Lecture 16: Integrating Sustainable Design in Development [Carlos Cerezo Davila]
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Sustainable design in the development process:
- Project timeline and design decisions
- Scope definition and goal setting
- Working with architects and consultants
Narratives for different design consumers:
- The public: Right to Daylight in NYC
- The tenant: communicating comfort benefits
- The utility: building energy at the portfolio scale
Global perspectives on climate action and regulation
Readings
No readings assigned.
Lecture 17: Applications of Environmental Modeling Tools [Carlos Cerezo Davila]
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Performance-driven sustainable design
Modeling tools and methods:
- Early design modeling tools
- Daylight and views analysis
- Energy modeling by phase
- Material data transparency
Data visualization, communication, and decision making
Readings
“Climate Risk in Investment” memo and final project brief [Charles Steelman].
Lecture 18: Taurus Investment Holdings: Decarbonization Venture [Zhengzhen Tan]
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Business innovation to capitalize building decarbonization thesis in private equity real estate investment. Components include the following:
- proof of concept with technology; business process and deal economics
- investment thesis and vehicle formation
- capital raising
- seed asset acquisition
Guest Speaker: Peter Merrigan, CEO and founder, Taurus Investment Holdings
Readings
Taurus Investment Holdings case study
