The latest episode of the Design the Future Podcast is up: Lindsay Baker and I spoke with architect and structural engineer Kate Simonen is a leader, teacher, researcher, and convener -- and a big believer in the collective impact model. She is a delight to talk with, not only because she is involved with so many aspects of building decarbonization right now, but also because she is so passionate about real change -- and profoundly, infectiously optimistic that such change can and will happen if we work towards it together.
Kate is executive director of the Carbon Leadership Forum (a network of 25 regional hubs and thousands of practitioners) and Chair of the Department of Architecture at the University of Washington. She has been a force behind collaborative initiatives such as the Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3) and the Structural Engineers 2050 Commitment.
Under Kate's leadership, a consortium (CLF at UW, in partnership with Endeavour Center, University of Colorado-Boulder, and Building Transparency) is a finalist for the Lever for Change program (https://www.leverforchange.org/library/news-blogs/2030-climate-challenge-finalists/) with a project that proposes to convert buildings to carbon sinks by storing carbon in buildings using biogenic materials.
Listen on our site (www.designthefuturepodcast.com/kate-simonen) or on podcast platforms (and please drop us a review if you like what you hear!). If you are a tweeter, connect on Twitter (@designfuturepod). Thank you to our wonderful producer, Amber Artrip, whose commitment helps make this possible.
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Kira Gould
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Oakland CA
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