Originally aired on NPR affiliate WYPR 88.1FM Oct. 28th 2008

In this interview I had an opportunity to sit down and have a 1 on 1 discussion with Jay Bhatt at Autodesk in Boston. In this short interview we discuss BIM, alarming statistics of U.S. buildings impact to our environment and how software is aiding the development community.

Combining the annual energy required to operate residential, commercial, and industrial buildings along with the embodied energy of industry-produced building materials like carpet, tile, glass, and concrete exposes buildings as the largest energy consuming and greenhouse gas emitting sector.

“Unknowingly, the architecture and building community is responsible for almost half of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions annually. Globally the percentage is even greater.” (from www.architecture2030.org).

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