How do we stay cool on a planet that heating up? It’s a tough question, because we have been relying on fossil fuels, like coal, oil and gas to keep the air conditioners and fans running, and it is those same fuels that contribute mightily to global warming.
Rather than promoting the use of renewable energy sources, it appears we are going to be using even more oil, gas and coal. So we turn to an architect to get some ideas on designing living spaces that are as highly energy efficient as possible.
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Kalpana Sutaria is an architect and a project manager working for the City of Austin. She has worked on climate responsive buildings and has promoted sustainable guidelines in the city’s buildings throughout her career.
She has been a volunteer at the Citizens’ Climate Lobby, which is working to create a political will to transition away from polluting fuels. She believes that green buildings are crucial, but to cool our environment, we need policies to lower carbon from all sectors of our economy.
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