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In Part 1 of this 2-part series, Bill Browning will answer questions like “How does nature do that”? Bill will take us on a fascinating journey into the difference between biophilic design and biomimicry, which is what scientists call “innovation inspired by nature”. As a founding member of the United States Green Building Council, Bill is a pioneer in the green building movement. His work has spanned decades, introducing a new appreciation for the way buildings affect our mood and productivity.  He has written multiple books, such as Greening the Building and the Bottom Line (1994), The Economics of Biophilia (2012), 14 Patterns of Biophilic Design, Human Spaces 2.0: Biophilic Design in Hospitality (2017), Nature Inside, and A Biophilic Design Guide (2020). His work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Washington Post, Elle, Popular Science, and in segments by NPR, Reuters, CNN, and PBS. He is currently the managing partner at Terrapin Bright Green, an environmental strategy research and consulting firm. Browning's clients include Disney, New Songdo City, Lucasfilm, Google, Marriott, Bank of America, Salesforce, Interface, JP Morgan Chase, CoStar Group, the Inn of the Anasazi, the White House, and the Sydney 2000 Olympic Village.

In this unique moment in human history, the climate emergency is increasingly defining our lives. While artificial intelligence is unlocking potential positive impact on a scale never seen before. So what does the future hold for us and our children? How will technology help us show up more responsibly to people and the planet? And what does that look like in practical terms– so that our individual efforts compound in ways that will course correct our future? Faith Taylor is the Global Sustainability and ESG Officer at Kyndryl, the world's largest provider of IT infrastructure services, with a goal of powering human progress through strong, purpose-driven practices that deliver value to employees, customers, stakeholders, and communities. In this episode, she explains how IT infrastructure and AI can address your sustainability ambitions in ways that will serve your business, and how the power of collaboration and its ripple effect can ensure we address the climate crisis for all of our futures. Lead With We is Produced by Goal 17 Media - https://goal17media.com Faith Taylor:  Faith Taylor is Global Sustainability Officer at Kyndryl, a $19 Billion and 90,000 employee spin-off from IBM. Prior to Kyndryl, she was the Global Environmental Social Governance (ESG) leader at Tesla where she worked with their Board of Directors, investors and leadership teams to develop their strategies, structures and targets. Before joining Tesla, Faith served as the Senior Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility and Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) of Wyndham Worldwide from 2005 to 2018. Under her leadership, she helped to build their sustainability program leading to the company's recognition by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index as a World and North American hospitality leader. In addition, Ethisphere recognized Wyndham as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies. As the CSO, Taylor was responsible for the company's global environmental, social and governance (ESG) programs including policies, strategies and risk management. Prior to her role as CSO, Faith was a brand marketing and new business development leader managing businesses that delivered $100 million to $600 million in revenues. She helped to restructure brands and developed innovative products and markets to deliver rapid growth. Faith was a professor at the Feliciano School of Business at Montclair State teaching Corporate Social Responsibility, Brand Marketing and Sustainability and was a co-founder of the University's Global Human Trafficking and social entrepreneurship center. She is currently President of the Women's Association of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center and a member of their board. She is also a member of the Executive Women of New Jersey and served on the boards of the World Travel and Tourism Council, and the United States Green Building Council. In 2022, Business Chief and Sustainability magazines ranked Taylor among the top 10 U.S. women of the inaugural Top 100 Women in Sustainability list. Raised in Seattle and born in Japan, Taylor earned a B.A. from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. She and her husband have two children and live in West Orange, N.J. Faith is an avid gardener. Resources: Learn more about Kyndryl at: https://www.kyndryl.com/us/en/about-us Connect with Faith on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/faithlouisetaylor/ Visit leadwithwe.com to learn more about Simon's new book or search for "Lead With We" on Amazon, Google Books, or Barnes & Noble.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Stapleton is the Executive Director of the United States Green Building Council of Los Angeles (USGBC-LA). He is a recognized sustainability leader who focuses on building teams and designing programs that are based on coordinating ecosystems that leverage the built environment to help create a more sustainable society for all In his time at USGBC-LA, he has strengthened the foundation of this leading, membership based sustainability organization while developing and delivering a portfolio of community engagement and education focused programming centered on climate justice, high performance buildings, occupant health, corporate sustainability and regional resilience; establishing talent development and a people first philosophy as the pillars of the brand.

Colin Rohlfing, sustainability and regenerative design expert, architectural engineer, TedX speaker and global opinion leader on all things regenerative design. Colin has been recognized and awarded by many organizations and publications. Over the last 20 years, Colin has been actively involved with President Obama's Export Council Sustainability Committee, the United States Green Building Council, the American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment, the Biomimicry Guild, and the International Living Future Institute. This is the architect you want to listen to when it comes to the future of architecture and going beyond sustainability.Support the show

In the year 2000 the United States Green Building Council helped create a ratings system for green buildings. That was the start of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, better known as LEED, a highly sought after award. We go behind the scenes inside the first hospital in Indiana that achieved the coveted LEED award. Their focus has continued to be on the health of their patients and the world that they live in. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Louis Evans is chief executive of the Commonwealth Energy Group. Founded in 2008, they support businesses by advising them with energy solutions to minimise their impact on the environment and lower their operating costs. Currently a board member for the United States Green Building Council and Green Business Certification Inc, he is also a LEED Green Associate. Before this, he held senior positions at Genesis Electrical and then Mr Electric. In this in-depth conversation, Louis reflects on the changing landscape of the energy sector - looking back on how the financial crash encouraged companies to lower their costs, and how energy now usually constitutes businesses second largest spend; discusses the important work of the company, and their dual motivation of saving people money whilst also directing them towards cleaner processes; and delves into what the future holds for the field, with new technological advancements such as being able to control your home energy through your phone coming to the fore, and what this could mean for society as a whole.

“[Servant leadership] is something I know the military brings and veterans bring to the table every single day.” Having served in the U.S. Army as a First Lieutenant in West Germany during the fall of the Iron Curtain before transitioning to a longtime career at Mercedes Benz and now the Chief Executive Officer of AMB Sports + Entertainment, Stephen Cannon knows and appreciates who veterans are, what they stand for, and the value that they bring to organizations as employees. This week, we are honored to welcome Stephen Cannon to the FourBlock Podcast, where he shares details from his own military experience and transition, recounts how he landed his first job out of the military and worked his way up to CEO, and why he continues to give back to the military community, using his platform to “shine a spotlight on the service and sacrifice that goes on every single day.” Among Atlanta Business Chronicles 2019 Most Admired CEO's, Stephen Cannon serves as the chief executive officer of AMB Sports + Entertainment (AMBSE) assuming the day-to-day leadership of Mercedes-Benz Stadium (MBS), Atlanta Falcons Football Club, United Soccer Properties and PGA TOUR Superstore. AMBSE serves as a for-profit holding group under the Arthur M. Blank Family of Businesses. Prior to joining AMBSE in 2016, Cannon served as president and chief executive officer of Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) and was responsible for leading operations that generated record sales with annual revenues exceeding $20 billion. Cannon has led the evolution of Mercedes-Benz Stadium (MBS) since its doors opened in August 2017. Home to the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United, MBS has hosted a record-setting number of large sports and entertainment events including Super Bowl LIII in 2019, the College Football Playoff Championship game in 2018 and will host NCAA Men's Final Four in March 2020. Under Cannon's leadership, MBS was the first professional sports stadium in North America to achieve LEED Platinum Certification by the United States Green Building Council and MBS Food & Beverage Experience was honored as Sports Breakthrough of the Year 2018 by Sports Business Journal for its record-breaking, affordable fanfare pricing. Cannon, the 2020 NFL Salute to Service Award recipient and among the top-three finalist across the 32 NFL teams in 2019, has led efforts to make the Atlanta Falcons' military outreach efforts the benchmark in the NFL. In 2018, Cannon and former Falcons Head Coach Dan Quinn, spearheaded the first NFL team-directed USO Tour, visiting soldiers at various bases throughout Iraq and Kuwait. A tireless supporter of America's military and military families, Cannon alongside his fellow West Point classmates, founded the Johnny Mac Soldiers fund in 2014. The organization honors military service and sacrifice by providing scholarships to veterans and military family members, particularly children of our nation's fallen and disabled. What began as a small effort to help one fallen classmate's family has grown into an organization that has raised more than $17 million. Cannon also serves on the national board of directors for TAPS (Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors). Cannon graduated with honors from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1986 and was Airborne Ranger qualified and served as First Lieutenant in West Germany during the fall of the Iron Curtain. During his time in the Army, he also served five years as an artillery officer. A two-time lettered wrestler at West Point, The National Wrestling Hall of Fame named Cannon the 2019 Outstanding American, an honor given to leaders who have used the disciplines of wrestling to launch distinguished careers in other walks of life. Cannon and his wife, Ann, reside in Atlanta and are the parents of nine children. ABOUT US Welcome to the FourBlock Podcast, a show that examines veteran career transition and the military-civilian divide in the workplace. General Charles Krulak coined the term "Three Block War" to describe the nature of 21st-century military service defined by peace-keeping, humanitarian aid, and full combat. But what happens next? Veterans are often unprepared to return home and begin new careers. We call this the Fourth Block.  FourBlock is a national non-profit that has supported thousands of transitioning service members across the nation in beginning new and meaningful careers.  Mike Abrams (@fourblock) is an Afghanistan veteran, founder of FourBlock, and author of two military transition books. He represents the military transition perspective. Lindsey Pollak (@lindsaypollak) is a career and workplace expert and New York Times bestselling author of three career advice books. Lindsey represents the civilian perspective of this issue.  Veterans, explore new industries and make the right connections. Find a career that fits your calling. Join us at fourblock.org/ Sponsor our program or host a class to equip more of our veterans at fourblock.org/donate. 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Join Andrew Denton in this lively and engaging conversation with Vere Shaba - a mechanical engineer based in South Africa with a passion for her continent and addressing climate change through specializing in the design, construction, commissioning and operations of green buildings across Africa. This episode explores the power of vulnerability in relationships, not losing hope as a business owner in the midst of a global pandemic, and the business journey of being a young, single African woman with an entrepreneurial calling. Be inspired and encouraged by Vere's belief that anybody can be a Kingdom Builder through taking wise steps of faith and placing their trust in the Lord. Guest bio & links: Vere Shaba holds a BScEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Cape Town. She is a Green Star SA Accredited Professional with the Green Building Council of South Africa, a Green Star Accredited Professional with the Green Building Council of Australia, and a LEED Accredited Professional with the United States Green Building Council. In 2013, Vere was selected as one of South Africa's Top 100 Women in Business in the “Top Women in Business and Government 10th Edition” publication, featuring as one of the ten Top Women in Engineering. Vere is the founder and CEO of Green Design Africa. https://www.instagram.com/thegreenbuildingqueen/?hl=en https://www.greendesignafrica.com/

We know that different is better when it comes to marketing and standing out with our businesses, especially in competitive industries where our customers and clients are comparing on price. However, if we’re different and we can’t help our customers and clients appreciate the value of our difference, then what do we do? Our guest today is a client in Tap the Potential’s Better Business, Better Life™ program, and he helps us dig into the question of “Is different really better?” Join us for this fun episode as we look at creative solutions that will help answer this question not only for him but for many others, as well. Larry Robert Minnick, Jr. prefers to go by Rob and is the CEO/ President of Minnick’s Inc. and Minnick Training Center. He has 39 years’ experience in the Heating and Air Conditioning field, in particular with Mechanical Design & Building Performance for owners. The reason Rob decided to concentrate on the family business was that he loves what he does and it allows him to meet people and he enjoys a challenge. Rob Minnick earned his certifications from the State of Maryland, Air Conditioning Contractors of America, Building Performance Institute, Residential Energy Service Network, United States Green Building Council, and National Comfort Institute.  He lives in Burtonsville, MD, with his wife Dawn. They have 3 children, 1 grand-daughter, and 1 dog. When Rob is not working, he likes to spend time with his family, play drums, travel, and play golf.  Profit by Design is a Tap the Potential Production in collaboration with Small Business Consulting Group. Show Highlights: Rob shares the three questions that consultants told him to ask himself and his brothers when they were buying out the business from their father. Once Rob learned to take a deeper dive into his company vision, it went from being a half-page long to being a page and a half long. He relates how and why his team members were excited when he shared his vision with them.  Rob’s team members are excited to be actively involved in setting their own goals. Rob has a deeper knowledge of problems than his competitors, so communicating with homeowners on the deeper issues that their HVAC system is experiencing is the biggest challenge that Rob currently faces. This is what Rob finds the most difficult, and where he will find the greatest opportunity to differentiate himself. Educating influencers who deal with the customer before the customer deals with Rob is one path that Rob will take to resolve the communication issue. Dr. Sabrina explains the “halo effect”. How to position yourself as the authority. It’s important to identify your top referral sources. These are key places to educate.   Connect with Rob! www.minnicks.com Links and Resources: BUY THE BOOK ON AMAZON: How to Hire the Best: The Entrepreneur's Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top-Performing Team Members by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD How to Hire the Best Toolkit COURSE: How to Hire the Best Taking care of yourself is important now more than ever. Are you ready to take your life back from your business? The FIRST STEP is taking our Assessment at: https://www.tapthepotential.com/assessment NEXT, meet with our Success Team Lead to debrief your results. THEN, join our Better Business, Better Life™ program. Dr. Sabrina’s WEBSITE Dr. Sabrina’s PODCAST - PLEASE RATE & REVIEW! Profit by Design, a Tap the Potential production in collaboration with Small Business Consulting Group For Resources & Tools from Sponsors - https://www.profitbydesignpodcast.com Subscribe & Share Podcasts! - https://www.profitbydesignpodcast.com/podcasts/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ProfitByDesign/ Are You Leading with Love or Know Another Entrepreneur Who Is Being a Gift from Their Gifts During This Time? Please use hashtags #leadwithlove #beagift and we will be re-posting these social media posts! Books Mentioned: How to Hire the Best: The Entrepreneur's Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top-Performing Team Members by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD How to Hire the Best: The Rural Business Owner's Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top Performing Employees by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD How To Hire The Best: The Contractor’s Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top Performing Employees by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine by Mike Michalowicz The Pumpkin Plan: A Simple Strategy to Grow a Remarkable Business in Any Field by Mike Michalowicz The Game of Work by Charles Coonradt

Linda Ballesteros is host of All Things Franchising and also the owner of Mpower Franchise Consulting where she works with those who want to be in business for themselves but not by themselves with the franchise that best fits their skills, passion and what they want their lifestyle to look like.  She is also very aware of those industries which are more recession resistant. Contact Linda today: Linda@MpowerFranchiseConsulting.com Today's Guest: With over a decade of industry experience, Matt Ferrer has worked with several organizations to improve and increase their respective sustainable track records. His more visible work includes launching the City of West Palm Beach’s Green Business Challenge, working with the City of Pittsburgh’s Better Building Challenge, and working to release the City of Fort Lauderdale’s first Building Energy Efficiency Plan. Matt holds a master’s degree in Environmental Sustainability from the University of Pittsburgh and two bachelor’s degree from the University of West Florida and was awarded 2019 Emerging Professional of the Year from the United States Green Building Council of South Florida.  As SuperGreen Solutions Brand Manager, Matt helps franchisees learn and grow in a fast-paced and changing environment. From initial and ongoing training and support, to vendor management, to new industry trends and strategic planning, Matt oversees all brand initiatives to further grow the brand and the success of the franchise network.

Ashley Marinko and Mark Wille join us from the Illinois Green Alliance Organization, which is a chapter of the United States Green Building Council. We dive into the Green Build House Tour 2020!

William Stein, of Dattner Architects, discusses the Bronx Library Center, which replaced the former Fordham Branch Library. The facility provides expanded circulation and reference collections, cutting-edge information technology, a full range of education, business and technology training for all ages, literacy classes, and English language proficiency programs. The BLC also houses the Latino and Puerto Rican Cultural Center, with extensive bilingual collections, educational and cultural programs, and multi-media exhibits. The project received LEED Silver Certification from the United States Green Building Council. It is the first publicly funded building in New York City and the first library in The New York Public Library system to receive LEED certification.

Trending on ICONICLIFE.COM Sustainable Design with Anita Lang Healthy on the Run   Shannon started her career in interior design at a furniture boutique + full service design firm in Cherry Creek of Denver, Colorado. There she worked on high end residential homes and smaller commercial spaces for clients throughout the city.    Since then, Shannon has envisioned and co-founded a residential development firm, Fuse Living. With a few new construction developments under her belt, she then decided to open a second branch of the company offering full service interior design packages to both residential clients as well as other developers, builders and architects. The passion that drives Shannon is human health and sustainability. She is a certified GREENleader (certification from SFI, Sustainable Furnishings Council), and a Green Associate (certification from USGBC, United States Green Building Council), incorporating sustainability measures like energy savings and healthy indoor air quality into the Fuse Living projects. She also studies topics of environmental psychology: the relationship between humans and our built environment. She believes that, in our fast paced and technological world, it is of upmost importance to offset the negative effects that come from technology by creating spaces and homes that allow for brain restoration and a sense of place. Shannon’s key roles include project visions, design implementation, general project oversight, general contractor coordination, design team coordination. Shannon has a love for people and a passion for smart, beautiful, practical, and innovative design. She does what she does to give people a more positive experience living in their homes, in hopes to set her residents up for success in their lives.   @fuseliving fuseliving.com   Follow ICONIC LIFE digital luxury lifestyle magazine Instagram @youriconiclife Facebook @youriconiclife Twitter @youriconiclife   Check out ICONIC LIFE at ICONICLIFE.COM for fresh content published daily.    We invite you to SUBSCRIBE! Follow Renee Dee Instagram @reneeldee  Twitter @iconicreneedee LinkedIn @ Renee Layman Dee   If you enjoyed today’s podcast, I’d be so appreciative if you’d take two minutes to subscribe, rate and review ICONIC HOUR. It makes a huge difference for our growth. Thank you so much for supporting me to do what I do!

Vessela Valtcheva-McGee, LEED Fellow, LEED AP BD+C AP, BREEAM International Assessor, DGNB auditor and EDGE Auditor.  Vessela has extensive experience with sustainability in both practice and education. With over 10 years of experience in sustainable development, she has both practical hands-on experience with sustainability assessment tools and frameworks in the construction and development sector, and deep theoretical knowledge of business sustainability, policy and education development, and leadership. While working closely with the business sector as a sustainability consultant, Vessela has also been actively involved in changing leadership through the international NGO green building council network. In 2010 Vessela became a founding member on the Board of Directors of the Bulgarian Green Building Council where she is currently President. She works on sustainable policy development, voluntary certification initiatives, and represents the council at the World Green Building Council's Europe Regional Network, a coalition of organizations working together to facilitate industry leadership and drive the transition to a low-carbon, circular economy. Since 2008 Vessela has been a Managing Partner in Triple Green Building Group, LLC - a full service sustainability consulting and education company. Triple Green is one of the first companies recognized as Authorized Education Delivery Partners by the United States Green Building Council, providing the company with a license to deliver professional education curriculum to the international market. Triple Green works with a number of major professional education development companies in the US and Europe to create courses on sustainability and provide both live facilitation and web based education programs, as well as train-the-trainer events. Today, after 10 years of collaboration, the company continues to be a trusted Education Partner of the USGBC. At present, Vessela heads the European branch of Triple Green Group which is based in Sofia, Bulgaria.  In her capacity as a green building consultant who has every recognized credential in the branch, Vessela has had the opportunity to work on numerous green building certification projects of national and international significance. She has personally managed the certification of LEED and BREEAM projects in Bulgaria, Russia, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Vietnam, Mexico and the US. Vessela Valtcheva-McGee holds a Master of Architecture degree from the Savannah College of Art and Design where she is an honorary guest lecturer, and a post-graduate diploma in Business Sustainability from Cambridge University. She has delivered guest lectures on sustainability at Harvard, Berkeley and various universities in Eastern Europe. She is a LEED Fellow, LEED AP BD+C AP, BREEAM International Assessor, DGNB auditor and EDGE Auditor. Vessela is part of a recognized group of change leaders of sustainability in Europe working to coordinate a collaborative sustainable development effort with governments and relevant stakeholders across the region. Show Highlights  Learn what is possible when you are motivated to start off in a different direction and don't follow business as usual.  What rating tools and criteria does Vessela use to sway clients to meet their desired level of certification.  The green movement depends on where you are but why is the US falling behind Europe? What are the challenges and success does location provide?  Why the green building may quickly be in a place where certification is what we use to be the average.  How the pandemic will provide a radical approach and focus on green building Vessela's journey of firsts   “It's a great movement. Jump into it and do it with passion and pursue whatever angle in green building you most love and are interested in. And don't be afraid that there's a formula that you have to stick to. That's the beauty of this movement. It's wide open. There's a lot of room for experimentation for exploring paradigm shifts that we've been talking about and haven't quite made yet. There is still a lot of room for growth and great fields. Dive right in. No fear.” -Vessela   Vessela Valtcheva-McGee Transcript   Vessela's Show Resources and Information Triple Green Building Group Facebook Linkedin A Gentleman in Moscow:    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

Today's episode features Sarah Talkington of Austin Energy. Sarah is a Texas native and has been a part of Austin Energy for over 13 years. She is a green building and energy expert and a recently minted LEED Fellow! Austin Energy offers year-round rebates and incentives to help offset the cost of making energy-efficiency improvements to homes or businesses in the Austin, TX area. Sarah Talkington manages the Commercial Austin Energy Green Building team. In this position, Sarah coordinates with local developers, owners, design teams and other building professionals to find best practice, sustainable design & construction solutions for Austin.  She is responsible for the development and adoption of the Commercial Energy Code for the City of Austin. She also serves as the Vice Chair of the United States Green Building Council's Technical Committee. You can learn more about Sarah on LinkedIn.   3 Reasons to Listen Moments that reminded Sarah she was on the right path Her experience working on the Dell Children's Hospital project A new way to think about energy management: the Power Partner Thermostat Program Full Transcript (available on website)   Show Resources   The Overstory Nudge   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

Colin John Jenkins is an architect and project manager with a  passion for promoting sustainable development. He is accredited in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) from the United States Green Building Council. And in 2018 he became the first WELL Accredited Professional in the Caribbean. Colin also devotes considerable time engaging in social projects and men’s empowerment activism and social research. He serves on the Bureau of Standards’ Environmental Management Committee, is president of his community group, and a co-founder of the Antigua and Barbuda Council on Sustainable Development. Follow and connect with Colin on: Twitter: @ColinJohn_ Instagram: @colinjohnj Facebook: @colinjohn.jenkins Just for fun: @lipsyncfriday ------- Join the conversation at Grassroots Connection. That's our Whatsapp group where we have weekly ongoing discussions about the issues facing Antigua & Barbuda. To join, DM us on social media or email thenewgrassroots@gmail.com with a short description of yourself and why you'd like to be part of this initiative. For more about The New Grassroots and to get involved, visit: Website: TheNewGrassroots.com Twitter: @GrassrootsANU Instagram: @GrassrootsANU Facebook: @GrassrootsANU    

Show Summary: Host Ethan Astaneh speaks with Jason McLennan, a prominent figure in the green building movement. Jason is a highly sought designer, consultant, and thought leader around the world — even referred to as the ‘Steve Jobs' of the green building industry. His company, McLennan Design, was formed with a clear overarching purpose: to make a significant positive change in the world, with a particular focus on deep green, regenerative design solutions. In their discussion today, Jason explains what a living building is and why it is so important in the global effort to tackle climate change. He elaborates on how individuals and organizations can achieve the status of a living building, what it is like working on a living building (as well as living in one), how technology intersects and whether or not it is possible to upgrade a pre-existing structure into a living building. Key Takeaways: [:33] About today's episode. [1:22] Jason explains what a green building is and distinguishes the differences between it and a living building. [2:19] Jason explains the analogy that "a building is like a flower," that he mentioned in his TEDx Talk. [4:14] Jason explains the Living Building Challenge and the Living Community Challenge. [5:47] How do you achieve the status of a living product or a living building? Is it a call-to-action or a certification? [7:20] Jason gives an example of a well-known living building. [8:28] Who is leading this global effort and who is supporting it? [10:03] How did Jason end up getting involved with living buildings? And what sorts of resistance and obstacles has he encountered along his journey? [12:16] As the CEO of McLennan Design, is Jason actively designing and building these living buildings? [13:29] What is it like living or working in a living building? Do you have to change your standard of living at all or compromise design? [15:33] Jason highlights some common misconceptions about living buildings. [16:29] The cost of creating a living building. [17:49] Is it possible to improve pre-existing buildings to make them more green and ‘living?' [19:10] Does there have to be a specific geographic setting in order to make living buildings work? [21:56] How does technology intersect with living buildings? [23:05] How are the teams assembled for these living building projects? [24:23] Are schools beginning to teach and embrace the ideas that stem from living buildings? [25:37] Are governments doing anything right now to incentivize the building of these green and living buildings? [27:17] Jason recaps today's discussion and reiterates why living buildings are incredibly important — especially in today's environment.   Mentioned in this Episode: McLennan Design Nicola Sustainable Innovation Fund “Living Buildings for a Living Future | Jason McLennan | TEDxBend” (Video) LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Living Building Challenge Living Community Challenge Living-Future.org Bullitt Center Bullitt Foundation   Guest Bio Jason McLennan Jason is a highly sought out designer, consultant, and thought leader around the world — even being referred to as the ‘Steve Jobs' of the green building industry. He is the Founder and Chair of the board of the International Living Future Institute and Cascadia Green Building Council, a chapter of both the United States Green Building Council and the Canada Green Building Council. His company, McLennan Design, was formed with a clear overarching purpose: to make a significant positive change in the world, with a particular focus on deep green, regenerative design solutions as their means. They exist to be change agents — using design and consulting as a powerful tool for transformation. Jason is the recipient of numerous industry awards and in 2012  was also appointed to join Deepak Chopra, Dick Gephardt, Mel Matinez and Terry McAuliffe on the advisory board of Delos, a wellness real estate development firm founded by Paul Scialla. He is also member of the Clinton Global Initiative. For his full bio, visit: McLennan-Design.com/About/Jason-F-McLennan   About The Host — Ethan Astaneh Ethan is a Financial Advisor in the firm's Vancouver office. He provides strategic advice to high net worth business owners, professionals, and retirees, and offers his clients a wide range of financial services, including; retirement income planning, business succession and continuation planning, investment management, tax and estate planning, charitable giving, and intergenerational wealth transfer. For his full bio, visit: NicolaWealth.com/Our-Team/Ethan-Astaneh

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

Jason Twill has a career spanning over 20 years in urban development. Jason has been at the forefront of built environment transformation. His career experience includes delivery of sustainable mixed-income housing projects throughout New York City, delivery of Vulcan Inc.'s South Lake Union Innovation District in Seattle, Washington, and serving as Head of Sustainability and Innovation for Lendlease in Australia. In 2016, Jason was appointed as an Innovation Fellow and Senior Lecturer within the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building at the University of Technology Sydney and leads research into regenerative urbanism, housing affordability, and property economics. Jason was designated a LEED Fellow by the United States Green Building Council in 2014, and he was named a Next City Global Urban Vanguard in both 2015 and 2017. Jason is also an appointed Champion and advisor to Nightingale Housing in Australia.   Love for NYC Jason was born just outside of Philadelphia and grew up on the east coast.  He then moved to Columbia, Maryland, before he moved again to a suburb outside of New York City, during high school.  Where Jason grew up shaped his passion for the built environment and his desire to transform it. “My father worked in New York, and I think I grew up hating the suburbs and the monoculture status to it of car dominant environments.  I think experiencing New York City as a young adolescent and teenager really introduced me to tolerance, diversity, language, ethnicity and all these different things and I just fell in love with the city.” - Jason Twill   September 11, 2001 Jason fell in love with architecture and construction.  He was working in New York for an architecture firm and was planning to go to school at Columbia.  In 2001, Jason was working for Mass and Duffy in the World Trade Center during the attacks and barely escaped.  He postponed going to graduate school due to the aftermath of 9-11.   Shifting from Architecture to Real Estate Jason began to gravitate towards real estate development.  He wanted to be a change agent around sustainability, social responsibility, and development in cities.  Jason was pushing people to get affordable housing. “I remember a lot of us getting made fun of. There was a cluster of us that we're incubating the urban green, the green building chapter of New York City, and just kind of fighting to have a voice to educate the building industry, the architects, and the engineers.” - Jason Twill Urban Apostles Founder Jason is founder and Director of Urban Apostles, a start-up real estate development and consulting services business specialising in regenerative development and deliberative housing models for cities. Urban Apostles' work focuses on the intersection of the sharing economy and the art of city making. He is a co-founder of both the International Living Future Institute and Green Sports Alliance as well as an originator of the Economics of Change project. In 2017, Jason founded and launched the City Makers' Guild, an education, advocacy and research group promoting more equitable and inclusive cities.   Book Recommendations The Geography of Nowhere:  The Rise and Decline of America's Man-Made Landscape by James Howard Kunstler Dark Emu:  Aboriginal Australia and the Birth of Agriculture by Bruce Pascoe Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond 1491:  New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles Mann The Well Tempered City by Jonathan Rose Garrison Institute Tune into this podcast to listen to the rest of Jason Twill's amazing journey in this podcast hosted by Charlie.   Connect with Jason Twill: 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:  GBMS is excited our membership community is growing.  Consider joining our membership community as 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

The Building Science Podcast got a couple of Press Passes and went to New York City last week for the AIA Conference on Architecture, 2018. What an incredible conference it was! We had the opportunity to connect with so many thoughtful and visionary architects who want to build a better, healthier future. We're psyched. One of the most thoughtful conversations we had was with Corey Squire and Tate Walker about the new Committee On The Environment's new Toolkit. It's a resource-rich document that helps firms and projects of any kind measure their progress against benchmarks of sustainability without restrictive prescription pathways, while keeping outcomes at the central focus.COREY SQUIRELEED AP O+MSustainability Process Manager, Lake|Flato ArchitectsCorey works with all Lake|Flato teams to establish sustainability goals, analyze designs with simulation software, and collects post-occupancy performance data. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies from Oberlin College and a Master of Architecture from Tulane University. In 2012, Squire was awarded the Eskew+Dumez+Ripple Research Fellowship to study building post-occupancy energy performance and sustainable design processes.Tate WalkerAIA, LEEP AP BD+C, Sustainability Director, OPN ArchitectsAs an architect focused on energy and sustainability in the built environment, he steers OPN’s sustainability initiatives, focusing on energy research, technology evaluation, and high performance design. He regularly writes and presents on issues relating to energy, technology, building science, and promoting environmental awareness through design. His experience includes integrating teams, design charrettes, building systems, and sustainability initiatives on capital projects.Tate has worked nationally for clients such as Northwestern University, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Iowa State University. He served the United States Green Building Council in various capacities since 2008 and has been a leader within the Wisconsin Green Building Alliance since 2005, including serving as the organization’s vice president in 2009.At OPN, Tate led the adoption and administration of the 2030 Challenge to transition to net zero energy buildings. He also is chair of the firm’s annual Green Day event and an internal sustainability committee.He is currently leading the sustainable design for the new Advanced Teaching and Research Building for the Biosciences at Iowa State University, which is targeting LEED Gold. The 115,000 square foot, $52 million project will be an anchor building on campus, incorporating innovative site, water, advanced materials and daylighting components to support a unique, sustainable experience for its users.About The Committee On The EnvironmentCOTE MissionThe Committee on the Environment (COTE) works to advance, disseminate, and advocate—to the profession, the building industry, the academy, and the public—design practices that integrate built and natural systems and enhance both the design quality and environmental performance of the built environment. COTE serves as the community and voice on behalf of AIA architects regarding sustainable design and building science and performance.COTE reflects the profession’s commitment to provide healthy and safe environments for people and is dedicated to preserving the earth’s capability of sustaining a shared high quality of life. The committee’s mission is to lead and coordinate the profession’s involvement in environmental and energy-related issues and to promote the role of the architect as a leader in preserving and protecting the planet and its living systems.COTE provides the AIA with knowledge about environmental issues and advises the Institute on environmental policy matters affecting the practice of architecture. The committee supports cooperation with educators and institutions of learning, manufacturers, government agencies, environmental organizations, and industry groups in advancing environmentally sound design processes and standards as well as environmentally innovative materials and integrated systems.COTE Goals-To advance the importance of sustainable design to our fellow architects, within the Institute, and to the broader public.-To educate architects about the environmental and energy-related impacts of design decisions & about how to incorporate sustainable design into daily practice.-To define and promote the cutting edge of sustainable design for our profession.-To foster leadership among architects in all facets of environmental decision making.-To recognize environmental leadership of architects in practice, education, industry, and government.-To influence the direction of architectural education to place more emphasis on ecological literacy , sustainable design and building science-To maintain, refine, and strengthen alliances with professional and trade associations and other leaders in environmentally responsible design to coordinate our sustainable agendas to make our message stronger.-To maintain, refine, and strengthen alliances with other AIA Knowledge Communities and committees, and serve as a resource to Institute initiatives and projects that promote sustainability in the built environment.-To green AIA convention venues and meetings.-To communicate the AIA’s environmental and energy-related concerns to the public and private sectors and influence the decisions of the public, professionals, clients, and public officials on the impact of their environmental and energy-related decisions.-To educate architects on regulatory, performance, technical and building science issues and how those issues influence architecture. Educate the architectural profession on programming, designing, and managing building performance.-To investigate and disseminate information regarding building performance best practices, criteria, measurement methods, planning tools, occupant-comfort, heat/air/moisture interfaces between the interior and exterior of buildings.-To promote a more integrated practice in order to achieve environmentally and economically efficient buildings. One of the tools we will plan to promote to achieve this integration is Building Information Technology (BIM).COTE Toolkit Please check out this resource rich document. It's absolutely incredible and this is only Version 1! More great improvements to come. If you're not an AIA member and can't access it, write us and we'll see what we can do about getting you a copy. The more people who can work with the tools provide here, the better outcomes our projects will be. podcast@positiveenergy.pro"Why We Let Ourselves Do Mediocre Work"Great article from Building Green Magazinethat dispels the myth of the "unicorn client" that will come around and make all your wildest dreams come true to design and build sustainably.The Shape Of GreenDoes going green change the face of design or only its content? The first book to outline principles for the aesthetics of sustainable design, The Shape of Green argues that beauty is inherent to sustainability, for how things look and feel is as important as how they’re made.In addition to examining what makes something attractive or emotionally pleasing, Hosey connects these questions with practical design challenges. Can the shape of a car make it more aerodynamic and more attractive at the same time? Could buildings be constructed of porous materials that simultaneously clean the air and soothe the skin? Can cities become verdant, productive landscapes instead of wastelands of concrete?Drawing from a wealth of scientific research, Hosey demonstrates that form and image can enhance conservation, comfort, and community at every scale of design, from products to buildings to cities. Fully embracing the principles of ecology could revolutionize every aspect of design, in substance and in style. Aesthetic attraction isn’t a superficial concern — it’s an environmental imperative. Beauty could save the planet.The Last Auto MechanicGreat blog post by Tom Price (renewable energy entrepreneur. A-EV cheerleader. Founder Black Rock Solar. Recovering journalist, middling mountain biker. Formerly of Capitol Hill, SLC, & BRC) about the ways America’s transportation economy and landscape is about to be utterly transformed into a world beyond driving. Or drivers. Or even car mechanics. Enjoy the ride.Game of ThronesNew Yorker article about the intricate design of seating on commercial flights and the impacts it has on travelers.Habits of High Performing FirmsAIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) released a report called “The Habits of High-Performance Firms” which follows up on the previous “Lessons from the Leading Edge," which is a comprehensive study of two decades of AIA COTE Top Ten Award winners. Launched in 1997, the annual awards are the profession’s longest-running and “best known recognition program for sustainable design excellence,” according to the AIA.Biophilic Design Biophilic Design is an innovative way of designing the places where we live, work, and learn. We need nature in a deep and fundamental fashion, but we have often designed our cities and suburbs in ways that both degrade the environment and alienate us from nature. The recent trend in green architecture has decreased the environmental impact of the built environment, but it has accomplished little in the way of reconnecting us to the natural world, the missing piece in the puzzle of sustainable development. Come on a journey from our evolutionary past and the origins of architecture to the world’s most celebrated buildings in a search for the architecture of life. Together, we will encounter buildings that connect people and nature - hospitals where patients heal faster, schools where children’s test scores are higher, offices where workers are more productive, and communities where people know more of their neighbors and families thrive. Biophilic Design points the way toward creating healthy and productive habitats for modern humans.Architecture 2030Edward Mazria, FAIA, Hon. FRAICFounder and CEOEdward Mazria is an internationally recognized architect, author, researcher, and educator. Over the past decade, his seminal research into the sustainability, resilience, energy consumption, and greenhouse gas emissions of the built environment has redefined the role of architecture, planning, design, and building, in reshaping our world. He is the founder of Architecture 2030, a think tank developing real-world solutions for 21st century problems, and host of the AIA+2030 Professional Education Series and 2030 Districts movement in North American cities.Mazria issued the 2030 Challenge and introduced the 2030 Palette, a revolutionary new platform that puts the principles behind low-carbon/zero carbon and resilient built environments at the fingertips of architects, planners, and designers worldwide. In 2014 he presented the Roadmap to Zero Emissions at the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development and UN Framework Convention on Climate Change calling for zero emissions in the built environment by 2050, and drafted the 2050 Imperative, endorsed by professional organizations representing over 1.3 million architects in 124 countries worldwide. In 2015 he launched the China Accord, which has been adopted by key international firms pledging to plan, design and build to carbon neutral standards in China; and delivered the opening presentation at the UNFCCC COP21 “Buildings Day” titled The 2 Degree Path for the Building Sector.Recently, he developed Achieving Zero, a framework of incremental actions that cities and governments can put in place to ensure carbon neutral built environments by mid-century, and the Zero Cities Project (with the Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance, Urban Sustainability Directors Network, New Buildings Institute, and Resource Media) to implement the framework.Mazria speaks nationally and internationally on the subject of architecture, design, energy, economics, and climate change and has taught at several universities, including the University of New Mexico, University of Oregon, UCLA, and the University of Colorado-Denver.Mr. Mazria’s awards include AIA Design Awards, American Planning Association Award, Department of Energy Awards, American Solar Energy Society Pioneer Award, Equinox Award, National Conservation Achievement Award, Mumford Award from Architects/Designers/Planners for Social Responsibility, inaugural Hanley Award, Distinguished Career Award from Pratt Institute, Zia Award from the University of New Mexico, Game Changers Award from Metropolis Magazine, 2011 Purpose Prize, and the 2015 Kemper Award from the American Institute of Architects. He is a senior fellow of the Design Futures Council, Honorary Fellow of the RAIC, and received an Honorary Doctor of Architecture degree from Illinois Institute of Technology.COTE Toolkit ContributorsTate Walker, AIA, Project Co-Lead OPN Architects, Madison, Wisconsin, COTE Advisory GroupCorey Squire, AIA, Project Co-Lead Lake|Flato Architects, San Antonio, Texas, COTE Advisory GroupAnne Hicks Harney, FAIA, Long Green Specs, Baltimore, MarylandBetsy del Monte, FAIA, Cameron MacAllister Group, Dallas, TexasDavid Hincher, AIA, Kieran Timberlake, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaGunnar Hubbard, FAIA, Thornton Tomasetti, Portland, Maine, COTE Advisory GroupHelena Zambrano, AIA, Overland Partners, San Antonio, TexasMary Ann Lazarus, FAIA, Cameron MacAllister Group, St. Louis, Missouri, COTE Advisory GroupStephanie Horowitz, AIA, ZeroEnergy Design, Boston, Massachusetts, COTE Advisory GroupStephen Endy, AIA, Mahlum, Portland, OregonVikram Sami, AIA, Olson Kundig, Seattle, Washington, COTE Advisory GroupZ Smith, FAIA, Eskew+Dumez+Ripple, New Orleans, Louisana

Special Edition of the Nonprofit Coach with Ted Hart Radio Show is dedicated toGreening the Nonprofit World. Bringing expert advice to the nonprofit sector and drawing from the Nonprofit Guide to Going Green helping nonprofits green their efforts and carbon footprint, shows nonprofit executives proactive steps they can take to protect the environment and helps charities on the path to becoming a certified Green Nonprofit from GreenNonprofits.org THE GREEN SHOW delivers a timely and essential call to GREEN action for this new century.   Sarah Sutton is a LEED-accredited professional by the United States Green Building Council, and a museum professional with 31 years of experience working with zoos, aquariums, historical societies, art museums and parks.  Her business is called Sustainable Museums and she works all around the country helping a variety of organizations improve their environmental sustainability while helping the bottom line, creating public connections, and planning for a changing future. Many in the audience may know her as Sarah Brophy, or may know her for her decades of work researching and writing grant proposals – which was one way she came to be such an avid support of environmental sustainability in educational institutions.  As Sarah Brophy she wrote Are You Grant Ready? How to tell when your organization is ready to successfully attract grants, AASLH History Series. She is co-author of two editions of The Green Museum: A Primer for Environmental Practice, with Elizabeth Wylie, and we know her as Sarah Sutton and author of The Green Nonprofit: The First 52 Weeks of Your Green Journey. 

Gene Cox is a Metro Atlanta native.  He is a graduate of Woodward Academy High School in College Park, Georgia and Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana.  He has 17 years of experience as a Television News anchor and reporter working in numerous cities including Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Knoxville, Tennessee.  In 2010 Gene chose to create a new career path after being inspired by William McDonough's book Cradle To Cradle.  He now is a co-owner of Eco Denizen, an eco-minded gift shop and renovation design studio at 10th and Peachtree in Midtown.  Gene's wife earned a masters degree in architecture and she manages the design and LED lighting retrofit side of Eco Denizen's operation.  Gene is professionally accredited by the United States Green Building Council as a LEED Green Associate.  

Dr. Chris Pyke, Vice President, Research Program, United States Green Building Council, discusses how GIS can be used to assist green building in many areas, such as location-based rating systems, building performance modeling, and market pattern analysis.