In this episode of Shaping The Future, I am speaking with the Director of the Centre for Climate Repair in Cambridge, Dr Shaun Fitzgerald about how buildings can be adapted for climate resilience and the potential for flipping them from carbon sources to carbon sinks.
With many of the world’s largest future cities yet to be built and much of the existing infrastructure in developed countries being unfit for extreme climate scenarios, it is essential that building development projects and innovation are able to meet and beat the challenges that lay ahead. Recent extreme climate catastrophes demonstrate that we need to start adapting to climate change right now and at scale.
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“The answer to the climate problem are the first 2” (reduce, remove). I wish he could have said something more about the “reduce” part and policy. Are they working on policy to define “unnecessary” projects, e.g. maximum living space per unit, sports arenas in the desert etc
As another example
Solar reflective skin
Maybe nanotechnology or whatever
Whatever form Resilience comes in
Or efficiency
Some call it sun tan location
But can something be designed out on nanotechnology and biotechnology and maybe synthetic technology
As an example
I can’t necessarily say for sure
But Ideas like this to me has value
In essence
Some of the more natural ways are still useful
Prevention
However
I don’t think as a designer organisms
Tool and knowledge based organisms
Nature sets propensities
To be more Resilient is to be more efficient
We seek efficiency to one degree or another
Naturally
Adaptation to that condition or lots of Stratification conditions
Whatever is possible
And required for continuum
Assuming that is what some would like more then other’s
I don’t know what we will be in a hundred thousand years from now
Unknown variables I cannot consider yet
Just saying
How to evolve is what I’m saying
Its a learning process
But we do need some sun
Without getting the skin damaged
It could be rooted in a certain spectrum of colors
Or whatever
Geometric aspects or whatever shape works best
What is efficiency and balanced in change is the only constant
To evolve means a few things
To adapt is important isn’t it?
What is required to manage or overcome that condition
As an example
Maybe a cryopod bed 🤔
Minimum
At least 1 room needs cooling
Hypothetically
But the entire unit is fine
But absolutely Minimum
1 room
Hypothetically
That is less energy but less convenient
But its something at the least
Hypothetically
Until something can be restored
Regeneration processes or whatever
Whatever is possible and required
Hypothetically
Not always a I want
The universe sets forth certain propensities we must adapt to
Hypothetically
Excellent podcast Nick, we recommend you on our website for the Collective for Climate Action and share regularly through the Cross Gov Climate Hub. Podcasts are cincistently strong, short and with great guests. Not much to say about you improving though….. For now. Well done