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Lazy thinking and unsustainable myths: how expensive is low-carbon construction? A conversation with the authors of 'Building for 2050: low cost, low…
Lazy thinking and unsustainable myths: how expensive is low-carbon construction? A conversation with the authors of 'Building for 2050: low cost, low…
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83 minutes
Released:
Jan 24, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Insidious misconceptions, false myths, and the lazy thinking pervades the green building sector, we're not happy about it, and nor are the authors of 'Building for 2050 Low cost, low carbon homes'. This is a recently published BEIS research paper about how low carbon construction is held back by a false understanding of what it costs, how hard it is, and what its users actually think about living with it.Alison Crompton (AECOM) and Tom Dollard (Pollard Thomas Edwards) were very generous with their time and took us through as much of the project as we could manage. If you want more, you'll probably find everything you're looking for at www.buildingfor2050.co.uk.In fact, you definitely should take a look at their website.This is the article that Sara posted back in December about how low carbon building was being held back by misconceptions about costs.**SOME SELF-PROMOTING CALLS TO ACTION**We don't actually earn anything from this, and it's quite a lot of work, so we have to promote the day jobs.
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Email Alex and Dan about websites, branding, and communications (zap@eiux.agency; Everything is User Experience)
**END OF SELF-PROMOTING CALLS TO ACTION**
Released:
Jan 24, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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