Buildings of the Future: Net Zero Energy | David Shad | TEDxCSUSM
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Published 2017-12-07
Fueled by a combination of family history and great passion, David Shad grew up knowing he wanted to be a world-class solution provider. Driven by his desire, he graduated from the University of Southern California, one of the nation’s top engineering schools. But he didn’t stop there—David has become a LEED Accredited Professional, achieved certification of ASHRAE’s Building Energy Modeling Professional, obtained his Commissioning Authority certification, and passed the Mechanical Professional Engineering Exam at age 24 making him one of the youngest to do so in the country. David has always had the desire to make the world a better place through his innovative visions. He is an active leader in the building community and wants to propel society forward by challenging his fellow millennials, the future leaders of the world.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
All Comments (21)
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I love it how he goes from a reality TV show to a TED Talk
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Shad just blew us all away with this! He was so quiet on the show and he comes out like YASSS
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Shad is the goat for this.
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It’s so refreshing to see people trying to create and promote real change, in a tangible way. Continue doing what you’re doing!
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HE WAS THE REAL CATCH OF THE SHOW!
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"Does Keith live in my heart? I don't think so, he's not paying rent?" -shad
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so happy someone is talking about this on such a platform! 👏🏼
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Fantastic discussion! Well done David 🙌🏽
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MTV definitely should have given him more air time! He is so smart and I'm sad we didn't get to see that on air.
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love this! So inspirational. Crazy to see you go from reality tv to this! Audrey is lucky to have you as her PM
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I feel like we all need to start caring more about the environment and this is such a good idea :)
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So intelligent- it’s refreshing to see someone in this generation be so informed and trying to come up with a plan to make things better.
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Working with David it is obvious he is a very talented and knowledgeable individual who's Tedx Talk provided an in depth analysis of netzero energy buildings and will contribute to the building of future sustainable buildings.
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TED talk needs to feature David !! He has such awesome insight and could hold some secrets to a cleaner future !
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This is the new frontier! I wish people got renewable resources more often. It’s how we will survive! Thank you Shad!
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Shad was one of the most intelligent guys in the house and was one of my favorite!
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David Shad is going to save the world!
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Hey David. Great talk...even the awkward unicycle bits! LOL In regard to your assertion that we could live net zero energy plus, I would caution anyone who thinks that the excess energy production will always earn you a "check in the mail." Feed-in tariffs (or pay for your excess energy production fed into the grid) were once relatively high here (in Australia), but now have sunk dramatically. The economic reality is that as renewable energy production increases and eventually surpasses the mainline grid power production, the power companies simply cannot afford to pay for electricity that is fed back into the grid. It becomes a net sum loss for them. Some may applaud that and shout 'good riddance' to the power companies, but the [current] fact is that they provide an essential service that simply can't be discarded overnight. Lots of work to do, but stay on it! We're on the right track!
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Shad!!! Thank you for shining a light on this important issue and using your platform to spark change!
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He was my fav from the show!!! I love this
