Picking up where we left off last episode...today's electrification deep dive takes us inside the mind of a designer or contractor looking to swap out gas furnaces and water heaters for all-electric systems and appliances. But wait - there are a few things to consider before signing on the dotted line: insulation, ducts, and breaker boxes, just to name a few! Did you know that until just a few years ago it was actually illegal to build a home in CA without hooking up to natural gas?! What environmental, social, and public health benefits could we achieve with nationwide adoption of all-electric buildings? Listen to find out! Show Sponsor - www.sustainablehomesofthefuture.com Contact Host - info@shfbuild.com

Show Notes: Electrify Everything - https://www.vox.com/2016/9/19/12938086/electrify-everything Redwood Energy - https://redwoodenergy.net/research/ California Energy Commission (Title 24) - https://www.energy.ca.gov/media/3950 DSIRE (State Incentives) - https://www.dsireusa.org/ Clean Energy Connection - https://www.cleanenergyconnection.org/find-contractor Energy + Environmental Economics (E3) - https://www.ethree.com/e3-quantifies-the-consumer-and-emissions-impacts-of-electrifying-california-homes/ Electrify Everything FB Group - https://www.facebook.com/Electrify-Everything-482071985522368

The first installment in a 3-part "Series" on All-Electric Buildings, we explain why the push for electrification of the built environment has only just begun. We also explore some of the local regulation in California and shine some light on how energy mandates and "reach codes" are being used to inspire proliferation of the #electrifyeverything movement here in the US.

Did you know that until just a few years ago it was actually illegal to build a home in CA without hooking up to natural gas?! What environmental, social, and public health benefits could we achieve with nationwide adoption of all-electric buildings? Listen to find out!

Show Sponsor - www.sustainablehomesofthefuture.com

Contact Host - info@shfbuild.com

Show Notes:

Electrify Everything - https://www.vox.com/2016/9/19/12938086/electrify-everything

Redwood Energy - https://redwoodenergy.net/research/

California Energy Commission (Title 24) - https://www.energy.ca.gov/media/3950

DSIRE (State Incentives) - https://www.dsireusa.org/

Clean Energy Connection - https://www.cleanenergyconnection.org/find-contractor

Energy + Environmental Economics (E3) - https://www.ethree.com/e3-quantifies-the-consumer-and-emissions-impacts-of-electrifying-california-homes/

Electrify Everything FB Group - https://www.facebook.com/Electrify-Everything-482071985522368

Our first Season 2 "deep-dive" into the emerging practice of building with laminated, pre-fabricated beams and assemblies explains how engineered timber paves the way for much taller wood buildings to be constructed across the globe. Tune in to learn about all the environmental and sustainability benefits of swapping in structural wood in lieu of concrete and steel.

Find out what's been holding things back in the US and how important sustainable forestry practices are if this building method truly ends up "catching fire". Oh, and what happens when "mass timber" structures actually do catch fire? Listen to the episode to find out...it's not what you think!

Show Sponsor - www.sustainablehomesofthefuture.com

Contact Host - info@shfbuild.com

Show Notes:

Bessie Surtees House - https://historicengland.org.uk/get-involved/visit/bessie-surtees-house/

River Beech Tower - https://perkinswill.com/project/river-beech-tower/

Forestry Stewardship Council - https://fsc.org/en

Sustainable Forestry Initiative - https://www.forests.org/

Bruce King - https://www.ecobuildnetwork.org/projects/new-carbon-architecture

Michael Green (T3) - http://mg-architecture.ca/work/t3-minneapolis/

Think Wood - https://www.thinkwood.com/mass-timber