Building the Future: Green Building in the New Millennium – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Picking up where we left off last episode...today's electrification deep dive takes us inside the mind of a designer or contractor looking to swap out gas furnaces and water heaters for all-electric systems and appliances. But wait - there are a few things to consider before signing on the dotted line: insulation, ducts, and breaker boxes, just to name a few!   Did you know that until just a few years ago it was actually illegal to build a home in CA without hooking up to natural gas?! What environmental, social, and public health benefits could we achieve with nationwide adoption of all-electric buildings? Listen to find out!     Show Sponsor - www.sustainablehomesofthefuture.com Contact Host - info@shfbuild.com  

Show Notes:   Electrify Everything - https://www.vox.com/2016/9/19/12938086/electrify-everything Redwood Energy - https://redwoodenergy.net/research/ California Energy Commission (Title 24) - https://www.energy.ca.gov/media/3950 DSIRE (State Incentives) - https://www.dsireusa.org/ Clean Energy Connection - https://www.cleanenergyconnection.org/find-contractor Energy + Environmental Economics (E3) - https://www.ethree.com/e3-quantifies-the-consumer-and-emissions-impacts-of-electrifying-california-homes/ Electrify Everything FB Group - https://www.facebook.com/Electrify-Everything-482071985522368

The first installment in a 3-part "Series" on All-Electric Buildings, we explain why the push for electrification of the built environment has only just begun. We also explore some of the local regulation in California and shine some light on how energy mandates and "reach codes" are being used to inspire proliferation of the #electrifyeverything movement here in the US.

Did you know that until just a few years ago it was actually illegal to build a home in CA without hooking up to natural gas?! What environmental, social, and public health benefits could we achieve with nationwide adoption of all-electric buildings? Listen to find out!

Show Sponsor - www.sustainablehomesofthefuture.com

Contact Host - info@shfbuild.com

Show Notes:

Electrify Everything - https://www.vox.com/2016/9/19/12938086/electrify-everything

Redwood Energy - https://redwoodenergy.net/research/

California Energy Commission (Title 24) - https://www.energy.ca.gov/media/3950

DSIRE (State Incentives) - https://www.dsireusa.org/

Clean Energy Connection - https://www.cleanenergyconnection.org/find-contractor

Energy + Environmental Economics (E3) - https://www.ethree.com/e3-quantifies-the-consumer-and-emissions-impacts-of-electrifying-california-homes/

Electrify Everything FB Group - https://www.facebook.com/Electrify-Everything-482071985522368

Kicking off Season 2 with Amber Richane, Senior Design Manager for the City of Santa Monica and the now-complete City Hall East - recently dubbed the "greenest" building in the world!!!

We discuss the ins and outs of designing and building the first municipal "Living Building" in Southern California, including on-site water & energy systems, how to make a building "breathe", edible landscape design, and a deep dive into how sanitary foam-flush toilets can be!

Episode Sponsor: www.sustainablehomesofthefuture.com

Contact Host: info@shfbuild.com

About Amber:

Amber is a Senior Design Manager for the City of Santa Monica in the Architecture Services division of Public Works. She has over 20 years of experience in sustainability, wellness, and deep green projects. Currently she is the Project Manager for the City Services Building in Santa Monica that is seeking full Living Building Challenge certification with construction completed in April of this year. She enjoys sharing her knowledge and empowering women in the green building industry to reach new heights as well as designing and creating spaces that are beautiful and biophilic.

Show Notes:

Virtual Tour of SaMo City Hall East - https://youtu.be/W2Fvnyu6_PY

International Living Future Institute - https://living-future.org/

Urban Land Institute - https://uli.org/

Fact: Reducing Embodied Carbon in our buildings and building products is the number one way we can stop climate change in its tracks! First we need to know what it is and how it's been contributing to the rapid environmental degradation of our People & Planet. Then we can work together (quickly!) to turn things around.

Did you know? The average residential solar panel takes a full year to offset the amount of carbon emitted during its production.

About Ian:

As the Managing Director of Development at Sustainable Homes of the Future, Ian has had the opportunity to break new creative and technical ground and learn the necessary skills to manage each project with an integrative, design-centered approach. He has an extensive creative background from a decade of working in marketing, communications, sales and the not-for-profit space, and loves bringing passion and collaborative expertise to the sustainable building landscape.

Season Sponsor: www.sustainablehomesofthefuture.com

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From Triple Bottom-Line Accounting to Human-centered and nature-inspired (biophilic) principles in design to Indoor Air Quality and Embodied Carbon, this Season Finale is a look back at all we've learned and a look forward at where the built environment is headed when it comes to prioritizing Sustainable solutions to environmental and social justice.

We (still) strongly believe that collaboration is the key to inspiring future innovation in the Design/Build space. Join the conversation today!

YouTube link: https://youtu.be/VZ6qXsByD_4

About Ian:

As the Managing Director of Development at Sustainable Homes of the Future, Ian has had the opportunity to break new creative and technical ground and learn the necessary skills to manage each project with an integrative, design-centered approach. He has an extensive creative background from a decade of working in marketing, communications, sales and the not-for-profit space, and loves bringing passion and collaborative expertise to the sustainable building landscape.

Season Sponsor: www.sustainablehomesofthefuture.com

Contact Host: info@shfbuild.com

Tune in as Brett Little and I talk innovations in building science, electric heat pump retrofits, building certification programs, and how to be a "sustainability ninja" when it comes to proving cost savings. We also discuss IAQ (indoor air quality) and how we've had the answers for stopping viruses, VOCs, and indoor contaminants for many years...perhaps now the world will choose to listen!

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/SyNonxPcxMM

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About Brett:

Brett Lives with his wife and son in Grand Rapids MI in a GreenStar Bronze Certified remodeled home that is 90 years old. He is passionate about sustainable business and helping people make their lives more sustainable. He has been a volunteer with GHI since 2008 prior to becoming the executive director. He is a Home Energy Magazine entrepreneur 30 under 30 recipient and loves to Kayak and drink craft beer when not greening homes. Credentials: LEED APH, LFA and GHP

Show Notes:

GreenHome Institute - https://greenhomeinstitute.org/

How do you design a sustainable single-family home for a luxury market? Just bump into a sustainable architect at your local Starbucks! Listen in as Drew Pedrick, Ginger Matthews, and I delve into project specs on energy modeling, passive heating/cooling, triple-pane windows, greywater recycling, rain screen technology, home automation, stone selection, carbon and more!

About Ginger:

As CEO and founder of Sustainable Homes of the Future, Ginger's goal is to produce the finest examples of innovative sustainable architecture combined with the most futuristic engineering and construction standards to produce a truly Sustainable Home of the Future. With our Podcasts and YouTube Channel’s instructional materials, we are dedicated to inspiring current and future builders to design and construct in a way that is sustainable for our planet. Ginger has a Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts and has worked in the Real Estate and Technology fields for over 15 years.

About Ian:

As the Managing Director of Development at Sustainable Homes of the Future, Ian has had the opportunity to break new creative and technical ground and learn the necessary skills to manage each project with an integrative, design-centered approach. He has an extensive creative background from a decade of working in marketing, communications, sales and the not-for-profit space, and loves bringing passion and collaborative expertise to the sustainable building landscape.

From visiting Earthships in New Mexico to watching marble blasts in Italy, Aly and I take a virtual trek across the globe to talk about the health of the materials we choose to use in our buildings. We also discuss the importance of educating clients, lawmakers, and others in the industry about healthier and more sustainable practices so we can pass a thriving planet on to the next generation of humans!

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/pzjD-ZTfP7A

Episode Sponsor - www.sustainablehomesofthefuture.com

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Aly Daly (www.alydaly.com) is an American Interior designer who founded her own firm in 2004 based in Los Angeles, CA. For over 20 years, Daly has been designing and creating residential and commercial environments worldwide for TV personalities, models, musicians, high-level executives and fashion designers such as Herve Leger, BCBG MAXAZRIA, Calvin Klein Inc., Gianni Versace, Perry Ellis and more. Her most notable project has been the total redesign of the 30,000 square-foot estate of Max and Lubov Azria, which has been featured in Architectural Digest, Elle Decor and many more publications worldwide. Additionally, she was profiled in Design Bureau magazine’s special edition publication “Inspiring Interiors” featuring a “collection of the best interior design around the world.”

Daly, who grew up in Litchfield County, finds inspiration at every turn, through nature, travel, architecture and the ability of seeing the wonder of the world through her son’s eyes.

With a fine art painter as a mother, and later becoming a student at The University of the Arts, most of Daly’s life was centered around the power of art. Still, she initially chose a slightly different route when it came to her career.

Daly was a professional ballerina with the Pennsylvania Ballet before deciding to pursue a life of design.

Daly credits her decision in switching careers to the gratifying process of evoking emotion within a space through artistic creation, curating environments full of  beauty and wonder, and the challenge of making something magnificent out of nothing special.

Show Notes:

Earthship Homes - www.earthshipglobal.com

Basically a primer on the different certification options out there, we use this episode to discuss the history, how-to, and pros/cons of our Top 5 programs (in no particular order): LEED, EnergyStar, PassiveHaus, Living Building Challenge, and WELL.

Hint: It should be no surprise that a good project team and integrated approach to design yield the best results no matter which program you choose!!!

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hTaW6tmRCaE

Season Sponsor: www.sustainablehomesofthefuture.com

Contact Host: info@shfbuild.com

About Ginger:

As CEO and founder of Sustainable Homes of the Future, Ginger's goal is to produce the finest examples of innovative sustainable architecture combined with the most futuristic engineering and construction standards to produce a truly Sustainable Home of the Future. With our Podcasts and YouTube Channel’s instructional materials, we are dedicated to inspiring current and future builders to design and construct in a way that is sustainable for our planet. Ginger has a Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts and has worked in the Real Estate and Technology fields for over 15 years.

About Ian:

As the Managing Director of Development at Sustainable Homes of the Future, Ian has had the opportunity to break new creative and technical ground and learn the necessary skills to manage each project with an integrative, design-centered approach. He has an extensive creative background from a decade of working in marketing, communications, sales and the not-for-profit space, and loves bringing passion and collaborative expertise to the sustainable building landscape.

Show Notes:

LEED - https://www.usgbc.org/leed

EnergyStar - https://www.energystar.gov/

Passive House US - https://www.phius.org/home-page

Living Building Challenge - https://living-future.org/lbc/

WELL - https://www.wellcertified.com/

"Citizen-architect" Angie Brooks (FAIA) joins the podcast to discuss the importance of beauty and equity in our pursuit of sustainability. She recounts the high honor of receiving an award from Michelle Obama, talks about gender diversity in architecture, and explains why we need federal leadership here in the US to create a smartgrid rather than the "stupidgrid" we have today!

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/k1Ieup4ajy0

Episode Sponsor: www.sustainablehomesofthefuture.com

Contact Host: info@shfbuild.com

Angela Brooks, FAIA, LEED AP, BD+C, ENV SP Principal, Brooks + Scarpa

Angela Brooks is a recognized leader in the field of environmental and social-equity design and is responsible for firm development in the area of housing and policy, leading the firm’s sustainable initiatives and overall design staff management.

Angela believes that it is not enough to create great buildings and has worked to create complete neighborhoods- she co-founded a non-profit called Livable Places to promote good policy, density and livable communities, lectures extensively on these topics and was 2018 Chair of the National AIA’s Committee on the Environment (COTE), developing programs and advocating for policy changes at the Federal level-promoting design that achieves high levels of performance.

Ms. Brook’s firm BROOKS + SCARPA has received over fifty major design awards including five AIA COTE “Top Ten Green Building” Awards. In 2009 Ms. Brooks received the National American Institute of Architects Young Architects Award. In 2010, Angela’s firm was awarded the National and State Architecture Firm Award from the American Institute of Architects and she received the USA Network “Character Approved” Award for her innovative work in the field of architecture. In 2014, her firm was awarded the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award in Architecture.

Show Notes:

DSIRE (Database for State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency) - www.dsireusa.org 

NEST Toolkit - https://brooksscarpa.com/the-nest-toolkit