Greening the Grid was a project done in conjunction with the U.S. State Department examining alternative energy uses and energy-saving projects nationally and internationally. The website documents sustainable energy practices in the United States and the Czech Republic as a way to show how the need for sources of renewable energy is critical as urban centers grow on both continents.
Role: videographer, video editor
Builders of Hope, a non-profit organization in Raleigh, NC, relocates and recycles homes slated for demolition, offering working-class families the chance to live in affordable houses in safe neighborhoods.
While preserving as much of the home’s original wooden structure as possible, the organization upgrades salvaged homes and utilizes green techniques. All houses are sold at prices high enough to recapture the building costs but well below their new appraised values.
This video was produced by Shell Zun Zhu and Akilah Johnson for the multimedia project Greening the Grid.
Miami has the distinction of being one of the poorest and richest cities in the United States. However, in between the rich and the poor are people who make too much money to qualify for food stamps but not enough money to fill their refrigerators. Miami’s Silent Struggle tells their stories and spreads awareness through videos, text and graphics.
Role: designer and programming assistant
Akilah Johnson 