ASBN SustainabiliTEA #21 // Buildings as Batteries

Please join us for another ASBN SustainabiliTEA - a time to enjoy some tea (or morning beverage of your choice) whilst having a yarn about a diversity of topics around sustainable and regenerative built environments.

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Our upcoming SustainabiliTEA session will be with Brad Schultz, Head of Customer Engagement at Buildings Alive

Decarbonising electricity is critical to tackling the climate crisis. Many building owners have pledged Net Zero Carbon before 2030 and while this is commendable, this overlooks important optimisation questions that arise when the increasingly dynamic nature of energy generation, distribution and usage is considered. For the successful provision of an energy grid which is zero carbon 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, buildings – and specifically HVAC – will play critical roles by shifting energy loads to times when wholesale prices and carbon intensities are low. This presentation will explore solutions to this challenge.  

We look forward to hearing Brad's insights whilst sharing space with you all virtually with a soothing cuppa!

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About the Speaker

Brad Schultz //       .

Brad Schultz is a Mechatronic Engineer (M.Eng M.AIRAH) with over 25 years of experience working in technology and energy / carbon efficiency domains. He has spent the last 15 years working in energy management / building automation / optimisation with several building controls companies. He now leads the services delivery team at Buildings Alive. Buildings Alive provide automated feedback and technical analysis to help optimise the energy and environmental performance of large, complex buildings.

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Acknowledgement of Country

Adelaide Sustainable Building Network acknowledges the Kaurna People of the Adelaide Plains, Tarntanya, where our work is most often undertaken. We also acknowledge the Peramangk People of the Mt Lofty Ranges, the Ngarrindjeri of Fleurieu, Coorong and lower Murray regions and the Ngadjuri of the Barossa and Mid-North as the traditional custodians of the land where we live and work. We pay our respects to all Elders, past and present, of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nations.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander spirituality recognises the connectedness of people and culture with earth, sky and water country. The land is alive with traces of Dreaming ancestors. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.