Clear Haze Exchange
Clear Haze Exchange
Podcast Description
Have you ever wondered about climate action and decarbonization initiatives? Curious about building optimization or energy-efficient practices?
Whether you are a homeowner, engineer, architect, work in the energy or building maintenance fields, HVAC technician, a facilities or maintenance employee, commercial or residential home builder, electrician, or home project DIY-er who loves home projects, the Clear Haze Exchange podcast was created for you.
Clear Haze Exchange is an interview-led podcast created to simplify the often tricky concepts of sustainability and energy efficiency, clearing the haze, so to speak, making these ideas relatable, feasible, and easy to grasp for everyone. Host Marcus Hazelwood, an energy engineer with 15+ years of sustainability and energy efficiency consultancy experience, will explore practical solutions and share success stories, making sustainable practices more understandable.
Subscribe to Clear Haze Exchange to enjoy engaging and thought-provoking conversations with leading experts about innovative solutions, success stories, and practical advice. If you have questions or want to be a guest, contact [email protected].
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Content Themes
The podcast covers a range of topics including building optimization, energy-efficient practices, sustainability initiatives, and success stories in energy modeling. Specific episodes, such as the one featuring Mohamed El-Sayed, discuss leadership in engineering, retro-commissioning, and the transformative nature of energy work, providing listeners with actionable insights and real-world examples.
Have you ever wondered about climate action and decarbonization initiatives? Curious about building optimization or energy-efficient practices?
Whether you are a homeowner, engineer, architect, work in the energy or building maintenance fields, HVAC technician, a facilities or maintenance employee, commercial or residential home builder, electrician, or home project DIY-er who loves home projects, the Clear Haze Exchange podcast was created for you.
Clear Haze Exchange is an interview-led podcast created to simplify the often tricky concepts of sustainability and energy efficiency, clearing the haze, so to speak, making these ideas relatable, feasible, and easy to grasp for everyone. Host Marcus Hazelwood, an energy engineer with 15+ years of sustainability and energy efficiency consultancy experience, will explore practical solutions and share success stories, making sustainable practices more understandable.
Subscribe to Clear Haze Exchange to enjoy engaging and thought-provoking conversations with leading experts about innovative solutions, success stories, and practical advice. If you have questions or want to be a guest, contact [email protected].
In this episode, Marcus Hazelwood sits down with Anastasia Mylona, Technical Director at CIBSE (Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers), to explore how building services engineering is shaping a sustainable future.
Anastasia shares her insights on developing UK’s Part O regulations to address overheating in new dwellings, the growing importance of embodied carbon and circular economy principles, and how AI is transforming design, analysis, and building performance. She also dives into challenges around refrigerants, sustainable cooling, and why collaboration between academia, industry, and policymakers is key to reaching net zero targets.
Whether you’re an architect, engineer, or sustainability advocate, this conversation highlights the urgent priorities, technical innovations, and communication strategies needed to make buildings climate-resilient while inspiring the next generation of engineers.
Chapter References
- Introduction & Anastasia’s Role at CIBSE
- Part O Regulations: Tackling Overheating in Buildings
- Embodied Carbon & Circular Economy in Building Services
- Multidisciplinary Insights from Architecture to Engineering
- AI and Data-Driven Innovation in Building Design
- Sustainable Cooling & Existing Building Challenges
- Professional Development and CIBSE Membership Value
- Net Zero Standards & Certification Schemes
- Embodied Carbon Methodology & Global Impact
- Weather Files, Climate Data & Uncertainty in Design
- Looking Ahead: Critical Priorities for the Next Decade
- Closing Thoughts & Reflections
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