A home that is inSTEAD of homelessness, takes stress off the municipality infrastructure by implementing RESTs (renewable energy systems technologies), atmospheric water generators, and eco-sanitary/thermophilic compost dry toilet systems to support hyper-intense urban farms, and urban agriculture. This provides a STEADfast alternative to the streets, giving people someplace STEADy in the middle of disaster, or Everyday Brilliance for Disaster Resilience. PREPARE. RESPOND. ADAPT.

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REST in Urban Agriculture &
S.E.E.C. Home
Oakland, CA, USA
5 May 2015
Kimberly King
Renewable Energy Engineer
Email: kimgerly@kimgerly.com
Mobile: +1 415 832 9084
Skype: kimgerly
Recommended Citation
Kimberly King,
“REST in Urban Agriculture & S.E.E.C. Home” (2015).
http://www.kimgerly.com/projects/urbanAg+SEEK.pdf

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Contact: Kimberly King, Renewable Energy Engineer
+1 415 832-9084
kimgerly@kimgerly.com
Presentation number 06-2015 Oakland, CA, 5 May 2015
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introduction
The problems:
• Resource scarcity e.g. energy, potable & drinkable
water
• Access to jobs
• Access to affordable housing
• Access to nutritious, fresh produce

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the solution
A holistic solution incorporating renewable
energy systems technology [REST] engineering
and sustainable development that addresses:
• Resource scarcity
• Jobs access
• Affordable housing access
• Nutritious, fresh produce access
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the solution
Area: ~0.583 acre
Owner: City of Oakland
Current Tenants: Western Service Workers Association (WSWA)

4. 6
the solution
Tumbleweed House - Mica
Length: 20'
Square Feet: 172
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the solution
An agile, adaptable mobile home/shelter that
is S.E.E.C.:
NB: S.E.E.C. pronounced 'seek'
• (S)ustainable
• (E)nergy (E)fficient
• (C)omfortable
...because space is the final frontier—
at least it is in the SF Bay Area.

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the solution (net zero)
Energy Efficient (E.E.) & Conservation (C.)
• Thin film rooftop (PV) + awning + façade + ...
• Two-person capacity
• 20' (length) x 8'6" (deep) x 13'6" (high)
• Sustainable (S.) building envelope [E.E. building ma-
terials, lighting (LED, daylighting), passive heating/
cooling, solar thermal]
• Manage waste stream (compostable toilet, food
compost -> repurpose CH4
gas for stove)
• Energy storage (Mobi Battery)
• Comfort & Conservation on wheels
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the solution

6. 10
benefits
5 Economic viability
& empowerment
5 Job opportunities
5 Healthy
communities
5 Healthy,
nutritious, fresh food
access
5 Resilience
6 Homelessnesses
6 Dependency
on social services
agencies
6 GHG emissions
e.g. locally grown
produce
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the proposition
• Pilot project
• ~0.25 acre for garden produce w/raised beds if soil
toxicology unfavorable
• ~0.1 acre for compost, chickens, goats
• ~0.25 acre for Tumbleweed Houses w/compostable
toilets
• Atmospheric water generation for drip irrigation

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the proposition
Pilot project REST offerings:
• Produce compost for biowaste management
• Biofuel/gas generation from waste stream using
anaerobic digestion (AD)
• PV and solar thermal for electricity and hot water
• Condensing H2
O vapor in the air for water
management (IP)
• No ground water drilling
• No surface water pumping
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outcomes
Issues addressed
• Resource (water) scarcity, energy access, waste &
resource management
• Use REST to extract water vapor from the air for drip irrigation
• Use REST for solar (PV, thermal), anaerobic digestion (AD)
• Compostable toilets
• Improve skills set to obtain more job access
• Transferrable skills gained by raising food locally
• Affordable housing access
• Tumbleweed Houses for shelter to manage urban farm plots
• Nutritious, fresh food access
• Urban Adamah repurposed materials, raised garden,
moveable beds model to grow food in W. Oakland

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Out think the box.
Prepare. Respond. Adapt.
parting thoughts
We need to put waste to work to better
manage scarcity.
We need to S.E.E.C. out everyday brilliance for
disaster resilience.