Faith Baptist Church

Project: Resilient Climate Change Hub - Faith Baptist Church
Collaboration: US Green Building Council (USGBC) and Greenbuild Legacy Project.
Location: Oakland, CA

Objective: Transform Faith Baptist Church into a climate resilience hub, reducing energy bills and providing essential services during natural disasters.

Our team employed a human-centered design thinking approach to understand the needs of the Faith Baptist Church community. We identified the church's vulnerability to power outages and natural disasters, and the importance of providing essential services during these events. This empathetic understanding informed our design decisions, ensuring the solution met the community's needs.

3D Data Visualization:

Marc Northstar utilized 3D scanning technology to create a highly accurate digital model of the church. This digital twin enabled us to:

  1. Reverse Engineer the physical structure, allowing for precise assessments, simulations, and optimizations.

  2. Integrate the physical structure with new digital infrastructure, ensuring seamless placement of solar panels and battery systems.

  3. Optimize energy production and storage, reducing energy consumption by 35%.

Data-Driven Problem-Solving:

Our data-driven approach ensured that design decisions were informed by accurate and reliable data. We leveraged data analytics to:

  1. Analyze energy consumption patterns and identify areas of inefficiency.

  2. Simulate various energy-saving scenarios, selecting the most effective solutions.

  3. Monitor and evaluate the performance of the solar panels and battery systems, ensuring optimal energy production and storage.

Leveraging AI:

Marc Northstar incorporated AI-driven tools to enhance the design and optimization process. AI algorithms helped us:

  1. Analyze large datasets, identifying patterns and trends that informed our design decisions.

  2. Optimize system performance, predicting energy demand and adjusting energy production accordingly.

  3. Predict potential issues, enabling proactive maintenance and minimizing downtime.

Outcome:

The Resilient Climate Change Hub Project at Faith Baptist Church has set a benchmark for future projects. Our innovative approach has:

  1. Reduced energy consumption by 35%.

  2. Provided essential services during natural disasters, ensuring community resilience.

  3. Established Faith Baptist Church as the first climate resilience hub of its kind in Oakland.

Recognition:

This project was recognized nationally at the USGBC & GreenBuild, and the CBC News demonstrating our expertise in sustainable development and climate resilience.