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”Green Minds” is a collaboration between members of the Southeast Sustainability Directors Network and guests who have experience, knowledge, passionate and dedication to sustainability. About SSDN: The Southeastern U.S. is no different than the rest of the world when it comes to dealing with the problems associated with climate change. Extreme heat, rising seas, strengthening storms, flooding, drought, and crop loss are just some of the challenges we face. The Southeast Sustainability Directors Network (SSDN) addresses these problems through sustainability efforts — work that creates a healthy, clean, and more stable environment for current and future generations. We connect local government sustainability professionals throughout the region to accelerate, scale, and implement sustainable best practices so that communities are equipped to adapt to and mitigate climate change. Learn more about SSDN at www.southeastsdn.org
Episodes
Sunday Jun 27, 2021
Sunday Jun 27, 2021
This is the first episode of Green Minds hosted by Laurel Creech and features Kris Stenger, the founder and former host of Green Minds Think Alike. We discuss Kris' new position as he leaves City of Winter Park to work as International Code Council's (ICC) Director of Energy.
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
Meg Jamison, Executive Director of Southeast Sustainability Directors Network
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
Meg Jamison, Executive Director of the Southeast Sustainability Directors Network , joins the podcast to talk about the power of the network and the SE Sustainable Communities Fund. We also dive into what impacts Covid has had on the network and what opportunities lie ahead.
Monday Mar 29, 2021
Monday Mar 29, 2021
Chris Castro has been making headlines and the silver screen with the work he and his team at the City of Orlando have been accomplishing. Chris joins us for a few minutes to talk about how he arrived in Orlando and how the Mayor of Orlando laid out ambious goals that has Chris thinking globally but still acting locally.
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
Kim Cheslak of New Buildings Institute and Institute for Market Transformation
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
Kim Cheslak of New Building Institute and Institute for Market Transformation talks about the energy code training provided through Southface as part of a DOE Commercial Building Study. Kim is formerly the Building Official for Washington DC and talks about how her experience in government has really benefited her work at IMT and now NBI.
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Alissa Farina, City of Miami
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Alissa Farina @FarinaAlissa from the City of Miami joins us from the Florida Sustainability Directors Annual Meeting. Alissa speaks to her work on Resilience and Resilience Hubs in the City of Miami.
Thursday Jan 23, 2020
Equity and Resilience with Katrina Locke of Volusia County, Florida
Thursday Jan 23, 2020
Thursday Jan 23, 2020
Katrina Locke, Sustainability Director for Volusia County, Florida shares with the us about the project they are undertaking in the Spring Hill Community with the help of a grant from the Southeast Sustainable Community Fund. The Grant was also able to provide a convening on Race, Equity and Community Resilience facilitated by Government Alliance on Race & Equity and Race Forward.
Tuesday Oct 29, 2019
Kumar Jensen, City of Evanston
Tuesday Oct 29, 2019
Tuesday Oct 29, 2019
Kumar Jensen, City of Evanston Sustainability Director joins us from USDN 2019 Conference in Detroit. Kumar shares how equity has led his work in USDN and in Evanston's Climate Plans.
Monday Oct 28, 2019
Architecture 2030 Vincent Martinez
Monday Oct 28, 2019
Monday Oct 28, 2019
Vincent Martinez COO of Architecture 2030 @arch2030 joins us from @USDN 2019 in Detroit. Vincent gives a history of Architecture 2030 and how this has manifested itself into key code proposals to the 2021 ICC Codes
Friday Oct 25, 2019
How Green Building Codes are Made - The ICC Code Development Snapshot
Friday Oct 25, 2019
Friday Oct 25, 2019
We are coming to the end of the 2021 ICC Code Change Process as the Code Hearings are underway in Las Vegas. Hear a brief snapshot of how the code development process works.
Wednesday Jul 17, 2019
Mahesh Ramanujam, U.S. Green Building Council President and CEO
Wednesday Jul 17, 2019
Wednesday Jul 17, 2019
US Green Building Council Florida Chapter hosted President and CEO, Mahesh Ramanujam. Mr. Ramanujam presented the state of USGBC and the advancements made in LEED v4.1. Mahesh also shared with us livingstandard.org a new initiative to share the stories of the role green buildings play in each person's life. Listening to his presentation leaves me no doubt that great things lie ahead at USGBC.