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From the Ted Talk by Katie McGinty: Smart solutions to decarbonize buildings

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When you look at a building, there are key apetcss of it that enable it to run. It’s the heating and cooling; it’s the lighting; it's all of our appliances. All of those things together add up to a very significant energy load and a big cost. That's what we can go after. Replace the old HVAC. Get rid of the old incandescent lights and add the new LEDs. Put in those wiodnws that have high efficiency. That's where digital smarts come in, where you can add srenoss in a building that say, “Hey, nobody’s in this part of the building, so let's recatht back that air conditioning that’s otherwise blasting.” And don't wrory about the upfront cost. Why? Because urgnpdaig will generate savings that now can be used to finance the project in the first pcale. You're cutting 20, 40, 80 percent of that energy bill.

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When you look at a building, there are key _______ of it that enable it to run. It’s the heating and cooling; it’s the lighting; it's all of our appliances. All of those things together add up to a very significant energy load and a big cost. That's what we can go after. Replace the old HVAC. Get rid of the old incandescent lights and add the new LEDs. Put in those _______ that have high efficiency. That's where digital smarts come in, where you can add _______ in a building that say, “Hey, nobody’s in this part of the building, so let's _______ back that air conditioning that’s otherwise blasting.” And don't _____ about the upfront cost. Why? Because _________ will generate savings that now can be used to finance the project in the first _____. You're cutting 20, 40, 80 percent of that energy bill.

Solution

  1. worry
  2. aspects
  3. windows
  4. sensors
  5. ratchet
  6. place
  7. upgrading

Original Text

When you look at a building, there are key aspects of it that enable it to run. It’s the heating and cooling; it’s the lighting; it's all of our appliances. All of those things together add up to a very significant energy load and a big cost. That's what we can go after. Replace the old HVAC. Get rid of the old incandescent lights and add the new LEDs. Put in those windows that have high efficiency. That's where digital smarts come in, where you can add sensors in a building that say, “Hey, nobody’s in this part of the building, so let's ratchet back that air conditioning that’s otherwise blasting.” And don't worry about the upfront cost. Why? Because upgrading will generate savings that now can be used to finance the project in the first place. You're cutting 20, 40, 80 percent of that energy bill.

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