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Author: Alex Ianchenko

Not All Solar Arrays Are Created Equal

By Alex Ianchenko

This is the third post in the “What Our 2025 Projects Are Teaching Us About Net Zero” series, sharing what EHDD has learned from our 2030 Commitment reporting this year. One surprising finding from a recent EHDD study: bigger solar arrays don’t always produce bigger carbon savings. We evaluated three alternative rooftop solar configurations for […]

Carbon is the new currency

By Alex Ianchenko

This is the second post in the “What Our 2025 Projects Are Teaching Us About Net Zero” series, sharing what EHDD has learned from our 2030 Commitment reporting this year. As electricity gets cleaner, embodied carbon is becoming an increasingly important part of the Net Zero conversation.  For decades, the building industry has focused on reducing operational […]

What our 2025 Projects Are Teaching Us About Net Zero

By Alex Ianchenko

As grids decarbonize, renewable energy strategies evolve, and carbon accounting becomes more sophisticated, long-held assumptions about Net Zero are shifting. In this four-part series, EHDD Sustainable Design Strategist Alex Ianchenko explores lessons emerging from EHDD’s recent project work — from carbon tradeoffs and renewable energy procurement to grid dynamics and the future of high-performance design.  In 2026, the question is […]