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.

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Podcast transcripts available on Substack

Mina Hasman, Sustainability Director at SOM

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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 solvingforclimate@gmail.com

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 solvingforclimate@gmail.com

Maddie Drury, Series Producer

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