What if buildings created energy instead of consuming it? | Ksenia Petrichenko

What if buildings created energy instead of consuming it? | Ksenia Petrichenko

By TED Tech

Buildings are bad news for the climate -- but they don't have to be. While our structures are currently responsible for a third of global energy consumption and emissions, a future where they create more energy than they consume is possible. This week we are revisiting a talk by energy policy analyst Ksenia Petrichenko who has a three-tiered strategy for thinking differently about buildings, transforming them from passive users to active players in the energy system and bringing us closer to our climate targets.

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What if buildings created energy instead of consuming it? | Ksenia Petrichenko
What if buildings created energy instead of consuming it? | Ksenia Petrichenko
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