This is great James, i am so tired of supply side solutions and have talked for years about demand side. And I have been to both Bullitt and Kendeda and use them as examples, thank you for doing this
Really appreciate this framing. Efficiency gets glossed over because its not shiny enough, but you're absolutely right that the economic flywheel effects are huge. The mass timber example is perfect - Bullitt helped catalyze a whole regional industry that's now expanding into the South. Also interesting how Passive House is scaling beyond single-family to projects like Sendero Verde. The 75% energy reduction claim seemed wild when I first heard it, but we saw similar numbers on a retrofit in Minneapolis couple years ago and the comfort difference was immediately noticable to residents.
Thanks for these helpful comments. I got many others directly, so clearly this is meaningful to folks. Cheers,
This is great James, i am so tired of supply side solutions and have talked for years about demand side. And I have been to both Bullitt and Kendeda and use them as examples, thank you for doing this
Really appreciate this framing. Efficiency gets glossed over because its not shiny enough, but you're absolutely right that the economic flywheel effects are huge. The mass timber example is perfect - Bullitt helped catalyze a whole regional industry that's now expanding into the South. Also interesting how Passive House is scaling beyond single-family to projects like Sendero Verde. The 75% energy reduction claim seemed wild when I first heard it, but we saw similar numbers on a retrofit in Minneapolis couple years ago and the comfort difference was immediately noticable to residents.