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Building ConversationsBreaking Ground: Circularity Through PartnershipsHow can the construction industry shift from a “take, make, waste” cycle to a circular economy? In celebration of Zero Waste Week, host Jennifer Taranto, VP of Sustainability at STO Building Group is joined by Tim Conway, VP of Sustainability at Shaw Industries, and Avery McKitrick Sustainability Coordinator to explore how takeback programs and supplier partnerships are transforming waste management on jobsites.
2025-09-0529 minBuilding ConversationsBoston’s Circular Shift: Building Smarter, Greener, BetterIn celebration of Zero Waste Week, join Jennifer Taranto, VP of Sustainability at STO Building Group, Michael Orbank, Sustainability Manager, Northeast Region at STO Building Group, and Andrea Love, Principal and Director of Building Science at Payette, as they explore how Boston teams are turning demolition into deconstruction—leveraging partnerships across owners, designers, contractors, and vendors while navigating policy, storage, and market challenges.
2025-09-0430 minBuilding ConversationsInside NYC’s Push for Material CircularityIn honor of Zero Waste Week, join Jennifer Taranto, VP of Sustainability at STO Building Group, Ryan Hughes, Sustainability Manager at Structure Tone New York, and Tiffany Williams, Sustainability Manager at Rudin, as they explore how selective deconstruction, material recovery, and take-back programs are transforming NYC construction.
2025-09-0225 min
2025-07-2132 min
She Shall Be PraisedInterview with Dad July 2025In this conversation, my dad tells stories about his childhood, young adulthood, work, and our family history.
2025-07-1459 min
She Shall Be PraisedDestructive FeminismIn this video, I talk about the destructive influences that feminism has had on womanhood. While we have achieved much in the way of career, we have sacrificed some of the honor and dignity we enjoyed in pursuit of career equality and sexual libertinism.
2025-06-0721 min
She Shall Be PraisedLove, the action, not the emotionWhen we say "love," we usually mean the emotion, but the action of love is so much greater, and makes all the difference in the world.
2025-04-2206 min
She Shall Be PraisedThe Darkness WithinWhen I was a teen, I became aware of a darkness within me even though I was a good kid with good grades. In college, I decided to explore that darkness and I began to live a sort of double life: good girl during the daytime and bad girl at night. I began to understand that I wasn't alone and everyone had that darkness within... until one day, my darkness disappeared. This is my story.
2025-04-1906 min
She Shall Be PraisedAbba’s DaughterThis video includes a reading of my blog post, which you can find here: https://sheshallbepraised.com/the-written-word/f/abba%E2%80%99s-daughter
It also includes details and conversation that expands upon the inspiration and circumstances which prompted the post.
2025-03-3023 min
She Shall Be PraisedTerrifying HolinessThis is the video of my podcast... which includes a reading of my blog with additional commentary.
2025-03-1726 minShe Shall Be PraisedTerrifying HolinessI always found Athena to be the most unlikeable of all the Greek gods because she was so untouchable. It made her terrifying. Even though Zeus was more powerful, his lust for human women made him less frightening. God has the holiness of Athena, yet has love for people, without the lusty weakness of Zeus.
2025-03-1726 minShe Shall Be PraisedPeace in the Midst of a Storm, Part 3 of 3In 2008, I was in the covergence of a perfect storm... financial trouble, managing a household and raising 4 young children all under the age of 8, and trying to become a better woman who would honor God with my word and actions. I wrote this because of my search for peace during this difficult time. That might be almost 2 decades ago, but it's so relevant for today! I hope you enjoy this episode! Visit my website for more!
I originally wrote "Peace in the Midst of a Storm" in 3 parts. For readability, I have decided to keep t...
2025-03-0925 min
She Shall Be PraisedPeace In the Midst of a Storm, Part 2In 2008, I was in the covergence of a perfect storm... financial trouble, managing a household and raising 4 young children all under the age of 8, and trying to become a better woman who would honor God with my word and actions. I wrote this because of my search for peace during this difficult time. That might be almost 2 decades ago, but it's so relevant for today! I hope you enjoy this episode! Visit my website for more!
2025-03-0228 minShe Shall Be PraisedPeace in the Midst of a Storm, Part 2In 2008, I was in the covergence of a perfect storm... financial trouble, managing a household and raising 4 young children all under the age of 8, and trying to become a better woman who would honor God with my word and actions. I wrote this because of my search for peace during this difficult time. That might be almost 2 decades ago, but it's so relevant for today! I hope you enjoy this episode! Visit my website for more!
2025-03-0228 min
She Shall Be PraisedPeace in the Midst of a Storm, Part 1In 2008, I was in the covergence of a perfect storm... financial trouble, managing a household and raising 4 young children all under the age of 8, and trying to become a better woman who would honor God with my word and actions. I wrote this because of my search for peace during this difficult time. That might be almost 2 decades ago, but it's so relevant for today! I hope you enjoy this episode! Visit my website for more!
2025-02-2616 min
She Shall Be PraisedIntro to She Shall Be PraisedShe Shall Be Praised was born out of a desire to create and share the lessons I've learned as both a working and stay-at-home mother, woman of faith, and professional. I recently revisited a blog that I began writing years ago and decided to pick that banner back up and support women as we walk through this journey together. This podcast episode is my kick off on that endeavor.
2025-02-2605 minShe Shall Be PraisedPeace in the Midst of a Storm, Part 1In 2008, I was in the covergence of a perfect storm... financial trouble, managing a household and raising 4 young children all under the age of 8, and trying to become a better woman who would honor God with my word and actions. I wrote this because of my search for peace during this difficult time. That might be almost 2 decades ago, but it's so relevant for today! I hope you enjoy this episode! Visit my website for more!
2025-02-2416 minShe Shall Be PraisedIntro to She Shall Be PraisedShe Shall Be Praised was born out of a desire to create and share the lessons I've learned as both a working and stay-at-home mother, woman of faith, and professional. I recently revisited a blog that I began writing years ago and decided to pick that banner back up and support women as we walk through this journey together. This podcast episode is my kick off on that endeavor.
2025-02-2405 minBuilding ConversationsAsk the Expert: Decoding Net Zero with Jennifer TarantoIn our newest Ask the Expert series on the Building Conversations podcast, STOBG’s Vice President of Sustainability, Jennifer Taranto, explores the evolving world of net zero buildings—what it means, key drivers behind the movement, and how government regulations, renewable energy, and emerging technologies are shaping the future of sustainable construction.
2025-02-1409 min
The Green Building Matters Podcast with Charlie CichettiSpecial Episode: Top 10 Ways to Green Your Construction Site 2024Jennifer Taranto brings more than 20 years of experience in the commercial real estate and construction industry. She joined Structure Tone in 2001, where she served as a superintendent and project manager before becoming STO Building Group's Vice President of Sustainability. She ensures that environmental, social and governance (ESG) principals are incorporated into client projects and STOBG organizational strategy. As a passionate advocate for reducing the environmental impact of the built environment, Jennifer gets involved in the early stages of design and construction to define the client's ESG goals and help the project team create an internal roadmap to achieve them. With...
2024-10-0957 min
Deconstructor of FunTWIG #286 Voodoo splurges $500M, Summer Game Fest goes adapocalypseIn this week's show, the crew dives into Voodoo's acquisition of BeReal and the Sandbox's 20M convertible note. With all the events taking place the crew discusses Xbox Showcase, Ubisoft Forward, and the Summer Game Fest.
With Phil out and Miska in Spain, this is the first Nordic-free episode in a year.
hosts: Jennifer Donahoe, Laura Taranto, Erick Kress, and Mishka Katkoff
sponsors: Xsolla, Heroic Labs, AppsFlyer and Sensor Tower
2024-06-131h 02Building ConversationsBuilding a Mindful Connection: The Built Environment & Mental Health (RE-RELEASE)Join STOBG’s VP of Human Resources, Keith Lodge, as he interviews Lauren Moss, SVP and Chief Sustainability Officer at Vornado Realty Trust, Dr. Whitney Austin Gray, SVP at the International Well Building Institute (IWBI), and Jennifer Taranto, VP of Sustainability at STOBG about the connection between the built environment and mental health.
2024-05-2052 min
The Book Club ReviewBrowsing the So Many Damn Books bookshelf, with Christopher Hermelin • #159So Many Damn Books podcast creator and host Christoper Hermelin joins Kate to swap book recommendations and discuss the magic of book club, recent book discoveries and bookish pet peeves. EPISODE BOOK LIST The Eyes & The Impossible by Dave Eggers A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers McSweeney's magazine, including The Panorama issue How I Won A Nobel Prize by Julius Taranto Non-Fiction by Julie Myerson Butter by Asako Yuzuki (Polly Barton, trans.) Mild Vertigo by Mieko Kanai (Polly Barton, trans.)
2024-04-2948 min
The Book Club ReviewBrowsing the So Many Damn Books bookshelf, with Christopher Hermelin • #159So Many Damn Books podcast creator and host Christoper Hermelin joins Kate to swap book recommendations and discuss the magic of book club, recent book discoveries and bookish pet peeves. EPISODE BOOK LIST The Eyes & The Impossible by Dave Eggers A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers McSweeney’s magazine, including The Panorama issue How I Won A Nobel Prize by Julius Taranto Non-Fiction by Julie Myerson Butter by Asako Yuzuki (Polly Barton, trans.) Mild Vertigo by Mieko Kanai (Polly Barton, tr...
2024-04-2949 minBuilding ConversationsBuilding a Mindful Connection: The Built Environment & Mental HealthWhat role does the built environment play in influencing our well-being? Join STOBG’s VP of Human Resources, Keith Lodge, as he interviews Lauren Moss SVP and Chief Sustainability Officer at Vornado Realty Trust, Dr. Whitney Austin Gray, SVP at the International Well Building Institute, IWBI, and Jennifer Taranto, VP of Sustainability at STOBG about the connection between the built environment and mental health.
2023-06-2052 minBuilding ConversationsBuilding Repositioning: Creating a Greener WorldWhen it comes to building repositioning, what motivates developers to build green? Tune in as Curtis Brown, STOBG’s VP of Business Development explores that topic from all angles—from environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors to new emissions regulations—with Brian Geller, Senior Sustainability Manager at The Durst Organization, Brooks McDaniel, SVP of Building Repositioning at STO Building Group, and Jennifer Taranto, VP of Sustainability at STO Building Group.
2022-04-1837 minBuilding ConversationsMass Timber Construction: The Carbon SequesterFrom the embodied carbon associated with construction materials to the operational carbon produced throughout a building’s lifecycle, the design and construction industry has the opportunity to make a big impact when it comes to carbon. Join STO Building Group’s director of sustainability, Jennifer Taranto, as she interviews two subject matter experts: David Briefel, sustainability director and design resilience leader at Gensler, and Jeff Morrow, president of J. Morrow Solutions, as they discuss the ingredients of net zero carbon buildings and how mass timber construction can fit into the equation.
2021-02-1041 minBuilding ConversationsThe Post-Pandemic WorkplaceWith millions still working from home, what does the post-pandemic workplace look like, and how is the corporate interiors market preparing for this new normal? Join Executive VP of STO’s Global Services group, Robert Leon, and STO’s Director of Sustainability, Jennifer Taranto, as they discuss the pandemic’s impact on commercial real estate, design, and construction—from short-term infection control measures and tech solution to new sustainability, wellness, and safety standards.
2020-08-3128 minBuilding ConversationsSustainable BuildingEver wonder when the construction industry started paying attention to sustainability and wellness? In this episode, you'll get an inside look at the push for healthier, more sustainable buildings from Sustainable Construction Leader (SCL) and International Well Building Institute (IWBI) Award Winner, Jennifer Taranto.
2019-06-1130 min