Episode 51: Creating a climate action plan that works
Discussion with Serafin Fernandez and Jonathan Eldridge
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Episode 50: Funding Transformational Change, Credit Ratings 101 for Sustainability Leaders
Transformational sustainability projects live or die at the intersection of ambition and institutional finance. This conversation pulls back...
Episode 49: Charging ahead: Financing and powering resilient all-electric school bus fleets
Electrifying vehicle fleets is no longer a distant goal—it’s happening now in school districts, cities, and campuses across the country. In...
Episode 48: Energy P3's grow up: lessons from the field in 2025
Energy public-private partnerships (P3s) have moved beyond the pilot phase. They’re now a serious, scalable strategy for institutions facing...
Episode 47: From classroom to stadium: the Michigan sustainability model
What does it take to embed sustainability across an entire university—from academic buildings to athletic arenas? In this episode, we sit do...
Episode 46: Powering sustainability across California community colleges
In each episode, we will talk with leading campus professionals, thought leaders, engineers and innovators addressing the unique challenges...
Episode 45: Transforming Data into Outcomes
In each episode, we will talk with leading campus professionals, thought leaders, engineers and innovators addressing the unique challenges...
Episode 44: Climate Action vs. Decarbonization - Higher Ed. Summit 2024
This episode was recorded live during a session at the 2024 Higher Education Climate Leadership Summit co-sponsored by Second Nature and the...
Episode 43: Climate Communications
In this episode, we feature guest host and recent Lewis & Clark graduate Lena Essak. Lena interviews regular host Dave Karlsgodt and two oth...
Episode 42: Decarbonizing Heating & Cooling: Thermal Transition in Action
In this episode, you'll hear a session recorded earlier this year at the 2023 Higher Education Climate Leadership Summit hosted by Second Na...
Episode 41: Evolving Energy P3 on Higher Ed. Campuses
In this episode, you'll hear a session recorded earlier this summer at the 2023 Appalachian State University energy summit in Boone, North C...
Episode 40: Carbon neutrality should not be the end goal with Alex Barron and Aaron Strong
In this episode we interview two professors and researchers discussing a recently published paper in the journal One Earth entitled: “Carbon...
Episode 39: The Cutting Edge with Peter Kelly-Detwiler
In this episode we will talk with journalist, author, and energy consultant Peter Kelly-Detwiler. Our topic: Cutting Edge Campus Climate Tec...
Episode 38: The Political Economy of Higher Ed with Dr. Katrina Kelly-Pitou
In this episode, we talk with with Dr. Katrina Kelly-Pitou, Energy Systems Strategist at SmithGroup. The discussion focuses on what higher e...
Episode 37: Designing for the 90% with Kenny Seeton (CSU Dominguez Hills)
In this episode, we talk with Kenny Seeton, central plant and energy manager at California State University Dominguez Hills. The wide-rangin...
Episode 36: Podcasting for Sustainability - AASHE 2020
In this special episode of the podcast, we present a recording of Podcasting for Sustainability in Higher Education from AASHE’s 2020 Global...
Episode 35: The Eco Performance Office with Ron Herbst
What can a higher education institution learn from an international bank? In this episode, we talk to Brailsford & Dunlavey’s own Ron Herbst...
Episode 34: GeoMicroDistrict: an alternative future for Natural Gas - HEET
Co-executive directors of the Home Energy Efficiency Team (HEET), Zeyneb Magavi and Audrey Schulman both entered the climate change fight as...
Episode 33: Changing the Climate for Women - Abena Sackey Ojetayo
In this episode, Kaia talks with Abena Sackey Ojetayo, chief resilience officer and director for the City of Tallahassee, Florida. We talked...
Episode 32: Resilient Campuses, Resilient Communities with Cal State - Chico and Central Community College
In each episode, we will talk with leading campus professionals, thought leaders, engineers and innovators addressing the unique challenges...