Livable Low-carbon City
Michael Eliason is a Seattle-based architect who has lived and worked in Germany. The Livable Low-carbon City explores the stories, places, and people working to make our buildings and cities more sustainable, enjoyable, and humane – in the face of a changing world. New episodes every other Friday. ish.
Podcasting since 2022 • 13 episodes
Livable Low-carbon City
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13: the future of single family homes
Two years ago, a German newspaper ran a piece hinting that Green Party Bundestag member Anton Hofreiter was calling for a ban on new single family homes. Hofreiter had not been calling for a ban on single family homes, but rather
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Episode 13
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12: Strike Zone
Strike. Verb. A disaster, or other unwelcome phenomenon that suddenly occurs and has harmful or damaging effects on something. Zoning has afflicted our cities - some might say even damaged them - through their lack of flexibility a...
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Episode 12
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11: Better living through Baugruppen
Housing prices in the US are completely out of balance. Affordable housing is difficult to attain in entire metropolitan areas. There are few op...
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Episode 11
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10: Re-compaction with Aufstockungen
Aufstockungen is the German term for vertical additions. These are rooftop additions common throughout European cities - where many structures were built with concrete, block, or stone. Vertical additions offer a really interes...
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Episode 10
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09: On Lost Opportunities
Our cities are full of ghost projects. Lost opportunities. Potentialities that could have prioritized safe streets or public health. Transit station with homes for cars, instead of a neighborhood for people. Streets that prioritize speeding car...
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Episode 9
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