CCRC will establish a multi-billion dollar endowment, providing the Islands that are facing crisis, with an “on demand” stream of reconstruction funding. This will be accomplished by leveraging both the unique growth potential of the CryptoCurrency industry and the unparalleled efficiency of blockchain technology,
to transfer funds with surgical precision while transparently tracking every single dollar spent. The CCRC will leverage its relationships within the celebrity/activist world to find the appropriate spokespeople for the “cause” that is the redevelopment of the Caribbean. These funds will be used as the principal for the redevelopment endowment. By converting all donations from USD into a digital cryptocurrency CCRC can create a marketplace where the conductivity of the participants and each transaction, both monetary and procedural in its course of plan execution will drive the marketplace. As Blockchain is a fully autonomous system that utilizes distributed consensus technology to create a more efficient and reliable global payment network. CCRC will implement an overall plan to embed the BlockChain technology into all aspects of redevelopment from the data driven from the sump pump in the water refinery to the swipe of a key card within a hotel. This data will drive the conductivity of the endowment thereby growing its size by many many multiples creating an ever returning dividend for the Island’s future. 

Supporting Technologies

The sheer level of destruction across several Caribbean islands presents an opportunity to rethinking island sustainability as it relates to energy and water supply chain, waste management, building systems, culture and economy. However, this unique opportunity should be tempered with a responsibility to aid the stability and continuity that these devastated islands so desperately need. Terrapin believes technological experimentation should be left to those entities prosperous enough to handle the ramifications of a system failure or continued maintenance. If newly developed technologies are used, Terrapin recommends the resort be used to test effectiveness, reliability, and scalability. Additional considerations relating to supporting technologies are as follows: 

Energy Supply

The clear goal of the energy component is to use Barbuda or another devastated Caribbean island to display technological capabilities in creating a renewable energy-driven distributed microgrid, and to showcase the effect of these technologies along with battery storage in support of community resilience. Structural integrity and installation procedure for renewable energy generation technology should be considered to ensure their resilience against future weather events. Energy redevelopment can be difficult to progress, as it requires the cooperation of governmental agencies and often monopolized power utilities. CCRC should consider any points of leverage or relevant contacts to help progress this component of the master plan. 

Water Supply

As with most island countries, water supply can be a heavy burden, leaving many Caribbean countries vulnerable to outside support. A sustainable water supply system entails on-island water production at reasonable energy and monetary costs. It should encourage decentralized rainwater capture, along with greywater re-use. The technology’s capability to scale up and its minimum user threshold should be considered when choosing technology to support water supply efforts. 

Waste Management

Working within principles of circular economies, waste management should emphasize waste diversion and radical resource re-use in the form of heat recovery, energy production, and nutrient extraction. Systems of wastewater purification and reuse will help to decrease the demand for potable water generated off-island, along with the eutrophication of surrounding waterways, creating a more pristine surrounding habitat. Waste input thresholds and required population size should be considered when choosing waste management technologies. Often, reliance on waste-generated energy can encourage continued practices of waste disposal rather than encouraging diversion. 

Building Systems

To support island recovery and continued development, one must balance the necessity of rapid redevelopment with aspects of permanence and vernacularity. SIPs are advantageous for their modularity and ability to be constructed off-site. Reinforced panel joinery may be necessary to fortify against hurricane-force winds. Designs should make use of tropical climate conditions to cool spaces passively . Additional considerations should be placed on island specific elements of culture and building practices to ensure built structure reinforce existing communities and way of life. 

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