Story · 1:01:29
// THE QUOTE
“they did a test in Toronto using low Teddy buildings and they ran that test for up to two weeks”
— Lara Ryan · Lara Ryan Design
Memorable contrast: a code building drops below freezing in a week with no power while a low-Teddy building stays t-shirt weather for two weeks. Passive-survivability payoff lands cleanly.
Full episode at 1:01:29Why Atlantic Canada Is Already Behind on Net Zero — and What BC Got Right | BuildGreen Atlantic Panel ▸
THE LESSON THIS CLIP CARRIES
Passive survivability — designing buildings to remain habitable for days to weeks without active systems — is the missing resilience metric and should be standard alongside energy-use intensity.
“what happens to this building if I don’t have utilities for a certain period of time”
THE CHAPTER IT LIVES IN
Passive survivability, ESG drivers, and the case for letting leaders win
1:00:50
Clips like this, every two weeks.
SOURCE: 1:01:29 of Why Atlantic Canada Is Already Behind on Net Zero — and What BC Got Right | BuildGreen Atlantic Panel