About Me
- Dominick Triola
- I have a B.S. in Environmental Science with an emphasis on energy and climate and a minor in appropriate technology from Humboldt State University. I hope to promote and create sustainable and appropriate energy technology to lessen our dependence on the earth's non-renewable energy sources.
- Email: dft51@humboldt.edu
Experience in Appropriate Technology/Engineering
- Spent a semester analyzing and conducting water boiling tests with BioLite's CampStove.
- Piezoelectric shoe experiment
- La Yuca schoolroom renovation
- Designed a creative way to upcycle old binders: SCRAP Humboldt All Book No Hands book reader
- Constructed a rainwater catchment system for the Campus Center for Appropriate Technology (CCAT) at Humboldt State University.
- Constructed a Rube Goldberg device
CCAT projects my team developed O&M materials for
- CCAT PV system: A 2400W grid-tied solar PV system that was installed on the roof of CCAT.
- CCAT Greenhouse: Greenhouse built with a carbon negative beach grass-slip wall with a natural clay plaster.
Appropedia Travel Internship
I am an Appropedia travel intern. Listed below are the places that I have visited and the pages that I have worked on.
Haiti Communitere
Haiti Communitere is a non-profit resource center located in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. They provide a space for organizations and communities to experiment with and learn about appropriate technologies and community development ideas. Below is a list of some of the projects that exist or have existed at Haiti Communitere.
- Haiti Communitere aquaponics
- Haiti Communitere 3D printing
- Haiti Communitere biodigester toilet
- Haiti Communitere composting toilets
- Haiti Communitere earthsip living space
- Haiti Communitere ecoladrillo house
- Haiti Communitere pallet houses
- Haiti Communitere cob plaster
- Haiti Communitere shipping container housing
- Haiti Communitere strawbale house
- Haiti Communitere super adobe house
- Haiti Communitere tire benches
- Haiti Communitere the Elephant Foot
- Haiti Communitere Ubuntu Blox house
Rancho Mastatal
Rancho Mastatal is a non-profit environmental learning and sustainable living center located in Mastatal, Costa Rica. Below is a list of some of the projects that exist or have existed at Rancho Mastatal.
- Rancho Mastatal Starboard Cork house
- Rancho Mastatal Seiba lounge
- Rancho Mastatal earthen oven
- Rancho Mastatal rocket stove
- Rancho Mastatal the Hooch bamboo house
- Rancho Mastatal the Hankey House
- Rancho Mastatal showers
- Rancho Mastatal composting toilets
- Rancho Mastatal biodigester toilets
- Rancho Mastatal aquaponics