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Monday, September 9, 2024 – 12:00PM to 1:00PM
Presenter
Dr. Heather Goetsch, Research Engineer, Building Technologies and Science Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Buildings are responsible for about 42% of the world's annual greenhouse gas emissions - these emissions are associated with operating them and producing, constructing, and disposing of building products and materials. Accordingly, the built environment plays a key role in achieving economy-wide greenhouse gas emission reduction targets. Circular economy thinking can be applied to the built environment to help decarbonize this sector while also minimizing other negative effects. Join Heather Goetsch for a discussion about how this framing is applied to the built environment in her ongoing work at NREL.