This 270-Year-Old Building Has a High-Tech Secret

The future of buildings lies in a Scottish park.

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[UniversalZoom]

Video suggestion: There are a ton of videos on YT that start with "a project that COULD change ..." but I was curious how past projects did actually have a direct impact on current technology and understanding. I am really curious to see how a single project went from just a theory to testing to actual market viability that affects my normal day-to-day life. Edit: This idea could surely turn into an entire series here on your channel and would love to see it.

[BenMaxson]

I like the change of scenery Fred. From skyscrapers to Mansions, you and your team do it all. More videos like this would be highly appreciated!!!!

[dronescotland-aerialphotog]

Loved being part of this project. Well done everyone. Great video.

[sirgalahad]

I would love it if the B1M dedicated an entire video on the massive scale of a carbon footprint it takes to make one single Tesla battery. If people really understood the environmental damage, the carbon emissions of the mining equipment, and the manufacturing equipment, and the like, they would understand that things are not as they seem when it comes to "being green"

[MIRAAAS]

Guys, you've become a benchmark for cinematic filmmaking -- other than second-to-none architectural resource on YouTube.

[JamboC-etjn]

Thank you for visiting my city, I hope you enjoyed it 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[Celeste-in-Oz]

Excellent! Retrofitting old buildings has not received near enough attention in climate adaptation media 👍🏼

[saintuk]

One of the interesting thing too is that Glasgow City is looking at building rooftops to support solar pvs - using GIS and Aerial photography suitability is being measured across the city. One such example is a town centre car park. All from a city, in a little around 50 years ago, was one of the "dirtiest" in Europe and still experiencing slum conditions.

Of course I now get to the point when Valeria and Fergus appears :) Nice to see their tech getting an airing.

[thescotlandeffect]

Fred thank you for showcasing our wonderful city so beautifully, one of the many ways we're tackling the climate crisis here in Glasgow, I myself have a small project through my work where we compost all the green waste we produce, which once tested is used to grow vegetables for the community, so it was great to see such an amazing project being carried out that could really change how we manage our energy consumption in the future. Keep up the great work and I look forward to more from the B1M

[roboko]

In general I think the solar boner needs to end and people need to just accept nuclear is the way fwd

[maddtekkers]

I love my city, proud to be from Glasgow

[MartyFox]

Even this channel’s sponsored content is excellent

[CausticLemons]

Love to see modern tech integrated into old stuff.

[BuzzSargent]

B1M, you never actually got to how you will fix up the main old house so that it is itself efficient. Why did you leave that out when the Historic Mansion mentioned in your title was ... The Title!

[DanG]

“As we all remember in great detail…” *Fred explains something no one’s ever heard about*

[kenth]

So they are adding solar panels and some insulation. Big woop!

[mmsmits]

Refitting and upgrading existing buildings should be 80-90% of the plan to curb our climate impact. Except for listed buildings, that's a really tough sell when it's often cheaper to replace. But we need to comprehend that when a building is torn down, much of it goes 'away' to a landfill, and that in reality, there is no 'away'. It's 'somewhere else'. Great video!

[MrLorcanduffy]

As an Irish man and someone who has travelled a lot, Glasgow is one place I've never been to. These are beautiful historic buildings and its great to see their preservation is maintained through modern technology. I need to go there and visit the city soon.

[drjonritz]

"counting of carbon" uttered as if it's such an innocuous term. It'll be the undoing of civilization. Huge mistake.

[herbfst]

Now only if everyone could live on a massive compound with a stream and full government funding with zero accountability for the funds it would be perfect.