Building Efficiency Podcast

Prior to RENEW, Charlie was at C-Quest Capital, LLC (CQC) a carbon finance business dedicated to originating and developing high-quality emission reduction projects that provide superior returns for investors and energy services to low-income communities in Africa, India and Latin America. Charlie helped launch CQC’s Global Cook Stoves Program. Prior to C-Quest, Charlie was a principal at SCRC, an...

Ep. 95 With a rich background in real estate and a technical foundation in system optimization, sustainability, workforce planning, and operational excellence, Julia is a seasoned professional with 15 years of experience spanning the entire lifecycle of the built environment. Known for her exceptional leadership in the sustainability and real estate industry, Julia has played a pivotal role in sha...

Ep. 94 Pam Maines leads the Zero Energy organization and provides full oversight as subject matter expert. Pam has over 30 years of experience in the energy industry with her recent experience focused on renewable energy and energy reduction for large commercial and government clients.  Pam’s first-hand experience working with clients in regulated and deregulated markets in both renewable and...

Ep. 93 Driven by his belief in a brighter future, the Global Network for Zero Co-Founder, President, and CEO Mahesh Ramanujam convenes a coalition of leaders dedicated to progressing society toward greater ESG compliance and ultimately a zero greenhouse gas economy. An investor, convener and unifier with decades of experience leading global technology platforms, Ramanujam focuses on integration an...

Ep. 91 Hamilton comes to Alpen with experience driving nationwide adoption of LED lighting and other energy-efficiency investments in commercial and industrial buildings. During a time when LED technology was new and virtually unknown, he advanced the end-user knowledge base, addressing a market need that lead to widespread implementation. Hamilton's sales and leadership tenure at his previous org...

Ep. 90 Alex Grace is a subject matter expert in smart building technology, big data analytics, and their impacts on building operations. He currently leads the go-to-market strategy execution at Clockworks Analytics, a global building analytics platform. He has spoken at many national conferences on energy efficiency and analytics and is a published author in the textbook "Automated Diagnostics &a...

Ep. 89 Chris Angelou is an accomplished Executive with a proven track record of leading companies to year-over-year growth in revenue and profits. Broad experience in all aspects of general management and sales development; including specific focus on developing, executing, and managing strategic partnerships and product development/innovation. Forward-thinking team leader with superior execution...

Ep. 88 An accomplished professional with a passion for energy efficiency and sustainable practices. For 18 years, Eric has been working to help companies understand the importance of energy efficiency in commercial and industrial buildings, building lasting relationships and partnerships along the way.  Eric's expertise in energy management and sustainability has helped countless businesses r...

Ep. 87 As President of TechSite Charlie is responsible for building a team that can meet and exceed the company's goals while promoting a culture that aligns with our core values of Honesty, Loyalty, Gratitude, and Drive. Charlie wants a team that is customer-focused, driven, and strives to build and grow a fulfilling career for themselves and all members of their team. Charlie sets strategic and...

Ep. 86 Jeremy Garfield is the Chief Sales Officer for Airmatic Compressors Systems, Inc.  In this role, he provides strategic and tactical direction to the Airmatic sales team with the goal of growing the equipment, service and installation businesses,  while providing customers and employees an excellent experience.  A veteran of the energy and equipment industry,  Jeremy star...

Ep. 85 David Korn, P.E., is Vice President and Co-Founder of Ridgeline Energy Analytics. He is a Senior Engineer with over 30 years of experience, whose work ranges from evaluating utility efficiency programs, to auditing and metering electricity usage in buildings and building systems, to helping investors establish savings levels of their projects. Previously he was Vice President of measurement...

Ep. 84 Dan Weeden is the President of Fidelity Energy & Sustainability (FES). He provides strategic direction, oversees the organization's financial aspects, and leads FES's efforts to deliver solutions that provide measurable results in energy cost savings and greenhouse gas reduction for buildings in commercial and industrial markets. A veteran of the energy industry, Dan was most recently t...

Ep. 83 Based in Norwalk, Connecticut, Ventresca will be responsible for developing new partnerships that focus on financing private equity transactions, providing growth capital for businesses, and designing financing programs for scaling ‘as-a-service’ businesses. Solutions include project and structured finance credit facilities, equipment leases and loans, cash flow loans, sales financing progr...

Ep. 82 As Vice President, Derek Mitchell serves as the principal lead on a variety of company initiatives such as Tax-Exempt Municipal Lease Financing, Energy Performance Contract Management, Government Fleet Analytics and Financing, in addition to various growth and implementation strategies. In his current role, Derek has financed over $300 million in transactions within the public sector as wel...

Ep. 81 As Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Mark Falahee is responsible for Solential's business development, applying a consultative approach to customers' energy needs that is collaborative in nature and leads to creative solutions. With over thirty five years of experience in the energy services industry, Mark understands the big picture of energy use. Mark launched his career developing a...

Ep. 80 Doug Golden is a 20-year veteran in the energy industry having served in various executive roles with Fortune 500 companies, privately held businesses, and venture backed startups.  During this time, he has successfully launched business units within these companies and scaled those organizations to record revenue levels.  Most of Mr. Golden’s experience is in the power supply and...

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Former chair of the Northeast Clean Heat and Power Initiative (NECHPI) and a three-time CEO, Herbert spent 7 years as the President/CEO of a regional energy services company and has overseen 300 energy audits and design-builds in energy efficiency and clean heating and cooling. He has founded or co-founded companies in the real estate, energy efficiency, and finance industries and led sales teams...

Dana has dedicated her career to pursuing a cleaner energy future and a smarter, more affordable electric grid. As Chief Product Officer, she leads the development of Voltus’s technology-enabled Distributed Energy Resource (DER) platform, which connects Voltus’s customers and technology partners to the value that they can extract from their local energy markets, while contributing to a more resili...

Eric is a dedicated customer advocate, helping educate the industry on the use of technologies to optimize both experience and efficiency. Eric brings 7 years’ experience in building control systems installation and management to the real estate market to bridge the gap between information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT). He is currently Head of AP Channel, North America with Wired...

Natasha Shah is the Vice President of Government Strategy, responsible for implementation and strategy working with the ESCO industry on advocacy, legislation, and industry-related matters at the National Association of Energy Service Companies (NAESCO).   Natasha has over 25 years of experience working in development and execution of energy efficiency and performance contracting, most recent...

An award-winning marketing leader with a background in international business development and building revenue based marketing teams. David's natural habitat consists of early to mid-stage, fast-growing tech companies or challenger brands. Success driving growth from the Fortune 100 to pre-revenue startups, in industries ranging from IoT and Fintech, to aviation, oil & gas, SaaS, and telecommu...

Kyle is a corporate lawyer with a passion for sustainable business practices that are economically pragmatic and environmentally productive. He’s worked on both the sell- and buy-sides of the ESPC equation: As an in-house attorney with an ESCO and as a corporate lawyer with Berry Global, a leading manufacturer of innovative packaging and engineered products. Kyle works closely with Berry Global’s...

Paul Angersbach is the Vice President and General Manager of Aeroseal, LLC’s Commercial business unit. Starting his career with an electric utility, then a geothermal HVAC mfg. During his Performance Contracting career, he spent 22 years working for Johnson Controls, Inc., followed by 2 years with ABM, serving in various and progressive sales, sales leadership & general management / Vice Presi...

Tom Walther leads the Wesco Energy Solutions ESCO team to deliver superior value to Energy Services Companies in the execution of Energy Saving Performance Contracting infrastructure solutions as a preferred subcontract partner.  A graduate of the University of Cincinnati, Carl H. Lindner College of Business with a BBA in Marketing, Tom has 40 years of success in the commercial facility maint...