CREtech Climate Podcast

CREtech Climate Podcast

The CREtech Climate Cast is a podcast series devoted to educating, inspiring, and leading the built environment to address the world’s biggest crisis - climate change. Tune in to in-depth conversations with the leading real estate and tech innovators from across the globe with CREtech Climate CEO, Michael Beckerman. The series will host conversations on how the real estate and tech tech sectors are driving transformational change to decarbonize the Built World.

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CREtech Climate Podcast
  • Michael Daschle - Unpacking Commitments and Strategies for Net-Zero Carbon

    Michael Daschle, Senior Vice President of Sustainability at Brookfield Properties delves into the unique commitments and strategies of Brookfield Asset Management towards achieving net-zero carbon, uncovering the rationale behind their approach, how it translates into a sustainable return on inve...

  • Anja Kristina Köhler - The World Needs Better Buildings

    Anja Kristina Köhler, Head of Sustainability at EDGE unveils the deep-rooted sustainability ethos driving EDGE's real estate development background, with the company's powerful mantra, "The world needs better buildings," and how it shapes their every endeavour. Anja, delves into the galvanizing p...

  • Stonly Blue - Building a Better World For Everyone

    Stonly Blue, Managing Partner & Co-Founder at Third Sphere characterizes the core philosophy of Third Sphere, which focuses on supporting founders who transform theory into action going beyond altruism and embracing nuanced thinking to bring their amazing solutions into the world. Stonly delves i...

  • Micah Kotch - Investing In The Future's Resources

    Join us in this episode as we delve into the world of sustainable and tech-driven investments with Micah Kotch, Partner at Blackhorn Ventures. We'll explore their investment thesis and strategy, focusing on the future of climate technology and the evolution of sustainable investments. Discover th...

  • Martin Powell - An Alternative Perspective On Climate Change

    Martin Powell, Axa's Group Sustainability Director and editor of "The Climate City" book, delves into groundbreaking solutions for urban resilience amid climate change. Discover the pivotal role of technology in emission reduction and the far-reaching impact of our choices on the planet and infra...

  • Anneli Tostar & Nicole Granath - Simplify, Simplify, Simplify!

    Join Anneli Tostar, CEO & Co-Founder, and Nicole Granath, COO & Co-Founder of Tangible, as they discuss their professional journeys and why sustainability matters to them. Explore the vision behind the inception of the Tangible platform and how it addresses marketplace challenges. Their recent su...

  • Mike Kazmierczak - Strategize, Digitize, Decarbonize

    In this enlightening episode, we sit down with Mike Kazmierczak, Vice President of the Decarbonization Office at Schneider Electric, to unravel the complexities of achieving sustainability and decarbonization goals in the built environment. Mike shares insights into his personal commitment to sus...

  • Genevieve Gravina - Let’s Go Solar, Let's Go

    Join us for a deep dive into real estate decarbonization with Genevieve Gravina, CRE Sales Lead at Omnidian. In this conversation, we delve into the intricate workings of Omnidian, exploring how the platform collaborates with real estate entities to strategize and execute effective decarbonizatio...

  • Juliette Morgan - A New Age of Energy Production and Composting of Life

    Juliette Morgan, ESG Consultancy Director of Gensler delves deep into why the built environment should take responsibility for its impact on the planet. Juliette explores indigenous communities inspiring living in harmony with nature and reducing consumption.

    Despite the availability of solutio...

  • Hélène Chartier - Sustainably Transforming Cities

    Hélène Chartier, Director of Urban Planning and Design of C40 discusses C40 cities collaboration between the largest cities, improving and accelerating their climate policies and action plans. There is an agreement on the emission of cities from buildings including transport and imported impacts,...

  • Charlie Green - Timber Building at Scale for a Sustainable Future

    Charlie Green, Co-Founder and President of The Office Group unveils the fascinating story of the construction of London's largest timber building, exploring the driving factors behind this bold endeavor, from the carefully chosen materials to the profound positive impacts on the environment.

    G...

  • Kunal Lunawat - Driving New And Diverse Perspectives

    Kunal Lunawat, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Ayga Ventures explores investing in the "bits" (software) and "atoms" (materials), recognizing the symbiotic relationship between the two. Explore the challenges of securing capital for hardware ventures and gain insights into the emerging category ...

  • Brian Swett - The Playbook For Sustainability

    Brian Swett, Americas East Leader of Arup shares the profound impact of Arup's consulting expertise through case studies on commercial owners, developers, and other stakeholders embarking on their journey to establish ESG strategies and embedding sustainability into their culture, setting the sta...

  • Joseph Allen - Unmasking Sick Buildings

    In this podcast episode, Joseph Allen, from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, shares his passion for sustainability and discusses the Harvard Healthy Buildings Program. He delves into the impact of "Sick Building Syndrome" on health and introduces his book, "Healthy Buildings." Allen als...

  • Lauren Moss - The Path to Carbon Neutrality

    Lauren Moss, Senior Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer at Vornado Realty Trust highlights the visionary approach behind Vornado's ESG strategy, expanding upon key elements that drive their sustainable initiatives for carbon neutrality, waste diversion, water reduction, and the pivotal r...

  • Juan Francisco Palacios - The Interplay of Buildings and Health

    Juan Francisco Palacios, Visiting Assistant Professor at MIT Center for Real Estate delves into the profound relationship between buildings and their impact on human health and well-being. With the majority of our time spent indoors, the quality of the air we breathe and the comfort of the temper...

  • Anand Srinivasan - Risk of Inaction & What can I do

    Join us in this episode as Anand Srinivasan, an Executive at CoreLogic, delves into the world of real estate solutions. Discover their data-driven strategies for risk assessment and sustainability. Uncover insights into their mission-aligned approach, powered by cutting-edge technologies and anal...

  • Joe Sumberg - Mobilizing Sustainability

    In this podcast episode, Joe Sumberg, Managing Partner at Galvanize Climate Solutions, delves into the company's sustainability mission and investment strategies. He highlights the role of real estate in decarbonization and introduces the innovative GOLD tool for identifying eco-friendly investme...

  • Ariel Shtarkman - Sustainable Solution Investment Unwrapped

    Ariel Shtarkman, Managing Partner of Undivided Ventures shares the driving factors behind Undivided Ventures' investment decisions shedding light on why they specifically choose to invest in Property Tech and Construct Tech solutions that pave the way to a sustainable future. Ariel expresses her ...

  • Sonu Panda - A Prescription of Healthier and More Sustainable Buildings

    Sonu Panda, CEO of Prescriptive Data unpacks how Prescriptive Data, and its flagship Nantum OS product, acts as a catalyst for sustainable buildings and more profitable real estate operations, while outlining the company’s future roadmap.

  • Rao Mulpuri - A Different View into Building Sustainability

    Rao Mulpuri, CEO of View, Inc, discusses some of the measurable impacts that View provides both in terms of health and wellness as well as energy efficiency, how View is being used in the context of occupant experience, which markets the company is operating in and how it has achieved such impres...

  • Carl Brooks - Global Footprint, Global Accolades

    Carl Brooks, Global Head of ESG - Property Management at CBRE walks us through how technology is a key sustainability driving force, how CBRE is leveraging technology to reduce carbon emissions in buildings, discusses key takeaways and achievements in regards to CBRE’s own 2040 net-zero carbon em...

  • Samantha Kempe - Next-Gen Sustainable Residential Real Estate

    Samantha Kempe, Co-Founder & Chief Investment Officer of IMMO sheds light on the company’s mission, discusses why retrofitting the UK’s building stock via the SFR market is so important, and shares IMMO’s unique approach to acquiring buildings, upgrading their energy efficiency and renting them o...

  • Peter Merrigan - Sustainability Meets Real Estate Private Equity

    Peter Merrigan, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner of Taurus Investment Holdings LLC, a real estate private equity firm with an active deal footprint spanning 30 global markets, shares the firm’s global view on ESG and its impact on dealflow, how the firm’s renewable energy investment s...