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106. Wealth=Health On Planet Earth - David Gottfried on Building Homes That Matter

David Gottfried — often called the godfather of the green building movement — co-founded the U.S. Green Building Council in 1993 and the World Green Building Council in 1

105. Beyond the FEMA Map with Albert Slap

Sustainability alone won't protect your home from Mother Nature. In this episode, Izumi Tanaka talks with Albert Slap — environmental attorney turned founder of RiskFootp

104. Eco-Flip Playbook: Real Talk with Mary Love

What does it actually look like to flip a house the green way — and make the numbers work? In this episode, Izumi sits down with Mary Love, a North Carolina-based green

103. Built to Last. Or Fail? with George Siegel

Are homes really built to last… or just built to sell? In this eye-opening episode, Izumi sits down with documentary filmmaker George Siegal, creator of Built to Last: B

102. A Father's Journey for Green Home with Nick Grimm

In this episode of Home Green Homes, Izumi Tanaka talks with Nick Grimm — a father, homeowner, and sustainability professional who is gradually transforming his 1953 Los

101. Electrifying Made Easy with Elephant Energy: Akanksha Mathur

If you're a homeowner wondering whether it’s time to replace gas appliances with electric alternatives — this episode is for you. In Episode 102 of Home Green Homes, Izu

100. Prefab for a Changing Climate: A Conversation with Plant Prefab Founder Steve Glenn

What does it really take to build homes that are beautiful, efficient, resilient, and responsible? In this special 100th episode of Home Green Homes, Izumi Tanaka welcom

3.35 Why Earthen Buildings with Sasha Rabin

“I think there's a whole new awareness right now after these fires in LA, at least for people who live in California of like, just actually how toxic our whole houses are

3.31 Let's Go Electric with Incentives with Aimee Bailey

We are focused on incentives for home upgrade projects.  We’re focused right now on residential space.  If anyone is listening or you might have applied for a rebate prog

3.28 Reducing Plastic Waste One Product At A Time with Libby Bourne

“During Covid I started to think more about the products I was using and plastics.  I’d always used refilled bottles for water and I’d reuse plastic bags at the grocery s

3.11 Creating a Field of Eco-Flips with Steve Matloff - Part 1

"I want to inspire others who are doing this work but based on a different set of priorities, who understand that this priority of sustainability, of efficiencies of reso

2.26 Energy Efficiency Upgrade with Rich DeCcico

“Discussion about energy efficiency, net positive and locking your energy cost by installing solar power. They’re privileged conversations. But I want to deliver energy e

2.25 Low Carbon Design & Construction with Greg Roth

We are not looking to be orthodox about our ability to create low carbon footprint and green homes.  We’re looking to educate people and let people know that this is poss

2.21 Forging A Radical New Path in Design World with Katie Storey

“I am an interior designer. I call the architect who calls the contractor. We all call landscaper because we’re all obsessed with plants right now. But all day we’re work

2.17 Busting the Myth of Induction Stove with Rachelle Boucher

“Chefs don't like it. It’s not gourmet way to cook. … I won’t cook on gas any more. And in my private chef life, I literally bring my induction hub to my fancy clients’ k

2.15 Passive House 101 with Jay Gentry

What you need to do is to talk to somebody that understands it all, that can look at and understand what’s going on in your home and help you decide what aspirational app

2.9 Regenerative Design for Regenerative Future with Avideh Haghighi

“What I envision is where everybody has healthy homes regardless of your income, your age, your ability, your race of gender whatever it may be. Everybody has access to c

Green Mortgage Advantage with Steve Nauert

“Banks love it because they know after the mortgage a lot of people’s next payment is utility payment. So if they see that you’re gonna have a home without $200 or $300 m

1.32 Home Efficiency in the Post-COVID Ear of Full House Family Dynamic

“…The National Association of Realtors, research shows that since the pandemic one in six homebuyers are purchasing multigenerational homes, which is bigger, accommodates

1.26 Renovation Loan for Your Dream Green Home with William Brown

“…the comparison isn't so much about the rate, it's about your house, and what other alternatives you have.”   William Brown is the National Renovation Sales Manager at