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Vivian Loftness

The Green Building Matters Podcast with Charlie Cichetti

Waste Not WHY Not

Design the Future

Gail Vittori

Eden Brukman

Sara Neff

Anica Landreneau

Susan Szenasy

Jorge Lopez

Bill Spohn

Nate Adams

Kimberly Lewis

Rick Carter

John Boecker

Prasad Vaidya

Susan Kaplan

Tim Trefzer

Shan Arora

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What does “good” look like? And what does “wonderful” look like? What does a “wonderful green building” look like? How do they make us happier?  We call up Professor Vivian Loftness, former head of the School of Architecture at Carnegie Mellon University, National Board of the US. Green Buildings Council, the American Institute of Architects, and International Living Futures Institute.We then go see a man who manages a green building. His name is Lee Carnell, facilities manager at American Institute in Taiwan. (A bonus full-length interview with Lee will be on our YouTube soon: https://gimpod.me/wnwn-youtube)Welcome to a new season at Waste Not Why Not, a climate podcast from Ghost Island Media. Debuted on Earth Day in 2019, it's hosted by Nature N8 (Nate Maynard), a sustainability consultant working on energy, ocean and waste.Additional links and resources: + “Accelerating Decarbonization of the U.S. Energy System,” a report from the National Academy of Sciences to US President Biden on policy blueprint outlining critical near-term actions to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050: https://www.nap.edu/resource/25932/interactive/+ Professor Loftness co-wrote this Encyclopedia for Sustainable Built Environments: https://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007/978-1-4614-5828-9 + Check our digital library at wastenotwhynot.com/#library ** Today’s episode is sponsored by American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) - who has a focus on climate-related initiatives. Check out our full-length bonus video interview with Lee Carnell, facilities manager at AIT who takes care of its new campus, a LEED Silver certified green building. WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5PPlzYFa78&amp;list=PLZzATvbhwVo_a0vn1oydVOXDzoccyaECY&amp;index=2 **–Follow us on Twitter @wastenotpod. Send questions to ask@wastenotwhynot.comEPISODE CREDITHost is Nate Maynard (@N8May)Audio editing by Yu-Chen Lai (@aGuavaEmoji)Produced by Emily Y. Wu (@emilyywu)New show logo by Southwicks Graphics New theme tune by DACA Ghost Island Media production (@ghostislandme)www.ghostisland.mediaSupport the show: https://patreon.com/wastenotwhynotSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What does “good” look like? And what does “wonderful” look like? What does a “wonderful green building” look like? How do they make us happier?  We call up Professor Vivian Loftness, former head of the School of Architecture at Carnegie Mellon University, National Board of the US. Green Buildings Council, the American Institute of Architects, and International Living Futures Institute. We then go see a man who manages a green building. His name is Lee Carnell, facilities manager at American Institute in Taiwan. (A bonus full-length interview with Lee will be on our YouTube soon: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFRJT05QdTJCVmxwRGQ5RWx4eE1jbkxYaWg2Z3xBQ3Jtc0trQnZ0eVNQRS1FaVpPUFpQWjBhQ3RDUEE0U3JYWTRfMmFFVGtXNWdQRGhaOHFCMi1sU3IwekJpNnFsaDBkaDFDTVBmQkVRU3N2N092RkxfQWhRUVI3UVJKbm5JRjBMVzZsNFUwNmtCaVc3SE9FeUo1QQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fgimpod.me%2Fwnwn-youtube&amp;v=B7a1cm002zk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://gimpod.me/wnwn-youtube)</a> Welcome to a new season at Waste Not Why Not, a climate podcast from Ghost Island Media. Debuted on Earth Day in 2019, it's hosted by Nature N8 (Nate Maynard), a sustainability consultant working on energy, ocean and waste. Additional links and resources:  + “Accelerating Decarbonization of the U.S. Energy System,” a report from the National Academy of Sciences to US President Biden on policy blueprint outlining critical near-term actions to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050: <a href="https://www.nap.edu/resource/25932/interactive/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nap.edu/resource/25932/interactive/</a> + Professor Loftness co-wrote this Encyclopedia for Sustainable Built Environments: <a href="https://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007/978-1-4614-5828-9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007/978-1-4614-5828-9 </a> + Check our digital library at <a href="http://wastenotwhynot.com/#library" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wastenotwhynot.com/#library</a> ** Today’s episode is sponsored by American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) - who has a focus on climate-related initiatives. Check out our full-length bonus video interview with Lee Carnell, facilities manager at AIT who takes care of its new campus, a LEED Silver certified green building. WATCH: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5PPlzYFa78&amp;list=PLZzATvbhwVo_a0vn1oydVOXDzoccyaECY&amp;index=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5PPlzYFa78&amp;list=PLZzATvbhwVo_a0vn1oydVOXDzoccyaECY&amp;index=2</a> ** – Follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/wastenotpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@wastenotpod</a>. Send questions to <a href="mailto:ask@wastenotwhynot.com">ask@wastenotwhynot.com</a> EPISODE CREDIT Host is Nate Maynard (<a href="https://twitter.com/N8MAY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@N8May</a>) Audio editing by Yu-Chen Lai (<a href="https://twitter.com/aGuavaEmoji" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@aGuavaEmoji</a>) Produced by Emily Y. Wu (<a href="https://twitter.com/emilyywu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@emilyywu</a>) New show logo by <a href="https://www.southwickgraphics.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Southwicks Graphics</a> New theme tune by DAC A Ghost Island Media production (<a href="https://twitter.com/ghostislandme" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@ghostislandme</a>) www.ghostisland.media<a href="https://patreon.com/wastenotwhynot" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show: https://patreon.com/wastenotwhynot</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

54. Environmental surfing for green buildings: Vivian Loftness (CMU), Lee Carnell (AIT)

Vivian Loftness is a professor in the architecture school at Carnegie Mellon University who also serves on the board of the AIA and ILFI, among others. We talked about the value of standards, as goals and metrics, and the critical pull they provide for industry. We talked about improvements to architecture education, including making sure that all studios address environmental and equity issues, inherent as they are to design, and involve metrics. She also talked about using the Triple Bottom Line to cost justify better buildings (and encourage owners to think about net present value). And if she’s in charge for a day, one of her edicts would be that all buildings be designed for “environmental surfing.”

Vivian Loftness is a professor in the architecture school at Carnegie Mellon University who also serves on the board of the AIA and ILFI, among others. We talked about the value of standards, as goals and metrics, and the critical pull they provide for industry. We talked about improvements to architecture education, including making sure that all studios address environmental and equity issues, inherent as they are to design, and involve metrics. She also talked about using the Triple Bottom Line to cost justify better buildings (and encourage owners to think about net present value). And if she’s in charge for a day, one of her edicts would be that all buildings be designed for “environmental surfing.”

Vivian Loftness on standards, educating architects, and buildings that surf

Vivian Loftness is a University Professor and former Head of the School of Architecture at Carnegie Mellon University.  She is an internationally renowned researcher, author, and educator with over thirty years of focus on environmental design and sustainability, climate, and regionalism in architecture and design for performance in the workplace of the future.  Her research has contributed to innovative design projects with leading architectural firms, the General Services Administration, and international governments. She has served on ten National Academy of Science (NAS) panels, the NAS Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment, and has given four Congressional testimonies on sustainability.   Vivian Loftness – Sustainability Minded Early Vivian received her BS and MS in Architecture form MIT and has served on several National Boards.  She is a registered architect and a LEED Fellow. She knew as early as high school she wanted to be part of the environmental movement.  Vivian had the opportunity to travel to Finland on a Rotary Scholarship and focused on modern architecture and continues to be sustainability minded.   Mentors with Different Backgrounds Vivian’s first mentor was her father.  He was a Physicist focusing of energy from the supply side while Vivian was on the demand side.  He gave her incredible insight and taught her the way energy was going to change practice. She credits John Everhart, an MIT Advisor and Fred Dubin, an engineer she worked with.  Lastly, she had the privilege of joining her husband, Volker Hartkopf at Carnegie Mellon who was involved in the heart of both energy and environmental design. “It’s absolutely invaluable to have a partner and a spouse who is as dedicated to the same kind of revolution you are.” – Vivian Loftness.            Greatest Achievements Vivian’s proudest achievements include serving on several boards in advocacy roles.  Hence, accomplishments in research and practice. Vivian was part of a collaborative team that built a 7,000 square foot Living Laboratory at Carnegie Mellon to explore and research the next generation of lighting, facades, mechanical, networking and interior systems. ”It’s a real wonder to know that we’ve been able to transform education and practice to a certain extent.” – Vivian Loftness   Book Recommendations: Vivian recommends to start with books on biophilic foundations, cities and patterns.  There is a series by author Stephen R. Kellert that she believes everyone should read.      To hear more about Vivian’s connection with sustainability, download and listen to the episode! Learn more about Vivian Loftness:       Connect with Charlie Cichetti and GBES:           If you truly enjoyed the show, don't forget to leave a positive rating and review on .  We have prepared more episodes for the upcoming weeks, so come by again next week! Thank you for tuning in to the ! Copyright © 2018 GBES

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