Why don't we just turn empty offices into housing?

Many offices are sitting empty following the rise of working from home, while cities around the world face housing crises. Building new housing is extremely carbon intensive. Could converting unused offices into housing help solve both problems? #planeta #officeconversion #greenbuilding We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.Credits:Reporter: Dave Braneck Camera: Henning Goll Video Editor: Frederik Willmann Supervising Editor: Joanna Gottschalk Factcheck: Jeannette Cwienk Thumbnail: Em ChabridonInterviewees:Steven Paynter, Principal Architect, GenslerLily Langois, City Planner, San Francisco Planning Dept.Pernilla Hagbert, KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyBenjamin Albrecht, Director of Development, International CampusMarcus Gwechenberger, Head of Planning, FrankfurtFor important background information, thanks to also:Stefan Bürger, GWH Housing AssociationDarwn Gafori, International Campus