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32 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
34 episodes
since Dec. 13, 2022
episodic

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In this episode of Building Tomorrow, we speak with David Gottfried about his upcoming book Regen 360: An Operating System for a Regenerative Earth. David is a founder of the Green Building Movement and has dedicated three and a half decades toward changing how buildings are designed, built, and op…

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How do you move from a feasibility study to a fully financed retrofit? In this episode of Building Tomorrow, we trace one co-op's journey from energy audit to retrofit project financing with Counterpointe’s Michele Pitale and Co-op President Pierre Castillon. Tune in to hear about the city’s Commer…
The building industry has developed increasingly sophisticated ways to measure reductions in energy use and carbon emissions. But how can we demonstrate that our work is making people’s lives better? In this episode of Building Tomorrow, we speak with author Gayathri Unnikrishnan about her new bo…
To close out our 2026 conference, we held a fireside chat with NYC Department of Buildings' Laura Popa and Urban Green CEO Chris Halfnight. We're excited to share this special conversation as an episode of Building Tomorrow. Tune in to hear them review the city's progress on Local Law 97, the lates…
NYC’s multifamily buildings are at a crossroads: LL97 deadlines are approaching, summers are getting hotter, and the economics of electrification remain stubbornly complex. In this episode of Building Tomorrow, we're sharing the live taping of session 2 from our annual conference, Meeting the multi…
Energy insecurity impacts approximately 1 in 3 U.S. households, with many more at risk. In this fireside chat, Diana Hernández, author of Powerless: The People’s Struggle for Energy, joins Daphany Rose Sanchez to unpack the essential dimensions of energy insecurity. They’ll discuss the physical, ec…
For this episode of Building Tomorrow, we’re excited to share another live taping from our 2026 conference held on June 3 at NYU. In this session, our panelists draw from their diverse experiences in the public and private sectors to discuss the benefits of decarbonization for stakeholders and how …
For this episode of Building Tomorrow, we're excited to share our live conversation with New York City Comptroller Mark Levine! At our 2026 conference, the city’s comptroller joined Urban Green Board Chair Sara Kendall to discuss the relationship between the climate and the city’s economy. You can …
“Recognition is the first step to justice,” says Diana Hernández, co-author of Powerless: The People’s Struggle for Energy.  In the U.S., energy insecurity impacts over 1 in 3 households, according to a new federal report. With energy costs rising, many more households face high utility bills and s…
In this episode of Building Tomorrow, we delve into the state of New York City’s electrical grid, whether it can handle building electrification today and what is needed to transform it for the future. New analysis from Urban Green Council reveals that electrification doesn’t need to wait: NYC’s cu…
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