Buildings can use a lot of energy, both inside and out. Heating pools and mowing lawns are currently natural gas-dominated loads, and they’re not a minor source of emissions. Heating an uncovered pool for just one month in California during a shoulder season produces more emissions than driving a gasoline-powered car for a year (11,500 miles). Gas lawn mowers are big energy users too, in addition to being noisy and polluting. According to the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, one gas lawn mower can emit as many volatile organic compounds (VOCs), nitrogen oxides (NOx), and carbon monoxide (CO) as 11 new gas cars. Luckily, efficient, all-electric options exist for both building-adjacent loads. Watch this on-demand to learn more about how these “weird” loads are being decarbonized with newer, cleaner technologies.

Panelist:

Dylan Anderson, Electrification Analyst, Redwood Energy
Dylan is a research author, on-site technician, and energy analyst., His primary focus is on designing commercial PV arrays, investigating emerging technologies, and helping get affordable housing funded and built across California. Dylan is currently involved in EPIC-funded research on safely maximizing the potential of 100-amp electrical service in single family homes.
Brian Stewart, Co-Founder, Electrify Now

Brian Stewart, Co-Founder, Electrify Now
Brian has over 30 years of experience in product design, manufacturing, innovation and sustainability. He began his career as an industrial designer at IDEO, and has held various senior leadership roles in footwear and apparel product creation at NIKE Inc. including Vice President of Sustainable Innovation where he directed projects and created tools to deliver on corporate sustainability goals. He has spoken at group events and made presentations about the benefits of electrification to leadership and employee groups at Nike, adidas, Google, Bank of America, Vans, Grid Forward and numerous other organizations around the U.S.

Moderator:

Noah Gabriel, Senior Project Analyst, New Buildings Institute
Noah Gabriel is a Senior Project Analyst at New Buildings Institute working within the Building Innovation team. Before joining NBI, Noah worked at Atlas Public Policy where he wrote about green building technology.

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