More Shade For More People, an initiative by Delta Rising Foundation is aimed at providing shades at strategic public areas in California, USA. With More Shades For More People, common public areas can be transformed into amazing havens of coziness, happiness and inclusivity.
Simply put, the goal of More Shades For More People is to protect a good number of people from climate change, while simultaneously transforming public spaces through increased greenery, trees, and climate-friendly architectural designs.

WHY MORE SHADE ?
It has been confirmed that July 2023 will have the highest worldwide average temperature ever recorded. July was 0.72℃ warmer than July in 1991-2020 and 0.33℃ warmer than July 2019. The previous warmest month.

Climate change is the reason why July 2023 was the warmest month since 1991, and human actions that negatively impact the climate and eventually destroy it are the root cause of this Climate change .

As a result of this, the mortality rate is expected to be on the rise as a result of the rising temperatures. Data indicates a rise in the yearly rate of deaths categorized as “heat related”.

THE CONSEQUENCES OF GLOBAL WARMING
In 2022, heat was a contributory factor in approximately 1,672 or 5 deaths per million people.
The CDC’s Preliminary data indicates that this is the greatest heat related death rate in the last two decades.
There are currently no available data points for this year which has been unusually hot in more regions of the nation.

National data that has been received so far, estimates that approximately 15,000 deaths in 2022 are primarily as a result of the heat. The figures provided by Health Officials during the three month summer season include approximately 4,000 deaths in Spain over 1,000 in Portugal 3,200 in the United Kingdom and about 4,500 in Germany.

Significant numbers of people have died as a result of isolated temperature increase. A substantial mortality rate can arise from isolated occurrences that persist for several weeks.

The temperature increase that occurred in June through August 2023 claimed the lives of 70,000 people throughout Europe, also in 2010, a 44 day heat wave in Russia Federation resulted in an excess of 56,000 deaths.

A GLIMPSE OF THE YEARS TO COME
At the moment we are not reducing emissions at the rate required to prevent Increase of 1.5°C. According to the UN environment program there is no clear pathway to Reducing emissions. This is consistent with expert opinion, which suggests that a 3°C increase is unlikely to occur.

Scientists Khatana, Eberly, Nathan, and Greoneveld estimated the number of cardiovascular deaths in the US from 2036 to 2065 using models for projected greenhouse emissions on socioeconomic and demographic trends. In order to compare the expected numbers of deaths in each country if there were no extreme heat, the researchers computed estimates regarding the excess number of cardiovascular deaths linked to extreme heat.

According to their analysis, high temperatures were linked to 1,631 excess cardiovascular deaths annually between 2008 and 2019. If the current proposed reductions in greenhouse emissions are implemented, excess cardiovascular deaths from extreme heat are expected to increase by 162% by the middle of the century when compared to the baseline of 2008 to 2019.

THE BEE COOL DESIGN
Undoubtedly, a shade structure that divides urban heat islands and offers seating, lighting, charging stations, and shade is necessary. It could also include a communication system that notifies people of emergencies like storms, floods, fires, or droughts, regardless of their housing status.

Several expensive and ineffective solutions have been tried in an attempt to accomplish this goal. We can mention La Sombrita, a nine-dollar metal flat plane that measures a few feet by a foot or so and swings around a pole.

The BEE COOL design created by Delta Rising Foundation, and designed by an American designer receiving training in Italy will address this problem with its architectural engineering and material design.

THE BEE COOL DESIGN EVOLUTION.
This is where the concept of More Shade for More People from Delta Rising Foundation comes in. We must focus the majority of our efforts over the next several months on the new design made of materials with high emissivity.

Our interdisciplinary team of young professionals keen to work with us, are affiliated with various academic institutions, including the Design School, Civil Engineer Department, Sustainability School, Computer Science, and Material Science.

THE HEPTAGON BUTTERFLY TUNNEL EVOLUTION.
We’re trying to produce our first models in aluminum as we approach sales capacity. We have some final product design work and CAD drawings to submit to our manufacturers. We built the HBT out of wood, so we’re excited to see it rendered in metal. However, considering budgetary constraints, perceived capacity, and greater revenue, publicity, and product potential of BEE COOL, the entire Shade program can be abandoned.

TIMEFRAME
We would like to win the design competition, which would bring $100k to the interdisciplinary team and $50k to Delta in addition to enabling unparalleled partnering press, so we are concentrating on finishing this design by the middle of January.

The funds allocated for execution encompass engineering, architecture, and design.
The team will divide up tasks into smaller, more manageable tasks using Slack, and communicate with each other as needed.

Finding friendly marketplaces and clients with whom we can begin final adjustments is of utmost importance, as the finished product for a particular client differs, even with highly qualified individuals contributing when needed.

Our goal is to complete the BEE COOL design by the middle of January in order to submit our entry into the competition. We are driven to secure implementation funding.

Instead of viewing this as a three-month program, we should view it as a 12-month program since meeting the January deadline clearly depends on receiving funding faster than expected.

CONCLUSION
Delta Rising Foundation in all her goodwill cannot carry the entire funding of this project by herself. The design competition money targeted to be won using the BEE COOL project, can only cover the cost of implementation. It does not cover the cost of design, architecture and engineering. Hence, the need for sponsorship and donations.

This project will serve the greater good in the long run as heat exposure will be reduced greatly. We are hoping for a more positive statistics after the project is carried out. However, without sufficient funding, this project could fizzle out. Delta Rising Foundation is calling on the assistance of all well meaning citizens to see to the fruition of More Shade For More People.