The Future of Homes and Buildings
Climate Change with Net Zero Homes podcast now becomes The Future of Homes and Buildings. In this series, Michael Lotfy Gierges, Executive Vice President Home & Distribution at Schneider Electric, invites global CEOs, key opinion leaders, industrial analysts, innovators, energy optimists of all sorts, and we’ll talk on how to reduce carbon emissions in homes and buildings, how we can leverage smart technology and digital innovation so that we can collectively work towards the goal of limiting temperature rise to 1,5 degrees.
Episodes
Wednesday Jan 06, 2021
Welcome to the Climate Change with Net Zero Homes podcast!
Wednesday Jan 06, 2021
Wednesday Jan 06, 2021
"Hello, and welcome to the Climate Action with Net Zero Homes podcast.
At Schneider Electric, our purpose is to empower all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all.
In this series, I will invite global CEOs, key opinion leaders, industrial analysts, innovators, energy optimists of all sorts, and we’ll talk on how to reduce carbon emissions at home, how we can leverage smart technology and digital innovation so that we can collectively work towards the goal of limiting temperature rise to 1,5 degrees."
Manish Pant, EVP, Home & Distribution Business, Schneider Electric
Get to know more about what we can do together to achieve net zero homes by accessing our Home of the Future page.
Key words:
Net zero homes, Smart & sustainable homes, Residential market, Retrofit & new homes
Homes can be net zero
What does home mean to you? To most of us, it means the place we live, we thrive, we play, we dream, we read, we learn. And more than ever, over the past couple of years, homes have been our sanctuary, our safe zone. As we spend more time at home, we did increase the need to power our lives. We rely on more and more appliances, powered by electricity: our cooking plates is going electric, our vehicle is turning electric, the way we heat is changing to heat pumps. Homes are meant to become the biggest consumer of electricity by 2050, on par with the Industrial sector.
Electricity is the greener source of energy. Though, while we consume more energy in homes, so does the CO2 emissions produced by our homes. Only today, Homes represent 20% of the greenhouse gas emissions worldwide.
Time for a change is now and today. The good news is, solutions exist to make our homes more efficient and sustainable, keeping our life powered with electricity without interruptions.