Episodes

  • The Power of Education with In Cho
    May 7 2024

    In this episode, BE-Ex Director of Educational Resources Katie Schwamb discusses the importance of education with In Cho, a professor and architect who has started her own non-profit, Passive House for Everyone. Listen for an in-depth conversation on Passive House principles, empowering students, and In's successful career path.

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    Less than 1 minute
  • Scaling Climate Innovation with Pat Sapinsley
    Feb 27 2024

    Radio BE-Ex is kicking off a new season with a conversation with Pat Sapinsley, a BE-Ex board member and Advisor to the Urban Future Lab at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Tune in to hear Pat share her thoughtful insights on the speed of innovation in energy efficiency and architecture, the ability to scale climate tech solutions, and on her storied career with transitions into different fields.

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    45 mins
  • Plugging the Holes in Our Walls
    Jul 17 2023

    Weatherization is a great first step for building owners to improve efficiency, decrease utility bills, improve occupant comfort, and pave the way for major capital improvements that enable long-term LL97 compliance. BE-Ex's Nicol La Cumbre-Gibbs dives into the what, why, and how of weatherization in this Radio BE-Ex short.

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    8 mins
  • Shining Light on Healthy Buildings with Sara Karerat
    May 18 2023

    Radio BE-Ex presents a 2022 interview with Sara Karerat, Managing Director at Center for Active Design (CfAD), covering the connection between public health and the built environment, and the expanding body of research that underpins CfAD's Fitwel healthy building certification system.

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    33 mins
  • Strategic Decarbonization Tools with Lane Burt
    Dec 1 2022

    Empire Building Challenge collaborator and sustainability strategy consultant Lane Burt joins Radio BE-Ex for a conversation on decarbonization planning, and tools that help portfolio owners develop detailed decarbonization roadmaps for their buildings.

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    36 mins
  • Carbon Commitments (And Meeting Them) with Michael Izzo
    Oct 11 2022

    Radio BE-Ex welcomes Michael Izzo (Vice President, Carbon Strategy, Hines) for a conversation on the role of global real estate firms in decarbonizing our built environment, and emerging approaches that may define the next wave of low-carbon buildings.

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    27 mins
  • 50 Years with Steven Winter
    Aug 25 2022

    Steven Winter delves into his storied career as Founder of 50-year-old energy & sustainability consulting group, Steven Winter Associates, and past Chairman of the U.S. Green Building Council—overseeing the launch of the LEED green building standard and Greenbuild Conference.

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    24 mins
  • Sustainable Restorative Development with Carlton Brown
    Apr 18 2022

    Radio BE-Ex welcomes Carlton Brown, Founding Partner & Principal of Direct Invest Development, and pioneer in the US green building movement, for a lively discussion on the past, present, and future of sustainable urban development, and how the impacts of better buildings can extend beyond their occupants, empowering the communities in which they stand.    

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    47 mins