
- This event has passed.
Smart Tech for Energy Efficiency & Low Carbon Emissions in the Built Environment
January 15, 2021 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am PST


More than half of greenhouse gas emissions come from commercial, industrial, and large residential buildings. Thermal electrification & connected buildings are considered a key pathway for achieving carbon neutrality. There are four primary strategies for large building decarbonization:
- applying deep energy retrofits/planning energy efficiency measures into new buildings
- procuring or producing renewable energy
- shifting to all-electrification for space heating, cooling, hot water to non-fossil fuels (assuming a clean energy grid)
- zero net carbon standards for all building codes
We will ask questions such as
- Why are buildings so energy intensive?
- How can energy efficiency in buildings and a cut in CO2 emissions be achieved with new technologies?
- What partners need to sit at the same table to achieve a comprehensive energy and low-carbon transition in the built environment?
and discuss these pathways and technologies with our panel of industry representatives moderated by Kent Larson, the Director of the City Science research group at the MIT Media Lab.
Speakers
Ben Thompson
Director of Sustainable Business, Autodesk| Head of Employee Impact
Autodesk Foundation
Andrew Krenning
Zone Solutions Director Northeast
Siemens Smart Infrastructure
Moderator
Kent Larson
Director City Science
MIT Media Lab
In cooperation with the German American Business Council of Boston, Inc.
Agenda
12:00 – 1:00 pm Program
Cost
FREE for Members, $10 for Non-Members
Disclaimer:
By taking part in this event you grant the event organizers and partners full rights to use the images resulting from the photography/video filming, and any reproductions or adaptations of the images for fundraising, publicity or other purposes to help achieve the association's aims. This might include (but is not limited to), the right to use them in their printed and online publicity, social media, press releases and funding applications. Please contact us with any questions.