CREtech Talks

Nicole LeBlanc, Partner, Platform at 2150, provides an overview of 2150’s fund focusing on urbantech which has since closed at $312M, their renowned founding partners, and their ‘Brain Trust’ advisory board. Nicole also shares insights into investing across the Urban Stack and why cities are important for the world of real estate tech and climate investing. 

Deepinder Singh, Founder and CEO of 75F, discusses the formation of the company, the problem they set out to solve, lessons learnt along the way and what it means to have their investors involved in the company and helping them to scale their platform.

A/O PropTech’s Founder, Gregory Dewerpe, shares insights into entering the venture world, investment strategies as it relates to climate tech and what shaped his commitment and passion for sustainability and climate change.

Jonathan Flaherty, Global Head of Sustainability and Building Technology Innovation, at Tishman Speyer, discusses measuring ROI from the perspective of running buildings as efficiently as possible, how Tishman Speyer are planning for the future and highlights from their most recent sustainability report. 

Fionnuala Hogan, Creator of RElab and Head of Early Stage Investing at Goldacre Ventures, takes a deep dive into their RElab 2021 scale-up program, which focuses on the themes of sustainability and construction technology, what start-ups they are looking for to join their unique program and lessons learnt from driving adoption with their first cohort. 

Brian Sudler, Principal at Sudler Companies talks about how his and his family's military background and public service also spurred the company’s commitment to serving the greater community and sustainability. Brian also discusses in-depth about adopting new, green technologies, and shares advice for other development companies seeking to expand into the realm of sustainability.

In this CREtech Climate Cast episode, Anushka Grant, Vice President Business Transformation and Platform Services at Oxford Properties Group unpacks the tools that have made Oxford Properties so successful in climate tech implementation and adoption. 

Lindsey Baker, a world renowned environmentalist and CEO of the International Living Future Institute, sits down with Michael Beckerman to discuss the major role that buildings play in global carbon emissions, and talk more about what steps the industry is currently taking to address the evolving climate crisis, while also addressing best practices organizations can take to future-proof their port...

Brad Dockser, Founder & CEO of Green Generation chats with CREtech’s CEO Michael Beckerman about what motivates investors to invest in sustainable technologies. Dockser and Beckerman also unpack how the geopolitical landscape shift has encouraged more investors to look deeper into climate technologies and net-zero solutions.

Kate Frucher, Managing Director of The Clean Fight sits down with Michael Beckerman to discuss the biggest challenges facing the real estate industry in adopting new technologies to scale within the marketplace.

Mark Grinis, Global Real Estate, Hospitality & Construction Leader at EY discusses how EY has been leading the way in addressing the climate crisis, while discussing how other organizations can follow suit in adopting best practices to decarbonize their portfolios. 

Greg Lindsay, the Director of Applied Research at NewCities dives into top issues that urban leaders are facing today and how those leaders are addressing them. Lindsey also addresses the state of cities today and how cities across the globe are starting to think more holistically about the impacts of climate change.

Miranda Massie, Director of the Climate Museum in New York, sits down with CREtech’s CEO Michael Beckerman to discuss what led to the founding and development of the Climate Museum. Through the in-depth conversation, Massie unpacks how she hopes the Climate Museum will help to educate and inspire leaders from across the globe to address the world’s biggest challenge - climate change. 

In this CREtech Climate Cast episode, CREtech’s CEO Michael Beckerman sits down with Robert Niven, CEO & Founder of CarbonCure - the first ever technology for the concrete industry that introduces recycled CO₂ into fresh concrete to reduce its carbon footprint without compromising performance. Together they discuss how CarbonCure has been able to attract an extraordinary group of investors, an...

Marta Schantz, Senior Vice President of the Greenprint Center for Building Performance at the Urban Land Institute chats with CREtech’s CEO Michael Beckerman about the industry’s recent appetite for sustainable investments and decarbonizing the built environment. Schantz also unpacks the work of ULI’s Greenprint Center and addresses what companies can do to advance their role in the ESG movement.

Albert Slap, President of Coastal Risk Consulting,  joins the CREtech Climate Cast to share with listeners the importance of protecting existing infrastructure from the impacts of climate related events, while offering risk management best-practice solutions to enhance portfolios at large.

Building Transparency’s Executive Director, Stacy Smedley joins the CREtech Climate Cast to explain her role in helping to develop the Embodied Carbon in Construction calculator (EC3), and how organizations are benefiting from strategically tracking and benchmarking their carbon footprint.

In this episode, Greg Smithies, Partner and leader for Fifth Wall’s Climate Technology Investment team, elaborates on the industry’s role in addressing climate change. Smithies and Beckerman also dive further into opportunities, challenges, and trends that the industry is facing now, and how the industry can adapt to change in the future.

The CREtech Climate Cast is a podcast series devoted to educating, inspiring, and leading the built environment to address the world’s biggest crisis - climate change. Tune in weekly to hear from CREtech Climate's CEO, Michael Beckerman, as he dives into conversations with leading real estate and tech innovators from across the globe to unpack how they are driving transformational solutions t...