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.co

Podcast transcripts available on Substack

Mina Hasman, Sustainability Director at SOM

Hannah’s series at Our World in Data on extreme heat

Co-hosts

Hannah Ritchie, Deputy Editor and Lead Researcher, Our World in Data @_HannahRitchie

Rob Stewart, Co-founder Stealth AI startup

Subscribe to Hannah's Substack 'Sustainability by numbers'

Want to get in touch? Email [email protected]

Maddie Drury, Series Producer

Transcriptions 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, Koba

Subscribe to Hannah's Substack 'Sustainability by numbers'

Want to get in touch? Email [email protected]

Maddie Drury, Series Producer

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