Ecofactory Podcast

Dominic Sims Interview by Taylor Huff

As the Chief Operating Officer for the International Code Council, Dominic Sims is responsible for the long term strategic planning for the membership organization whose focus is building safety. During his session at Green Building Focus, Sims will be discussing the future of green building codes, which he says has become “a burning issue at the state and local level.” Listen as he talks about the ICC’s new green construction code, which the council launched last month. 8:35 minutes (7.86 MB)

Dagmar Epsten Interview by Taylor Huff

Dagmar Epsten is the founder and president of the Epsten Group, a design and consulting firm for high performance buildings. In her session at Green Building Focus, she will address envelope building incentives through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). ARRA will make billions of dollars available for commercial and residential building envelope improvements. Over 75 percent of federal building space and more than one million homes may be modernized under this legislation. 10:03 minutes (9.21 MB)

Jeff DuFresne Interview by Taylor Huff

As Executive Director of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) of Atlanta, Jeff DuFresne’s membership organization serves as an educational think tank focusing on global land use and sustainability. In his session at Green Building Focus entitled “The City in 2050: The Strategic Role of Green,” DuFresne will address the future of the collective “city”. According to DuFresne, ULI has been tracking where we’re headed as a nation and planet. 15:03 minutes (13.78 MB)

Fer Studio Interview by Taylor Huff

In this interview Douglas Pierson and Christopher Mercier, Partners and Design Principals of Form Environment Research (fer) Studio discuss their recent rehabilitation and greening of a 100-year-old building in Louisville, Kentucky. Their session at Green Building Focus will use this project as a case study for the incorporation of environment into building design. Listen as Pierson and Mercier discuss their experience modernizing this historical structure, which is awaiting LEED platinum certification. 21:34 minutes (19.75 MB)

David Eisenberg Interview by Taylor Huff

For the last 13 years, David Eisenberg’s focus has been on applying sustainable context to building regulations. As the director of DCAT, his organization’s mission is to preserve the long term health of the planet and communities. In his Green Building Focus session entitled “Not Your Father’s Building Codes,” Eisenberg will discuss the unincorporated set of regulatory structures and codes to meet our larger needs. Listen as he discusses what he feels is contextually missing from the building regulatory realm. 19:50 minutes (18.16 MB)