#93: Lower Carbon Building and Social Equity Through Co-Ops with Jacob Deva Racusin

<p>It's hard to spend&nbsp;a few minutes chatting with Jacob Deva Racusin without leaving inspired. He is the Director of Building Science and Sustainability for New Frameworks, an innovative, socially inclusive design/build firm in Vermont. He also serves as an Embodied Carbon Analyst and BEAM Trainer with Builders for Climate Action.</p><p>In this conversation we discuss Jacob's ideas on how to minimize the embodied carbon in our buildings or even turn them into carbon sinks. Jacob also shares his benefits of straw bale building techniques and the socially inclusive culture they have created through a worker's co-op structure at New Frameworks.</p><p><br></p><p>Enjoy!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Links from the episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.buildersforclimateaction.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Builders for Climate Action</a></p><p><a href="https://www.buildersforclimateaction.org/beam-estimator.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BEAM Estimator</a></p><p><a href="https://newframeworks.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New Frameworks Website</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/newframeworks/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New Frameworks on Instagram</a></p><p><a href="https://www.croft.haus/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Croft Straw Panels</a></p><p><a href="https://www.usworker.coop/en/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives</a></p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/3FCwJWN" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Companies We Keep, by John Abrams</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Tools to make more money and grow your biz</strong></p><p>Need a little help growing your business or making more money at it? In addition to almost 100 free episodes of the podcast, check out <a href="https://www.buildingoptimal.com/shop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Building Optimal Shop</a>, a place where we have business tools for builders and contractors…and the list is growing. Or, if yo