Building Retrofitting

Provided by: Project Drawdown |Published on: January 8, 2024

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This article examines the nature of building retrofitting, the specific measures that fit within building retrofitting, and the environmental and social benefits of increased building retrofitting.
Students will learn that building retrofitting is building renovation with a focus on increasing energy efficiency, that increased building retrofitting will decrease carbon emissions and improve air quality, and other impacts of building retrofitting.

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Subjects: Economics, Engineering

Authors: Project Drawdown

Region: Global

Languages: English

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Positives

This article gives a nuanced view of the financial aspects of building retrofitting.
This solution is related to many other building-related solutions and would improve any lesson on increased efficiency.

Additional Prerequisites

Under the article there is a "related solutions" section that will enrich your understanding of building retrofitting and other climate solutions.
It may be helpful if students already understand the connection between building construction, energy use, and greenhouse gas emissions.
Some students, including ELLs, may need some terms defined before they read the article.

Differentiation

Students can read this article at home to prepare for an in-class discussion on energy use and efficiency within their own homes.
This resource pairs well with the High-Efficiency Heat Pumps article or any articles detailing solutions that can be implemented as building retrofits.
This article can support a lesson on the measures that are part of building retrofitting.
Language arts students can write persuasive letters to building managers to convince them to implement energy-saving retrofits.

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Project Drawdown is a nonprofit organization that seeks to help the world reach “drawdown”—the future point in time when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to steadily decline. Cities, universities, corporations, philanthropies, policymakers, communities, educators, activists, and more turn to Project Drawdown as they look to advance effective climate action. Project Drawdown resources for educators include the database of Drawdown Solutions, educational video series Climate Solutions 101, the Drawdown Stories initiative, and more.

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