Climate Cowboys

Welcome to the 49th episode of the CleanTechies Podcast. Today we are joined by Michael Beckerman the founder and CEO of CRETECH and CRETECH Climate. Michael, while relatively new to ClimateTech, has been quick to jump in and become a clear leader inside of Clean Real Estate Tech Space. 

In today's show, we go through a lot. From the general landscape of the real estate industry at present. What it can be. The tech out there to solve the problems. The talent shortage. Education. The role of government. And Local Law 97.

I thoroughly enjoyed today's conversation with Michael and I hope you do too! 

Main Talking Points: 

• Intro to Michael
• His evolution into ClimateTech <> Real Estate
• How he made the leap from media to technology
• Carbon Emissions Impact of Real Estate
• Michael has faith in Technology
  • Concrete
  • Geothermal Energy
  • Renewable Energy
  • Heat Pumps
  • Sustainable Steel/Materials
  • 3D Printed Buildings
  • Emissions Tracking
• The integration challenge
• We need activists
• The Talent Issue 
• The inequity of the Education System
• NYC <> RE Tech
• Local Law 97 / Regulation
• Leading Cities
• Role of Government 
• Do your part
• Wrap up

We hope you enjoy today's episode - please reach out with any specific questions or discussion points. If you're interested in being a show sponsor you can reach me at [email protected]

• CRETECH Website: https://www.cretech.com/
• Connect with Michael on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-beckerman/
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We are proud to continue working with NextWave as our official show sponsor for this podcast. NextWave and all of its staff are highly motivated to advance the ClimateTech revolution and are constantly innovating ways that they can help affect that transition. From experts in the talent space to ESG experts, NextWave is taking on Climate and Social responsibility head-on and helping companies build great cultures that not only make the world a better place but also increase workplace satisfaction. Reach out to NextWave Partners today to learn more about how we might partner with you today. https://www.next-wavepartners.com/ / [email protected]

Hello again! 👋  and welcome to the final episode in our ESG mini-series on the CleanTechies Podcast

Today we are joined by Fulya Kocak Gin the SVP of ESG at Nareit (National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts)

Fulya is an industry leader in the ESG<>Real Estate space as she has been helping pull together and publish research for the members of Nareit. This work alone has had an incredible impact on the industry no doubt. 

In today's conversation, we had the chance to go into detail with her about how ESG plays a role in the Real Estate space. Specifically, we went into what is a REIT, how does ESG effect design, the standard objections, ESG reporting for RE Owners, and much more. 

As always, it was a pleasure to connect with an industry leader and it's an even greater pleasure to share it with you! We hope you enjoy this production. 

Main Talking Points: 

• Intro to Fulya
• How did she end up in the space
• A bit about her book
• What is a REIT
• ESG <> Real Estate
• Design <> ESG
• Common objections 
• Biggest challenges
• Standardization 
• Current and Future Regulations
• What is driving ESG Reporting
• What is ESG Reporting
  • Website
  • CSR Report
  • SASB
  • TCFD
  • GRI
  • GRESB
• The future of ESG
• Innovation in the space
• ESG and Sustainability Defined
• Education <> ESG

We hope you enjoy today's episode - please reach out with any specific questions or discussion points. If you're interested in being a show sponsor you can reach me at [email protected]

• Nareit Website: https://www.reit.com/
• Fulya's book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0826912966/
• Connect with Fulya on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fulyakocak/
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Other resources shared by Fulya: 

• https://www.nareitphotolibrary.com/m/3ed5cf114b91ad7e/original/NareitPracticalReferenceforESGAugust2021v2-pdf.pdf 
• https://www.reit.com/investing/reits-sustainability/2021-reit-esg-report
• https://www.reit.com/investing/reits-sustainability/reit-esg-dashboard

Today we are pleased to present the second part of our three-part ESG series with Sondra Tosky. Sondra is a Senior Product Manager at Higg. She has worked with CBRE and Measurabl in the past and is deeply aware of how the ESG Software Market is unfolding. 

In this episode, we discussed the current state of ESG data collection and reporting software. We debate and discuss what the future of the market will be and how things will be divided. We also discussed the intersection of ESG and Blockchain. 

Main Talking Points: 

• Intro to Sondra
• Sondra's early career
• Policy and Picking Tech
• ESG Intro
• Supply Chain Visibility
• Challenges and Competition
• SEC's Recent Announcement
• Costs of Reporting
• ESG Software Landscape
• Future of the Market
• Big Tech's Role
• BlockChain - Offsets
• Education
• Up-skilling People
• Wrap Up

We hope you enjoy today's episode - please reach out with any specific questions or discussion points. If you're interested in being a show sponsor you can reach me at [email protected]

• Higg on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/higg/
• Connect with Sondra on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sondra-tosky-2837bb4/
• Check out our Sponsor, NextWave Partners: https://www.next-wavepartners.com/
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• Follow CleanTechies on LinkedIn for posts about ClimateTech, and for a monthly newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/company/clean-techies/ 
• HMU on Twitter: @silasmahner
• Support the show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/silasmahner

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We are proud to continue working with NextWave as our official show sponsor for this podcast. NextWave and all of its staff are highly motivated to advance the ClimateTech revolution and are constantly innovating ways that they can help affect that transition. From experts in the talent space to ESG experts, NextWave is taking on Climate and Social responsibility head-on and helping companies build great cultures that not only make the world a better place but also increase workplace satisfaction. Reach out to NextWave Partners today to learn more about how we might partner with you today. https://www.next-wavepartners.com/ / [email protected]

This is the first part of our ESG Mini-Series. We are kicking things off with Ryan Kemp the founder of Pueo Consulting. 

Today's show was highly interesting and enjoyable for me as we asked, pondered, and discussed some of the really tough questions about ESG that have been on my mind lately. 

Main Talking Points: 

• Intro to Ryan
• Basic Principles of ESG
• Deep dive into Social
• The benefits of S
• Supply chain and S
• Behavioral change to create true change
• Disconnectedness from the supply chain
• Deep dive into Governance
• The future of profit maximization / how ethical are these practices
• Expanding the definition of capital
• Time and Lifespan
• Instant gratification
• Harmony driven careers
• ESG & Education
• Unschooling 

We hope you enjoy today's episode - please reach out with any specific questions or discussion points. If you're interested in being a show sponsor you can reach me at [email protected]

• Pueo Consulting Website: pueo.consulting/
• Connect with Ryan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanjkemp/
• Check out our Sponsor, NextWave Partners: https://www.next-wavepartners.com/
• Join the Slack Channel:  https://cleantechies.slack.com/join/shared_invite/zt-pd2drz6d-N~9nURU5JlyMXv2ZiO5bAQ#/shared-invite/email
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We are proud to continue working with NextWave as our official show sponsor for this podcast. NextWave and all of its staff are highly motivated to advance the ClimateTech revolution and are constantly innovating ways that they can help affect that transition. From experts in the talent space to ESG experts, NextWave is taking on Climate and Social responsibility head-on and helping companies build great cultures that not only make the world a better place but also increase workplace satisfaction. Reach out to NextWave Partners today to learn more about how we might partner with you today. https://www.next-wavepartners.com/ / [email protected]

Welcome back to a data-driven conversation with Priya Vijayakumar. 

Today we have a really fascinating discussion with Priya who is the CEO and Co-Founder of WattIQ which is an IoT company specifically focused on reducing climate impact through helping to find wasted energy and working with manufacturers to create better longer-lasting products. 

Our discussion covered a lot of topics surrounding IoT and our usual lines of questions plus a few new ones. Below you can find a general log of topics in chronological order. 

• Intro to Priya
• Her learning framework
• What WattIQ is doing
• Getting set up
• The benefits of IoT
• Manufacturers using data to improve their products
• How the tech works
• Publicly available data
• The intersection of ESG and IoT
• Big areas for IoT growth 
• Cyber security and IoT
• The integration dilemma 
• Using data in the procurement process
• The regulation landscape
• How to get into IoT
• Learn the fundamentals
• Finding your direction early in your career
• Closing out

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• WattIQ Website: wattiq.io
• Connect with Priya on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vijayakumarpriya/
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We are proud to continue working with NextWave as our official show sponsor for this podcast. NextWave and all of its staff are highly motivated to advance the ClimateTech revolution and are constantly innovating ways that they can help affect that transition. From experts in the talent space to ESG experts, NextWave is taking on Climate and Social responsibility head-on and helping companies build great cultures that not only make the world a better place but also increase workplace satisfaction. Reach out to NextWave Partners today to learn more about how we might partner with you today. https://www.next-wavepartners.com/ / [email protected]

Today we have something really fascinating for you. We were joined by John King, CEO, and Founder of Hyperlight Energy. 

Hyperlight Energy has created a Concentrated Solar Power technology that allows for the cheapest electricity production according to NREL. And on top of that, they have identified a way to store months of energy using certain rock formations in the earth. This conversation covers their technology, many of John's thoughts about the future of the grid, and resiliency, and then we even talked about regulation issues, education, and general ideas behind entrepreneurship in the ClimateTech space post-CleanTech 1.0. 

• Hyperlight Website: https://hyperlightenergy.com/
• Connect with John on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-d-h-king-700477/
• Check out our Sponsor, NextWave Partners: https://www.next-wavepartners.com/
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We are proud to continue working with NextWave as our official show sponsor for this podcast. NextWave and all of its staff are highly motivated to advance the ClimateTech revolution and are constantly innovating ways that they can help affect that transition. From experts in the talent space to ESG experts, NextWave is taking on Climate and Social responsibility head-on and helping companies build great cultures that not only make the world a better place but also increase workplace satisfaction. Reach out to NextWave Partners today to learn more about how we might partner with you today. https://www.next-wavepartners.com/ / [email protected]

Hope you are feeling curious today! We have an episode today about one of my favorite topics - the Grid. And joining us today is a grid expert, Bhaskar Ray. Bhaskar is someone that I've known for a while and who has always helped me to learn how the grid works throughout my recruitment work. 

In today's discussion, we go over...

• the history of the grid
• basics about how the grid works
• the major challenges facing the grid currently
• some of the potential solutions going forward
• Bhaskar's predictions on what will happen
• the potential role of bitcoin mining with the grid
• the future of energy storage
• innovation in the utility space

And a whole lot more. 

We hope you enjoy today's episode as it is a super informative one if you're seeking to understand the basics of how the US power grid works. 

• Connect with Bhaskar on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhaskar-ray-200b489/
• Check out our Sponsor, NextWave Partners: https://www.next-wavepartners.com/
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We are proud to continue working with NextWave as our official show sponsor for this podcast. NextWave and all of its staff are highly motivated to advance the ClimateTech revolution and are constantly innovating ways that they can help affect that transition. From experts in the talent space to ESG experts, NextWave is taking on Climate and Social responsibility head-on and helping companies build great cultures that not only make the world a better place but also increase workplace satisfaction. Reach out to NextWave Partners today to learn more about how we might partner with you today. https://www.next-wavepartners.com/ / [email protected]

Howdy 🤠  howdy 👋  and welcome back to another episode of CleanTechies the Podcast. Today our discussion is with Michael Luciani from Exponential Impact. 

Exponential Impact is a rolling syndicate that has come out of Climate Capital and C3. They are focused on investing in frontier technologies that have the potential to truly help save the world. Their belief is that regardless of the climate crisis we should be investing in these technologies since they are better anyways. From reducing costs to being more efficient to freeing up human capital, to finding new resources, it's just a better investment in our future. 

In this conversation we talked about ClimateTech Investing, Blockchain's role in the space, Education, the importance of investing in ClimateTech for governments, the role of Regulation and Government, and a whole lot more. 

• Exponential Impact Website: https://exponentialimpact.xyz/
• Connect with Michael on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-luciani/
• Check out our Sponsor, NextWave Partners: https://www.next-wavepartners.com/
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We are proud to continue working with NextWave as our official show sponsor for this podcast. NextWave and all of its staff are highly motivated to advance the ClimateTech revolution and are constantly innovating ways that they can help affect that transition. From experts in the talent space to ESG experts, NextWave is taking on Climate and Social responsibility head-on and helping companies build great cultures that not only make the world a better place but also increase workplace satisfaction. Reach out to NextWave Partners today to learn more about how we might partner with you today. https://www.next-wavepartners.com/ / [email protected]

Hopefully, this episode will charge you up ⚡️ 🚗 🔌 ! (we do love puns). Welcome back to another episode of the show. Today we are discussing EV Charging and a lot of the topics surrounding it with Zak Lefevre CEO and Founder of ChargeLab. 

Charge Lab is an EV Charging company that is primarily a software to manage EV charging in an efficient way that helps avoid large charges for breaking energy demand as well as other features to even off charging time during heavy usage. In addition, they are a marketplace for EV charging equipment. 

In this conversation, we discussed many things (as usual) from regulation to EV adoption, to the future of EV charging, to education. 

I hope you enjoy this episode! 

• ChargeLab Website: https://www.chargelab.co/
• Connect with Zak on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zaklefevre/ 
• Check out our Sponsor, NextWave Partners: https://www.next-wavepartners.com/
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We are proud to continue working with NextWave as our official show sponsor for this podcast. NextWave and all of its staff are highly motivated to advance the ClimateTech revolution and are constantly innovating ways that they can help affect that transition. From experts in the talent space to ESG experts, NextWave is taking on Climate and Social responsibility head-on and helping companies build great cultures that not only make the world a better place but also increase workplace satisfaction. Reach out to NextWave Partners today to learn more about how we might partner with you today. https://www.next-wavepartners.com/ / [email protected]

Hello again!👋 Welcome to another episode. This week we are speaking with Aaron Berndt at Google Nest. 

The Google Nest thermostat allows homeowners to participate in their local utility's energy demand response programs which can save or earn them money. 

In this conversation, we discussed how much effect residential demand programs can have on creating a more resilient grid. We discussed the Google Nest product and its particulars and went through a number of other topics around education and regulation. We really hope you enjoy this conversation. 

• Google Renew Website: https://nestrenew.google.com/welcome/
• Connect with Aaron on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronberndt/
• Check out our Sponsor, NextWave Partners: https://www.next-wavepartners.com/
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We are proud to continue working with NextWave as our official show sponsor for this podcast. NextWave and all of its staff are highly motivated to advance the ClimateTech revolution and are constantly innovating ways that they can help affect that transition. From experts in the talent space to ESG experts, NextWave is taking on Climate and Social responsibility head-on and helping companies build great cultures that not only make the world a better place but also increase workplace satisfaction. Reach out to NextWave Partners today to learn more about how we might partner with you today. https://www.next-wavepartners.com/ / [email protected]