Ecofactory Podcast

Dominic Sims Interview by Taylor Huff

Nate Kharrl — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:33:52 +0000

As the Chief Operating Officer for the International Code Council, Dominic Sims is responsible for the long term strategic planning for the membership organization whose focus is building safety. During his session at Green Building Focus, Sims will be discussing the future of green building codes, which he says has become “a burning issue at the state and local level.” Listen as he talks about the ICC’s new green construction code, which the council launched last month.

8:35 minutes (7.86 MB)

Dagmar Epsten Interview by Taylor Huff

Nate Kharrl — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:26:21 +0000

Dagmar Epsten is the founder and president of the Epsten Group, a design and consulting firm for high performance buildings. In her session at Green Building Focus, she will address envelope building incentives through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). ARRA will make billions of dollars available for commercial and residential building envelope improvements. Over 75 percent of federal building space and more than one million homes may be modernized under this legislation.

10:03 minutes (9.21 MB)

Jeff DuFresne Interview by Taylor Huff

Nate Kharrl — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:18:57 +0000

As Executive Director of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) of Atlanta, Jeff DuFresne’s membership organization serves as an educational think tank focusing on global land use and sustainability. In his session at Green Building Focus entitled “The City in 2050: The Strategic Role of Green,” DuFresne will address the future of the collective “city”. According to DuFresne, ULI has been tracking where we’re headed as a nation and planet.

15:03 minutes (13.78 MB)

Fer Studio Interview by Taylor Huff

Nate Kharrl — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:09:34 +0000

In this interview Douglas Pierson and Christopher Mercier, Partners and Design Principals of Form Environment Research (fer) Studio discuss their recent rehabilitation and greening of a 100-year-old building in Louisville, Kentucky. Their session at Green Building Focus will use this project as a case study for the incorporation of environment into building design. Listen as Pierson and Mercier discuss their experience modernizing this historical structure, which is awaiting LEED platinum certification.

21:34 minutes (19.75 MB)

David Eisenberg Interview by Taylor Huff

Nate Kharrl — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:02:35 +0000

For the last 13 years, David Eisenberg’s focus has been on applying sustainable context to building regulations. As the director of DCAT, his organization’s mission is to preserve the long term health of the planet and communities. In his Green Building Focus session entitled “Not Your Father’s Building Codes,” Eisenberg will discuss the unincorporated set of regulatory structures and codes to meet our larger needs. Listen as he discusses what he feels is contextually missing from the building regulatory realm.

19:50 minutes (18.16 MB)

Colin Coyne Interview by Taylor Huff

Nate Kharrl — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:46:37 +0000

As the managing principle of a strategic management firm, Coyne and his team take a holistic approach to improve his clients’ market share. Coyne’s business methodology is an unapologetically profit driven sustainable business model addressing environmental and social stewardship which, he says leads to better profits for his clients. Coyne notes that by not considering the larger environmental issues, as a business, core strategies suffer.

16:18 minutes (14.93 MB)

Fair Trade Coffee Break, July 9th, 2009

Nate Kharrl — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:01:57 +0000

On this week's fair trade coffee break, we don't talk about Michael Jackson.

We do talk about the climate bill being postponed in the Senate, the practicality of owning a hybrid, and the controversial Gray Wolf hunt. We touch on the differences between the seal hunts of Namibia and Canada, and speculate on why the Cape Fur Seals receive less attention.

44:11 minutes (40.46 MB)

Fair Trade Coffee Break: Green Block

Gabe LeBlanc — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:35:06 +0000

This weeks Fair Trade Coffee Break covers a wide variety of topics, from international news, to green projects in our back yard. This is our first ever fair trade coffee break that actually features fair trade coffee. While we're drinking a blend from the Allegro Coffee Company this week, we're open to suggestions of your personal favorites.

16:26 minutes (15.05 MB)

Ecoscene/Aimee Heilbrunn Interview at Green Festival Denver

ecofactory — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:18:19 +0000

In this podcast, Aimee Heilbrunn of Ecoscene talks to EcoFactory staff reporter Rima LeBlanc about her company. Ecoscene is made up of a group of testers who try out eco-friendly products and evaluate them to determine how useful and effective they are. The basic idea behind the company is that consumers should know which products truly deliver what they claim to be green. Evaluations are posted on Ecoscene's website.

10:27 minutes (8.35 MB)

Swift Wind Turbines at Green Festival Denver

ecofactory — Thu, 28 May 2009 17:19:29 +0000

In this podcast, EcoFactory staff member Sandra Welte interviews Jessica Lehti of Swift Wind Turbines, from Cascade Energy. Designed in Scotland, these wind turbines are an effective way to offset your energy bills, as they can provide 20-30 percent of the power needed in the average American home.

Jessica talks in this podcast about what's special about Swift Wind Turbines (among other things, they have a diffuser ring that keeps them quiet), what they look like when installed, and how you can get one for your home.

7:08 minutes (6.54 MB)