CREtech Talks

Robert Otani, Chief Technology Officer at Thornton Tomasetti, shares an overview of their Healthy Reentry App they built during the pandemic, where their sustainability philosophy and commitment evolved from and how they implemented this into the culture at Thornton Tomassetti. 

Michael Beckerman sits down with Bryan Koop, Executive Vice President, Boston at Boston Properties and Ben Myers, Vice President, Sustainability at Boston Properties. They discuss the evolution of Boston Properties' sustainability and ESG strategy, and take a deep dive into their 2020 ESG Report, unpacking the core components and strategies that make up the report. 

Brad Klatt, Co-Founder & Chairman of Logical Buildings, discusses how the experience of being in the real estate industry as Co-Founder of Roseland Property Company, gave insights into how to build and scale Logical Buildings in a way that addresses the core challenges that landlords face today. Brad also shares insights on influencing the big real estate companies into adopting and investing in tech. 

Founder & CEO of Measurabl, Matt Ellis, sits down with CREtech’s CEO, Michael Beckerman, to discuss why data analysis capability is critical in helping companies make a meaningful impact when it comes to implementing a solid ESG strategy and reducing their carbon footprint. Matt also provides an oversight into what the next couple of years look like for Measurabl. 

Kathy Hannun, Co-Founder & President of Dandelion, takes a deep dive into how their geothermal solutions are tackling the climate crisis, scaling their solution without sacrificing customer experience and quality, and how Dandelion’s investors help with opportunities and challenges ahead from both the tech and real estate perspectives. 

Executive Vice President at Rudin Management, Michael Rudin, discusses his family’s long tradition of leading by example and their commitment to sustainable development, the role that the public sector plays in addressing climate change and NYC as a Mecca of innovation.

Anthony Hickling, Managing Director at the Carbon Leadership Forum, gives a brief background to the genesis of the Carbon Leadership Forum, where their support comes from as a non-profit organization, and specific investments and strategies that building owners and operators can use to decrease their carbon footprint.

In this CREtech Climate Cast episode, Anushka Grant, Vice President Business Transformation and Platform Services at Oxford Properties Group unpacks the tools that have made Oxford Properties so successful in climate tech implementation and adoption. 

Jesse Uzzell, Founder and CEO of Climate Futures shares with listeners what inspired him to take credible action against climate change. Uzell and CREtech’s CEO Michael Beckerman also discuss common pitfalls companies face when implementing climate strategies, and how to overcome them. 

In this episode, Greg Smithies, Partner and leader for Fifth Wall’s Climate Technology Investment team, elaborates on the industry’s role in addressing climate change. Smithies and Beckerman also dive further into opportunities, challenges, and trends that the industry is facing now, and how the industry can adapt to change in the future.