The Nexus Podcast
The Nexus Podcast
James Dice
🎧 #066: Cara Carmichael on Our Roadmap to Zero Carbon Buildings
49 minutes Posted Sep 2, 2021 at 9:25 am.
"I am hopeful. I feel like we're coming together around this issue in a way that I've never experienced in the past. This is something that's within our power to do something about."—Cara Carmichael My HighlightsThe three reasons we need to decarbonize buildings
How the net-zero definition has changed over time
Part one of the roadmap: benchmarking and disclosure
Part two of the roadmap: MEPS and/or building energy codes
Part 3 of the roadmap: retrofitting 4% of our buildings per year to zero-carbon ready
Part 4 of the roadmap: Electrification
Part 5 of the roadmap: Building Grid Interaction
Part 6 of the roadmap: Solar and storage behind the meter
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"I am hopeful. I feel like we're coming together around this issue in a way that I've never experienced in the past. This is something that's within our power to do something about."—Cara Carmichael My HighlightsThe three reasons we need to decarbonize buildings (7:09)How the net-zero definition has changed over time (9:39)Part one of the roadmap: benchmarking and disclosure (12:38)Part two of the roadmap: MEPS and/or building energy codes (16:35)Part 3 of the roadmap: retrofitting 4% of our buildings per year to zero-carbon ready (24:12)Part 4 of the roadmap: Electrification (28:48)Part 5 of the roadmap: Building Grid Interaction (32:43)Part 6 of the roadmap: Solar and storage behind the meter (37:47) You can find Cara Carmichael on LinkedIn.Watch on YouTube or read on the web.Get full access to Nexus.