CA37 - Goodbye for now!

2023 is coming to a close … and I need a break.

NEWSWORTHY

🛢️ Canada issues draft legislation to limit methane emissions in the oil and gas industry.

🏡 The Australian government is investing 100k to help train architects in low-carbon building design.

☘️ USGBC offers free course on Electrification and Green Buildings

THE POLL

In last week’s poll, we found out that 35% of you drive to work and 35% of you cycle! Let’s keep working to incease those cycling trips.

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This week’s poll is all about next year:

THE TOPIC - YEARLY HIGHLIGHT

This year has been in a word - full. So many amazing things have happened and so many great milestones and achievements here are a few:

• Launched The Carbon Architect Newsletter (37 issues strong)

• Became an Associate at Thinkspace

• Hit 14k followers on LinkedIn

• Bought a house & renovated

• Had our third child!

The problem is with all these great things comes time commitment. It’s been a busy year and I’ve felt a lot of emotions - anxiety, stress, excitement, hope, nervousness. It’s been a roller coast.

All of that to say …. I NEED A BREAK!

I’ve decided to take the month of December off so I can plan my next year, recuperate and relax with my family.

I want to make a difference. I want to help more architects.

I want to help decarbonize the industry.

But if I’m burnt out, that ain’t going to happen.

So this weeks issue will go back through the archives and share some of your favourite issues in case you missed them.

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CA28 - Are you responsible?

Architects need to start taking more responsibility.

Who is responsible for emissions in buildings? Architect, owners, developers, contractors? That’s what we take a look at this issue. I think Architects need to be leaders and challenge design briefs and push their engineering teams.

Architects need to account for Scope 3 emissions.

CA30 - Carbon $$$

We need to think like carbon more like money and less like aesthetics.

Designing buildings to a strict budget is what architects do. The client sets the budget and it’s our job to get the building within that number. Well we need start thinking the same way about carbon. Set the budget and hit it.

Thining about carbon should be intuitive.

CA18 - The hidden power of old buildings

Why celebrating old things is key to lowering carbon.

We often celebrate new buildings when we talk about low-carbon design. The reality is that old buildings we fix up are a much better solution. This issue talks about the importance of celebrating old things.

The embodied carbon benchmarks for typical buildings.

1 PERSON TO FOLLO

Susan is the Sustainable Design Leader at HOK and works with our clients to design future-proof spaces that align with their goals, and support employee health and comfort. She has have a unique blend of experience in the technical and social sciences to assist her clients create sustainable and healthy spaces that drive their ESG goals.

1 RESOURCE TO ACT ON

You may have heard of Architecture 2030, but have you heard of Materials 2050? They are a database of sustainable materials and they make it really easy to compare the data. Check them out and start using better materials.