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Jenna McNeil: A Shift in Green Building Technology in British Columbia

Published: May 1, 2020, 1 a.m.

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In this Episode:
Jenna McNeil 

Open Technologies 

Jenna Explains:

  • The history of OPEN Technologies and where the founders came from
  • The BC Energy Step Code and what it means for the building sector in BC
  • Climate change and how buildings are massive emitters of CO2
  • How traditional materials were used in building construction compared to now and in the future
  • How there's a lack of data informing policy and effective tools for forecasting policy implications
  • Why OPEN Technologies products are free to use and directly accessible from the website
  • A definition of ‘virtue signaling’ within the sustainability sector
  • What open source means within the context of OPEN Technologies
  • What it's like for people adopting the product as a disruptive shift in their workflow
  • The importance of customer research in product adoption 
  • Career advice for civically engaged and sustainability-minded people
  • Key organizations and a who's who within construction technology and the building industry in general. 


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