Building Sustainably In A Housing Crisis

About this episode

Chris and Phil discuss the intersection of the housing crisis and sustainable building practices.

Chris and Phil take on the housing crisis from inside the design and building world, asking where architects, codes, sustainability standards, and local politics are helping or getting in the way. They get into housing shortage, NIMBY resistance, affordability tradeoffs, and why “heads in beds” still has to line up with durability, health, and long term performance. It is a candid one for architects, builders, and building science nerds trying to balance better buildings with the urgent need for more housing.

People in this episode

Hosts: Chris, Phil

Topics covered

• housing crisis
• sustainability
• architecture
• building codes
• affordability
• NIMBY

Keywords

• housing shortage
• durability
• health
• long term performance

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