Buildings Part 3: Passive Techniques for Superefficient Buildings - Extreme Energy Efficiency

This lecture, part of Stanford University's "Extreme Energy Efficiency" series, explores passive techniques for creating superefficient buildings. Presented by Amory Lovins, Lecturer in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford and Co-founder and Chairman Emeritus of Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), the 75-minute session covers passive cooling techniques, HVAC equipment selection, the integrative building design process, efficient building equipment, and the valuable side benefits of energy efficiency in buildings. Learn how whole systems thinking and integrative design can achieve severalfold bigger energy savings at lower costs, often with increasing returns. The lecture progresses through passive cooling methods, advanced HVAC systems, the proper sequence for integrative design, equipment efficiency opportunities, further design integration strategies, and the multiple benefits beyond energy savings. Recorded in September 2021, this presentation is part of Stanford's initiative to share integrative design principles globally through their Learning Hub.