Episode 39: The Cutting Edge with Peter Kelly-Detwiler

June 10, 2021 by David Karlsgodt in Energy Efficiency, Carbon Emissions, Energy Management, Energy Storage, Community, Investing, Wicked Problems, Utilities, Systems Thinking, Water, Justice, Electrification, Design, Solar, Gas, Thermal Energy, Hydrogen

Guest:
Peter Kelly-Detwiler
Cofounder, NorthBridge Energy Partners, LLC

Host: Dave Karlsgodt
Director of Management Advisory Services, Brailsford & Dunlavey, Inc.

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 understand "cutting edge" campus decarbonization / reliability / resilience technologies. How can they take advantage of new and emerging technologies while avoid wasting time on ideas that are either empty hype or operationally irrelevant for their campus context?

Resources:

NorthBridge Energy Partners website: https://www.northbridgeep.com
The Energy Switch: How Companies and Customers Are Transforming the Electrical Grid and the Future of Power at Buttonwood Books and Toys: https://www.buttonwoodbooksandtoys.com/book/9781633886667

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Episode 38: The Political Economy of Higher Ed with Dr. Katrina Kelly-Pitou

February 27, 2021 by David Karlsgodt in Energy Efficiency, Carbon Emissions, Student Engagement, Energy Management, Energy Storage, Community, Investing, Renewable Energy, Wicked Problems, Utilities, Systems Thinking, Water, Justice, Electrification, Education, Design

Guest:
Dr. Katrina Kelly-Pitou
Energy Systems Strategist -
SMITHGROUP

Host: Dave Karlsgodt
Director of Management Advisory Services, Brailsford & Dunlavey, Inc.

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 governments in the near term, but also a broader discussion about the politics and business model of higher ed. itself. She both challenges conventional ideas and paints a compelling vision for a sustainable future for higher education and the communities in which they operate.

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SmithGroup website: https://www.smithgroup.com/

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Episode 17: Designing a Sustainable Future: Intersections of Energy, Buildings & Engagement at the University of Washington

March 06, 2019 by David Karlsgodt in Design, Living Buildings, Student Engagement

Devin Kleiner (left), Chris Meek (right) Kyle McDermott (left), Chris Hellstern (right) — Devin Kleiner (left), Chris Meek (right)
Kyle McDermott (left), Chris Hellstern (right)

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
University of Washington

Chris Hellstern
Living Building Challenge Services Director
The Miller Hull Partnership

Host: Dave Karlsgodt
Principal, Fovea, LLC

In this episode you will hear a live recording made during the 2019 Washington Oregon Higher Education Sustainability conference on the campus of the University of Washington. The session was entitled: “Building a Sustainable Future: Intersections of Energy, Infrastructure, Student and Community Engagement in Campus Design with Global Reach.” We discuss two new cutting-edge buildings on the University of Washington campus. We also talk about how students were able to affect the design and sustainability features incorporated into these buildings through engagement and through funding provided by the Campus Sustainability Fund, a program funded through student fees.

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University of Washington, Life Sciences Building Photo by Kevin Scott — University of Washington, Life Sciences Building
Photo by Kevin Scott

Life Science Building

Population Health Building

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