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Shaping Our Material Future - Brian Lee



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How does mushrooms have to do with sustainable materials? In this Episode, Brian Lee, a principal research scientist at Autodesk, introduces his research on low carbon materials. We learn about mycelium composites and how it can be used as a sustainable and carbon-negative material for building facades. Brian teaches us about the role of research in driving innovation and sustainability at Autodesk. He introduces the challenges of scaling up new materials, and the importance of collaboration with experts from different domains.

**Chapters**

**00:00** Brian’s Background and How He Got Into Design Research

**07:09** The Role of Research in the AEC Industry

**14:26** The Importance of Materials in Building Sustainability

**23:36** Challenges and Opportunities in Scaling Up New Materials

**32:15** Collaborating with Experts for Material Development

**38:21** The Future of Autodesk Research

**Read More in The Carbon Story Blog Series:**

In this series we showcase how Autodesk Research is partnering across the company and with customers to build a real-world, net-zero future.

Part 1: The story of carbon and innovation in materials research with Autodesk customers. Link: https://bit.ly/3U7eFdT

Part 2: Explores industry readiness for sustainable solutions and how Autodesk Research is shaping the future of design and make with digital workflows.

Link: https://bit.ly/3JXzKmq

Part 3: How Autodesk’s AI-assisted design technology is enabling sustainability in the AECO industries.

Link: https://bit.ly/4elHo7S

The Pheonix Project: https://adsknews.autodesk.com/en/news/ai-powered-sustainable-housing-phoenix/

**Brian’s Linkedin:** https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjlee2/

**Autodesk Research Linkedin:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/autodesk-research/
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