Heritage and Climate Action with Lloyd Alter

On this episode we are discussing the connection between heritage conservation and climate action with Lloyd Alter. Guest Bio Lloyd Alter has been an architect, real estate developer, and writer, and is a Past President of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario. He teaches Sustainable Design at Toronto Metropolitan University. He has contributed to many publications, including The Guardian, Green Building Advisor, Corporate Knights and Azure Magazines, and was a contributor and editor at Treehugger.com for 15 years. Lloyd is the author of Living the 1.5 Degree Lifestyle, from New Society Publishers. His new book, The story of Upfront Carbon, will be published in May 2024.  Timestamps (00:00) Introduction (01:39) Lloyd Alter's introduction to the Heritage Sector (04:25) The Climate-Heritage Connection (09:53) The Shift from Energy to Carbon (19:38) The Role of Heat Pumps (24:50) How to center climate considerations in heritage conservation (29:19) The role of heritage designation (34:27) The importance of a climate lens in heritage conservation (36:35) A template for the future