E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is building science, architecture, and female entrepreneurship. Welcome to Season 2: I promised you some building science basics short podcasts and it’s been 10 weeks since I did one. So to ease back in from vacation, I thought I would throw together a quick one on the shifting mindset in the building science community. For 20+ years we have really been working towards Net Zero Energy (NZE - or ZNE, or ZE) and the reduction of the operational energy of our buildings. And while that is critically important, science now tells us that for the next 30 years it’s even more critical to pay attention to the embodied energy of our buildings (extraction, manufacturing, transportation, and material make up of the products we use and their energy penalty from day 1 of a building) So moving towards Net Zero Carbon (NZC) or carbon storing buildings will be critical in the next 30 years or we won’t have the opportunity to reverse the increasing temperature of our planet. So enjoy this short, join the BS+Beer Show’s book club - and pick up The New Carbon Architecture to learn more! ~ Emily
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