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Project Sustainability
by Peggy Smedley
Each month, the show welcomes a new guest who will unpack a specific topic, spanning multiple episodes. Host Peggy Smedley will dive into her guest’s desire to provide alternatives that will empower each of us on what it means to have a healthy home. Simply all the innovations from energy, air, water, lighting, security, appliances, and more that impact our homes. With a focus on technology—and how it works in the home—listeners will gain a deeper understanding of what’s coming next and what’s already possible today. Determined to give a glimpse into the future, Smedley ends every series with the same question: How can we do even more simply by managing our energy consumption to help make the world healthier, safer, and greener today and for future generations?
Episodes
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Sustainability in South Carolina
Scott Byrne, director of global sustainability services, Sonoco, and Peggy Smedley talk about how the company is involved in South Carolina communities. He talks about some of the bigger one-off projects and sustainability stories in South Carolina. They also discuss: The rise of solar...
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Our Choices, Our Communities
Peggy Smedley and Kendall Daly, owner, Amend Market, talk about the choices we are making and how that impacts the communities we live in. She says it is really fun to watch people make choices that align with their values. They also discuss: The multifaceted issue and the multifaceted solution....
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Refill, Reuse, and Landfills
Peggy Smedley and Kendall Daly, owner, Amend Market, talk about sustainability including refill, reuse, and landfills. She explains how she got started owning a single refill shop—and the importance of voting with your dollar. They also discuss: How the system works. Creative reuse ideas and...
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Reuse and Refill
Peggy Smedley and Kendall Daly, owner, Amend Market, talk about the importance of reuse and refill—and what it means. She gives some context, saying in the U.S., there are billions of tons of waste reuse every single year, with the average American producing 4.5 pounds of trash every day. They…
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Why Your Yard Should Work for You
Sheryl Guarniero, executive director, Make Greenville Greener, and Peggy Smedley talk about why your yard should work for you, narrowing in on composting. She says there is a level of instant gratification you get out of it, and it is your own experience. They also discuss: What should be added…
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All about Soil and Composting
Stephanie Szkolnicki, owner, Southern Garden Solutions, and Peggy Smedley talk about soil and composting. She says there is a huge myth around composting that it is complicated—but she combats that myth. They also discuss: What composting is and the value add to the soil. The growing movement...
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Water Stewardship
Stephanie Szkolnicki, owner, Southern Garden Solutions, and Peggy Smedley talk about the importance of water. She shares about the significance of the management and the usage of water. They also discuss: The benefits and impact of capturing water. How to create a system for water stewardship. If...
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All about Pollinator Gardens
Stephanie Szkolnicki, owner, Southern Garden Solutions, and Peggy Smedley talk about building pollinator gardens. She says a pollinator garden is a garden designed with plants that provide food and shelter to our pollinators like bees, wasps, butterflies, moths, and more, which helps our edible...
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Grow Your Own Food
Stephanie Szkolnicki, owner, Southern Garden Solutions, and Peggy talk about the power of resilience and growing your own food. She explains the biggest trends surrounding growing fresh vegetables and what is driving these trends. They also discuss: The biggest benefits of having your own garden....
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Resiliency and Technology
Don Bent, chief operating officer, Oshkosh Defense, and Peggy Smedley talk about resiliency and technology in manufacturing. He explains how Oshkosh Defense uses technology on the assembly line and in the facility. They also discuss: How it uses benchmark data to become more efficient in its...
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Sustainability in Factories
Don Bent, chief operating officer, Oshkosh Defense, and Peggy Smedley talk about the power of resilience and sustainability. He talks about how a lot of factories consume a tremendous amount of packaging and packaging materials. They also discuss: How Oshkosh Defense is approaching packaging in...
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Serving the Client
Don Bent, chief operating officer, Oshkosh Defense, and Peggy Smedley talk about resiliency and the power of serving the client. He explains how they designed the truck for the U.S. postal service. They also discuss: How the truck is more sustainable than previous trucks. How the truck is safer…
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Opportunity for Employees
Don Bent, chief operating officer, Oshkosh Defense, and Peggy Smedley talk about resiliency and the power of employees. He talks about the manufacturing plant in Spartanburg, S.C., and how it is designed to take into consideration the quality of opportunity for employees. They also discuss: How…
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Recycling in Our Communities
Scott Byrne, director of global sustainability services, Sonoco, and Peggy Smedley talk about how the company is involved in South Carolina communities. He talks about a couple of projects and initiatives in the state that the integrated packaging company is doing. They also discuss: The…
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Recycling Right
Sheryl Guarniero, executive director, Make Greenville Greener, and Peggy Smedley talk about how to recycle right. She says it is important to focus on recycling and reducing our waste footprint. They also discuss: Who should be recycling—and what items we should be recycling. How we can make sure...
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Make Communities Greener
Sheryl Guarniero, executive director, Make Greenville Greener, and Peggy Smedley talk about how to make our communities greener. She says recycling specifically is an important focus in the community. They also discuss: Who is responsible for this. The importance of everyone stepping up. How we…
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The Right Way to Recycle
Peggy Smedley and Tina Green, VP business development and marketing, Mumford Industries, talk about if there is a right way and a wrong way to recycle. She explains what types of products can be recycled because there is a lot of confusion with recycling. They also discuss: What we should and...
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Recycling Everywhere
Peggy Smedley and Tina Green, VP business development and marketing, Mumford Industries, talk about recycling in general and how it needs to bleed into everything we do. She says what we do at home has to be inspired by what we do at work and at school and vice versa. They also discuss: What we...
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Recycling in South Carolina
Peggy Smedley and Wes Westbrooks, chair, Recycling Market Development Advisory Council of South Carolina, expand on the "myth" surrounding recycling. He says that myth is that all things that go into a container that is segregated comes out the back end and it is all comingled. They also discuss:...
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Recycling in South Carolina
Peggy Smedley and Wes Westbrooks, chair, Recycling Market Development Advisory Council of South Carolina, talk about the state of recycling in South Carolina. He says recycling has been one of the biggest drivers in the state—and they have been coming up with ways to improve the recycling...
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Thoughts about the Future of Work
Peggy Smedley and Pete Evans, assistant professor, Iowa State University, talk about the future of work and if it will be driven by certain technologies. He says we need to recognize that things have to change as things change in time and it isn't just the tools, it is how we think about…
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Inspire and Equip
Peggy Smedley and Pete Evans, assistant professor, Iowa State University, talk about the worker of tomorrow and how to inspire and equip the next generation. He says we try to instill with the students an idea of how to think about the world. They also discuss: The scientific method and the four...
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Top Tech for Young Learners
Peggy Smedley and Pete Evans, assistant professor, Iowa State University, talk about some of the top technologies today. He digs into how he works with the kids, saying the FLEx (Forward Learning Experience) program focuses on how do we see things and how do we make things. They also discuss:...
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FLEx and the Worker of Tomorrow
Peggy Smedley and Pete Evans, assistant professor, Iowa State University, talk about getting young minds to think in a more innovative way. He says he is a recovering architect and has a desire to help to impact the world in the built environment and how it matches to the natural world, as well…
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Heat Mapping and Urban Planning
Peggy Smedley and Kirstin Dow, professor, Dept. of Geography at University of South Carolina, talk about how heat mapping might improve urban planning. She says our cities are working in so many different ways to be more livable and healthier spaces. They also discuss: Building new greenways and...
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Heat Mapping and Our Work
Peggy Smedley and Kirstin Dow, professor, Dept. of Geography at University of South Carolina, talk about how heat mapping might improve work. She talks about how heat mapping can help begin with work strategies and thinking about exposure over the long term at work. They also discuss: How to…
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Heating Mapping and Our Health
Peggy Smedley and Kirstin Dow, professor, Dept. of Geography at University of South Carolina, talk about how heat mapping might help improve health. She says heat is the one hazard our cities have done the least planning around. They also discuss: How heat mapping can impact the livability of...
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All about Heat Mapping
Heat is the deadliest of all the weather hazards. Peggy Smedley and Kirstin Dow, professor, Dept. of Geography, University of South Carolina, talk about heat mapping. She says it is timely in Columbia, South Carolina, and the way we have built our cities actually traps heat from solar…
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All about Solar Panels
Peggy Smedley and Benedict Talplacido, VP of brand strategy and marketing, Sunflare, talk about solar panels. He says people have different motivations for wanting solar panels, but most are interested in saving money. They also discuss: The benefits that exist depending on where you are in the...
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Smart Home, Smart Energy
Peggy Smedley and Brad Wills, director, strategic customers and programs, Schneider Electric, talk about what led to the company launching its latest innovation to turn existing home energy panels into smart panels. He says it gives more flexibility and a whole platform with a simple app. They…
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Home Energy and Lighting Solutions
Peggy Smedley and Elizabeth Parks, president, Parks Associates, talk about home-energy solutions and smart lighting. She says new research shows 13% of U.S. households have a smart light bulb and 6% have a smart-lighting control system, keeping in mind 1% is about equal to 1 million households....
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Home Energy Solutions
Peggy Smedley and Elizabeth Parks, president, Parks Associates, talk about what type of home energy solutions homeowners are most interested in today. She says it is tracking a lot of smart-home-energy devices, solar panels, and electric vehicles. They also discuss: That energy costs are...
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The Smart Home's Sustainability
Peggy Smedley and Akshita Iyer, CEO and Founder, Ome, talk about smart home technology and sustainability in the home. She says in the last few years sustainability has been an increasingly important topic, especially for the younger generation. They also discuss: The genesis of the product…
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Convenience in the Home
Peggy Smedley and Akshita Iyer, CEO and Founder, Ome, talk about convenience in the home. She says today more than ever our lives have changed; in the last few years, the home has become more important than ever before. They also discuss: How many parents struggle with the work-at-home-life...
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Cooktop Energy Monitoring
Peggy Smedley and David Eby, founder and CEO of Cooktop Safety, talk about how homes can benefit from a smart cooktop monitor. He says energy monitoring can pinpoint different energy consumed by the oven or the burners and can provide value for users. They also discuss: The design of the product...
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Smart Cooktop: Predict and Prevent
Peggy Smedley and David Eby, founder and CEO of Cooktop Safety, talk about the technology behind his smart cooktop monitor. He says it is a new technology that helps mitigate injury and property damage and loss. They also discuss: The fire suppression business and how it has always been after the...
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Brands to Know in Audio
Peggy Smedley and Joe Whitaker, vice president of business development, Origin Acoustics, talk about some of the brands leading the charge in a mixed format in the audio world. He shares examples of audio that looks like art. They also discuss: Brands that make more attractive, louder, and…
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The History of Audio
Peggy Smedley and Joe Whitaker, vice president of business development, Origin Acoustics, talk about the history of speakers and how they have advanced. He says speakers have been around for a long time and we have seen a transition or a growth that is more based on the technology of audio rather...
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The Sounds of Our Home
Peggy Smedley and Joe Whitaker, vice president of business development, Origin Acoustics, talk about how acoustics and speakers can make the sounds of life and home so much better. He says audio is an important thing for the spirit. They also discuss: One important thing to remember about any...
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Smart Building Trends
Peggy Smedley and Joe Whitaker, vice president of business development, Origin Acoustics, talk about smart building trends and the smart building market in general. He starts by talking about some of the more popular trends, which happen to be surrounding speakers. They also discuss: What...
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Acoustics and Speakers
Peggy Smedley and Ian Bryant, operations manager, Premiere SAV, talk about acoustics and speakers. He says there hasn't been a huge change in speakers in the past 20, 30, 40 years, but what has changed is the way we experience it and the design aspects. They also discuss: Retrofitting speakers…
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Smart Home Trends
Peggy Smedley and Ian Bryant, operations manager, Premiere SAV, talk about smart home trends. He says the most impactful thing happening this year has been the introduction of Matter, which is the standardization of protocol for communicating among all your smart home devices. They also discuss:...
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Motorize Your Window Shades
Jason Turner, vice president and co-founder, PowerShades, returns to the show to talk with Peggy Smedley about the advantages of motorizing your window shades. Most people when they buy a home or move into a new home are already considering something for the windows—and motorizing window shades...
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Why Watersheds Are Important
Peggy Smedley and Bailey Parker, executive director, Gills Creek Watershed Assn., talk about watersheds and why they are important. She says think of it as a catch basin—every bit of water that comes into that point is the watershed. They also discuss: How urbanization is impacting watersheds and...
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Sustainable Household Products
Peggy Smedley and Sheeva Sairafi, cofounder and president, HoldOn, talk about sustainable household goods. She gives backstory about her company and how it makes nontoxic plant-based products that are all fully certified home compostable in an effort to help reduce plastic pollution and give…
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An Update on Indoor Air Quality
Peggy Smedley and Chris Howells, senior training and development manager, AprilAire Academy, talk about the importance of indoor air quality in our homes. He says we take on average 20,000 breaths per days, which is 3,000 pounds of air we are putting into our body, and we spend 90% of our times...
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CASAS Smart Home
Peggy Smedley and Diane Cook, professor, Washington State University, talk about smart homes and what she has done with the CASAS Smart Home project at Washington State University. She explains how the project started with her interest in finding an application of machine learning that would...
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Sensing the Smart Home
Peggy Smedley and Diane Cook, professor, Washington State University, talk about the data that can be acquired by sensors in our home and the CASAS Smart Home project. She says her background is designing machine learning techniques, which are computer programs that learn patterns from data. They...
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LEDs: Ups and Downs
Peggy Smedley and Martin Moore-Ede, director, Circadian Light Research Center, talk about the significance of circadian light. He says it is a critical topic and we are all focused on health—but in fact the light you see is as important to your health as any food you eat, water you drink, or air...
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LEDs and Circadian Light
Peggy Smedley and Martin Moore-Ede, director, Circadian Light Research Center, talk about the importance of circadian light. He says we have had a revolution in lighting. Lighting used to be pretty simple, but about 2013 a revolution took place when LEDs (light emitting diodes) came into the...
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Each month, the show welcomes a new guest who will unpack a specific topic, spanning multiple episodes. Host Peggy Smedley will dive into her guest’s desire to provide alternatives that will empower each of us on what it means to have a healthy home. Simply all the innovations from energy, air, water, lighting, security, appliances, and more that impact our homes. With a focus on technology—and how it works in the home—listeners will gain a deeper understanding of what’s coming next and what’s already possible today. Determined to give a glimpse into the future, Smedley ends every series with the same question: How can we do even more simply by managing our energy consumption to help make the world healthier, safer, and greener today and for future generations?
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