Terrell Mwetta
@tmwetta.bsky.social
Transit, Housing & Heat Pumps
Industry Engagement @ Building Decarb Coalition
Past: Sen Jeff Merkley, Rep Earl Blumenauer
Brooklyn NY, Asheville NC
Industry Engagement @ Building Decarb Coalition
Past: Sen Jeff Merkley, Rep Earl Blumenauer
Brooklyn NY, Asheville NC
Reposted by Terrell Mwetta
The California Heat Pump Partnership has a new blueprint to help @governor.ca.gov achieve the state’s 2030 goal of installing 6 million heat pumps by working with manufacturers, bolstering a skilled workforce & more.
➡️ heatpumppartnership.org/blog/bluepri...
➡️ heatpumppartnership.org/blog/bluepri...
March 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The California Heat Pump Partnership has a new blueprint to help @governor.ca.gov achieve the state’s 2030 goal of installing 6 million heat pumps by working with manufacturers, bolstering a skilled workforce & more.
➡️ heatpumppartnership.org/blog/bluepri...
➡️ heatpumppartnership.org/blog/bluepri...
Reposted by Terrell Mwetta
Story in @thecity.nyc by @smaldo.bsky.social on how heat pumps installed at a @nychousing.bsky.social housing development "just about halved energy costs" while keeping residents' "homes cool during the sweltering summers and cozy during the winters." #HeatPump #EnergySky #BuildingDecarb
An experiment to swap steam radiators for eco-friendly, electric heat pumps at a Queens public housing complex has yielded promising results, nearly two years in.
Electric Heat Pumps Get Warm Reviews at Queens Public Housing Development
Woodside Houses residents say the eco-friendly alternatives to steam radiators have served them well through the winter.
buff.ly
March 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Story in @thecity.nyc by @smaldo.bsky.social on how heat pumps installed at a @nychousing.bsky.social housing development "just about halved energy costs" while keeping residents' "homes cool during the sweltering summers and cozy during the winters." #HeatPump #EnergySky #BuildingDecarb
🥳🎉🎉
It’s happening! Tonight, MTA Chair & CEO Janno Lieber unveiled one of the signs at the entrance to the Congestion Relief Zone. Tolling begins at midnight.
Learn more: congestionreliefzone.mta.info
Learn more: congestionreliefzone.mta.info
January 5, 2025 at 2:09 AM
🥳🎉🎉
Reposted by Terrell Mwetta
🥳 Kick off ‘25 with this ⚡ @volts.wtf podcast interview with @zeynebmagavi.bsky.social of HEET & Eric Bosworth of Eversource Energy about how #GeothermalEnergyNetworks and other #ThermalEnergyNetworks are advancing #BuildingDecarb by delivering #NeighborhoodScale clean heat & cooling! #EnergySky
Today on Volts: thermal energy networks are the new hotness! Replacing fossil gas pipes & furnaces with water pipes & heat pumps was a niche idea not long ago. Now the first pilot is completed & dozens more are on the way. This is how natgas companies can survive: become thermal energy companies.
Thermal energy networks are the next big thing
Could gas utilities transform into "thermal utilities"? Here's how networked heat pumps could give them a whole new business model instead of going extinct.
www.volts.wtf
January 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM
🥳 Kick off ‘25 with this ⚡ @volts.wtf podcast interview with @zeynebmagavi.bsky.social of HEET & Eric Bosworth of Eversource Energy about how #GeothermalEnergyNetworks and other #ThermalEnergyNetworks are advancing #BuildingDecarb by delivering #NeighborhoodScale clean heat & cooling! #EnergySky
Reposted by Terrell Mwetta
Electric heat pumps, the most affordable and energy efficient way to heat and cool homes, continue to outsell gas furnaces nationwide. They can also reduce outdoor pollution and, as a result, save lives, according to a report issued on Tuesday. Here's how.
Here’s How Much Cleaner Energy Could Save America, in Lives and Money
Widespread adoption of heat pumps could prevent thousands of premature deaths and save billions on energy bills, according to a new analysis.
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2024 at 9:38 PM
Electric heat pumps, the most affordable and energy efficient way to heat and cool homes, continue to outsell gas furnaces nationwide. They can also reduce outdoor pollution and, as a result, save lives, according to a report issued on Tuesday. Here's how.
Reposted by Terrell Mwetta
South Korean citizens helped lawmakers scale the National Assembly walls so they could bypass military barricades and vote against martial law.
December 3, 2024 at 5:15 PM
South Korean citizens helped lawmakers scale the National Assembly walls so they could bypass military barricades and vote against martial law.
Checking in from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania this week!
December 1, 2024 at 12:23 PM
Checking in from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania this week!
Reposted by Terrell Mwetta
“The animating principle of the Democratic Party is that government can improve the lives of the American people. The housing crisis is manifest proof that government is failing to do so.” www.nytimes.com/2024/11/30/o...
Opinion | Note to Democrats: It’s Time to Take Up Your Hammers
There is a straight line from homeless schoolchildren to Donald Trump’s election victory.
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2024 at 6:12 PM
“The animating principle of the Democratic Party is that government can improve the lives of the American people. The housing crisis is manifest proof that government is failing to do so.” www.nytimes.com/2024/11/30/o...
Reposted by Terrell Mwetta
NYC's 'City of Yes' zoning changes—passed by council committee yesterday, and expected to receive full council approval on Dec 5—are accompanied with $5 billion for infrastructure & affordable housing.
The changes will enable more construction, particularly near transit.
The changes will enable more construction, particularly near transit.
N.Y.C. Housing Plan Moves Forward With an Unexpected $5 Billion Boost
A City Council committee passed a major proposal that would ease restrictions on housing growth in New York. The full Council is likely to approve it next month.
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2024 at 1:31 PM
NYC's 'City of Yes' zoning changes—passed by council committee yesterday, and expected to receive full council approval on Dec 5—are accompanied with $5 billion for infrastructure & affordable housing.
The changes will enable more construction, particularly near transit.
The changes will enable more construction, particularly near transit.
Reposted by Terrell Mwetta
Knoxville approved building code language to allow single-stair buildings up to six stories. Formally takes effect on Jan. 1, 2025. Boom – first US jurisdiction to get to the finish law since @holz-bau.bsky.social and I started making a fuss about this www.centerforbuilding.org/singlestair-...
November 19, 2024 at 7:04 PM
Knoxville approved building code language to allow single-stair buildings up to six stories. Formally takes effect on Jan. 1, 2025. Boom – first US jurisdiction to get to the finish law since @holz-bau.bsky.social and I started making a fuss about this www.centerforbuilding.org/singlestair-...
Reposted by Terrell Mwetta
Helpful new (draft) report from CPUC on transforming market for Room Heat Pumps (2-way window AC). Proposes product challenge similar to what @nyserda.bsky.social did but for CA climate needs. Great opp here to provide heating/cooling in multi-family homes at low cost. calmta.org/wp-content/u...
calmta.org
November 19, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Helpful new (draft) report from CPUC on transforming market for Room Heat Pumps (2-way window AC). Proposes product challenge similar to what @nyserda.bsky.social did but for CA climate needs. Great opp here to provide heating/cooling in multi-family homes at low cost. calmta.org/wp-content/u...
Reposted by Terrell Mwetta
A major development in western North Carolina.
After a 53-day water crisis brought on by Hurricane Helene, Asheville's tap water is clear to drink.
After a 53-day water crisis brought on by Hurricane Helene, Asheville's tap water is clear to drink.
Asheville taps are clear to drink; boil water notice lifted
The City of Asheville lifted the boil water notice this morning.
www.wunc.org
November 18, 2024 at 5:38 PM
A major development in western North Carolina.
After a 53-day water crisis brought on by Hurricane Helene, Asheville's tap water is clear to drink.
After a 53-day water crisis brought on by Hurricane Helene, Asheville's tap water is clear to drink.
Still struggling to process the long-term impacts of Hurricane Helene on my hometown of Asheville, including the housing ripples sure to last years to come www.citizen-times.com/story/news/l...
After Helene, Asheville public housing evictions continue. Residents have 'nowhere to go'
The Housing Authority of the city of Asheville has temporarily stopped filing new evictions, but plans on pursuing existing cases.
www.citizen-times.com
November 12, 2024 at 2:08 AM
Still struggling to process the long-term impacts of Hurricane Helene on my hometown of Asheville, including the housing ripples sure to last years to come www.citizen-times.com/story/news/l...
Reposted by Terrell Mwetta
Shrinkage is the official policy of Blue Cities
Even this month, NYC council is kicking & screaming about a tiny upzoning for ADUs & 3-story buildings; they've already gutted several provisions
A much bigger upzoning just passed in Columbus, OH
NIMBY Democrats made Texas & Florida the future
Even this month, NYC council is kicking & screaming about a tiny upzoning for ADUs & 3-story buildings; they've already gutted several provisions
A much bigger upzoning just passed in Columbus, OH
NIMBY Democrats made Texas & Florida the future
November 7, 2024 at 2:04 AM
Shrinkage is the official policy of Blue Cities
Even this month, NYC council is kicking & screaming about a tiny upzoning for ADUs & 3-story buildings; they've already gutted several provisions
A much bigger upzoning just passed in Columbus, OH
NIMBY Democrats made Texas & Florida the future
Even this month, NYC council is kicking & screaming about a tiny upzoning for ADUs & 3-story buildings; they've already gutted several provisions
A much bigger upzoning just passed in Columbus, OH
NIMBY Democrats made Texas & Florida the future
Reposted by Terrell Mwetta
At state & local levels, some positive vibes for this dark morning:
—New transit networks funded in Columbus & Nashville
—$1.5b for Seattle streets
—Failure of WA anti-climate initiative
—$1b/year for Los Angeles affordable hsg
—Affordable hsg bonds in Charlotte, RI, Baltimore
Here's a roundup:
—New transit networks funded in Columbus & Nashville
—$1.5b for Seattle streets
—Failure of WA anti-climate initiative
—$1b/year for Los Angeles affordable hsg
—Affordable hsg bonds in Charlotte, RI, Baltimore
Here's a roundup:
November 6, 2024 at 2:30 PM
At state & local levels, some positive vibes for this dark morning:
—New transit networks funded in Columbus & Nashville
—$1.5b for Seattle streets
—Failure of WA anti-climate initiative
—$1b/year for Los Angeles affordable hsg
—Affordable hsg bonds in Charlotte, RI, Baltimore
Here's a roundup:
—New transit networks funded in Columbus & Nashville
—$1.5b for Seattle streets
—Failure of WA anti-climate initiative
—$1b/year for Los Angeles affordable hsg
—Affordable hsg bonds in Charlotte, RI, Baltimore
Here's a roundup:
This is my new home
November 6, 2024 at 1:07 PM
This is my new home