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The Green Building Matters Podcast with Charlie Cichetti

Oct 7, 2026

The Green Impact Report

Quick take: LEED used to be the strategy. Now it's one of maybe 20 tools. Marianna Palmour went from reviewing LEED projects to building a corporate ESG program from scratch at a 5,000-person firm, and she explains why your biggest clients' Scope 3 targets are about to become your...


Sep 30, 2026

📝 The Green Impact Report

Quick take: The future of high-performance buildings isn’t necessarily about adding more technology — it’s about making smarter decisions. Mechanical engineering leader Dale Garfield breaks down why fundamentals, heat pumps, renewable-ready infrastructure, and owner-focused design...


Sep 23, 2026

🌎 The Green Impact Report

Quick take: What happens when AI adoption runs headfirst into energy constraints? Josh Rainbow sees technology, infrastructure, power, and sustainability becoming increasingly interconnected — and believes the winners will be the people who can turn emerging technology into measurable...


Sep 16, 2026

💟 The Green Impact Report

Quick take: Sustainability targets are easy to announce. Making buildings actually perform against them?

That’s where things get complicated. Etrit Demaj makes the case that the next phase of green building will be powered by real-time operational data, interoperable building systems, and...


Sep 9, 2026

✅ The Green Impact Report

Quick take: What if the greenest building innovation isn’t waiting around the corner — it’s already here?

New Energy Works founder Jonathan Orpin makes the case for building better now, using durable timber structures, wood-fiber insulation, off-site construction, and mass timber...