Podcasts about gbms

In the final episode of this mini-series, Shea and Anders cover the other common tree-based ensemble model, the Gradient Boosting Machine. Like Random Forests, GBMs make use of a large number of decision trees, but they use a “boosting” approach that cleverly makes use of “weak learners” to incrementally extract information from the data. After an explanation of how GBMs work, we compare them to Random Forests and go over a few examples where they have used GBMs in their own work.

In this episode, Rachael McNaughton and Madeline Main discuss the practical applications of GBMs.

Chad Carr, the grandson of a famous University of Michigan football coach, Lloyd Carr, died of a brain tumor at the age of 5. With a bad fall and a suspected concussion, doctors ran a CT scan to discover an inoperable brain tumor called diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG). As Carr fought hard, his family virtually made DIPG known internationally: #ChadTough. Through this spread of awareness, the University of Michigan Chad Carr Pediatric Brain Tumor Center was able to be established (Michigan Medicine). Another case, Senator John McCain, a war hero, a U.S. senator, and a 2008 presidential candidate, died of a brain tumor called glioblastoma (GBM) at the age of 81. A CT scan helped to connect the senator's inexplicable symptoms of fatigue, brain fog, and double vision. After more than a year of fighting the cancer, he made the decision to stop treatment in 2017. A day later he passed away (CNN). There is a great chance that you may have heard of either of these people and their tribulations with their horrific diseases. And, despite the fact that DIPGs and GBMs are rare, they both share one commonality: they possess the ability to rapidly progress and debilitate the patient, even in the face of treatment (Johns Hopkins Medicine). So, what exactly gives these conditions their notorious reputations and what does the future of medicine hold in stopping these diseases in their tracks?

Glioblastomas (GBMs) are the most common type of malignant brain tumor and are very aggressive, which means they grow quickly. The current treatment options are limited. “We're interested in finding the targets that drive the proliferation of these cells, or their resistance to radiotherapy, and then manipulate this to increase the ability of radiotherapy to kill them, or make it so they no longer divide [and grow],” said Monica Venere, PhD, a member of the OSUCCC – James Cancer Biology program and an assistant professor of radiation oncology. In this episode, Venere explains the basics of GBMs: What they are and why they are so aggressive, and the current standard of care. She then describes the work of her lab, which is to identify new targets within the GBM cells to attack through chemotherapy and radiation. She is especially interested in mitosis, which is the final step in the division of cells from one to two. One of the targets that Venere and the members of her lab have identified is KIF11, which is expressed at a high rate in GBMs. “This is an indication the cancer cell is more dependent [on the KIF11],” she said, adding the next step is to target this protein “and see if we can get a higher cell kill.”

Mr. Schneider is a 7th-grade English teacher at our school. This year he was selected as the GBMS Teacher of the Year and then he was later selected as the Chesapeake Public Schools Teacher of the Year! In this episode, students in the PAWdcast spoke with Mr. Schneider about what it's like being the CPS Teacher of the Year. These students that are in this segment are also in his current classes. As you listen, you will learn more about Mr. Schneider including his love of teaching, and chicken wings. Yes, chicken wings happen to be one of his favorite foods! Throughout the episode you can tell just why Mr. Schneider was selected as both the GBMS and CPS Teacher of the Year, We are very lucky to have Mr. Schneider as a teacher at GBMS. He has such a positive impact on all his students inside and outside of the classroom.

It's "Music in Our Schools Month" and all I can say is that music is thriving here at GBMS! We are so lucky to have such a highly talented and fun group of music educators. In this episode, students in the PAWdcast club, who also happen to be taking a music class, have a great discussion with all the teachers in the Music Department. We discussed their musical backgrounds, their interests, and they shared some of their personal experiences and stories. Not only did we get to know them a little better, but we were also able to see and hear why they are such a wonderful group that inspires students every day. We hope you enjoy this episode!

In this episode, which was recorded on Dec. 17, 2021, the GBMS PAWdcast Club Members discuss the current trends that are going on in their middle school life. They also share some amazing technology and Internet safety tips that they have learned over the course of the past few years. Lastly, they dive into all the different club opportunities at GBMS. We also have a special treat with music from our very own chorus students. Click the play button below to listen to Episode 2 of The Wildcat Chat! Length of Episode: 22:17Release Date: Dec. 17, 2021

In this VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, we will discuss proteinuria in dogs with gallbladder mucoceles (GBMs). Lindaberry et al from NCSU wanted to evaluate this in a study entitled "Proteinuria in dogs with gallbladder mucocele formation: A retrospective case control study." In this study, the authors tackled an important first step in answering such questions. The primary objective of this study was to determine if GBM formation or specific clinicopathologic comorbidities were associated with proteinuria in dogs. This was a retrospective case-control study; dogs in the current study had been previously enrolled in a separate case-control study at NCSU involving GBMs. Those dogs had been recruited prospectively between 2014 and 2017 after being diagnosed with a GBM via ultrasonography, and if the pup had surgery or was euthanized, gross and histopathology reports were used to confirm the diagnosis. The medical records from these cases were reviewed for inclusion in the present study, which required that dogs had a CBC, serum biochemical profile, and urinalysis within a month of the ultrasound. Healthy controls also had these diagnostics performed, as well as a focal hepatobiliary ultrasound. All dogs also had an ACTH stimulation test and thyroid panel (consisting of T4, free T4, TSH, T4AA, T3AA, TgAA) performed. When dogs were initially recruited for the previous study, they were excluded if they had treatment with ursodeoxycholic acid, topical or systemic corticosteroids, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, anticonvulsants, furosemide, sulfa-containing drugs, or fatty acid supplements within 2 months. Reproductively intact dogs or those with clinical signs suggestive of an endocrinopathy were also excluded.

In this episode, GBMS students share their study strategies before the upcoming SOL tests, send a special shout out to their teachers for Teacher Appreciation Week, and also reflect on important things they learned this year!

Take a moment to hear from Mr. Davis and members of the GBMS SCA about all Spirit Week details! Spirit Week is April 19 - April 23! #gbmRRRoars and #gbmspirit21Monday, 4/19: Melodic Monday – Listen to your favorite music! Let it calm you and let you focus.Tuesday, 4/20: Triumphant Tuesday -Wear something that answers the question, “What motivates you to help you to succeed?”Wednesday, 4/21: Purple-Up Day – Wear purple to support military-connected students!Thursday, 4/22: Thoughtful Thursday – Wear something that reminds you of someone who inspires you!Friday, 4/23: Friendly Friday – Wear your green and gold and share kind words with others' both in the classroom and virtually too, to promote being inclusive and showing our school spirit.

Hey Wildcat Chat PAWdcast listeners! Students in this episode share what is trending on their Pinterest boards, their Spring Break plans, and also dive into cultural diversity with Mrs. Palos, a Spanish teacher at GBMS who is also in charge of the Multicultural Committee! We also get to know another PAWdcaster, Amna! Huge shout out to PAWdcaster Addi for creating our cover art for this episode. Great job students.

Middle school students at GBMS discuss what is happening in GBMS, including Valentine's Day, Black History Month, and we also get a chance to learn more about one of the podcasters! #ShareTheLove

This episode shares with you current events in GBMS, friendships in a pandemic, and getting to know one of our "PAW"dcasters! Listen to the middle school students give wonderful advice on how to keep friends, make friends, and restore friendships during COVID-19.

Our wonderful GBMS Admin. Team shares what they are looking forward to over this holiday season and sends warm wishes for our entire GBMS community. We hope you have a wonderful holiday break and we look forward to seeing you in 2021!

  Join a lively town hall discussion as two LEED Fellows, and a nationally leading builder discuss the unbelievable year 2020 has been and forecast the year in 2021. The wide-ranging conversation will cover a variety of pressing issues impacting the green building industry, including the US Presidential election, the US leaving the Paris Agreement, COVID building re-entry and the new LEED COVID response credits, diversity and inclusion, B Corporations, the buzzword of the year “carbon,” the climate crisis, California net-zero legislation leading the way for the country, and recaps of the nationally leading green building conferences — the Net Zero Conference and Greenbuild.   Moderator: Charlie Cichetti, LEED Fellow CEO & Co-Founder Sustainable Investment Group https://sigearth.com/ Panelists: Drew Shula, LEED Fellow Founder & CEO Verdical Group https://www.verdicalgroup.com/ Michael Strong Senior Project Manager Pankow http://www.pankow.com/

Today is a special episode with our one and only, Charlie Cichetti, with a special announcement regarding the "2020 LEED FELLOWS and GREENBUILD ANNOUNCEMENT." Show Highlights Greenbuild International Conference and Expo 2020 Green Business Certification Inc. Celebrates the 2020 Class of LEED Fellows | U.S. Green Building Council Connect with Charlie Cichetti and GBES Charlie on LinkedIn Green Building Educational Services GBES on Twitter Connect on LinkedIn Like on Facebook Google+ GBES Pinterest Pins GBES on Instagram   GBES is excited our membership community is growing. Consider joining our membership community as members are given access to some of the guests on the podcasts that you can ask project questions. If you are preparing for an exam, there will be more assurance that you will pass your next exam, you will be given cliff notes if you are a member, and so much more. Go to www.gbes.com/join to learn more about the 4 different levels of access to this one-of-a-kind career-advancing green building community!   If you truly enjoyed the show, don't forget to leave a positive rating and review on iTunes.  We have prepared more episodes for the upcoming weeks, so come by again next week! Thank you for tuning in to the Green Building Matters Podcast!   Copyright © 2020 GBES

Light House Building Centre's Brenda Martens   About the Episode In this episode, we visit with Brenda Martens. Brenda has worked in the building industry for over 25 years. She is a practitioner, educator, and advocate in the field of green building and sustainability. She is also the Director of Research and Collaboration for Light House Sustainable Building Centre.    She has served on the Board of Directors of the Cascadia Green Building Council, is a past faculty member of the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) and the University of British Columbia Continuing Studies, and is a co-founder of Recollective Consulting and the Open Green Building Society, an organization that open sources information about green buildings. She currently teaches green building and sustainability for BCIT.   Tune in to this episode to hear more about Brenda's journey.   Key Talking Points Getting to know Brenda Brenda's start in sustainability  First experience with Green projects Exposure to Mentors LEED Fellow Cascadia Projects during Brenda's Career What does the future hold Bucket List Brenda's Advice   Key Milestones of the Episode [01:43]  Intro to Brenda Martens [02:30]  Early Exposure to Physics  [03:05]  Brenda's AHA Moment [05:36]  Mentors [10:25]  Living Building Challenge [16:20]  Buildings at the end of life [18:34]  Trends in the future of green building [22:56]  Areas of Strength for Brenda [24:32]  Brenda's Bucket List [29:25]  Final Words of Encouragement   Key Quotes from the Episode “My focus was on commercial buildings at the time, I had never worked in the single-family, residential market.” “That's when I had my first epiphany that we didn't have to do business as usual.” “The design for disassembly and reuse is not strong.  How do you design for buildings and life?” “I see a proliferation of different standards and rating systems.  Some of them like the Living Building Challenge and LEED are holistic and some are more concentrated on a portion of the characteristics of buildings.” “You look at it as an opportunity not a challenge.”     Key Resources Difficult Conversations:  How to Discuss What Matters Most by Douglas Stone   Learn More about Brenda Martens, B.Sc., CSBA, LEED AP BD+C, LEED Fellow Brenda's work experience encompasses residential, institutional, commercial, and industrial projects throughout British Columbia, including the Vancouver and Whistler Athletes' Villages, the Okanagan College Centre of Excellence (a Living Building Challenge Petal candidate), and over 20 BC housing projects across the province. She is deeply involved in the green building movement and has served the community as Chair of the Site and Water Technical Advisory Group (TAG); LEED Canada Steering Committee member; and the City of Vancouver Green Building Strategy Committee member, amongst other roles. She is committed to growing the green building movement through practice, mentorship and education.    LinkedIn   Connect with Charlie Cichetti and GBES Charlie on LinkedIn Green Building Educational Services GBES on Twitter Connect on LinkedIn Like on Facebook Google+ GBES Pinterest Pins GBES on Instagram   GBES is excited our membership community is growing. Consider joining our membership community as members are given access to some of the guests on the podcasts that you can ask project questions. If you are preparing for an exam, there will be more assurance that you will pass your next exam, you will be given cliff notes if you are a member, and so much more. Go to www.gbes.com/join to learn more about the 4 different levels of access to this one-of-a-kind career-advancing green building community!   If you truly enjoyed the show, don't forget to leave a positive rating and review on iTunes.  We have prepared more episodes for the upcoming weeks, so come by again next week! Thank you for tuning in to the Green Building Matters Podcast!   Copyright © 2019 GBES        

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Kenyona Pierre is currently a Sustainability Consultant with Energy Cost Solutions Group, LLC (ECSG,LLC). She is still involved with the USGBC Florida Chapter, GBES' Green Building Matters Community, and Habitat for Humanity Young Professionals. Her goal and passion for green buildings and sustainability remain the same.   Kenyona Pierre - Early Career Kenyona is a native to Miami, Florida.  She was introduced to engineering in high school and at that time wanted to be an architect.  She was open minded about it and decided she would do both. So Kenyona pursued architectural engineering at Tennessee State and then upon graduation she got a job as an engineering intern and was in their sustainable group.  Kenyona went on and did post graduate coursework in Transportation Engineering at the University of Alabama and then earned her MBA from Florida Institute of Technology. “What I got out of it is the best of both worlds.  It was one of those niches and engineering that really don't get much, it just doesn't get as much accolades as it should.  It's basically engineering the systems of a building that are just, engineering the systems or to all the systems. We focused on the structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, acoustics even go into the facade of the building as well as the construction management portion of it.” - Kenyona Pierre   Career Highlights Kenyona is currently working on a lot of sustainability documentation.  It's not all strictly towards LEED but she is learning the background about how you become building certified.  Kenyona spent a lot of time advocating for the movement and learning about green buildings and sustainability. “It is completely different once you actually get into the trenches and start, you know, documentation and trying to go through the actual process of certifying the buildings. And so it's a lot of project management.  I'm learning to utilize the skills that I obtained in my MBA program. And so a lot of the projects that I've been working on is, it's a mix.” - Kenyona Pierre   Proudest Accomplishments Some accomplishments that Kenyona is proud of is the completion of her EcoDistricts AP credential last summer. She has been part of the inaugural cohort for the AIA Miami Christopher Kelly Leadership Development Program.  Kenyona will be wrapping up this program soon and is looking forward to utilizing the skills set developed from her time participating in the program.   Book Recommendations Atomic Habits by James Clear Matilda by Roald Dahl The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish Tune into this podcast to listen to the rest of Kenyona Pierre's journey in this podcast hosted by Charlie.   Connect with Kenyona Pierre: LinkedIn E-mail   Connect with Charlie Cichetti and GBES: Charlie on LinkedIn Green Building Educational Services GBES on Twitter Connect on LinkedIn Like on Facebook Google+ GBES Pinterest Pins GBES on Instagram   GBES is excited our membership community is growing.  Consider joining our membership community as members are given access to some of the guests on the podcasts that you can ask project questions. If you are preparing for an exam, there will be more insurances that you will pass your next exam, you will be given cliff notes if you are a member, and so much more. Go to www.gbes.com/join to learn more about the 4 different levels of access to this one-of-a-kind career-advancing green building community! If you truly enjoyed the show, don't forget to leave a positive rating and review on iTunes.  We have prepared more episodes for the upcoming weeks, so come by again next week! Thank you for tuning in to the Green Building Matters Podcast! Copyright © 2019 GBES

Erik Ring has a breadth of experience in engineering, consulting, design, analysis, and commissioning for green building projects.  Erik is a Principal and the Director of Engineering at LPA, Inc., an integrated design firm specializing in sustainable design for commercial, educational, civic, sports and recreation, and health care projects. Erik has provided MEP systems design, energy modeling, LEED documentation coordination, energy efficiency consulting, and commissioning services to numerous green building projects, including over fifty completed LEED-NC and LEED-CI projects.   Erik Ring - Early Career Erik grew up in a college town named Lawrence in Kansas. He wanted to see another part of the world so he went to Harvey Mudd College and earned a BS in Engineering and then to the University of California, Berkeley where he earned an MS in Architecture.  Erik still lives in California today. “At Berkeley I was able to work with the building science group and learned a lot about thermal comfort and gained a different attitude and approaches as to what makes a building comfortable, healthy, and sustainable.” - Erik Ring   LEED Experiences Erik did some early LEED (version 1.0) work when LEED was just a pilot program. After grad school he was fortunate to work on some brand new LEED projects right when the first public version of LEED was released in 2000-2001. “I was able to cut my teeth on the engineering side of what made those early LEED (version 2.0) projects and that helped me learn a lot about how the industry was approaching green buildings and develop my own kind of attitudes and ideas towards what I thought about green buildings and how I wanted to approach and apply that to the projects I'm working on.” - Erik Ring   Rituals and Routines In Erik's firm they talk a lot about balance and taking the time for all the other things in your life. He strives to shut down after a hard day and head home to spend time with his family or head to the gym. Taking the dogs on a walk is a time he enjoys reflecting. “I think it is important to find time in your day and in your routine to relax and reflect on the day ahead.” - Erik Ring   Book Recommendations Factfullness by Hans Rosling Wild Ones by John Mooallem Tune into this podcast to listen to the rest of Erik Ring's journey in this podcast hosted by Charlie.   Connect with Erik Ring: LinkedIn   Connect with Charlie Cichetti and GBES: Charlie on LinkedIn Green Building Educational Services GBES on Twitter Connect on LinkedIn Like on Facebook Google+ GBES Pinterest Pins GBES on Instagram   GBES is excited our membership community is growing.  Consider joining our membership community as members are given access to some of the guests on the podcasts that you can ask project questions. If you are preparing for an exam, there will be more insurances that you will pass your next exam, you will be given cliff notes if you are a member, and so much more. Go to www.gbes.com/join to learn more about the 4 different levels of access to this one-of-a-kind career-advancing green building community! If you truly enjoyed the show, don't forget to leave a positive rating and review on iTunes.  We have prepared more episodes for the upcoming weeks, so come by again next week! Thank you for tuning in to the Green Building Matters Podcast!   Copyright © 2019 GBES

Lance Hosey, FAIA, LEED Fellow, a nationally acclaimed authority on sustainability and design innovation, is a Design Director and the Global Co-Director of Design Resilience with Gensler. His latest book, 'The Shape of Green: Aesthetics, Ecology, and Design' (Island Press, 2012), the first to study the relationships between sustainability and beauty, won a 2013 New York Book Show award, was a 2014 finalist for the National Urban Design Awards Book of the Year, and has been Amazon's #1 bestseller for sustainable design. In 2017, Environmental Buildings News listed it as one of the books “all designers must read.” A popular public speaker, Lance has spoken at TED and keynoted SXSW Eco, the Idea Festival, and many other events. Lance has chaired the USGBC's LEED Advisory Committee and served on the National Advisory Group for the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment (COTE), and as of 2016 he was one of only thirty people in the world named as Fellows with both organizations. In 2018, he won the AIA's Sarah Booth Conroy Prize.   Growing Up and College   Lance grew up in Texas, spending half of his childhood in El Paso. He spent the last half of his childhood in the suburbs of Houston which gave him a sense of how communities should not be developed. Lance went to High School for performing and visual arts and then went to New York and earned a B.A. in Architecture at Columbia University and went on to Yale for his Masters in Architecture. “So I have this sort of primal memory of wandering around in a very specific landscape, one that's fairly harsh.  I liked the combination of that, of those two experiences from my childhood because I kind of got a sense of what it's like to be in a unique environment while also being in a very generic environment.” - Lance Hosey   Sustainability Minded Lance studied jazz at his high school of performing and visual arts and played the sax and piano. Playing was instrumental in his career and his thinking throughout the rest of his life because there was so much emphasis in sustainable design and on integrative and multidisciplinary collaboration.   “This place was an early environment where I really got immersed in that kind of approach.  There's all the different art areas. We're encouraged to collaborate. And it was such an incredible environment and  so creative and very diverse, a lot of my thinking later in my career about how we stimulate creativity and innovation comes from that early experience.” - Lance Hosey   Mentors Bill McDonough was a mentor early in Lance's career.  He then mentions Bo Burkabile was the original chair of the committee.  He never worked for him, but he got to know him through the AIA and Lance thinks that he is one of the leading lights of all of this, not just because of the interest in sustainability, but also just such a great soul, a really great example of someone who can be a motivator but also be a really terrific down to earth person.  Susan Maximin also served as a mentor, she is retired now, but she was the first female president of the American Institute of Architects, but Lance shares she was also the first to embrace sustainability as something that the AIA should be thinking about. The theme of her tenure was sustainability.   Proudest Achievements Lance is proudest of his book that came out in 2012, The Shape of Green:  Aesthetics, Ecology, and Design. The book is dedicated to the aesthetics of sustainable design and contains a lot of the ideas that are already being talked about.   “What does it mean for experience and joy and and the things you can actually see and touch and feel and a building.  What does sustainability mean for those things?” - Lance Hosey   Book Recommendations The Shape of Green: Aesthetics, Ecology, and Design by Lance Hosey The Uninhabitable Earth:  Life After Warming by David Wallace Tune into this podcast to listen to the rest of Lance Hosey's amazing journey in this podcast hosted by Charlie.   Connect with Lance Hosey: LinkedIn www.lancehosey.com Twitter: @lancehosey   Connect with Charlie Cichetti and GBES: Charlie on LinkedIn Green Building Educational Services GBES on Twitter Connect on LinkedIn Like on Facebook Google+ GBES Pinterest Pins GBES on Instagram   GBES is excited that our membership community is growing.  Consider joining our membership community as members are given access to some of the guests on the podcasts that you can ask project questions. If you are preparing for an exam, there will be more insurances that you will pass your next exam, you will be given cliff notes if you are a member, and so much more. Go to www.gbes.com/join to learn more about the 4 different levels of access to this one-of-a-kind career-advancing green building community!   If you truly enjoyed the show, don't forget to leave a positive rating and review on iTunes.  We have prepared more episodes for the upcoming weeks, so come by again next week! Thank you for tuning in to the Green Building Matters Podcast!   Copyright © 2019 GBES

Holley Henderson is the founder of H2 Ecodesign which has led over 4 million square feet of successful green building certifications worldwide including several firsts in China and Thailand. She has served in a variety of leadership positions for the National U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) LEED Steering, Market, and Education Committees. Holley is author of the book “Becoming a Green Building Professional.” A frequently sought speaker on sustainable design issues, Holley provides engaging presentations and trainings for numerous annual meetings, conferences, companies, professional associations, and universities.   The Early Days with Holley   Holley grew up in Birmingham, Alabama.  She went to Auburn University School of Architecture. After college, Holley lived in Atlanta for about 20 years, and she is now back in Birmingham to be closer to family. Holley spent 10 years in the convention market sector where she could scale and increase the magnitude of projects, which was her specialty. “I feel so blessed to have had the experience of working at TVS. It is a pretty large firm. It still is a pretty large firm, but at the time There were about 200 people in Atlanta,  and it was a magnificent foundation for early education and best practices in the field and had a great infrastructure. Some of my best friends and mentors are still from there.” - Holley Henderson   Sustainability Minded Holley's interest in sustainability started in college at Auburn. She had her early epiphany with an environmental biology teacher who was a big influence and then it evolved during her 10 years in the convention market sector as she observed the waste. She knew there had to be a better way.  That was part of the catalyst of moving into the environmental realm. “I also heard Ray Anderson speak about overhead transparencies. That is when it all kind of came together for me.” - Holley Henderson   Transition From Architecture Firms Holley worked for Interface for a short time and discovered that they did indeed walk the walk and were very true to form. She saw some really remarkable things there and considered her time there as her transition from an architecture firm to her own company. “I had no history in my own family of anyone owning their own company.  It was a foreign concept to me really. When you come from the architectural interior design it's a fantastic background and has a billable mentality which has been very helpful in my business.” - Holley Henderson   Proudest Achievements Holley discusses that one of her proudest achievements is learning to be a better listener which is still an evolving process and secondly, she loves the education side of what she does. Holley's most rewarding project was working with Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta to create an Ipod walking tour. “The more I can help others to understand good stewardship of our planet, efficiencies, and taking the next step in their journey... all of those things are really exciting to me.” - Holley Henderson   Book Recommendations Becoming a Green Professional by Holley Henderson Emotional Agility by Susan David Tim Ferriss Podcast Tune into this podcast to listen to the rest of Holley Henderson's amazing journey in this podcast hosted by Charlie.   Connect with Holley Henderson: LinkedIn   Connect with Charlie Cichetti and GBES: Charlie on LinkedIn Green Building Educational Services GBES on Twitter Connect on LinkedIn Like on Facebook Google+ GBES Pinterest Pins GBES on Instagram   GBES is excited our membership community is growing.  Consider joining our membership community as members are given access to some of the guests on the podcasts that you can ask project questions. If you are preparing for an exam, there will be more insurances that you will pass your next exam, you will be given cliff notes if you are a member, and so much more. Go to www.gbes.com/join to learn more about the 4 different levels of access to this one-of-a-kind career-advancing green building community!   If you truly enjoyed the show, don't forget to leave a positive rating and review on iTunes.  We have prepared more episodes for the upcoming weeks, so come by again next week! Thank you for tuning in to the Green Building Matters Podcast!   Copyright © 2019 GBES

Heather Holdridge is the Sustainability Director at Lake|Flato Architects. Leveraging her mechanical engineering background, she directs all Lake|Flato teams in establishing and achieving sustainability goals by devising strategies and systems under programs such as LEED, the 2030 Challenge, and the Living Building Challenge. Heather works closely with teams to evaluate passive systems and performs energy modeling throughout the design process. As an active Board Member for the United States Green Building Council, Heather has been instrumental in establishing LEED standards and is Co-Chair of the San Antonio AIA Committee on the Environment.   Early in Heather's Career Heather is a native Texan, growing up in Houston.  She studied mechanical engineering at the University of Texas in Austin.  Heather pursued mechanical engineering knowing it would give her the opportunity to deal and have an impact with energy and water and other resources when it came to sustainability. “I was pretty lucky that my first job out of college was with a sustainable architecture and consulting firm in San Antonio.  So it was a multidisciplinary consulting group and I got to see how all kinds of building professionals work and how their design and work processes.” - Heather Holdridge   Sustainability Minded Heather's interest in sustainability was a slow evolution.  As a teenager she was curious about how buildings were constructed.  Then as a young adult Heather observed how inefficient the process was. “I consider myself to be sustainability minded and environmental steward, but I think that it grew out of just a love for efficiency and elegance and how we construct more than anything else.” - Heather Holdridge   Proudest Achievement Heather has many achievements while working on building projects at Lake Flato Architects.  Her proudest accomplishment is the San Antonio 2030 districts which is a district in downtown San Antonio.  The district is established of property owners and managers that are committed to reducing water, energy and transportation impacts.   “I started working on this about six years ago with a really small group of people in San Antonio.  The 2030 district in San Antonio now has 80 member buildings representing 9 million square feet. I'm actively participating.  So this year the San Antonio district is getting established as its own 501c3. So that's a really exciting milestone in our progression.” - Heather Holdridge   Book Recommendations The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben Tune into this podcast to listen to the rest of Heather Holdridge's amazing journey in this podcast hosted by Charlie.   Connect with Heather Holdridge: LinkedIn   Connect with Charlie Cichetti and GBES: Charlie on LinkedIn Green Building Educational Services GBES on Twitter Connect on LinkedIn Like on Facebook Google+ GBES Pinterest Pins GBES on Instagram   GBMS is excited our membership community is growing.  Consider joining our membership community as members are given access to some of the guests on the podcasts that you can ask project questions to, if you are preparing for an exam there will be more insurances that you will pass your next exam, you will be given cliff notes if you are a member and so much more. If you truly enjoyed the show, don't forget to leave a positive rating and review on iTunes.  We have prepared more episodes for the upcoming weeks, so come by again next week! Thank you for tuning in to the Green Building Matters Podcast!   Copyright © 2019 GBES

Chris Shaffner, Founder and Principal with The Green Engineer, Inc., a sustainable design consulting firm providing LEED Project Management, Building Performance Analysis, and Sustainable Design Consulting.  Chris grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio but went to MIT in Boston where he earned his mechanical engineering degree. “If I was going to do it again, I would've gone to architecture school instead of engineering.  But the nice thing about being an engineer is you've got a lot of tools that you can apply to a lot of different problems and a lot of different ways.” - Chris Shaffner   Energy and Sustainability Minded Chris worked in the Boston area as a mechanical engineer then got married and moved to California.  He worked for a couple different firms in California and that is where he started to make the connection between the stuff he was doing and the environmental impact of buildings. Chris was energy minded and then became sustainability minded.  He moved back to Boston 10 years later and started working in a firm where they saw him as the green guy because he had been in California. “At some point I made the connection that, well, that's just not right.  I started speaking up and saying, look, you know, if you do it this way, not only will it work better, but it'll be better energy.  And actually it was a really critical point because then I really felt like I was fully engaged in the work I was doing. And I would say that was an inflection point in my career that if I hadn't figured that out,  I wouldn't have moved into the green building world in the way that I did.” - Chris Shaffner   Mentors “One of the great things was getting involved with the US Green Building Council in the late nineties and early two thousands and I was part of the original group of lead faculty. And there's some people there that I definitely see as mentors and three specifically who are unfortunately no longer with us.  And I always remember Greg Franta and Gail Lindsey and Muska Martin, all great people that really set a tone and an attitude about the way we do things in the green building world, that it was about people and it was about fun and it was about all of the things together that they'd make it not just about ducts and energy.  ” - Chris Shaffner   Proudest Achievement Chris's proudest achievement is the company they have built, The Green Engineer.  They have 20 people with the company and they are organized as a social benefit organization and they are a benefit organization legally in the state of Massachusetts. They are a B Corporation certified through B Lab and have been recognized as best in the world for the past few years. “Then along the way we've switched from a company that was started and owned by me too.  Now we have a fully distributed ownership, 14 of the 20 employees here are owners. And, you know, so that sort of whole challenge of creating an organization that works and the projects that we do I'm very proud of.” - Chris Shaffner   Book Recommendations Getting Things Done by David Allen Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Draw Down by Paul Hawken Seth Godin's Blog Tune into this podcast to listen to the rest of Chris Shaffner's amazing journey in this podcast hosted by Charlie.   Connect with Chris Shaffner: LinkedIn Website   Connect with Charlie Cichetti and GBES: Charlie on LinkedIn Green Building Educational Services GBES on Twitter Connect on LinkedIn Like on Facebook Google+ GBES Pinterest Pins GBES on Instagram   GBMS is excited our membership community is growing.  Consider joining our membership community as members are given access to some of the guests on the podcasts that you can ask project questions to, if you are preparing for an exam there will be more insurances that you will pass your next exam, you will be given cliff notes if you are a member and so much more. If you truly enjoyed the show, don't forget to leave a positive rating and review on iTunes.  We have prepared more episodes for the upcoming weeks, so come by again next week! Thank you for tuning in to the Green Building Matters Podcast! Copyright © 2019 GBES

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/gbespodcast/Green_Home_Design_Thought_Leader_-_Melissa_Rappaport_Schifman.mp3" ] Melissa Rappaport Schifman is an experienced sustainability and finance professional with a demonstrated history of creative problem-solving, thorough analysis, and bottom-line financial results. Skilled in Sustainability Tools and Metrics (including LEED, GRI, and ISSP), Renewable Energy, Strategic Planning, Business Development, Finance, Energy and Environmental Policy, Writing and Editing. Environmental Policy Melissa grew up in Minneapolis and then went to Georgetown University in Washington D.C. where she majored in Government and spent time on Capitol Hill as a legislative assistant, handling energy and environmental issues. Melissa earned her Masters in Public Policy and her MBA from the University of Chicago and spent several years in finance in the airline industry before she pivoted to the world of green building. “I was living in Phoenix, and there were just some really obvious things that were a problem there. First, there was the sun that was just omnipresent, and I couldn't understand why there wasn't more solar power. Then, there was a lack of water. You would see people watering their lawns in the middle of the day, and the water was just evaporating. What really hit me, when I lived there, were these air quality alerts that warned you about high air pollution days that it was really unhealthy to go outside. I hike a lot, and that was my form of exercise; so, to not be able to go outside just seemed ridiculous. We as humans were creating that pollution that made it unhealthy. None of that made sense to me; so, those were the seeds that got me thinking that we need to be more sustainable.” – Melissa Rappaport Schifman Shifting from Policy to Green Buildings Melissa shares that shifting from policy to buildings and green buildings was the combination of becoming a mother and wanting to make sure we have a healthier world for our future and her children. She had also left the toxic corporate environment and didn't want to go back to the “corporate ladder”. Additionally in 2006/2007 Melissa and her husband had the opportunity to build a new home, and the LEED for homes rating system had just come out. Melissa wanted to make her home as sustainable as it could be. After she led the LEED certification of her own home, Melissa became a LEED accredited professional and spent the next eight years working as a sustainability consultant, primarily LEED certifying commercial buildings under the LEED EBOM rating system. “I believe the LEED rating system is the most powerful and impactful rating system because it measures ongoing performance. We even used LEED for a basis of one client's Corporate Sustainability Report.” - Melissa Rappaport Schifman Building a Sustainable Home and Melissa's Book  “I'm most proud of my book: Building a Sustainable Home: Practical Green Design choices for Your Health, Wealth, and Soul” – Mellissa Rappaport Schifman During the process of getting her new home LEED certified, Melissa started a blog and wrote about all the different LEED credits, the associated costs, and her thoughts on whether it was a good credit worth pursuing. She posted one blog a day Monday thru Thursday. This turned out to be the seedlings of her new book. She felt like she needed to write her book because all the other guidebooks and resources she had been exposed to seemed to be missing things.  “I took everything that LEED has to say, and I reorganized it into something that is relatable and comprehensible, and hopefully not overwhelming. I tried to really bottom line it for people.” – Melissa Rappaport Schifman Link to Melissa's book on Amazon Influences The biggest influence early in Melissa's career was reading Paul Hawkin's book the Ecology of Commerce. He really took all the issues that that were being created in terms of pollution and waste and showed how businesses are contributing to it. She loved Paul Hawkin's positive attitude about how businesses can be an agent of change and that businesses can get on board to become more sustainable. Book Recommendations     Building a Sustainable Home, Practical Green Design Choices for your Health,  Wealth and Soul by Melissa Rappaport Schifman Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming by Paul Hawken The Ecology of Commerce Revised Edition: A Declaration of Sustainability by Paul Hawken The Open-Focus Brain: Harnessing the Power of Attention to Heal Mind and Body By Les Fehmi and Jim Robbins Tune into this podcast to listen to the rest of Melissa Rappaport Schifman's amazing journey in this podcast hosted by Charlie. Connect with Melissa Rappaport Schifman: Linkedin Connect with Charlie Cichetti and GBES: Charlie on LinkedIn Green Building Educational Services GBES on Twitter Connect on LinkedIn Like on Facebook Google+ GBES Pinterest Pins GBES on Instagram Announcement:  Starting on January 1, 2019, GBMS will begin rolling out it's new membership community.  Members will be given access to some of the guests on the podcasts that you can ask project questions to, if you are preparing for an exam there will be more insurances that you will pass your next exam, you will be given cliff notes if you are a member and so much more. If you truly enjoyed the show, don't forget to leave a positive rating and review on iTunes.  We have prepared more episodes for the upcoming weeks, so come by again next week! Thank you for tuning in to the Green Building Matters Podcast! Copyright © 2019 GBES

Steve Guttmann is a Principal and the Director of Quality Assurance at Guttmann & Blaevoet (G&B). With more than two decades of leadership in integrated building design, energy conservation, and sustainable and healthy building design, he has been a Principal since 1991. G&B is a mid-sized consulting engineering firm in California that has received national and regional ASHRAE awards for innovation in sustainable design. The firm's Sacramento office was named Sacramento Sustainable Business of the Year in 2007, and again in 2012. Engineer and Environmental Studies Steve is a native San Franciscan.  He is a 1983 graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, with a B.S. with Honors in Mechanical Engineering; and a B.A. with Honors in Environmental Studies.  As a 4th generation engineer, Steve didn't start done this avenue in college but discovered it was in his blood and after 6 years embarked on this journey with the family business. “I graduated with a double engineering and environmental studies and had an idea that I wanted to combine the 2 but wasn't sure how to do that.  I decided I didn't want to go to work for my dad right out of college so I figured I better find out what I could do and what I could offer this industry.” - Steve Guttmann Areas of Expertise Steve has extensive experience in the energy analysis, design and construction of complex projects, including higher education facilities, libraries, hospitals and medical centers, laboratories, museums and aquariums, and performing arts/media facilities. Steve serves on national committees that developed guidelines and best practices for sustainability in our nation's healthcare facilities. “I quickly realized when I joined my dad that the old style engineering was dying and we need to rethink how we approached delivering our products and services.” - Steve Guttmann Mentors Some of Steve's contemporaries who he met early on and he is still close with were his inspiration.  Amory Lovins was a large presence in his mind. David Brauer was a big influence that challenged how engineers did things.  These people really pushed market transformation and gave Steve a headstart to be an early adopter of LEED. “Most of my mentors were outside of the engineering field.” - Steve Guttmann Book Recommendations Blind Spot:  Hidden Biases of Good People Books by Ta-Nehisi Coates Eight Years My President Tune into this podcast to listen to the rest of Steve Guttmann's amazing journey in this podcast hosted by Charlie. Connect with Steve Guttmann: Linkedin Connect with Charlie Cichetti and GBES: Charlie on LinkedIn Green Building Educational Services GBES on Twitter Connect on LinkedIn Like on Facebook Google+ GBES Pinterest Pins GBES on Instagram Announcement:  Starting on January 1, 2019, GBMS will begin rolling out it's new membership community.  Members will be given access to some of the guests on the podcasts that you can ask project questions to, if you are preparing for an exam there will be more insurances that you will pass your next exam, you will be given cliff notes if you are a member and so much more. If you truly enjoyed the show, don't forget to leave a positive rating and review on iTunes.  We have prepared more episodes for the upcoming weeks, so come by again next week! Thank you for tuning in to the Green Building Matters Podcast! Copyright © 2019 GBES

Tim Trefzer is a Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility Manager at the Georgia World Congress Center. With his team, he creates and establishes the CSR strategy not only for the GWCC but also for, the Centennial Olympic Park, Mercedes-Benz Stadium and the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center. "Green building has definitely leveraged sustainability. It has affected all aspects of organizations aside from the building environment." - Tim Trefzer   Green Super Bowl This podcast is featuring a new format at GBMS Headquarters in Atlanta, GA.  Today is a Town Hall and Tim is going to take us through how the Super Bowl is going to be a very sustainable event even though we can't see that while watching on television.  The Mercedes-Benz Stadium is the first platinum LEED professional sports stadiums in North America. It is one of the greenest sports facilities in the world. Being green brings business to Atlanta and provides more efficient events. “I like to think that we are one of the greenest places in the world for events, conventions, and sports.  It's definitely a complex campus with a lot of LEED event space.” - Tim Trefzer   Waste Waste helps get LEED points and Atlanta is growing in this area.  Convention Industry standpoint they are one of the leaders. They compost their food waste which is a big part of their waste stream and they donate food and materials when they can and have great relationships with the non-profits.   “We have a lot of construction demolition type material so we work closely with our contractors to separate that material to make sure it is recycled.” - Tim Trefzer   Construction Projects Renovation of Centennial Olympic Park and have a giant sculpture of the Olympic rings-a new selfie spot has just been finished.  An underground cistern has been added to help with water and the water features recycling. In addition, it has been made more pedestrian friendly.  A new hotel, 1,000 rooms, will begin construction in Q4 and will be a LEED Gold facility. Q & A Tune into this podcast in it's new Town Hall format to listen to the Q & A session hosted by Charlie and Tim.   Connect with Tim Trefzer: Georgia World Congress Center Linkedin Email Mercedes-Benz Stadium & Sustainability   Connect with Charlie Cichetti and GBES: Charlie on LinkedIn Green Building Educational Services GBES on Twitter Connect on LinkedIn Like on Facebook Google+ GBES Pinterest Pins GBES on Instagram   Announcement:  Starting on January 1, 2019, GBMS will begin rolling out it's new membership community.  Members will be given access to some of the guests on the podcasts that you can ask project questions to, if you are preparing for an exam there will be more insurances that you will pass your next exam, you will be given cliff notes if you are a member and so much more. If you truly enjoyed the show, don't forget to leave a positive rating and review on iTunes.  We have prepared more episodes for the upcoming weeks, so come by again next week! Thank you for tuning in to the Green Building Matters Podcast! Copyright © 2019 GBES

Announcement Starting on January 1, 2019, GBMS will begin rolling out it's new membership community.  Members will be given access to some of the guests on the podcasts that you can ask project questions to, if you are preparing for an exam there will be more insurances that you will pass your next exam, you will be given cliff notes if you are a member and so much more. John Harrison is the store development services manager for the innovation & sustainability support group at Starbucks Coffee Company. He is a licensed architect and LEED Fellow with over 25 years of diverse experience in private practice, and as an owner/owner's representative. As a part of the company's high performance building team, he co-authored the Starbucks LEED for Retail Volume Build Program and leads the execution team responsible for sustainable strategies and LEED certifications. To date, the program has certified 1,615 CI and NC projects in 20 countries/US territories across the globe including stores in Europe, the UK, North America, South America and Asia. In addition to leading the programs global development, he has worked with directly with teams in China, the U.S., Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, Korea, Singapore and Thailand to certify Starbucks stores. Before joining Starbucks, John spent 13 years at Mithun, Inc. in Seattle working with a variety of retail, commercial and institutional clients including: REI, Seattle Coffee Company, Precor, Mirival and the IslandWood Environmental Learning Center. John Harrison- Love for Drawing Led to Architecture John grew up in a small town in southeast Idaho in a farming community.  John was the first person in his family to graduate from a university. Finding that he loved to draw, he went to the University of Idaho to become an architect.  John moved to Seattle in the spring of 1990 and has been there ever since. He has been with Starbucks for the past 11 years. “I looked at my dad's hands when I was about 10 or 11 years old and decided that I would be going to college.” - John Harrison Sustainability Minded John's sustainability mindedness began in Environmental Control System and Design classes in school.  His professor, Bruce Haglund, an offspring of a movement in the late 70's early 80's where it was about integrating both active and passive systems to heat, cool, provide daylight.  This was not a time when sustainability was a keyword in architecture. “So it's something that has been implanted in my since I was 19-20 years old so ever since then it has been about integrating architecture and engineering systems to some degree.” - John Harrison Mentors Burt Gregory, CEO at one time of Mithun and is still there as a partner.  John first worked with him on the REI flagship store in Seattle which was a groundbreaking project in sustainability.  Burt also taught John how to get projects done and that the architect doesn't have to be passive but an active member of projects.  Rob Deering, another mentor was a huge influence by being a hard worker with high expectations for quality. At Starbucks, Tony Gail is the mentor who pulled him into the current sustainability. “When I came here to Starbucks, Tony Gail who was the corporate architect became another mentor was the one who pulled me into the program we built at Starbucks, the sustainability program.” - John Harrison Achievements John is a LEED Fellow which is a culminates years of work and he highly recommends that you take advantage of this.  REI built a flagship just outside of central Tokyo, Japan. While it wasn't that successful financially for the company, the building itself was. One of the best integrated both active and passive sustainable projects that John has ever done.  At the same time he was working on a project on island with the Environmental Learning Center on Brambridge Island and it ended up being on of the first 5 LEED Gold projects in the world. Listen to the podcast to hear more achievements. "At the time we really didn't know what LEED was about it was just one of these things emerging and it was on the cutting edge but we decided to try it and it ended up being a groundbreaking experience for us." – John Harrison Pro-Tips/Routines/Rituals John is really relationship driven and gets a lot out of peer connection.  He loves doing presentations, podcasts to share and to learn from others. John also believes that everyday that you need to try and learn something.   “A job is a job, but a career is a highly orchestrated and random things at the same time where you need to take in information; it may not mean anything for 6 months or 6 years but it eventually turns into something that you can utilize to make progress. ” - John Harrison To hear more about John's journey with sustainability, download and listen to the episode! Book Suggestions: The Curious Incident of the Dog and the Night-Time by Mark Haddon Epitaph for a Peach by David M. Masumoto Learn more about John Harrison: Linkedin Starbucks celebrates 1,000 LEED-certified stores Connect with Charlie Cichetti and GBES: Charlie on LinkedIn Green Building Educational Services GBES on Twitter Connect on LinkedIn Like on Facebook Google+ GBES Pinterest Pins GBES on Instagram Announcement:  Starting on January 1, 2019, GBMS will begin rolling out it's new membership community.  Members will be given access to some of the guests on the podcasts that you can ask project questions to, if you are preparing for an exam there will be more insurances that you will pass your next exam, you will be given cliff notes if you are a member and so much more. If you truly enjoyed the show, don't forget to leave a positive rating and review on iTunes.  We have prepared more episodes for the upcoming weeks, so come by again next week! Thank you for tuning in to the Green Building Matters Podcast! Copyright © 2019 GBES

Announcement Starting on January 1, 2019, GBMS will begin rolling out it's new membership community.  Members will be given access to some of the guests on the podcasts that you can ask project questions to, if you are preparing for an exam there will be more insurances that you will pass your next exam, you will be given cliff notes if you are a member and so much more.   Dan Carney & Brett Taysom, both of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta join Charlie Cichetti live at the Fed.  Dan Carney grew up outside Boston and moved around quite a bit as a child.  Dan went to the Ohio State University and earned a Master's of Architecture.  He joined the Fed after the big recession and for the last 9 years has worked on sustainability for the bank.  Brett Taysom is from Roswell, GA but went to school in the Carolinas. His undergraduate studies were at Furman University where he started to get into the sustainability arena.  Brett then went to school in Charleston in an environmental studies and started focusing on sustainability.   Dan & Brett- Introduction to Sustainability Brett grew up loving science and enjoyed the environment and became more focused on sustainability in grad school.  Dan heard about the term LEED for the first time during grad school in his second year during a Mechanical Systems class.  This peaked Dan's interest but wasn't a strong connection at that time with architecture. When he started working, the buildings included sustainability and he took his first LEED exam.   Mentors Brett recognizes his professors at Furman University as the ones who got him started. They encouraged him to go to grad school.  He also credits his father who was in the real estate industry who recognized changing trends and shared those with Brett. “If it wasn't for them I wouldn't have gone to grad school and found sustainability and wouldn't have found this path.” - Brett Taysom Dan credits his parents as a big influence.  A big part of his childhood upbringing included not being wasteful, conserving energy, and not wasting water. “I think about those aspects of my childhood and I think that planted some seeds that later on shaped who I was; a sustainability professional.” - Dan Carney   Real Estate and LEED Dan and his team developed a sustainability plan and strategy when he first joined the FED.  That was 10 years ago, but was the first time that they had developed a strategy and thought about all the environmental impacts.  Planning their strategy and setting goals was something they pursued vigorously for the next 5-6 years. "Brett came on board and was really able to apply a lot more attention to our sustainability program, work with the green team and really refine and enhance our communication with bank employees and how we engage with bank employees so we were able to take our reporting and data to the next level." – Dan Carney   Pro-Tips/Routines/Rituals “Have coffee every morning.” - Brett Taysom “Exercise daily, stay up to date in the sustainability world.” - Dan Carney   To hear more about Dan and Brett's journey and their thoughts on Sustainability download and listen to the episode!   Book Suggestions: Brett Taysom's Suggestion: The China Study by  T. Colin Campbell and Thomas M. Campbell II   Dan Carney's Suggestion: The Desert and the Sea by Michael Scott Moore   Learn more about Dan and Brett: Dan Carney LinkedIn Brett Taysom Linkedin Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta   Connect with Charlie Cichetti and GBES: Charlie on LinkedIn Green Building Educational Services GBES on Twitter Connect on LinkedIn Like on Facebook Google+ GBES Pinterest Pins GBES on Instagram   Announcement:  Starting on January 1, 2019, GBMS will begin rolling out it's new membership community.  Members will be given access to some of the guests on the podcasts that you can ask project questions to, if you are preparing for an exam there will be more insurances that you will pass your next exam, you will be given cliff notes if you are a member and so much more. If you truly enjoyed the show, don't forget to leave a positive rating and review on iTunes.  We have prepared more episodes for the upcoming weeks, so come by again next week! Thank you for tuning in to the Green Building Matters Podcast!   Copyright © 2018 GBES

John Zinner, LEED Fellow, is Principal of Zinner Consultants,having founded the firm in 1990. He brings clients a broad sustainability and environmental perspective as well as experience in policy development, project and program planning, and project management. John has developed and managed groundbreaking sustainable development and environmental mitigation programs for, among others, Playa Vista, Whole Foods, Boeing Corporation and the City of Rancho Cucamonga. His leadership has been recognized through numerous awards, he has lectured nationwide before professional, university and public audiences, and he has been interviewed on Good Morning America. In acknowledgment of John's contributions to the field of green building and sustainability, he was recognized by the U.S. Green Building Council as a Fellow in 2012.   John Zinner - Sustainability Opportunities John was born and raised in Los Angeles, California.  He started his career in policy and program side.  John was involved in solar energy in grad school and has leveraged his experiences to future jobs.  1978 was John's first sustainability project. Prior to founding ZC, John founded and managed the Los Angeles office of an environmental consulting firm, and served as both Energy Coordinator and Planning Advisor for the City of Los Angeles Office of the Mayor. He holds an MA in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Southern California, and a BA in Political Science from The Colorado College. "I was asked to lead a charge to write a residential sustainability guideline for over 5,000 residential units in 1978 and LEED was in pilot." – John Zinner   1970 Challenges Early challenges in the 1970's centered around education.  On the Playa Vista project, workshops were held but everyone wanted to know what they really had to do and that is how guidelines were developed. "Playa Vista is a project that I am still involved in and have a lot of support." – John Zinner   Mentors John recognizes Dave Peterson a grad school professor was a mentor that stood out.  He was involved in the solar energy lab and was the one who got it started. We were all excited about getting involved at the ground floor as something new.   LEED Movement One of the first LEED projects for John was the first Platinum Museum.  There were a enough developers doing LEED core and shell that it spiked the interest for others to join in for market purposes. "It was an interesting voyage.  Some developers were eyeing it, not quite sure what to do with it.  A lot of the early push came out of the local government." – John Zinner   Pro-Tips/Routines/Rituals "Having a good staff, focusing on where my skills are best and letting my staff do the technical side of LEED including documentation and I am more focused on client relations and strategic opportunities.  I think knowing who you are, knowing what you are good at and knowing what you're not good at and surrounding yourself with or joining a team with the skills to fill the holes." – John Zinner To hear more about John's journey and his thoughts on LEED, Solar Energy, Sustainability and Carbon download and listen to the episode!   Book Suggestions: The Wizard and the Prophet: Two Remarkable Scientists and Their Dueling Visions to Shape Tomorrow's World by Charles C. Mann   Learn more about John Zinner: LinkedIn Playa Vista Sustainability   Connect with Charlie Cichetti and GBES: Charlie on LinkedIn Green Building Educational Services GBES on Twitter Connect on LinkedIn Like on Facebook Google+ GBES Pinterest Pins GBES on Instagram   Announcement:  Starting on January 1, 2019, GBMS will begin rolling out it's new membership community.  Members will be given access to some of the guests on the podcasts that you can ask project questions to, if you are preparing for an exam there will be more insurances that you will pass your next exam, you will be given cliff notes if you are a member and so much more. If you truly enjoyed the show, don't forget to leave a positive rating and review on iTunes.  We have prepared more episodes for the upcoming weeks, so come by again next week! Thank you for tuning in to the Green Building Matters Podcast!   Copyright © 2018 GBES

Maria Perez is a Senior Associate and Director of Sustainable Design for Gensler, an integrated architecture, design, planning and consulting firm of 5,000+ professionals networked across 46 global offices. In this role, she serves as one of the firm's leading sustainability ambassadors and promoters, engaging staff, clients, and the public on innovative and sustainable design, construction, and operational thinking. A recognized expert in LEED standards and sustainability rating systems, Maria is a leading advocate for performance-based design. Maria is a licensed architect in Texas. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from ITESM, Monterrey, Mexico and a Master of Science in Architecture from the University of Houston. In 2015, she was named a LEED Fellow for her exemplary leadership, impactful commitment, service, and advocacy in green building and sustainability. She is an Accredited Professional in multiple credentials including Building Design(BD+C), Interior Design(ID+C), Operations and Maintenance(O&M), Neighborhood Development(ND) and WELL. Maria is currently serving in the GBCI Credentialing Steering Committee and USGBC Texas Chapter Board of Directors. Maria Perez - Cultural Impact on Future Maria was born in Mexico City and grew up in Chihuahua, Mexico.  She was influenced at a young age by the three, distinct people groups within her hometown -  the Tarahumara Indians, the Mennonites and the Mexicans.  Each different in their own culture and lifestyle, the Indians lived without electricity in their homes made of stone or adobe, the Mennonites produced their own energy, made their own clothes, and did not use anything civilized and lastly, the Mexican culture seemed more wasteful, taking many of their natural resources for granted. As a child, Maria began questioning these varying lifestyles and knew she wanted to help find a balance. “I decided in high school I wanted to be an architect to design buildings that reduce environmental impact.” – Maria Perez Influenced in Sustainability   A few years into her career in Monterrey, Mexico, Maria and her husband applied to several Masters programs across the United States. Upon both her and her husband's acceptance to the University of Houston, they relocated their family and she began her Masters of Architecture with a focus on historic buildings and adaptive reuse. Following graduation, Maria accepted a job in Gensler's Houston office, where has worked on everything related to sustainable design for the last 18 years.   “We need buildings that do more and use less” – Maria Perez The 3 B's Maria strongly believes that three design principals could help solve our biggest challenges related to sustainability and climate change: 1) Biomimicry, which deals with nature. 2) Biophilia, human connection with nature and 3) Bioclimatic Design, where all buildings in their local environment look the same.  Focusing on these three B's could satisfy the pressing need for resilient communities and to build them with limited resources in the face of shrinking materials, energy and water supplies. “If I ever write a book, I will write about the 3 principles of  sustainable design 'biomimicry, biophilia and bioclimatic design'”– Maria Perez Greatest Skill Maria embraces change and would argue it is one of her greatest skills.  Once she is comfortable with a certain task, she tends to find another to learn. Being passionate about learning and exploring change allows her to pursue just about anything in her professional and personal life. “Change always brings new opportunities.” – Maria Perez Book Suggestions: Drawdown by Paul Hawken Advice Maria's favorite quote is “Everything we imagine is real.”  Pabla Picasso Never say no, keep pushing if you think it is for the greater good. Learn more about Maria Perez: LinkedIn Connect with Charlie Cichetti and GBES: Charlie on LinkedIn Green Building Educational Services GBES on Twitter Connect on LinkedIn Like on Facebook Google+ GBES Pinterest Pins GBES on Instagram Announcement:  Starting on January 1, 2019, GBMS will be rolling out it's new membership community.  Members will be given access to some of the guests on the podcasts that you can ask project questions to, if you are preparing for an exam there will be more insurances that you will pass your next exam, you will be given cliff notes if you are a member and so much more. If you truly enjoyed the show, don't forget to leave a positive rating and review on iTunes.  We have prepared more episodes for the upcoming weeks, so come by again next week! Thank you for tuning in to the Green Building Matters Podcast! Copyright © 2018 GBES

Mesangial cell interposition between GBMs is an unusual and not fully understood process. In this episode, Dr. Silva discusses where the ideas of mesangial cell interposition came from and purposed mechanisms regarding its development.

GBMS 006 Peter Smith Emerging Technology Transforms WELL Building Standards   Peter Smith is the Sr. VP at International WELL Building Institute IWBI where he works to transform buildings in ways that help people thrive. On today's show, Charlie and Peter discuss the ways that buildings, and everything in them, can enhance and not compromise, our health and wellness.   “As sensors become more sophisticated, cost effective, and more consumer oriented, we will see an immediate shift...and have to be more responsive to air quality demands by occupants.” Peter Smith The Road to Green Building Peter has always had a passion for architecture and design and being outdoors. He and his brothers spent a lot of time growing up playing outside and visiting national parks. Peter developed that passion into transforming the outdoor environment into the built environment.   In college, Peter majored in Environmental Economics which merged traditional economics with environmental studies. He really began to focus his future on the notion of Green Building with his capstone project. Green Building Influences Campuses For his capstone project, Peter inventoried several buildings at Colgate to determine the inefficiencies and measures that could be put forward to improve them.   The second seminar focused on economics. Peter ran an econometric model to understand the prevalence of green buildings at higher ed institutions. His research began to impact faculty and staff and the hiring a Head of Sustainability and started a ‘Roundtable of Sustainability' for students.   To hear more about how changing technology can improve the environment within a building and  the local community, download and listen to the episode!   Connect with Peter Smith: Peter at IWBI Peter on LinkedIn Peter Smith Bio Peter is Senior Vice President, Business Development at IWBI. Prior to working at IWBI, Peter was Vice President of Delos Solutions. Delos is committed to transforming the built environment by placing health and wellness at the center of its design and construction. In addition, Peter worked as a Sustainability Consultant at Steven Winter Associates. SWA specializes in energy, sustainability, and accessibility consulting.     Peter holds a Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Economics from Colgate University. He maintains a LEED AP Homes accreditation. He is currently pursuing his Master's in Business Administration from Columbia University.   Connect with Charlie Cichetti and GBES:   Charlie on LinkedIn Green Building Educational Services GBES on Twitter Connect on LinkedIn Like on Facebook Google+ GBES Pinterest Pins GBES on Instagram   Don't forget to leave a positive rating and review if you truly enjoyed the show. We have prepared more episodes for the upcoming weeks, so come by again next week! Thank you for tuning in to the Green Building Matters Podcast!

GBMS 004 Global LEED Growth, Careers and Leadership with Mahesh Ramanujam Mahesh Ramanujam is the President and CEO of both the USGBC and the Green Business Certification, Inc. (GBCI). He believes that sustainability is a way of life, and empowers hundreds of employees across the globe with his charismatic leadership and his belief that the green building movement can truly transform the built environment.   "The journey has been about humility, carrying your values, understanding what the planet wants you to share, and most importantly inspire the people around you and give them a fair chance at whatever they don't have because you can give them one." - Mahesh Ramanujam Start of a Journey in Sustainability From his humble beginnings in India, Mahesh has stepped up the ladder to becoming one of today's leaders in the green building movement. He thankfully acknowledges his parents' support and the values that they taught him.   It was from them that he learned to be thankful and to pay it forward with the things he has. To him, sustainability is a way of life and is about leaving the world with a sense of abundance. Leading in the Industry Mahesh graduated from Annamalai University with a degree in Computer Engineering. His line of expertise includes optimization, technological innovation, negotiation, global business and market development.   Prior to becoming President and CEO, Mahesh served as the Chief Information Officer at USGBC. He also served as the COO of Emergys Corporation and led various business transformation programs at IBM and Lenovo. Community Involvement and Advice At present, Mahesh also serves on numerous boards and advisory committees, including Bank of America's National Community Advisory Council and the Board of Directors of GRESB.   He encourages everyone to take a step forward and reach out when you need help. As he said, there is a green building movement that will support, enable and welcome you.   Connect with Mahesh Ramanujam: US Green Building Council Green Business Certification, Inc.   Don't forget to leave a positive rating and review if you truly enjoyed the show. We have prepared more episodes for the upcoming weeks, so come by again next week! Thank you for tuning in to the Green Building Matters Podcast!  

Senator McCain has a malignant brain tumor called a Glioblastoma Multiforme, orglioblastoma or GBM for short. He’s not the first person politically connected to get one of these things. I think this is what Senator Ted Kennedy had back in 2008 and also Beau Biden, Joe Biden’s son died of a glioblastoma. Glioblastomas are one of a class of brain tumors called Gliomas. Gliomas can be low grade which are considered pre-malginant or pre-cancerous or they can be high grade malignancies such as GBMs.   Today 2 Docs Talk about Glioblastoma Multiforme, and the difficulties associated with treating - or not treating - the tumor.  Resources: Don't Tell John McCain to Fight His Cancer FDA approval of Optune device for Glioblastoma 2 Docs Talk episode on hospice Be sure and subscribe in iTunes or Stitcher if you haven’t already.  And you know we’d appreciate it so much if you would tell your friends about 2 Docs Talk! Listen on iTunes Listen on Stitcher Now Available on Google Play Music!  

Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and aggressive brain tumor in adults. Despite multimodal treatments including surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy the prognosis remains poor and relapse occurs regularly. The alkylating agent temozolomide (TMZ) has been shown to improve the overall survival in patients with malignant gliomas, especially in tumors with methylated promoter of the O6-methylguanine-DNA-methyltransferase (MGMT) gene. However, intrinsic and acquired resistance towards TMZ makes it crucial to find new therapeutic strategies aimed at improving the prognosis of patients suffering from malignant gliomas. Cold atmospheric plasma is a new auspicious candidate in cancer treatment. In the present study we demonstrate the anti-cancer properties of different dosages of cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) both in TMZ-sensitive and TMZ-resistant cells by proliferation assay, immunoblotting, cell cycle analysis, and clonogenicity assay. Importantly, CAP treatment restored the responsiveness of resistant glioma cells towards TMZ therapy. Concomitant treatment with CAP and TMZ led to inhibition of cell growth and cell cycle arrest, thus CAP might be a promising candidate for combination therapy especially for patients suffering from GBMs showing an unfavorable MGMT status and TMZ resistance.