Community Talks @ infrared.city

Community Talks @ infrared.city
Podcast Description
Community Talks is a series of monthly events where we bring industry leaders in direct contact with our community members. We wish to make the important information available to all our users and followers, through different mediums, so expect each event to be available in the following formats. Find out more and sign up to the series at infrared.city
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Content Themes
The podcast explores themes such as sustainable urban design, the intersection of AI and architecture, building performance simulation, and climate-informed design. Episodes feature examples like a discussion on data-driven urban futures with Dr. Laura Narvaez Zertuche and insights on space architecture with Melodie Yashar, providing deep dives into the challenges and innovations within the built environment.

Community Talks is a series of monthly events where we bring industry leaders in direct contact with our community members. We wish to make the important information available to all our users and followers, through different mediums, so expect each event to be available in the following formats. Find out more and sign up to the series at infrared.city
What happens when leading climate scientists, architects, and strategists go head-to-head on the carbon equation in the built environment?
This episode is a deep technical dive into one of the most urgent and misunderstood dimensions of sustainable design: the interplay between operational and embodied carbon.
Far from a binary choice, the debate unpacks how lifecycle carbon accounting is disrupting design norms and reshaping the construction industry. Drawing from cutting-edge urban case studies in Helsinki and Silicon Valley, our guests share how regional benchmarks—like a 30% reduction in operational energy from 2020 levels—are being engineered into real-world projects.
We explore the transformation of certification systems, with an inside look at innovations from CarbonCure and the anticipated LEED v5 framework. What does it mean when embodied carbon becomes quantifiable at concept stage? What pressures are designers and developers facing as net-zero targets shift from voluntary to expected?
This is not a theoretical discussion: it's a data-driven look into the technologies and frameworks setting the next standard. Whether you're a sustainability consultant or a policymaker drafting your next climate action plan, you’ll find clarity—and challenge—here.
Through our community efforts at infrared.city we aim to introduce experts that share the knowledge and tools necessary to actively contribute towards a more sustainable built environment. If you would like to know more and gain access to our real-time simulation tool, signup on our waitlist at: https://infrared.city/

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