June 2024 Community Talks:
In this episode, Angelos hosts Giovanni Betti, the Head of Sustainability at HEN, for an insightful discussion on sustainable architecture. They delve into the importance of building responsibly, the evolution of simulation tools, and how these tools can make a significant impact on reducing carbon emissions. Giovanni shares his experiences from working on large-scale projects like the Apple campus and offers practical advice for architects to make buildings more sustainable. Tune in to learn about the shift from focusing solely on performance to prioritizing robustness and resilience in architectural design, the importance of localized and future-proof climate data, and much more.
Through our community efforts at infrared.city we aim to provide you with the knowledge and tools necessary to actively contribute towards a more sustainable built environment. If you would like to know more and gain access to our real-time simulation tool, signup on our waitlist at: https://infrared.city/
Giovanni Betti is an architect specialized in sustainability and computational design. He holds a MArch Summa Cum Laude from the University la Sapienza, Italy, and a MSc in sustainable design from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA. Giovanni’s career has straddled between practice and Academia. Giovanni was Associate Partner at Foster and Partner in London and Assistant Professor in Architectural Design for Building Performance at the University of California, Berkeley. Since 2022 he is Head of Sustainability at HENN in Berlin and Guest Professor in Digital Experimental Design at the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK).