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**USGBC**

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is a nonprofit that accelerates and scales transformation of the built environment to minimize climate impacts and enhance the well-being of people, the environment and communities worldwide.

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Changemakers: Shawn Hunter - Lifecycle Assessment Jul 06, 2017

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Changemakers: Shawn Hunter - Lifecycle Assessment by USGBC

Becoming content experts with the LEED Green Associate credential May 25, 2017

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Becoming content experts with the LEED Green Associate credential by USGBC

USGBC spotlight: Greg Kats—Achieving urban resilience May 16, 2017

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This episode features sustainability business leader Greg Kats, President of Capital E, an investment and industry transformation firm founded to help organisation's strive towards clean energy and a lower carbon footprint. He is joined by USGBC's Elizabeth Beardsley as they discuss sustainable strategy, urban resilience, smart surfaces, and the promise of a low carbon economy.

Changemakers: Social Justice - featuring Dr. Antwi Akom Mar 20, 2017

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For this episode, we are taking you inside a special TalentFX session (from Greenbuild 2016) featuring a conversation with Akom; Brendan Owens, Chief of Engineering at USGBC; Tessa Cruz, Program Manager for I-SEED; and Karla Ortiz, Youth Organizer with the East Los Angeles Women's Center. The discussion revealed why it’s important to make sustainability serve everyone, and how we can start doing that today.

Climate Leaders: David Renné on renewable energy and the climate change economy [podcast] Feb 29, 2016

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Climate Leaders: David Renné on renewable energy and the climate change economy [podcast] by USGBC

Pioneers of PEER: Upper Limits of Performance with Paul O'Neill [podcast] Feb 26, 2016

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Pioneers of PEER: Upper Limits of Performance with Paul O'Neill [podcast] by USGBC

Climate Leaders - Hamid Moghadam Feb 08, 2016

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In this episode of our Climate Leaders podcast series, we talk with Hamid Moghadam, chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of Prologis. Prologis is the global leader in industrial logistics real estate, whose strategic focus on global and regional markets has them managing, owning, or developing approximately 671 million square feet (62 million square meters) valued around $57.3 billion in total assets.

In addition to his current role with Prologis, Moghadam has previously served as trustee and member of the board’s executive committee for the Urban Land Institute, as well as chairman of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) and the Real Estate Investment Trust Political Action Committee. In 2013, he received the Ernst & Young National Entrepreneur of the Year Overall Award and is a recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

Within this episode, we discuss:

•       Commercial Logistics Real Estate and the advantage of a global perspective.

•       The economic incentives of sustainable design and constriction.

•       The importance of ESG ( Environmental, Social and Governance ) and how it relates to long-term performance advantages for investors.

Climate Leaders- Anne Kelly Feb 03, 2016

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In this episode of Climate Leaders, we talk with Anne Kelly, senior program director for public policy and director of the Business for Innovative Climate and Energy Policy (BICEP) program at Ceres. Ceres is a nonprofit coalition of businesses and investors who seek to actively promote leadership and best practices in sustainability. In her role as head of the BICEP program, Kelly champions the path to meaningful climate and energy policy at a federal level.

We discuss: Laws that help make progress toward a low-carbon economy : What a 21st century utility infrastructure could and should look like : The building and real estate sector’s vital role in combating climate change and pushing for a more sustainable future.

Changemakers@USGBC Episode 6: Stephen Ritz & Organically Grown Citizens Dec 22, 2015

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Stephen Ritz is a public school teacher in the poorest congressional district in America. Stephen was a top ten finalist in the Global Teacher Prize, "The Nobel Peace Prize of Teaching," and his work has been featured on major TV networks, TED.com and in best-selling author Michael Pollan’s newest documentary.

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The unlimited potential of Las Vegas
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=3m29s

“I hate being bipolar. It’s awesome"
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=4m08s

Celebrating local heroes
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=4m23s

How Stephen became such a good speaker
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=4m34s

One thing you can do right now to be a better speaker
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=5m46s

Why it wasn’t about changing the world
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=6m35s

Stephen’s unbelievable energy without sleep at 6am
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=7m55s

The TED effect & immigration
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=8m0s

The importance of being an accessible resource
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=8m45s

What Stephen has learned from being recognized
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=9m42s

How to turn a problems into an opportunity
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=10m08s

The magic rules
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=11m29s

Why he refuses to call Green Bronx Machine a nonprofit
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=12m05s

What the whole green schools movement is all about
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=13m28s

Lessons from a startup founder in his 50s
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=14m23s

How GBM provides students health benefits and living wages
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=15m44s

How Stephen's elementary school kids are helping their parents get living wage green jobs
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=16m37s

Stephen’s remarkable leadership philosophy
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=20m30s

How Stephen attracted 400 applicants to a poor public school
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=21m09s

Advice for the hyper-ambitious striving to be the next 30 under 30, or 40 under 40
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=22m03s

Realizing God given genetic potential regardless of zip code and skin color
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=23m32s

If you wan’t to move forward you don’t spend a lot of time looking at the rear view mirror
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=24m02s

Stephen and Rukesh’s personal tragedies & overcoming adversity
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=24m24s

Loosing 100 lbs & personal sustainability
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=27m10s

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Changemakers@USGBC Episode 5: Certification, Collaboration, and Market Transformation Dec 07, 2015

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Changemakers@USGBC Episode 5: Certification, Collaboration, and Market Transformation by USGBC

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