How Architects Will Solve the Energy Crisis

[@aaronvallejo8220]

Super high insulation renovations indeed work to lower energy needs to stay warm, comfortable and safe in the winter. We completely gutted our old two story 1912 house. In all the stud bays we installed vertical lathe for an air space for the house to breathe and stay dry. We then installed 2" foam and then 1" foam boards in all the perimeter walls. We will install our vapor barrier and then another 1.5" of foam. We now heat our home with electricity not natural gas. I support our global transition to renewably powered electricity.

[@iareid8255]

Much easier said than done. So many buildings are poorly insulated and it is uneconomic to significantly improve their insulation. Renewables also have their inherent deficiencies, intermittency and technical which means that they will not replace conventional generation..

[@AntonDobrevski]

If it was easy, we would have probably already done it... That's why this is one of the biggest challenges that we are facing in our century.

[@tealkerberus748]

@@AntonDobrevski I've been living off-grid with a small array of solar panels and a set of second-hand batteries for fifteen years. The only hard part is getting people who are used to living with unlimited electricity on tap to start thinking about electricity as a limited income which they need to budget just like they budget their money. We would have completed the energy transition already if people were willing to live within their means. Burning fossil fuels for energy is just stealing from our children and grandchildren, because they're the ones who are going to have to deal with the consequence of our self-indulgence and waste.