihlahla ukuze kube indawo yokulima egunyaziwe, kusho yena.
"Inhloso yethu ukusebenzisa izihlahla zomdabu, ukusebenzisa izitshalo zendabuko ukubuyisela i-ecosystem endaweni yethu nasemhlabeni wethu," kusho uShaneyfelt.” “Sikholelwa ukuthi ukunakekela umhlaba kuyingxenye yobizo lwethu, hhayi nje ukukhathalela abantu.”
I-Unitarian Universalist Church ilondoloze imali engaphezu kuka-$1,700 kusukela ngoMeyi 2014 ngesikhathi ibandla lifaka ama-solar ophahleni lwalo, kusho uSandy Kurtz, osize ukuhola lo msebenzi.Isonto lihlala liyindlu eyodwa yendawo yokukhulekela enama-solar panel.
Ukongiwa okungenzeka okuvela ezinguqukweni ezenziwe esakhiweni Somhlangano Wabangane Chattanooga maduzane kakhulu ukuthi singalinganiswa, kusho uKate Anthony, umabhalane waseChattanooga Friends.Ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule, u-Shackelford wase-green|izikhala wavakashela isakhiwo se-Quaker futhi wahlonza izinguquko, ezifana nezitolo ezingcono zokuvikela ukushisa kanye namafasitela.
"Iningi lethu singabezemvelo, futhi sizizwa sinamandla kakhulu mayelana nokuphatha ekudaleni nasekuzameni ukwehlisa izinga lethu lekhabhoni," kusho yena.
Indawo ezungeze isonto inezinkuni eziningi, ngakho ukufaka amaphaneli elanga bekungeyona inketho, kusho u-Anthony.Kunalokho, amaQuaker athenge ohlelweni Lokwabelana Ngelanga nge-EPB oluvumela izakhamuzi namabhizinisi ukuthi basekele amaphaneli elanga endaweni.
Ezinye izinguquko isonto elenzile zincane futhi kulula kunoma ngubani ukuthi azenze, kusho u-Anthony, njengokungasebenzisi izitsha ezilahlwayo kanye ne-flatware ezindaweni zabo zokugezela.
Contact Wyatt Massey at wmassey@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6249. Find him on Twitter at @News4Mass.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Jul-23-2019