# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Decarbonizing Cities a Nordic – US Dialogue – with focus on Buildings
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 14 Oct, 2021 at 09:30 am – Thu, 14 Oct, 2021 at 11:00 am
- **Event Description**: Join the discussion on future opportunities for cross-Atlantic collaboration on Decarbonizing BuildingsAbout this EventDecarbonizing Cities -a Nordic – US Dialogue More than half of the world’s population live in cities, accounting for more than 70 % of the global carbon emissions and 60-80% of the energy consumption. In order to reach our climate goals, it is crucial to reduce emissions from the cities. The Nordics and California are both front-runners when it comes to sustainable cities. But to reach the ambitious goals for decarbonizing cities, share of best-practices, innovative approaches and collaboration is needed. In order to kick-start new collaboration between the Nordics and the US, the Nordic Missions in Silicon Valley will organize three virtual deep dive sessions to decarbonize cities, focused on Decarbonizing Buildings, Decarbonizing Transportation and Decarbonizing cities with data. The sessions are sponsored by the Nordic Council of Ministers.All sessions are free and open for everyone to join.This event: Decarbonizing BuildingsWhat will it take to decarbonize buildings?  Where is the current  challenges with need for innovation? And where is there a need for Nordic - US collaboration?To help answer these questions, we have invited three experts. The event will be moderated by Imani Hamilton, sustainable design consultant, who will start of with contextualizing "decarbonizing buildings" and lead us through the session where  Panama Bartholomy, Director, Building Decarbonization Coalition and  Enlai Hooi, Head of Innovation at Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects - SHL, will share their insights and appraoch to decarbonization of buildings, including key technologies, newest trends, how to approach the transformation and discuss drivers for change, common challenges and future opportunities for cross-Atlantic co-operation.   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/f47c82a0-24f9-11ec-96ef-75fa0e6beff5-rimg-w720-h1018-gmir.jpg The deep dive takes place on October 14 across time zones:09:30 - 11:00 (am) California, USA17:30 - 19:00 Iceland18:30 - 20:00 Denmark, Sweden, Norway19:30 - 21:00 FinlandOrganizersThe Decarbonzing Cities  series is sponsored by the Nordic Council of Ministers and co-organized in collaboration with Innovation Centre Denmark, Silicon Valley, Nordic Innovation House, Vinnova Sweden's Innovation Agency, Business Finland, Innovation Norway and Business IcelandFollowing deep divesWe hope to see you at this event. You might also be interested in the following deep dives:3. November: Decarbonize cities – transportation 17. November: Decarbonize cities - with data
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- **Q**: When and where is Decarbonizing Cities a Nordic – US Dialogue – with focus on Buildings being held?
  - **A:** Decarbonizing Cities a Nordic – US Dialogue – with focus on Buildings takes place on Thu, 14 Oct, 2021 at 09:30 am to Thu, 14 Oct, 2021 at 11:00 am at Online.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Decarbonizing Cities a Nordic – US Dialogue – with focus on Buildings?
  - **A:** Decarbonizing Cities a Nordic – US Dialogue – with focus on Buildings is organized by Nordic Missions in Silicon Valley.