Shows
The Green Building Matters Podcast with Charlie CichettiHerbert Koomson on Transforming Waste Management Through Data-Driven AuditsThe Green Impact Report Quick take: Herbert Koomson reveals how waste audits uncover 50% recyclable materials hiding in trash streams and why the future of sustainability messaging isn't about saving the planet—it's about saving your bottom line. Meet Your Fellow Sustainability Champion Herbert Koomson transitioned from engineering to sustainable design at West Virginia University, where Professor Chris Haddix guided him to pass the LEED GA exam before graduation. He began his sustainability career with the NYC Department of Sanitation, educating major restaurant chains about commercial organics rules. Currently at RTS, he conducts waste audits throughout North America, helping clients achieve hi...
2025-07-3032 min
The Green Building Matters Podcast with Charlie CichettiRust Belt Riders (Ohio) and Climate Fellow Daniel BrownDaniel Brown works to promote public health, green spaces, wealth building, and community engagement. He has served on the Cleveland-Cuyahoga Food Policy Coalition, the Cuyahoga County Next Generation Council, and the U.S. Composting Council's steering committee for community composting prior to starting Rust Belt Riders. Mr. Brown is a social entrepreneur and climate fellow. Show Highlights Learn how Rust Belt communities are fighting deindustrialization and the impacts of climate change with economic development, climate resiliency, and the re-imagination of communities. Why does the climate crisis make all other crises that much worse? The biggest leverage and point of leverage...
2023-10-2531 min
The Green Building Matters Podcast with Charlie CichettiDirector of Sustainability at Browning Day - Daniel OverbeyDaniel Overbey, AIA, LEED Fellow, WELL AP, EcoDistricts AP, Fitwel Ambassador, is the Director of Sustainability for Browning Day in Indianapolis and an Assistant Professor of Architecture at Ball State University's R. Wayne Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning. His work focuses on high-performance building design and construction, environmental systems research, LEED and WELL-related services, energy modeling, resilient design, and evidence-based design. Current Affiliations: American Institute of Architects (AIA) – Indiana Chapter American Solar Energy Society (ASES) International Living Future Institute (ILFI) Society of Building Science Educators (SBSE) U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) – Indiana Chapter Show Highlights The value of bein...
2022-04-2745 min
The Green Building Matters Podcast with Charlie CichettiCombining Smart Business with Sustainability with Rosalind WyattRosalind Wyatt is a consultant that helps companies develop the right 'SUSTAINEGY' by combining smart business strategy with sustainability to achieve a strong triple bottom line. She believes the key is to balance the goals of making a profit, protecting the planet, and meeting the needs of stakeholders. Rosalind is a Marketing educator that helps current and future business leaders understand the importance of achieving the triple bottom line and the role that marketing plays in helping companies develop more sustainable business practices. The Path Ros Followed Ros started out at Prairie View A & M University in Texas and earned...
2019-04-1751 minThe Green Building Matters Podcast with Charlie CichettiGreen Building Center NY/NJ with Jason KliwinskiJason Kliwinski is a Certified Sustainable Building Advisor (CSBA) 2014, LEED Fellow, Licensed Architect, NJ, NY, PA, LEED AP BD+C, LEED AP O+M, and LEED Faculty. Additionally, Jason is the Co-Founder of USGBC-NJ Chapter founded in 2002. Jason Kliwinski - Commitment & Contributions Jason grew up in Jersey and knew he wanted to be an architect in high school. His high school had an architecture program and his senior year he earned college credit. Jason currently specializes in Sustainable Design, LEED, State and Federal Energy incentives and Grants, Carbon Neutrality planning & design, Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy systems design, and implementation. Aha...
2018-11-1426 minThe Green Building Matters Podcast with Charlie CichettiLHB's Green Team with Rick CarterRick Carter is a Senior Vice President in LHB's Minneapolis office where he utilizes his 30 years of experience to lead the firm's Integrative Design Team, a group of 100 architects, mechanical and electrical engineers, landscape architects, planners and interior designers serving five market sectors. An early adopter of healthy building principles, Rick has led LHB's focus on high-performance design since the early 1990s. He is recognized as an expert in sustainable design and speaks regularly at regional and national conferences on this topic. Rick Carter-Sustainability Minded During Career When Rick was younger he was fascinated by the underground space center. That...
2018-10-3127 minThe Green Building Matters Podcast with Charlie CichettiGreen From New Orleans to India with Daniel DreherDaniel Dreher, Founder and Principal of Tecreation, LLC, joins Charlie Cichetti. Although primarily located at New Orleans, Daniel has projects in regions as far as India. Throughout his career, he has completed multiple projects with great partners and also has been able to overcome the challenges of hurricane Katrina. "Sustainability is a shift in consciousness. It's an evolution in our consciousness as individuals and as a collective. And when that starts to happen, other things start to follow." - Daniel Dreher Daniel Dreher - Sustainability Consultant Daniel's passion for sustainability traces back to his college years. He was studying Architectural...
2018-07-1135 min