Passive Houses and Zero Net Energy with James Geppner

<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Passive Houses and Zero Net Energy with James Geppner </strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>About this Episode</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;">In this episode, Charlie talks with James Geppner about zero net energy and how we adjust our behaviors and adjust as a society. James is the Executive Director for Erase 40 in New York and has lived there for the last 30 years.</span></p> <p><span style= "font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Key Talking Points</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;">    James’s journey in the film industry to sustainability and zero net energy.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;">    Working with behaviorists to develop programs to launch Zero Building Industry</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;">    Contrast of consumer behavior</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;">    How our point of view can be incredibly inaccurate of what our needs will be</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;">    Why wasn’t the choice of passive homes commonplace</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;">    What costs come with certain risks</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Key Milestones of the Episodes</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">[0:41]</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">James’s background</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;">[1:48] James’s unusual career </span></p> <p><span style= "font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;">[4:41] James’s entry into sustainability</span></p> <p><span style= "fo