The Progress Paradox: How Codes Create Carbon

The Building Science Podcast by Miguel Walker

Jul 22, 20261:01:16Science & Medicine

An interview with Kelly Alvarez Doran Why do our building codes encourage carbon pollution? How have we landed in a "progress paradox," where older buildings often outperform new ones in both operational and embodied ene...

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