the Building Performance Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Green Financing: an Interview with Joel Freehling, finance expert and green mortgage innovator Sep 17, 2009

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Today we interview Joel Freehling, a sustainable home finance expert and manager of Triple Bottom Line Innovations at ShoreBank. We discuss the changing state of financing for energy efficient homes and renovations, alternatives to the traditional 'bank loan' vehicle, and wild African mammals. Sponsored by Green Dream Group, LLC in Chicago.

Commercial Green Building Standards: an Interview with Jenny Carney, LEED O&M expert and reference guide author Sep 02, 2009

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Today we interview Jenny Carney, a director at YRG Sustainability in Chicago, an expert in building operations and retrofits, and a primary author of the LEED O&M Reference Guide. We discuss the important role of the USGBC and LEED in accelerating building performance, the development of the LEED standard, ecology, and creative solutions. Sponsored by Green Dream Group, LLC in Chicago.

#1 WEATHERIZATION: interview with Kevin Dick, Weatherization Program Director Aug 19, 2009

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Welcome to the first Building Performance Podcast! Today we interview Kevin Dick, the director of Delta Institute's weatherization assistance program. We discuss the roles and challenges of energy auditors, contractors, and low-income weatherization programs in general. Sponsored by Green Dream Group, LLC in Chicago.