Mina Hasman: Inside the world of sustainable architecture

Sustainability Director at the firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill makes the case for solutions like algae-based concrete and direct air capture to be used within the buildings she designs.The materials and methods used in contemporary design are a recipe for what are currently very high carbon emissions. Hannah reflects on whether these are just pie in the sky ideas.Season four of Solving for Climate is sponsored by Xlinks xlinks.coPodcast transcripts available on SubstackMina Hasman, Sustainability Director at SOMHannah’s series at Our World in Data on extreme heatCo-hosts Hannah Ritchie, Deputy Editor and Lead Researcher, Our World in Data @_HannahRitchie Rob Stewart, Co-founder Stealth AI startupSubscribe to Hannah's Substack 'Sustainability by numbers'Want to get in touch? Email [email protected] Drury, Series ProducerTranscriptions available: https://solvingforclimate.substack.com/Co-hosts Hannah Ritchie, Deputy Editor and Lead Researcher, Our World in Data @_HannahRitchie Rob Stewart, Co-founder and Director of Sustainability, KobaSubscribe to Hannah's Substack 'Sustainability by numbers'Want to get in touch? Email [email protected] Drury, Series Producer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.