Green Newton intern and Milton Academy student, Devan Kathiresan, interviewed Amy Lieb, Studio HPDC’s new Executive Director, about the Studio’s mission and why we should care about High Performance Buildings.
Studio HPDC Educates the Construction Industry on Sustainable Building Practices
Green Newton recently displaced the StudioHPDC-built High-Performance Pod at their booth at the Newton GreenEXPO. The Pod was one of four built by students in the first High-Performance for Carpenters Workshop course ran by StudioHPDC this fall. This particular Pod was outfitted with plex-glass panels and cut-out siding to showcase the various layers of the high-performance wall.
Following the GreenEXPO, the Pod will be donated to Newton North High School’s carpentry department. For more on Green Newton’s display of the Pod, please see their article here.
The Boston Globe recently highlight Nick Falkoff’s work at Auburndale Builders and the Studio for High-Performance Design & Construction (StudioHPDC). The video features Nick discussing the need for more carpenter and tradesperson training – and how StudioHPDC is filling that gap. For more information on the Studio’s new High-Performance Building for Carpenters course, go here: https://studiohpdc.org/podworkshop
The Boston Globe, By Janelle Nanos Globe Staff. Full article published here: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/10/20/business/nick-falkoff-is-constructing-climate-change-solutions
Excerpt:
Nick Falkoff believes that climate activists can come in many forms. As the general manager of Auburndale Builders, he’s helping construct a path forward for tradespeople to learn the skills they’ll need to build the homes of tomorrow. Most people don’t realize the role that construction plays in climate change. But by some estimates, buildings account for 40 percent of all energy related carbon emissions globally, when factoring in the carbon released in the creation of buildings and the lighting, heating, and cooling of them once they’re completed. That’s why Falkoff is among the region’s leaders in pushing for high performance techniques in homebuilding, and why he’s creating educational opportunities for people to learn how construct buildings in ways that are better for the planet.