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 28: Twenty Years of Sustainability with Anne Eskridge at the University of Washington
If you travel by car to visit the University of Washington, your transportation choice will be a minority of those on campus. About 81 percent of the university community travels by transit, by foot,…
Episode 27: To Electric Vehicles and Beyond - Low-carbon transportation with Arjun Sarkar
The United State’s transportation sector lays claim to 29 percent of the country’s total greenhouse gas emissions. Cars, buses, trucks and airplanes, used as a part of daily life, present sustainabil…
Episode 26: Changing the Climate for Women - Bonny Bentzin
What if, to get ahead at work, you were told that you not only had to work hard and show up to your desk on time, but that you also had to wear pastels and not stand in doorways?
This is some of the…
Episode 25: Losing Steam - Carleton College’s Energy Transition
Carleton College has been getting into hot water — but in the best way possible.
Listen to this episode to hear Martha Larson, Carleton’s manager of campus energy and sustainability, discuss the colle…
Episode 24: Sustainable Food Systems at UNC-Chapel Hill
Guests:
Claire Lorch
Garden Manager and Education Coordinator, Carolina Campus Community Garden
Laura Mindlin
Coordinator, Edible Campus UNC
Scott Myers
Director of Auxiliary Services, UNC-Chapel Hill
Host:…
Episode 23: Social Justice and Sustainability - with Mary Annaïse Heglar
Guest: Mary Annaïse Heglar
Director of Publications, National Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Guest Host: Nicholas McCreary
Sustainability Coordinator, Indiana State University
Turn off lights when you’…
Episode 22: Renewable Fuels Drive Education and an Artistic Revolution in Jackson County
Guests:
Timm Muth
Director, Jackson County Green Energy Park
Dillsboro, North Carolina
Host: Sarah Barr
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
In this episode, we’ll travel to rural Dillsboro, Nor…
Episode 21: Institutionalizing Sustainability for Real Change - Live at CHESC 2019
Guests:
Jillian Buckholz
Director of Sustainability, California State University — East Bay
Mackenzie Crigger
Energy Conservation and Sustainability Manager, Chapman University
Joseph Fullerton
Energy and …
Episode 20: Streamlining Sustainability Reporting with AASHE STARS
Julian Dautremont
Director of Programs, AASHE
Host: Dave Karlsgodt
Principal, Fovea, LLC
Production Assistant: Sarah Barr
From energy use to purchasing decisions, waste management to community engagement,…
Episode 19: Sustainable Investing and Divestment
Guests:
Claire Veuthey
Director of ESG & Impact
OpenInvest
Mike Fiorio
Trustee
Northland College Board of Trustees
Host: Dave Karlsgodt
Principal, Fovea, LLC
Remember the old adage, Put your money where your …
Episode 18: University of Virginia's Delta Force Program
Guests:
Andrea Trimble, CEM, LEED AP BD+C, O+M
Office for Sustainability Director
University of Virginia
Jesse Warren PE, CEM, LEED AP BD+C, O+M
Sustainability Program Manager for Buildings & Operations
Un…
Episode 17: Designing a Sustainable Future: Intersections of Energy, Buildings & Engagement at the University of Washington
Guests:
Devin Kleiner
Senior Project Architect, Senior Associate
Perkins+Will
Chris Meek
Associate Professor of Architecture
University of Washington
Kyle McDermott
Campus Sustainability Fund Coordinator
Uni…
Episode 16: One Lab’s Trash is Another Lab’s Treasure: Reducing Waste and Increasing Reuse at Northwestern University
Guests:
Julie Cahillane
Sustainability Associate Director
Northwestern University
Garry Cooper, PhD
Co-founder/CEO
Rheaply, Inc.
Host: Dave Karlsgodt
Principal, Fovea, LLC
In this episode you’ll hear my inter…
Episode 15: Landfill-gas flaring project at Central College of Pella, Iowa
Guest: Brian Campbell
Director of Sustainability Education
Central College of Pella, Iowa
Special Guest and Co-host: Rob McKenna
Principal, Fovea, LLC
Host: Dave Karlsgodt
Principal, Fovea, LLC
In this epis…
Episode 14: Solar Carport and Energy Transition at Michigan State University
Guests:
Wolfgang Bauer
University Distinguished Professor and Associate Vice President for Administrative Services
Michigan State University
Gary Farha
Founder, President and CEO
CustomerFirst Renewables
Th…
Episode 13: The Challenges and Opportunities of Aggressive Climate Action
Guests:
Eric Eberhardt
Director of Energy Services
Energy & Facilities Management Services
University of California, Office of the President
Lindsey Kalkbrenner
Director, Sustainability, University Operati…
Episode 12: Find Your Sustain Ability - Dr. Lee Ball, Appalachian State University
Guest: Lee F. Ball Jr., PhD
Chief Sustainability Officer, Appalachian State University
Host: Dave Karlsgodt, Principal, Fovea, LLC
In this episode you’ll hear my interview with Dr. Lee Ball. Lee is the …
Episode 11: Putting a Price on Carbon - Nathan Graf, Swarthmore College
Guest: Nathan Graf
Climate Action Senior Fellow, Swarthmore College
Host: Dave Karlsgodt, Principal, Fovea, LLC
My guest in this episode is Nathan Graf from Swarthmore College, a small liberal arts coll…
Episode 10: Repairing our Relationship to Stuff – Barnard College’s Sandra Goldmark Discusses Sustainability in the Context of Reuse, Repair, and Design
Guest: Sandra Goldmark
Director, Sustainability and Environment and Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Theatre at Barnard College;
Co-Founder of Fixup.
Host: Dave Karlsgodt, Principal, Fove…
Episode 9: The New Grand Strategy
Guest: Mark "Puck" Mykleby
Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer
Long Haul Capital Group
Host: Dave Karlsgodt, Principal, Fovea, LLC
In this November 2017, interview I’ll talk with retired Marine Colonel M…