Category: Audio & Podcasts
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Banking on Climate
Jamie Horton and Marianna Koval join Adam Schiabor to discuss the recent report, Banking on Climate, which dives into the role of mortgage lenders in supporting building decarbonization efforts in New York City.
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Statewide Benchmarking in NY: A Path to Climate Progress
Hear Danielle Manley, Urban Green’s Associate Director of Policy, break down the critical role benchmarking plays in decarbonizing buildings statewide.
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Built to Last: Resilience in Every Retrofit
How can we prepare buildings to remain resilient in the face of extreme weather events? Listen in as sustainability experts discuss building resiliency.
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The future of New York nuclear power (w/ Justin Driscoll)
Hear Justin Driscoll, CEO and President of New York Power Authority, discuss New York’s plans to venture into nuclear energy.
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Boosting the Grid with Battery Storage
Hear sustainability experts unpack the benefits of using battery storage to improve the efficiency and reliability of the electrical grid.
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Educating building operators for a green future
Discover how 32BJ Training Fund is preparing building operators for a sustainable future.
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Navigating the Inflation Reduction Act
Hear from Bright Power’s Ion Simonides about how the IRA advances multi-family building electrification and clean energy upgrades.
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A climate conversation with Gina McCarthy
The first White House National Climate Advisor, Gina McCarthy, shares lessons learned from climate advocacy.
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Heating with ice
Mark MacCracken, the Vice President of CALMAC at Trane Technologies, joins host Ellen Honigstock and co-host Whitney Smith to discuss thermal energy storage.
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Unearthing geothermal energy
Brightcore’s Jonathan Hernandez joins Urban Green’s Ellen Honigstock to discuss geothermal energy.
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The Green Economy Action Plan (w/ Nse Esema)
Nse Esema joined Urban Green Live to discuss NYC’s Green Economy Action Plan.
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Commissioning, you complete me!
Building systems are designed and installed separately, but they need to work together for a building to function as intended. Kelly Westby and Ellen Honigstock discuss how it happens.
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Historic buildings, modern policies
Dr. Erica Avrami, Nate Rogers and Kate Reggev discuss how new legislation could necessitate energy retrofits in historic buildings.
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Workforce solutions for decarbonizing buildings
Manny Pastreich, President of 32BJ SEIU, joins John Mandyck to discuss mobilizing the green workforce.
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Office to residential conversions: The carbon story (w/ David Farnsworth & Tess McNamara)
How much carbon could be saved by 2050 if NYC expanded the range of buildings eligible for office to residential conversions?