PLATFORM Sunday, November 16, 10am Addressing the Climate Crisis at (almost) No Cost with a New Type of Building Fred Gordon, Developer, Second Street Associates, LLC Addressing the problem of climate change is typically either from the supply side — how to develop new technologies which produce energy without polluting, or the load side — how to achieve the benefits (comfort, work) with as little energy as possible. The standards and technologies of Passivhaus, a building standard developed in Europe, are utilized by Gordon’s company. This talk will identify how these buildings work, and how to make it possible to clear design thresholds that had limited American energy efficient buildings.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 18:00:00 +0000