The Green Building Matters Podcast with Charlie Cichetti

Steve Bennett has over 30 years of construction experience, predominantly in leadership positions. He specializes in Construction Management and Consulting services, with a niche in the Healthcare, Education, Banking, and Private Industry fields. Additionally, he is a Professor in the Construction Management department at Johnson County Community College. Show Highlights Understanding the differen...

Martha Norbeck (AIA, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP) is founder and president of C-Wise based in Iowa City, Iowa. She founded C-Wise Design and Consulting Services in 2007. Martha is has served as the LEED consultant on over thirty projects around Iowa, assisting with the incorporation of sustainable principles during design and construction. Recently certified projects include: Single Speed Brewing in Wat...

Matt Whitbeck hopes to change the future for the building industry by educating trades people, students, the community and clients on air quality, green tech and sustainable building practices. Whitbeck Construction, LLC is a custom builder in upstate New York's Saratoga Springs. They have a passion to serve their clients with their experience, professionalism and integrity. Their custom homes are...

Grant Morgan is the Co-Founder & CEO of R-Zero, a biosafety tech company delivering a higher standard of human health via safer indoor spaces. The company has grown rapidly, jumping to over 100 employees since being founded in 2020. R-Zero was founded in the early stages of the pandemic by co-founders Ben Boyer, Grant Morgan and Eli Harris after recognizing a unique opportunity to revolutionize th...

Michael Driedger, while standing in a dumpster full of drywall in 1996 (drywall he had installed in 1995), had an epiphany. We couldn't have survived as a species for 60 or so thousand years if we always behaved this way. Using his archeology degree to discover how we used to build and behave, Michael has given his life to the search for ways to bring back ancient construction wisdom while leverag...

Welcome to the New Year! New you!, Wellness At Home Series, where we focus on well-being here at GBES. How are you at unplugging from work, making time to think, or sticking to a morning routine? Do you consider yourself an expert, or could you use a brush-up? Join us for our New Year, New You Webinar, and get ready to have a great 2022. This webinar is presented by Green Building Education Servic...

As Principal and Director of Sustainability at Perkins&Will Vancouver, Kathy directs the office's research and sustainable design advisory team. Kathy joined the firm in 2002 with a strong commitment to sustainable design and construction, and has considerable experience working on LEED and Living Building Challenge projects. On a firm wide level, Kathy helped author, implement and direct Perkins&...

As Manager of Special Programs for the innovation team at Blue Ocean Sustainability, Danielle performs research and analysis to help develop software and technology to improve sustainability within the built environment. Her focus is on developing new resources for SIG's [green building consulting sister company] consultant teams as well as cultivating new opportunities to better support green bui...

Gautami Palanki, currently serves as VP, Sustainability at The Howard Hughes Corporation, where she leads sustainability strategy, advancing their commitment to innovative placemaking, design excellence, and operational high performance. For more than a decade, Gautami worked in both private and non-profit environments, where she led architectural design projects, technology implementation, deploy...

Jason Packer, president of Recollective Consulting has been named a 2021 LEED Fellow by Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI). Jason is among 21 professionals from around the world who represent exceptional practitioners and leaders within the green building community and have demonstrated mastery of the technical application of LEED, the world's most widely used green building rating system. B...

Balaji Sreenivasan is the founder, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and board member at Aurigo Software Technologies based in Austin, TX. Balaji has played a critical role in shaping Aurigo over the last 18 years to be a modern enterprise cloud software business that is helping (construction) infrastructure owners plan and build over $300 billion of capital projects more efficiently. Balaji spends h...

Show Highlights Reflection questions to create professional and personal goals to direct your year. Questions to consider and tips for effective communication. Planning tips to move from ideas to execution. How to bring Intention to 2022. Sometimes avoid lagging indicators when setting goals. Time vs Attention Episodes 9 or 200 will help establish habits Episode 152 how to build a company tips Cal...

Sharon Patterson Grant, LEED AP BD+C and Homes, has been providing green building consulting and education since 2006. She has consulted on over 100 LEED homes, neighborhoods and commercial buildings across the Pacific Northwest, and has developed and taught numerous LEED workshops. She has also consulted on dozens of projects to reduce energy use in buildings and green organizations, including th...

Lisa Tharp, is the founder and principal of Lisa Tharp Design, an international design firm known for its clean-lined artistic blend of the classic with the modern, a hand-crafted custom furniture line, and industry leadership in design practices that support wellness of people and our planet. Lisa Tharp Colors, a curated non-toxic paint collection for ECOS Paints, launched February 2021. With stu...

Brett Little, is the Program Manager at GreenHome Institute (GHI), a nonprofit whose mission is to empower people to make healthier and more sustainable choices in the renovation and construction of the places we live in. At GHI, Brett oversees their education and certification services such as LEED for homes, enterprise green communities, GreenStar Homes Certification, DOE Home Energy Score and Z...

Lois Vitt Sale, a practicing architect for more than 25 years, has a career that goes well beyond the domain of project design. She has been a national leader in the application of green technologies and sustainable planning to the public and private sectors. She is a public policy advisor to elected officials and has participated in the development of policies to lessen the negative impacts of th...

Show Highlights Our host, Charlie Cichetti, reflects on the GBM Podcast history Transitions in LEED and WELL from 2018-2021 for Green and healthy buildings. Green Building Education Services (GBES.com) for career access and improvement. Existing Buildings and "Is this a green portfolio or not?" Why are we in a recession resistant industry? List of career advice and pro tips notes from 4 years of p...

Patty Lloyd is a driven and Goal Oriented person with a strong work ethic. Focused on healthy, high performing projects and pushing the construction industry forward. Patricia Lloyd is a project coordinator and sustainability advocate with more than 18 years of experience in the construction industry, along with 15+ years of experience coordinating sustainable projects. As a construction professio...

Sarah Gudeman strives to learn and do more, to go above and beyond expectations, develop innovative project-specific solutions, and think outside the box. Her interest and passion for nature and the environment began in early childhood, providing a logical bridge to the specialties of sustainable design, energy efficiency, health and wellness. She is highly motivated to improve the indoor environm...

Jessye Vitier has always been passionate about nature and the environment. Growing up in an urban farm really made her appreciate Earth and what it has to offer. As a humanitarian, she truly wants to help save the planet that offers us so many things such as the food we eat, the air we breathe, and so much more. Educating people on sustainability, reducing carbon footprint, and conservation are he...

Tim Montague is a solar PV and battery storage executive, podcast host, speaker, trainer and consultant. Renewable energy and green building leader with a passion for the energy transition. He helps developers and business owners build projects that return a handsome ROI. Rooftop, ground mount, carport, and utility-scale solar is coming to Illinois. Continental Energy Solution is the largest comme...

Blake Jackson is a licensed architect (RI) with over 18 years of industry experience in various roles, having obtained a B-Arch from Kennesaw State University (2005) and an M-Arch in Sustainable Environmental Design from the AA Graduate School in London (2008). He is an Associate and the US Northeast Sustainability Design Leader with Stantec, a global built environment practice, working out of Bos...

Aaron Rask Codden is a highly motivated, sustainability-focused architect, interior designer, and associate instructor in Salt Lake City. In addition, he is also an experienced graphic designer and highly skilled in brand development + management and standard templates. Show Highlights Be an advocate for the client and a steward for the environment. New architects will be champions for mental heal...

Grant Peters certainly fits the bill. The Partner and Manager of Green Building Services at Fluent Group Consulting Engineers has provided valuable technical guidance serving for a decade on the CaGBC Sites and Water Technical Advisory Group (TAG) including a four-year term as Chair of the TAG and representing the TAG on the LEED Canada Steering Committee. Grant was also among a group of 25 indivi...

Stephen Brown is at IWBI and supports the WELL building standard. He has an opportunity to share unique strategies to improve health and wellbeing at scale. WELL helps provide 100% participation in a passive delivery system of preventative health & wellbeing intentions through real estate. In his free time he enjoys hiking with my family, watching my daughter perform on stage and traveling interna...