Dr. Ryan Allard teaches: Built Environment & Transportation Solutions
The required Live Deep Dives introduce Fellows to specific groups of solutions. These 45- 60 minute reviews of the state of a “sector” (like Oceans or the Built Environment) are guided by sector experts and provide an overview of challenges in the sector, the contribution of that sector to global challenges (climate, inequality, biodiversity etc) and how its solutions work. Fellows will be provided resources to explore more according to their interests.
Session Overview
This Deep Dive session, "The Built Environment," dissects the critical role of urban design, building construction, building systems, building management and non fossil-car-based transport solutions in mitigating environmental impacts. It delves into the intricate weave of modern cities, highlighting strategies for reducing carbon footprints, improving human quality of life, enhancing green mobility, and integrating sustainability into the heart of urban living spaces. Dr. Allard's insights will bridge theory and practice, offering a pragmatic approach to rethinking how we construct, inhabit, and navigate our urban world.
Learning Goals
Understand the Impact of the Built Environment: Analyze the significant environmental footprint of the built environment, including energy consumption, carbon emissions, and resource utilization, emphasizing the need for sustainable building practices and materials.
Identify Sustainable Building and Transportation Solutions: Highlight sustainable building design principles, green infrastructure, and energy-efficient technologies that can reduce the environmental impact of construction, promote energy conservation, and enhance overall building performance.
Policy Implications: Examine the role of governance, policy, and public-private partnerships in driving sustainable initiatives in infrastructure and transportation.
Technological Innovations: Discover cutting-edge technologies and approaches that are reshaping the built environment and transportation, setting new standards for sustainability.
About Ryan Allard
Ryan is an entrepreneur, TEDx speaker, researcher, and technologist. He has over 10 years experience in the analysis of transportation and climate technologies. He was the Sr Fellow and Sr Data Modeler at Project Drawdown, and founded a tech startup currently in stealth.
Ryan brings 10+ year expertise in transportation systems and climate change in the Caribbean, USA, and Europe. He led transport research that fed the New York Times Bestseller: "Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming". He also led teams that analyzed and modeled climate solutions in buildings and several other sectors that contribute to global warming.
He has published international peer-reviewed research and presented at international conferences on mass transit, high-speed rail, car technologies, and systems design that encourages socially optimum behavior. Prior to this, Ryan worked in the business consulting (Trinidad and Tobago) and finance industries (US and Ireland).
Ryan also volunteers with environmental, social, and educational nonprofits and his alma mater. Additionally, he helps educate the general public with lectures and writings in the local newspapers and online, and is regularly invited to join local and national committees related to sustainability in Trinidad and Tobago.
How to Join
Ryan Allard teaches in our Foundations Course which runs for 15 weeks three or four times a year. This course is designed to turn you into a regenerative climate leader and equip you with practical, science-based regenerative solutions to our climate emergency and polycrisis.
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