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Optimizing Lighting for Better Buildings with Brian Healey Jun 22, 2026

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Brian Healey, Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Pearl Street Systems, joins Radio BE-Ex in this special Daylight Hour 2026 episode to discuss the evolving role of lighting in building performance. From the rise of LEDs and smarter controls to the benefits of daylight, Brian shares practical insights on reducing energy use, improving occupant comfort, and getting more value from existing lighting systems. Hear how building owners and facility managers can use lighting as a powerful tool to lower costs and advance sustainability goals.

Using Expertise to Drive Change in Housing and Climate with Bomee Jung Jun 17, 2026

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Bomee Jung, CEO and Co-Founder of Cadence OneFive, discusses her career spanning affordable housing, public service, and climate technology, and creating new opportunities for smaller organizations to participate in the clean energy transition.

Evolving to Meet Community Needs with Tara Stitzlein Apr 15, 2026

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Tara Stitzlein, Chief Executive Officer of Community Office for Resource Efficiency (CORE) in Basalt, Colorado, discusses how CORE has served as the community’s energy advocates for more than three decades, helping to decarbonize the built environment through community solar and eventually electrifying fossil-fuel powered systems. Visit aspencore.org to learn about CORE including their mission, impact, and history.

This season, Radio BE-Ex is spotlighting high-performance building resource centers that are members of a growing national network, the Building Performance Partnership (BPP), engaging regional stakeholders to advance local building energy efficiency and decarbonization across the nation. Learn more about the BPP: https://buildingperformancepartnership.org/.

Continuously Improving Buildings at Different Scales with Theresa Backhus Aug 12, 2025

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Theresa Backhus, Director of The Building Innovation Hub in Washington, D.C., discusses the neighborhood, city, state, and regional scales of making better buildings and transforming neighborhoods to positively impact the people living, working, and playing in them.

Creating a One-Stop-Shop for Illinois Building Owners with Katie Kaluzny Jul 01, 2025

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Katie Kaluzny, Director of The Building Energy Hub in Illinois, discusses her decades-long career in nonprofit education and her current role growing a one-stop-shop resource center for building owners in the state to comply with green building laws and improve the efficiency of their buildings. This season, Radio BE-Ex is spotlighting high-performance building resource centers that are members of a growing national network, the Building Performance Partnership (BPP), engaging regional stakeholders to advance local building energy efficiency and decarbonization across the nation. Learn more about the BPP: be-exchange.org/our-network.

The Lighting Controls Revolution with Thomas Mnich Jun 17, 2025

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German-born lighting design expert Thomas Mnich, Sales Manager at Lutron, joins Radio BE-Ex in this special Daylight Hour episode to discuss all things lighting: the dynamic between electric light and daylight, the extraordinary impact lighting can have on the human experience, and the power of the dimmer.

Hear about the future of lighting design and the role that it plays in advancing sustainability in the built environment.

Making Buildings Healthy in St. Louis and Beyond with Malachi Rein Apr 22, 2025

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Malachi Rein shares the experiences that led him to the role of Director of Building Energy Exchange St. Louis (BE-Ex STL) and the need to engage with various groups in the community to help make buildings in St. Louis healthy, resilient, and energy efficient.This season, Radio BE-Ex is spotlighting high-performance building resource centers that are members of a growing national network, the Building Performance Partnership, engaging regional stakeholders to advance local building energy efficiency and decarbonization across the nation. Learn more: be-exchange.org/our-network.

Creating a Livable and Just NYC with Katie Schmid Sep 17, 2024

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Katie Schmid, Deputy Executive Director at the NYC Mayor's Office of Climate and Environmental Justice, joins Radio BE-Ex for a conversation on the City's efforts to tackle environmental justice (EJ) in the building industry. Hear about the strategies underway to incorporate EJ into building decarbonization and clean energy infrastructure and how the city documents and analyzes EJ in historically disinvested and disenfranchised communities.

The Power of Education with In Cho May 07, 2024

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In this episode, BE-Ex Director of Educational Resources Katie Schwamb discusses the importance of education with In Cho, a professor and architect who has started her own non-profit, Passive House for Everyone. Listen for an in-depth conversation on Passive House principles, empowering students, and In's successful career path.

Scaling Climate Innovation with Pat Sapinsley Feb 27, 2024

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Radio BE-Ex is kicking off a new season with a conversation with Pat Sapinsley, a BE-Ex board member and Advisor to the Urban Future Lab at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Tune in to hear Pat share her thoughtful insights on the speed of innovation in energy efficiency and architecture, the ability to scale climate tech solutions, and on her storied career with transitions into different fields.

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