Mathis will address the critical importance of building efficiency

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Mathis will address the critical importance of building efficiency and the effect of the built environment on energy consumption. Currently, buildings use of 40 percent of the nation’s energy. Using photographs from around, the world attendees will be taken on a journey that will provide clear context for the challenges on the road to sustainability. To conclude the journey, Mathis, also a beekeeper, will explore building science lessons we might learn from the honeybee and their highly efficient structures.