Carbon literacy means understanding that big farts of upfront embodied emissions happening now actually matter more than operating emissions down the road. https://t.co/54tnZf16Lf
2 viruses a year!! We changed a lot recently and were good at self interest, why not stop chopping rainforest.. might get the pubs open! Now I’m interested!! https://t.co/JndHuuouJG
The focus on the 11% materials is good as we apparently respond best to near term threats. Each new building we get one chance to make a decision on material carbon emissions.
Worth a look -frightening how #Covid19 with such rapid speed became such a major cause of death globally. Would be dangerous for any country to bow to pressure to do more quickly in terms of reopening than is safe to do. Such a delicate balance
“We’ve proven we can operate with no footprint,” Gorman, the firm’s chief executive officer, said in an interview Thursday with Bloomberg Television. “Can I see a future where part of every week, certainly part of every month, a lot of our employees will be at home? Absolutely.”
France to build "50%" public buildings in wood - a significant policy change aimed at reducing 11% of the annual carbon emissions and storing more carbon. A solution to reducing carbon is there if you want it. https://t.co/ZpzUEAE5Sc
Decisions decisions.. Keep building in steel and concrete and emit 1/5th of CO2 emissions budget (eg. Paris). Alternatively build 90% of buildings in timber and store 700m Tonnes of carbon each year..+less conc/steel emissions. PIK Research Portal https://t.co/WgVOg3rRpI
19th century Iveagh Trust built artisan dwellings for workers in concrete and brick in Dublin. 21st century Toyota and Alphabet plan sustainable "cities" in engineered wood. Inspiration for Dublin. Toyota 'city of the future' near Mount Fuji https://t.co/acmrQ0Bog4
How much carbon did your developments or designs cause in 2019? Just add together the concrete and steel. Now consider not doing that in 2020 or setting reductions target. We have 10 years to radically decarbonize the building industry. https://t.co/OUK37NLNoM
@MFarmer_Resi@ArchitectsJrnal Enjoying the cartoon! Every few years this RICS monster is wheeled out! Business model more than professions looks to be the issue? I recommend 1998 self help book on business change, mice, little people no slurs intended..survive!: “#whomovedmycheese?”