Eco-techniques are defined as alternative technologies that enable communities to be independent and self-sustaining, using local materials and labor. These techniques support community sustainability without relying heavily on external forces.

The author, a licensed architect, reflects on the need to redesign public spaces to serve as multifunctional community hubs that integrate evacuation and emergency preparedness plans, especially in high-risk, underserved coastal areas. While progress has been made in identifying major evacuation routes, there is a significant gap in pre-event planning for essential life support systems like clean water, electricity, and food sources during emergencies.

With the widespread use of digital devices, it is crucial to educate communities on leveraging these tools for emergency preparedness and sustainability. This education should be accessible to all residents, particularly in targeted coastal areas, and should provide real-time, community-specific support.

Combining these systems with initiatives can link local communities to international resources, addressing needs before, during, and after disasters. This includes focusing on small businesses and entrepreneurial training programs that collaborate with local entities to promote sustainable economic initiatives.

Strengthening local communities with user-friendly technologies is essential for daily use and for maintaining health and wellness resources. A scalable, portable, and low-cost approach is needed to develop robust disaster and sustainability strategies tailored to at-risk coastal communities worldwide. This involves reimagining the use of public spaces for various events and integrating advanced research, training, sustainable technologies, and cultural exchange initiatives to create environmentally friendly and sustainable communities that go beyond traditional development methods.

“…The U.S. experienced 23 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in the first eight months of 2023 — the largest number since records. began.” NOAA

We are structured to assist all at-risk communities “where they are” in their quest to achieve community-specific sustainable public indoor/outdoor spaces and enclaves with a keen focus on underserved/underdeveloped pockets of coastal and adjacent communities - Globally

We conducted research on six sites, referred to as Space 6 Studios, to analyze and align with our proposed business model for addressing specific needs. Some of these sites are moving forward to become designated sustainable urban villages.

The goal is to conduct long-term research, training, designing, and collaboration to establish a foundation of cultural competence. This will enhance small and micro-businesses and entrepreneurial skills training programs, promoting Sustainable Urban Villages (SUVs). These efforts will involve partnerships with local businesses, educational institutions, government, and other entities to drive community-specific sustainable economic development and business initiatives.

Our approach emphasizes the importance of community partnerships, particularly in coastal and adjacent regions, to address the realities of diverse, growing communities facing frequent disasters like earthquakes, hurricanes, and pandemics. The plan includes evaluating and training for emergency preparedness, focusing on organized local assistance for all age groups before, during, and after emergencies.

We aim to create a platform for the latest sustainable technologies and provide real-time, well-researched, and designed information and resources, especially for underserved coastal communities. This platform will support worldwide emergency and climate change responses.

Space 6 Studios promotes the concept that "our past is not our future," emphasizing the development of healthy, environmentally friendly, sustainable communities through the creation of scalable SUVs and Enclaves, particularly in coastal areas. We achieve this by offering training, public education, and resources for community-specific sustainability, made possible by innovative portable Geodesic Dome technology.

Thomas Marable

There is an increasing need for grassroots initiatives to transfer advanced, sustainable technologies, improve public education, and develop innovative economic programs across local demographics. This involves utilizing both indoor and outdoor public spaces for emergency preparedness, climate change adaptation, and non-emergency uses through community and public-private collaborations.

Given the widespread use of mobile devices, it's essential to train and educate communities on leveraging these tools for emergencies and other uses in public spaces. This training should be accessible to all residents, particularly in coastal and adjacent communities.

These initiatives can connect local neighborhoods to international resources and focus on small businesses and entrepreneurial skills. Collaboration with local businesses, government, and institutions is crucial for promoting sustainable economic and community development, especially during emergencies and climate change events.

Space 6 Studios, LLC is a web-based platform focused on the advanced research, planning, design, training, and real estate development of scalable, sustainable urban villages (SUVs) and enclaves. It aims to reimagine public outdoor and indoor spaces for dual use in emergency and climate change preparedness, as well as non-emergency scenarios. The initiative targets high-risk coastal and adjacent communities worldwide, promoting easy-to-apply sustainable technologies.

Key Initiatives:

• Disaster Preparedness: Developing sustainable and environmentally friendly communities that can withstand natural and man-made disasters.
• Prototype Development: Creating multi-use commercial marketplaces that provide healthy food sources, information technology, sustainable technologies, and community training, which support local governments during emergencies.
• Community Support: Assisting at-risk communities globally in achieving sustainable public spaces with a focus on underserved areas.
• Collaborations: Working with corporate, governmental, and community-based entities to promote sustainable real estate development and advanced research.
• Innovative Spaces: Designing portable, low-cost, disaster-resistant spaces for SUVs and pop-up events.

Main Facilities:

• Huntersville, North Carolina: Serving as the primary research, planning, and training center, focusing on agriculture, boot camps, sustainable technologies, and residential villas.

Space 6 Studios, founded by Thomas Marable, emphasizes innovative planning and environmentally friendly development, striving to create healthy and sustainable communities worldwide.

“Sustainability of communities without the significant reliance on forces outside of their control.”

The selected development sites are designed to become advanced facilities for research, training, planning, and design, focusing on innovative and smart dual-use of public spaces during emergencies and non-emergencies. These sites will feature portable, low-cost, and disaster-resistant spaces for Sustainable Urban Villages (SUVs) and pop-up events, serving as international and community-specific hubs for sustainable technology application and training.

Key Objectives:

• Sustainable Urban Enclaves: Establishing "Hubs within the Village" in community-specific areas worldwide to promote sustainable technologies and emergency preparedness.
• Huntersville, North Carolina: This site will act as the main center for advanced research, planning, and training, featuring an agriculture farm, boot camp, sustainable technologies training, and residential villas.

Overall Goals:

• Web-Based Platform: Developing a platform for the advanced research, planning, design, training, construction, and real estate development of scalable SUVs and enclaves, promoting emergency and climate change preparedness.
• Empowering Communities: Increasing the application of sustainable technologies to empower residents and businesses locally, focusing on emergency preparedness and innovative use of public spaces.
• Support for Small Businesses: Enhancing the capacity of small and micro-businesses, particularly in healthy food production.
• Design Innovation: Going beyond traditional construction to innovate in public space design.
• International Collaboration: Promoting international cultural exchange and collaboration through a community-driven international marketplace accessible via mobile devices.
• Public Education: Addressing climate change and disaster preparedness through training and public education.

Focus Areas:

• Pre-Disaster Preparedness: Implementing solutions that provide low-cost, portable, disaster-resistant spaces for public emergencies and climate events.
• Sustainability: Developing healthy, environmentally friendly, and sustainable communities that are self-reliant and resilient.

Our advanced research, planning, design, and training programs/initiatives support building healthy communities, sites, buildings, and community-specific economic development in at-risk coastal and adjacent communities. We look to fully integrate easy-to-apply sustainable technologies that will be made immediately available to at-risk coastal, underserved/undeveloped, or pockets of highly developed communities. And designed for use before, during, and post emergencies. with a robust focus on providing for the sustainability of the community without significant reliance on forces outside their control.

We are organized to develop and create new, smart, and innovative use of outdoor/indoor existing and new public spaces for multiple non-emergency and emergency/climate change event uses particularly in the event of emergencies, clean-up, and rebuilding efforts. We real estate develop critical Sustainable Urban Villages (SUVs)/Enclaves and ongoing community-specific Pop-up health and wellness events that inform our web-based depository of the latest advanced research, easy-to-apply sustainable technologies, training, and workforce development that will promote community-specific capacity-building, disaster resistance design/construction innovation, climate change initiatives, emergency preparedness, and sustainability in areas of shared- interest in coastal and adjacent communities worldwide.