Earth Month Ecochallenge 2023: Sustainable Development Goals

April 1 - April 30, 2023

Patrick Hritz

PAE | LUMA

"Help make the world a less wasteful place! "

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
710 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

668

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

38

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

1.0

water footprint

calculated
UP TO

35

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

668

minutes

not spent in front of a screen
UP TO

95

minutes

being mindful
UP TO

3.0

conversations

with people

Patrick's actions

Basic Needs & Security

Calculate Your Water Footprint

SDG 6

I will calculate my water footprint and look for a few ways I can reduce consumption or waste.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Education & Livelihood

Friday's for Future - Sustainability Action Plan

Attend the Friday's for Future presentation from an architect at Miller Hull - one of PAE's close client that helped design the Bullitt Center and many other PAE projects. The presentation was on their Sustainability Action Plan they have implemented in their company and how it has been going. I learned a lot about embodied carbon and how they analyze their work the lower their embodied carbon as much as possible. I learned more about Red List items and how they are doing their part to get clients to move away from these items and do more to lower their embodied carbon on the buildings they own and are building.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Education & Livelihood

Work-Life Balance

SDG 8

During the workday, I will schedule time for daily breaks during work days to practice work-life balance.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Education & Livelihood

Watch a Documentary About Education or Work

SDG 4

I will watch 1 documentaries about education or work.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Climate & Ecosystems

Watch a Documentary About Climate Change or Nature

SDG 13, 14, 15

I will watch 1 documentaries about climate change.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Economy & Communities

Watch a Documentary About Economy, Energy, or Industry

SDG 7, 9, 12

I will watch 1 documentaries about economy, energy, or industry.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Basic Needs & Security

Reduce Animal Product Consumption

SDG 2

One kilogram of beef and cheese emits 71kg and 24kg of greenhouse gasses, while 1kg of rice, grains, and legumes emits between 2-4kg. Fruits, vegetables, and nuts emit less than 1kg per 1kg. I will reduce my climate impact by enjoying 3 meatless meals and/or 3 vegan meals each day this week.

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Climate & Ecosystems

Renew Planting Party!

Had a planting party for the office plants at PAE Bullit Center!

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Climate & Ecosystems

Advocate for Water Habitat!

SDG 14

I will make 1 phone calls and/or send 1 emails to public officials to advocate for water habitat protection and clean up in my region.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Climate & Ecosystems

Secondary Carbon Calc

Carbon Footprint Website

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health & Equity

Spend Time Outside

SDG 3

I will replace 60 minute(s) per day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside exercising, enjoying the sunrise/sunset, gardening, journaling, or practicing gratitude for nature.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Health & Equity

Practice Mindfulness

SDG 3

I will spend 10 minutes each day practicing mindfulness.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Climate & Ecosystems

Calculate Your Carbon Impact

SDG 13

I will calculate the carbon emissions associated with my household and consider how lifestyle changes could reduce the carbon footprint and impacts on the environment.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health & Equity

Learn and Discuss The Health & Equity SDGs

SDG 3, 5, 10, 16

Each day, I will spend 10 minutes learning about these SDGs and talk with 10 people about what I learned.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

Patrick Hritz 4/29/2023 6:41 PM
Went to Rainer National Park to support our local National Park!

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Patrick Hritz 4/28/2023 10:54 AM
We had a planting party at the Bullitt Center balcony! We replanting the Grizzly room plants and moved around the ones that were out growing their planter boxes. We have a bunch on new plants thanks to Alex Ratcliff and some new baby pepper plants thanks to James Sullivan.

Lots of new spring life at the office! Yay!!!!

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- Jon Poblete 5/01/2023 2:06 PM
  NOW THATS AWESOME! Y'all will look at the wall with a little more significance knowing that's Ecochallenge inspired too. Looks great!
  
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Patrick Hritz 4/22/2023 9:54 PM
Had an amazing Earth Day hanging outside with friends, exploring our neighborhood and finding a cool historic house that had a small public garden where we could chill with our dogs. The weather was warm and rainy which was a beautiful refreshing feeling!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Education & Livelihood

How does practicing a work-life balance create a more sustainable life for you? How might it contribute to sustainability more broadly?
Patrick Hritz 4/21/2023 3:54 PM
It gives me more energy and happiness throughout the day. Today I would take little breaks to play a game of ping pong in the office and it would give me a nice fresh breather from work. When I would come back to my desk I would have more motivation to be productive and get back into drafting and working on my projects. Having a balance during my day helps me stay focused and mindful about what I am doing and why I am doing it. Also thanks to our great Seattle Wellness team we have been doing yoga in the office once a week and that has been a huge help in keeping me relaxed and happy throughout the work day.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Basic Needs & Security

What was the tastiest meatless or vegan meal you ever had or had recently? Did you make it? Can you share a recipe?
Patrick Hritz 4/11/2023 8:37 AM
Definitely a butternut squash mac and cheese. It was not vegan though. It had cheese and cream, but the amount was reduced by more than half of a regular homemade mac and cheese.

Easy to make too!

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- Jon Poblete 4/11/2023 5:11 PM
  Use Vegan cheese. Its probably the closest vegan replacement to any food there is.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health & Equity

What was it like to practice mindfulness? If this is a practice for you already, what was something new you understood in practicing during Earth Month?
Patrick Hritz 4/10/2023 5:38 PM
It is calming and soothing when sitting and meditating. Something new I am trying is mindfully stay still in a yoga squat for 10 min which is exhausting but fun and different for me.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health & Equity

What are the implications for a culture that spends most of its time inside and on screens?
Patrick Hritz 4/10/2023 5:34 PM
The implications are that they are lazy and not physically active. At least that's what I think the general implications are. I do not think it is always true. One way I try to challenge that is doing pushups/squats at most every hour/day or when its a busy day I'll do it when I am syncing/saving a Revit model or printing a set for review. There is always a way to fit that stuff into your work day!!!!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health & Equity

What was a linking factor across this group of SDGs?
Patrick Hritz 4/07/2023 11:00 AM
I think there are a number of existing factors across this group of SDG. One was women. Education for women, promotion of equal rights and representation of women in the work force and political arena. Another was COVID and war linking global health and equity for all.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Climate & Ecosystems

What is one way you will reduce your carbon footprint? What is a practice you already have that helps you reduce your carbon footprint?
Patrick Hritz 4/04/2023 6:00 PM
One way to reduce is to limit long distance flight to one a year. One way I practice reducing my carbon footprint is through long distance drives instead of flying.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Basic Needs & Security

What is one way you will reduce your water use? What is a practice you already have that helps you reduce your water use?
Patrick Hritz 4/04/2023 5:37 PM
Take shorter showers! Using a bucket to grab water under my kitchen sink while I wait for it to heat up.

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