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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.
August 18, 2025
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.
August 12, 2025
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.
August 6, 2025
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.
August 6, 2025
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.
July 30, 2025
Educating building operators for a green future
Discover how 32BJ Training Fund is preparing building operators for a sustainable future.
February 11, 2025
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.
October 29, 2024
A climate conversation with Gina McCarthy
The first White House National Climate Advisor, Gina McCarthy, shares lessons learned from climate advocacy.
October 9, 2024
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.
June 17, 2024
Unearthing geothermal energy
Brightcore's Jonathan Hernandez joins Urban Green's Ellen Honigstock to discuss geothermal energy.
April 10, 2024
The Green Economy Action Plan (w/ Nse Esema)
Nse Esema joined Urban Green Live to discuss NYC's Green Economy Action Plan.
March 27, 2024
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.
February 14, 2024
Historic buildings, modern policies
Dr. Erica Avrami, Nate Rogers and Kate Reggev discuss how new legislation could necessitate energy retrofits in historic buildings.
January 17, 2024
Workforce solutions for decarbonizing buildings
Manny Pastreich, President of 32BJ SEIU, joins John Mandyck to discuss mobilizing the green workforce.
December 18, 2023
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?
December 6, 2023