Rajan Rawal is the Senior Advisor at the Centre for Advanced Research in Building Science and Energy (CARBSE) and a CRDF Professor at CEPT University. In this episode, ‘Understanding The Future of the Built Environment’, Rajan Rawal, helps us understand the deeper meaning of the built environment, open spaces, how to move towards energy efficiency, thermal comfort for the people, and NetZero Carbon and the roles of Urban Local Body in the same.

We discussed in-depth quantifying NetZero Carbon targets, floor space, footprint, and characteristics of the built environment, especially the buildings. He talked about embodied energy and operational energy and how to understand the thermal characteristics of buildings. We also discussed the ways to get data for achieving the NetZero goals and how that data can help us to move forward. He helped us in understanding the different metrics such as Energy Performance Index and  Energy Use Intensity (EUI). We further discussed ways to decrease discomfort in cities and different strategies to increase efficiency with respect to western countries. In great detail, we also discussed the pros and cons of solar photovoltaics on rooftops. We talked about embodied carbon energy, ways to reduce overall energy consumption and how the Urban Local Body can be instrumental in reaching NetZero targets. Lastly, we discussed what are the different skill sets required now to make sure that things are in place to make a Net Zero built environment for the future.

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