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May 2024
1h 49m

S2EP. 08 SIMON STURGIS - Whole Life Carb...

Architecture Academy
About this episode

How will our new understanding of whole life carbon change how we design buildings forever? What is embodied and whole life carbon in architecture? What does it mean to create a zero carbon building? How do we count carbon in buildings? What targets should we be aiming for? How are the users of buildings involved in all of this?

All of this and more discussed in the episode.

Interview conducted with Simon Sturgis:

https://www.targetingzero.co.uk/

 

 

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