The Green Building Matters Podcast with Charlie Cichetti

Becca Rushin has been Vice President for Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility for Jamestown since 2016. Her involvement in sustainability began with being outside a lot as she was growing up, taking a 'Walking the Land' class in college, and getting hooked with environmental literature. She is now as active in the campaign for green building as ever. "Look, I have never heard of this sustai...

WELL and Fitwel are two programs gaining momentum in the marketplace for the Wellness Real Estate movement. They've been out for about three and a half years, setting up the standard for advancing health and wellness in today's buildings. Charlie gives us cliff notes on what these programs are, the building types that are easier fits to each program in their current form, and how they can be used...

Asa Posner has been in the sustainability realm for ten years. His career began with a curiosity in geology, which eventually led him to take environmental studies courses in college. Along with learning grew his love for the ecosystem, and now he has made it his life mission to make the built environment eco-friendly. "Let's make the built environment better so that it'll have less of an impact o...

Alyson Laura is an all-around Sustainability Maven, who seeks to evolve human success and planetary delight. She is currently the Director of Education for GBES. Her responsibilities include ensuring the highest quality product in their study materials, developing new on-demand webinar content, and staying updated on the latest green building trends and certifications. "Think bigger. Don't just ge...

Part of our job here at Green Building Education Services (GBES) is to stay out in front of the green building industry changes and then keep you updated on what you really need to know. LEED is really growing in the internationally. Apart from the United States, which has the highest number of LEED buildings (and professionals), there is rapid LEED growth in China, India, the Middle East, and Eur...

Stacie Stamper is the Commercial Marketing Associate for CertaPro Painters of Duluth & Norcross. She has a diverse background, but she has always been an advocate for reducing construction's carbon footprint by diverting construction and demolition waste from landfills. "The appreciation for things out in the industry … sitting in warehouses, storage units, garages … the things kept piling up … pe...

At the age of 25, Davis Richardson already accomplished much in his life. He is the Founder, Brand Manager, and Design Director of Nomad Design-Build. Recently, he published a book called Going Tiny: Failure + Opportunity in the Future of Affordable Housing. "The fact that it's been on tv shows means that people are looking for it. We should move forward, so that we won't miss an opportunity to li...

Michael Deane is Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer at Turner Construction Company. He is a LEED BD+C Accredited Professional, and a LEED Fellow. His responsibilities include developing and implementing sustainable policies and procedures for Turner's national and international operations, green building training, operational oversight and sales. "Focus on the middle distance to see w...

Francesca Mayer Martinelli is the CEO of the Peru Green Building Council, where she leads the comprehensive implementation of sustainable construction in Peru. Her responsibilities include ensuring the council's profitability and efficiency, representing the council with government agencies, preparing the annual and monthly goals and objectives, and expanding the council's network. "Green building...

Charlie is proud to be one of the leaders in the green building industry. Today, Alyson Laura interviews Charlie Cichetti. They are long-time friends and colleagues. She's a sustainability maven excited to put him in the hotseat and find out what green building means and how it matters to Charlie. "You're a risk taker, you started a business in an emerging industry." - Alyson Laura "Calculated ris...

Trace Blackmore is an expert in energy savings through better water treatment. His career is rooted in educating his clients so they better understand the full impact of water treatment and the real value of efficient water treatment. "Water treatment is one of the most misunderstood...in the building world." - Trace Blackmore Trace Blackmore - Defining Water Treatment Defining and explaining wate...

GBMS 006 Peter Smith Emerging Technology Transforms WELL Building Standards Peter Smith is the Sr. VP at International WELL Building Institute IWBI where he works to transform buildings in ways that help people thrive. On today's show, Charlie and Peter discuss the ways that buildings, and everything in them, can enhance and not compromise, our health and wellness. "As sensors become more sophisti...

Shelby Buso Director of USGBC/Georgia with an environmental law background. Shelby Buso is the Director at USGBC Georgia, and has been with the USGBC since July 2016. She holds a Juris Doctor and Masters of Environmental Law and Policy from Vermont Law School. Shelby is passionate about improving and continuing the green building movement. "USGBC is more than just LEED now...everyday there is a ne...

GBMS 004 Global LEED Growth, Careers and Leadership with Mahesh Ramanujam Mahesh Ramanujam is the President and CEO of both the USGBC and the Green Business Certification, Inc. (GBCI). He believes that sustainability is a way of life, and empowers hundreds of employees across the globe with his charismatic leadership and his belief that the green building movement can truly transform the built env...

Shaping the Construction Data Industry and BIM with Arol Wolford Arol Wolford served as the CEO of Construction Market Data and SmartBIM. He has devoted his career trying to balance the function, aesthetics, costs, and energy impacts of buildings through the creation of software that will make it possible for architects and engineers. "More money is being spent counting and measuring things in the...

HOK Sustainable Design with Anica Landreneau Anica Landreneau is the Director of Sustainable Design at HOK. She has devoted her career to energy efficiency and is committed in leading her firm to optimize all projects. At HOK, they carry out the duty and responsibility of designing high-performance buildings. "Sustainability is about how all these things are interrelated, and relationships and all...

Overseeing Sustainability for a 4Msf Convention Center with Tim Trefzer Tim Trefzer is a Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility Manager at the Georgia World Congress Center. With his team, he creates and establishes the CSR strategy not only for the GWCC but also for the Georgia Dome, the Centennial Olympic Park, and the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center. "Green building...

Start Here: Welcome to the Green Building Matters Podcast! This year is just about to get more exciting as Charlie Cichetti brings you the Green Building Matters Podcast! Get to know what it is and how you can tune in! "This podcast is gonna fuel your fire no matter where you are at with your green building career journey." - Charlie Cichetti Meet Charlie Cichetti For more than 10 years already, C...