Campus Energy and Sustainability Podcast
In each episode, we will talk with leading campus professionals, thought leaders, engineers and innovators addressing the unique challenges and opportunities facing higher ed. and corporate campuses. Our discussions will range from energy conservation and efficiency to planning and finance, from building science to social science from energy systems to food systems. We hope you are ready to learn, share and ultimately accelerate your institution towards solutions.
- Update frequency
- every 43 days
- Average duration
- 49 minutes
- Episodes
- 48
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Episode 48: Energy P3's grow up: lessons from the field in 2025
Energy public-private partnerships (P3s) have moved beyond the pilot phase. They’re now a serious, scalable strategy for institutions facing aging infrastructure, decarbonization targets, and budget …
Episode 47: From classroom to stadium: the Michigan sustainability model
What does it take to embed sustainability across an entire university—from academic buildings to athletic arenas? In this episode, we sit down with Andy Berki, Director of the Office of Campus Sustai…
Episode 44: Climate Action vs. Decarbonization - Higher Ed. Summit 2024
This episode was recorded live during a session at the 2024 Higher Education Climate Leadership Summit co-sponsored by Second Nature and the Intentional Endowments Network in Long Beach, California, …
Episode 43: Climate Communications
In this episode, we feature guest host and recent Lewis & Clark graduate Lena Essak. Lena interviews regular host Dave Karlsgodt and two other guests: Dr. Lisa Benjamin, Associate Professor at Lewis …
Episode 42: Decarbonizing Heating & Cooling: Thermal Transition in Action
In this episode, you'll hear a session recorded earlier this year at the 2023 Higher Education Climate Leadership Summit hosted by Second Nature and the Intentional Endowments Network. The next front…
Episode 41: Evolving Energy P3 on Higher Ed. Campuses
In this episode, you'll hear a session recorded earlier this summer at the 2023 Appalachian State University energy summit in Boone, North Carolina. This panel included my B&D colleague, Kevin Mara, …
Episode 40: Carbon neutrality should not be the end goal with Alex Barron and Aaron Strong
In this episode we interview two professors and researchers discussing a recently published paper in the journal One Earth entitled: “Carbon neutrality should not be the end goal: Lessons for institu…
Episode 39: The Cutting Edge with Peter Kelly-Detwiler
In this episode we will talk with journalist, author, and energy consultant Peter Kelly-Detwiler. Our topic: Cutting Edge Campus Climate Tech.
Our mission: help campus decision makers and stakeholders…
Episode 38: The Political Economy of Higher Ed with Dr. Katrina Kelly-Pitou
In this episode, we talk with with Dr. Katrina Kelly-Pitou, Energy Systems Strategist at SmithGroup. The discussion focuses on what higher education can expect from federal, state and local governmen…
Episode 37: Designing for the 90% with Kenny Seeton (CSU Dominguez Hills)
In this episode, we talk with Kenny Seeton, central plant and energy manager at California State University Dominguez Hills. The wide-ranging conversation spans everything from LED retrofits to solar…
Episode 36: Podcasting for Sustainability - AASHE 2020
In this special episode of the podcast, we present a recording of Podcasting for Sustainability in Higher Education from AASHE’s 2020 Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education. Dave Kar…
Episode 35: The Eco Performance Office with Ron Herbst
What can a higher education institution learn from an international bank? In this episode, we talk to Brailsford & Dunlavey’s own Ron Herbst, whose long and varied career in energy eventually led him…
Episode 34: GeoMicroDistrict: an alternative future for Natural Gas - HEET
Co-executive directors of the Home Energy Efficiency Team (HEET), Zeyneb Magavi and Audrey Schulman both entered the climate change fight as mothers concerned for the futures of their children. In th…
Episode 33: Changing the Climate for Women - Abena Sackey Ojetayo
In this episode, Kaia talks with Abena Sackey Ojetayo, chief resilience officer and director for the City of Tallahassee, Florida. We talked about her childhood in Ghana and her sustainability projec…
Episode 32: Resilient Campuses, Resilient Communities with Cal State - Chico and Central Community College
Episode 31: Changing the Climate for Women - Krista Murphy
Krista Murphy has long had a passion for engineering. She studied architectural engineering in school, honed her skills in project management and now works as a principal at Affiliated Engineers, Inc…
Episode 30: Twenty Sustainability Podcasts for 2020
With the new year in full swing and a new decade ahead, what better time to explore a cache of sustainability-related podcasts? In this episode, the Campus Energy and Sustainability Podcast partners …
Episode 29: Changing the Climate for Women - Kayla Dawson
As an engineer, there’s nothing Kayla Dawson finds more frustrating than seeing a problem and being unable to solve it. But in an environment where biases influence behavior, she sees this happening …