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All Episodes

Design the Future — 126 episodes

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Lauren Alger on infrastructure as climate solution driver

2

Lindsay Baker at Living Future 26

3

Jill Sherman on developing buildings for a thriving future

4

Beth Heider on a career in the movement

5

Miranda Gardner on decarbonizing digital infrastructure

6

Lara Kaufman on embedding sustainability in design

7

Anjanette Green on being there and making change

8

Kristy Walson and Sarah Gudeman on collaboration and advancing decarbonization

9

Julie Ju-Youn Kim on design impact and relationships

10

Gladys Ly-Au Young on belonging and resilience

11

Barbra Batshalom on social psychology and systems change

12

Erica McBride on the care and feeding of Living Buildings

13

Jenn Taranto on tenacity, leadership, and building better

14

Stacy Glass on ending toxic chemical exposure

15

Kaarin Knudson on new patterns, agency, and a better future

16

Kayleigh Houde on computational opportunity and climate progress

17

Kritika Kharbanda on evidence-based design and storytelling

18

Krista Egger on healthy, resilient housing for all

19

Upali Nanda on design for human health and perception

20

Shannon Goodman on building reuse and building community

21

Alison Mears and Jonsara Ruth on collaboration and healthy materials

22

Meghan Lewis on embodied carbon, research, and policy

23

Billie Faircloth on transformation and platform shifts

24

Joel Todd on understanding the whole and working synergistically

25

Efrie Escott on research and bringing in more people to scale progress

26

Myrrh Caplan on sustainability in construction and leading with passion

27

Mae-ling Lokko on biogenic materials and practices

28

Lu Salinas on consulting and doing what's right for the most people

29

Cristina Gamboa on quantifying the benefits of a decarbonized economy

30

Stephanie Phillips on valuing materials and a silo-busting mindset

31

Sandeep Ahuja on technology tools for sustainability

32

Nora Rizzo on materials and ethics

33

Alyssa-Amor Gibbons on cultural heritage and resilience

34

Janice Barnes on climate adaptation as part of design

35

Paula Melton on green building knowledge and education

36

Laurie Schoeman on climate risk, resilience, and finance

37

Noorie Rajvanshi on sustainability as part of everyday work

38

Veena Singla on environmental health and justice

39

Seema Bhangar on human health, data, and buildings

40

Annie Bevan on materials and thinking about impact holistically

41

Alejandra Menchaca on design analytics and opening windows

42

Victoria Burrows on decarbonization and proving the possible

43

Ariane Laxo on the broadening impacts of design

44

Mary Ann Piette on feedback between building design and operations

45

Sarah Ichioka on regenerative models, integration, and reality-based thinking for the future

46

Renée Cheng on agency and equity in the built environment

47

Fiona Cousins on technical knowledge and cross-disciplinary collaboration

48

Marnese Jackson on the power of ordinary people and energy equity in the Midwest

49

Stephanie Greene on buildings electrification and the climate challenge

50

Davida Herzl on data, health, and informed climate action

51

Rochelle Routman on transparency and bringing passion to work

52

Sandy Mendler on research and collaborating across networks

53

Lakisha Woods on architects in a changing industry and world

54

Carrie Meinberg Burke on curiosity, biomimicry, and design synthesis

55

Marsha Maytum on practice with purpose

56

Nakita Reed on preservation, sustainability, and dissolving silos

57

Chandra Robinson on design for access and equity

58

Bomee Jung on scaling climate-responsive building

59

Frances Yang on embodied carbon leadership and collaboration

60

Jane Abernethy on product sustainability and corporate accountability

61

Claire Maxfield on math and persuasion in building design

62

Adele Houghton on public health, climate change, and the built environment

63

Laurie Kerr on climate-focused policy and getting the math right

64

Arathi Gowda on movement culture and climate advocacy

65

Devon Bertram on driving sustainability in real estate

66

Juli Polanco on climate, heritage, and preservation

67

Gina Ciganik on healthy buildings for all

68

Angie Brooks on social and climate concerns as part of design

69

Lotte Schlegel on policy and transforming markets

70

Susan Szenasy on being a design advocate

71

Julie Hiromoto on the role of architects in climate action

72

Ilana Judah on systems thinking, resilience, and transformative approaches

73

Lisa Heschong on designing for daylight and view

74

Kathryn Wright on making people the focus of sustainable buildings work

75

Robyn Eason on building relationships to help cities thrive

76

Katie Ackerly on housing as the core of a resilient future

77

Marta Schantz on real estate's role in sustainability and decarbonization

78

Lindsay Baker on climate activism and her new role as ILFI CEO

79

Dana Bourland on affordable housing advancing justice

80

Daphany Rose Sanchez on energy equity market transformations

81

Johanna Partin on ditching fossil gas and the power of city-level change

82

Martha Campbell on decarbonizing the built environment

83

Pamela Conrad on carbon sequestration and why neutral is not enough

84

Kate Simonen on building decarbonization and scaling impact

85

Michelle Moore on clean energy for community power

86

Chandra Farley on energy equity and a just transition

87

Jasmin Moore on local governance for a positive future

88

Renée Lertzman on climate action as change management

89

Kirsten Ritchie on big goals for building better

90

Daniele Horton on real estate and scaling climate action

91

Wanda Dalla Costa on indigeneity, design with communities, and connectedness

92

Jennifer Leitsch on science based targets, risk, and a changing world

93

Michelle Amt on storytelling, improv, and reinventing the world

94

Whitney Gray on the power of place to benefit lives

95

Lynn Simon on the systems of sustainability and radical resilience

96

Adrienne Johnson on buildings as part of a just energy transition

97

Anica Landreneau on advocacy leadership

98

Heather Rosenberg on resilient communities where people can thrive

99

Vivian Loftness on standards, educating architects, and buildings that surf

100

Katie Swenson on love as a driver for design for all

101

Rachel Gutter on designing with human health as the center of gravity

102

Lucia Athens on designers as public servants and joy in policy

103

Alyssa Lyon and Mandy Lee on sustaining equity as part of sustainability

104

Jenny Carney on democratizing access to green building benefits

105

Leith Sharp on turning to biology and cultivating leadership

106

The hosts reflect: life paths, climate urgency, and the systemic nature of what's ahead

107

Judi Heerwagen on connections and the richness of biophilia

108

Liz York on architecture as a matter of health and public health

109

Erin Meezan on driving change and raising the bar on sustainability leadership

110

Gail Brager on meaningful mentorship and the power of collaboration

111

Stacy Smedley on embodied carbon and focusing on impact

112

Marge Anderson on inspiring change for a clean energy future

113

Carlie Bullock-Jones on building certifications and design for sports

114

Kimberly Lewis on movement building and centering people and healing

115

Eden Brukman on the impacts of architectural decisions

116

Mara Baum on design for health and well-being

117

Elaine Hsieh on the imperative to accelerate climate innovation

118

Andréa Traber on innovating, change management, and multi-generational teams

119

Amanda Kaminsky envisions building material flows as a healthy system

120

Liz Ogbu on spatial justice

121

Gail Vittori on design, human health, and holding on to your voice

122

HP’s Mary Curtiss on how sustainability engages people through place

123

Sarah Golden on storytelling, feminine leadership, and audacity

124

We talk with Rosa Sheng about intersectionality and the common good

125

Sara Neff talks about sustainability leaps in real estate and reasons for optimism

126

What we can learn from women leading in sustainability