All Our Built Environment Episodes
Across Categories; Materials, Hardware, Software, Expert Discussions (28 total 🤯)
Over the past three years, we’ve had a LOT of guests on, and a LOT of them happen to be in the Built Environment space.
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Since a lot of you are new (shoutout to all of our recent subscribers 🥳) — we wanted to share a list of ALL of our Built Environment episodes here.
Defining Built Environment: We are defining built environment as any technology that relates to decarbonizing buildings the urban environment.
They are sorted by category:
Materials (Cement, Steel, Other)
Hardware
Software
Expert Discussions
Here you go!
(We’ve marked a ⭐ on the most popular episodes)
If you’re a long time listener and have seen this all before, remember to drop a like and let us know which of these is your favorite!
Materials (Cement, Steel, Other)
⭐ Ep #164 Ryan Gilliam (Fortera) [March 2024]
Net-Zero Cement (in commercial operation already)
Note: This is one of our best performing eps EVER. It’s no mystery why though - what they’re doing in net-zero cement is so game-changing and straightforward, it’s hard to not want to know what they are up to.
⭐ Ep #2 Apoorv Sinha (Carbon Upcycling Technologies) (March 2021)
Carbon Captured and Turned into other Products (Cement currently)
Note: This was a special episode as it was only our second episode. Apoorv, a Forbes 30 Under 30 Recipient, was willing to come on the pod before we had a track record.
Ep #6 Jennifer Wagner (Carbon Cure Technologies) [April 2021]
Putting Carbon in Cement to Reduce the Carbon Footprint of Cement
Ep #8 Sam Ruben (Mighty Buildings) [May 2021]
3D Printed Homes That are Super Sustainable
Note: Sam has since started a new thing (HyWatts). Check it out!
Ep #60 Adam Rauwerdink (Boston Metal) [Sept 2022]
Breakthrough Energy’s Bet on Green Steel
Ep #89 Adital Ela (Criaterra) [March 2023]
Using an ancient method to bake bricks and tiles in a sustainable way
Ep #104 Tim Sperry (Carbon Limit) [Jun 2023]
Cement/Concrete that captures carbon after it’s poured
Ep #118 Cody Finke (Brimstone) [Aug 2023]
A carbon negative formula for Portland Cement (the cement architects use to build structures…ya know, because they don’t want them to fall down)
Fun Fact: the 28 episodes in this post represent about 140 hours of work.
This is only 28 out of our 180+ episodes. — If you find this content valuable, becoming a paid subscriber is a great way to thank us.
Hardware
Ep #9 Paul Mertes (CircuitMeter) [May 2021]
Mico Metering to Identify Energy Waste in Buildings (panel + software w/ remote monitoring)
⭐ Ep #11 Lynn Mueller (SHARC Energy) [May 2021]
Recycling Heat from Wastewater in Buildings
Note: Lynn was a very motivating guest who clearly seems to take a genuine interest in his employees and their success. He is not only looking for people who have made it but also giving people a shot.
Ep #19 Josh Santos (Noya) [Sept 2021]
Transforming Cooling Towers to Carbon Capture Facilities
Ep #57 Jaeson Cardiff (CleanO2 / CarbinX) [Aug 2022]
Boiler systems that capture carbon in your building
Ep #90 Chris Gray (RENU Communities) [Mar 2023]
Making green buildings for communities (project developer)
⭐ Ep #75 Al Subbloie (Budderfly) [Dec 2022]
Doing full energy efficiency and electrification upgrades to buildings and paying the cost up front to charge a % of savings (masterclass at aligning incentives and removing objections)
Ep #97 Anas Kassas (Inovues) [May 2023]
Making retrofit windows that act as a platform for other smart glass technology.
Ep #125 Marshall Cox (Kelvin) [Sept 2023]
Decarbonizing homes with smart radiators
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Software
Ep #4 Ryan Gavin (Schneider Electric) [Apr 2021]
Decarbonizing Buildings (Software & Hardware)
Ep #15 Brian Turner (Buildings IoT) [Aug 2021]
Helping Commercial Buildings Electrify and Decarbonize (mostly software with some IoT)
Ep #25 Edi Demaj (KODE Labs) [Nov 2021]
Ep #39 David Jackson (Winnow) [Mar 2022]
Reducing Food Waste in Commercial Kitchens and Saving Money (via a device but mostly software)
Ep #101 Ran Roth (Sensibo) [May 2023]
Using IoT device to reduce energy consumption with AC units and allowing home owners to participate in demand response programs.
Ep #102 Manik Suri (Glacier Grid) [May 2023]
Energy efficiency for commercial refrigerators and freezers
Ep #115 Jeff Hendler (Logical Buildings) [Aug 2023]
Helping Utilities administer demand response programs
⭐ Ep #156 Leise Sandeman (Pathways) [Feb 2024]
Helping manufacturers easily, cheaply, and speedily create their EPDs (basically a nutrition label for good produced) allowing them to access incentive money.
Personal Note: Leise and Alex (the Co-Founders) are among the most impressive founders we have encountered. This is backed up by how fast they move and how they raised an oversubscribed round early 2024. Watch this space!
⭐ Ep #179 Saleh ElHattab (Gravity Climate) [May 2024]
GHG Accounting Platform for Industrials
Personal Note: This is a recent episode, but we’ve gotten to know Saleh pretty closely and he’s one of the smartest and most impressive founders. They are going places.
Enjoy this post? Let us know another category you’d like to see a similar list for in the comments.
Expert Discussions
Ep #17 Dr. Jonathan Reichental (Smart Cities for Dummies) [Sept 2021]
Smart City Evangelist and Author
⭐ Ep #48 Fulya Kocak Gin (Nareit) [Jun 2022]
A genuine expert on the intersection of Real Estate and ESG given her work leading ESG at the national association of REITs (Real Estate Income Trusts)
Note: Fulya has since started her own consultancy and become an official LinkedIn instructor.
Ep #49 Michael Beckerman (CRETECH) [Jun 2022]
One of the foremost thought leaders in Commercial Real Estate Technology — he hosts the largest CRE conference globally every year
Thanks for reading! See you next time! 👋
