On April 14th, 2010, I gave the closing keynote at the Municipal Green Building Conference and Expo, help by the US Green Building Council’s LA Chapter, and SoCal Gas Company. You can watch the full hour-long video here. Continue Reading

At the 2009 West Coast Green Conference, I interviewed Peter Yost, Director of Residential Services for GreenBuildingAdvisor.com. Pete is an encyclopedia of knowledge about green. Over the years I have known him, he has always helped me get clear on certain issues. You can read more of his thoughts here.

Here in his interview, you’ll hear Yost’s enthusiasm for the future of green and how to get there:

At the 2009 West Coast Green Conference, I interviewed Gary Klein, one of the leading experts on water management who used to work for the State of California and is now Managing Partner of Affiliated International Management. He has taught me more about water as a resource than anyone else.

Here in his interview, you’ll hear Klein’s understanding of water and how the inevitable water crisis could be avoided:

At the 2009 West Coast Green Conference, I was fortunate enough to get to meet and interview Alex Wilson, Executive Editor of Environmental Building News, part of the incredible Building Green site that I visit almost daily.

Here in his interview, you’ll hear Wilson talk about the challenges and roadblocks facing us:

At the 2009 West Coast Green Conference, I was fortunate enough to get to meet and interview someone I have admired for a while. Martin Melaver is CEO of Melaver Inc., a sustainable real estate development company and author of the wonderful book, Living Above the Store.

At the conference, I put together a panel with Melaver and David Orr having a conversation. (The nice part of being part of the Conference Advisory Board is being able to make things that I really just want to see.)

Here in his interview, you’ll hear Melaver’s view to sustainability:

This was the first interview I have ever done via video chat, and I love the results (except for my unshaven face and t-shirt). That is my office wall behind me and it was great to do an interview without leaving the house!
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