FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7th RADIO SHOW

Building Green is Awesome.

Our show today features a company that is known throughout the country for leading the way in green building. This $8.5 billion dollar company is the largest building group in the US, and last year green buildings were over 20% of their new sales. Our second guests are working on a smaller scale. Their construction can fit in your pocket.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Michael Deane - Operations Manager for Sustainable Construction at Turner Construction

Benjamin Diggles - Marketing Director of DB Clay, a wallet company rejecting the traditional PVC materials in favor of more sustainable options. You can make your own duc tape wallet with DB Clay's kit.

Haute Idea - A well-edited lifestyle guide that demonstrates how to live a fashion-forward lifestyle while balancing an eco-friendly way of life.

The Green Home Guide - USGBC's new website that is awesome and very helpful for building the green home of your dreams.

Shout out to Ecorazzi, whose content is always choc full of great green gossip. Our favorite headline photo today is of our homeboys Owen Wilson and Woody Harrelson.

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28th RADIO SHOW

Green Buildings From the Outside In

Today's show is about green buildings, both residential and professional. Our guests are from different parts of the country but unified as they LEED the way in green building.

John Krause - Principal Architect at DNA/Day Night After, A Strategic Design and Development company.

Jay Swoboda - Founder of Eco Urban Homes, a St Louis based LEED certified PLATINUM building company.

Global Gaming Expo - There was a big green push at this recent Las Vegas convention, and our guest John Krause spoke at this conference

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24th RADIO SHOW

Getting Stoned with the Eco-Stuff

Today's show features guests who are producing eco-friendly surfaces for kitchen countertops and bathroom vanities made from recycled glass and concrete. But this isn't any old concrete: this is the "world's sexiest concrete". And this company, IceStone, is also down with Green Collar Jobs, one of The Lazy E's favorite topics.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Miranda Magagnini and Peter Strugatz - Co-CEOs of IceStone making durable surfaces that are strong like granite, not as porous as marble and heat-resistant like stone but made from recycled glass and cement.

Green Collar Job Shout Out
Gamesa, a company that is training ex-steel workers in Pennsylvania as green collar workers engaged in manufacturing, selling, installing, operating, and maintaining wind turbines.

In the News:

Italian prisoners make eco-friendly gelato.

The Army's entire family of MGV's (Manned Ground Vehicles) is going hybrid.

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 8th RADIO SHOW

LEEDing the Way With Green Buildings

Our show today is about the frontrunners of green architecture. Building with sustainability in mind increases productivity, happiness, and work satisfaction for the folks inside the buildings and it also cuts down on overall environmental impact. It's just that simple. And that's why we love it.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Paula Vaughan - Co-Director of Sustainability for Perkins + Will, an architecture firm based in Atlanta, GA. See more about Perkins + Will in this great Green Progress article.

Jill Fehrenbacher - Founder and Senior Editor of Inhabitat, an online magazine dedicated to future forward design.

Also check out the Solar Decathlon which Jill will be attending in Washington DC, next weekend October 12th - 20th.

Check out this article that with information on the 40,000 LEED certified building professionals.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4th RADIO SHOW

Big Companies, Big Green Changes

Today's show features the greening of the world's largest home improvement retail store, Home Depot. With about 1,900 stores across North America, going green for a company like this means big changes in terms of a market shift and eco-friendly options that are highly available.

Today's Featured Radio Guest:

Natedra Banks - Senior Manager of Eco Options at Home Depot which has over 2,000 eco-friendly products available.

Topics Discussed Today:

A Fish Grows in Brooklyn - Aquaculture: Is it what's for dinner.

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15th RADIO SHOW

Eco-Family Efforts

It's family day at the Lazy Environmentalist. We have a sister-in-law team greening houses with their eco-accoutrement and also a mother/father/son team whose members are delightfully familiar. It's a family affair when it comes to creating greener futures.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Lisa and Nancy Mims - Co-founders and sisters-in-law of Mod Green Pod, whimsical, sophisticated, organic cotton and vinyl-free wall paper.

Jansy and Bill Dorfman- Proud parents of Lazy E host Josh who are in the midst of building a green, off-grid home in Asheville, NC.

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 14th RADIO SHOW

Greening Hospitals and Eco-Healthcare

Today's show focuses on greening the health care industry starting with the facilities. Our guests are engineering and building the most eco-friendly health facilities in the US in an effort to hasten along a greener and healthier future.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

James W. Moler - Engineering Systems Manager and LEED Accredited Professional at Turner Construction’s Healthcare Business Unit, leading the industry in green building.

Jarrad Pitts - LEED certified Property and Construction Manager at Metro Health Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Further Websites on this Topic

No Harm - A global coalition of 443 organizations in 52 countries working to protect health by reducing pollution in the health care industry.

Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E)- Creating a national movement for environmental sustainability in health care. H2E was jointly founded by the American Hospital Association, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Health Care Without Harm, and the American Nurses Association.

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Thursday, July 19th Radio Show

Revisioning a Greener America: Creating Solutions Through Competition

Our show today pretty much rocks. We are talking about sincere efforts to green our communities in this country through innovative competition and incentives. It's like the fierce rivalry between Duke vs. Carolina in basketball, but the game is fixing environmental challenges and the players are all of earth's inhabitants. Play ball.

Today's Featured Radio Guest:

Stacey Frost - Founder and CEO of Urban Re:Vision providing, innovative and deployable solutions to the problems facing cities with competitions for "visionary thinkers".

Topics Discussed Today:

Re:Route - This competition on re-thinking public transportation is still open for submissions.

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Thursday, May 10th Radio Show

Building and Selling Stylish Green Dwellings

Dealing with a real estate agent or developer who incorporates environmentally and socially responsible business practices into their process can help you align your personal values with a large purchase like buying a home. Today's guests include emerging leaders in New York City real estate and also in Winston Salem, NC green development and both are setting the standard in their fields.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Chris Moss - Founder and Head Agent of Moss Realty, a green real estate firm in Manhattan integrating socially and environmentally responsible practices into their business.

Jim Jackson – President and Owner of Green Pointe Properties - A housing industry leader in the design and construction of homes that are socially, economically and environmentally sustainable.

Companies, Projects and Products Mentioned on Today's Show:

Sigg - Urban and outdoor adventure water bottles that are both sexy in style, and functional in use.

Modern Green Living - your source to design, build, remodel, furnish or find a green home with the most comprehensive database of green residences and communities. You can locate green architects, builders, remodelers, interior designers, realtors, and green building consultants near you.

Green-E.org - The nation's leading independent certification and verification program for renewable energy and companies that use renewable energy.

Native Energy - Through carbon ofsetting, this company finances and builds clean and renewable energy projects in Native American and Alaska Native communities.

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Friday, April 26th Radio Show

Green and Fab: The Power of Prefab

Green affordable design driven homes are here with these great prefab options. Going green for your entire home can be as easy as one purchase with these stylish and exceptional prefab homes.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Rocio Romero - Founder and CEO of Rocio Romero LLC a multidisciplinary firm that designs, manufactures, builds, ships, and sells green kit homes.

Quincy Vale and John Rossi - President and Design Principal of Power POD, a prefab company ideal for industrial, business and personal applications.

Companies, Projects and Products Mentioned on Today's Show:

Website of the Day:

Engadget.com - Coolest and most cutting edge green technology on the market is displayed and discussed on this heavily trafficked website (over 60,000 hits a day).

Product of the Day:

Hybrio - Power your gadgets with these long-lasting rechargeable batteries that eliminate the need to continually purchase and dispose of standard alkaline batteries.

HauteGREEN - An exhibition of the best in sustainable design for the contemporary home, showcasing furniture, lighting, and accessories that are both aesthetically pleasing and eco-friendly.

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Monday, March 19th Radio Show

How Green Can Your Home Be?

How green can your home be? What’s in it for you? How do you make it happen? And how are new technologies and materials and growing consensus within the building industry that building environmentally smart buildings is both vital and doable transforming the places in which we live?

FEATURED RADIO GUESTS:
Robert Politzer - President and founder of GreenStreet Construction & Consulting, a leading green building firm, operating throughout the New York tri-state region. Mr. Politzer is the contractor for the Natural Home Magazine 2007 Show House, opening in Brooklyn, New York later this year.

Stephanie Horowitz, VP of Custom Design, and Benjamin Uyeda, Chief Architectural Officer for Independence Energy Homes, an architectural design firm that specializes in energy efficiency and green buildings and one of the fastest growing Zero Energy architectural design firms in the country.

Companies, Projects and Products Mentioned on Today's Show:

Green Building Resources:
Inhabitat.com - Inhabitat.com
Treehugger.com - Treehugger.com
Green Home Guide - www.greenhomeguide.com
Modern Green Living - www.moderngreenliving.com
Natural Home Magazine - www.naturalhomemagazine.com
Dwell Magazine - www.dwell.com
House and Garden Magazine - www.houseandgarden.com
Lime - www.lime.com

Green Trendsetters Discussed with Today's Guests:
Solar Decathlon - www.eere.energy.gov/solar_decathlon/
American Lung Association Health House - www.healthhouse.org
Cornell School of Architecture - www.aap.cornell.edu/arch/

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Premieres Tuesday, March 13th

Energy Efficient Lifestyles

From air conditioners to entire homes and everything in between, it's now easier than ever to use less energy, save money, and reduce your environmental impact without sacrificing the way you want to live.

FEATURED RADIO GUESTS:
Maria Vargas - Director of Strategic Partnerships for the Climate Protection Partnerships Division in the Office of Air and Radiation within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Ms. Vargas manages the ENERGY STAR brand for the the EPA and is directing the upcoming ENERGY STAR Awards, recognizing leading companies and organizations for their outstanding contributions to environmental protection and energy efficiency.

Matt Belcher - Founder of Belcher Homes, the leading green building company in the St. Louis area, utilizing sustainable products, procedures and development practices to build high-quality environmentally friendly homes. Mr. Belcher is the 2007 National Director for the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and Chairman of the National Green Committee.

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Modern Green Living meets Growing Green Building Demand

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Premieres, Wednesday February 14th

Green Residential Real Estate

Living in green homes is an opportunity to align our lifestyles with a cleaner planet and in ways that conveniently fit how we want to live. Whether it’s new materials, new technologies or new methods of construction, the choices for going green are more accessible and attractive than ever before. Yet, the green building movement is advancing so quickly that it can be challenging to stay current on all the latest trends and options when it comes time to consider your own home. Fortunately, professionals in the residential building industry are developing the green expertise to help us navigate these choices and adopt a greener of way of life.

THIS WEEK'S GUESTS:
John Beldock - Founder of EcoBroker International, a program designed to help communities, across the United States and internationally, take advantage of and encourage energy efficiency and sustainable design in real estate properties. Through EcoBroker educational courses, real estate professionals acquire the knowledge and resources to become Certified EcoBrokers and assist clients in their pursuit of properties with green features and marketing of properties with green features.

Toby Long - Architect, Principal and Co-founder of CleverHomes, a complete design-build service that guides clients from concept through construction of their ideal home. CleverHomes combines modern, energy-efficient designs with a closely managed building process that combines the benefits of prefab construction with a broad palette of customization possibilities tailored to each client's unique needs.

View more about green residential real estate and find green home professionals around the U.S. and Canada at Modern Green Living.

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Premieres Wednesday, February 7th

Green Building meets Green Living: Your Eco-Friendly Home

Exciting possibilities abound for living in an eco-friendly home. Whether we’re motivated by promoting health, preserving the environment, generating cost-savings through energy efficiency or simply seeking the best of all worlds where style, design, and environmental awareness come together, amazing green living options are here.

THIS WEEK'S GUESTS:
Maggie Wood - Green Designer and Principal and Owner of Maggie Wood Design, a New York based design and consulting firm focused exclusively on green residential and commercial design. She is also the Design Director for the On The Green Showhouse, the first green living designer showhouse of its kind in the country, providing visitors a unique look into the workings of a green home.

Bruce Becker - Architect, Real Estate Developer, and President of Becker + Becker, a real estate development firm focused on projects that have a social value. Becker + Becker developed The Octagon Apartments on Roosevelt Island in New York City. The Octagon was conceived as an eco-friendly "green building" and serves as a model for sustainable design. See its solar panel system, the largest residential solar system in New York City, in action.

SIRIUS AND LIME RADIO SHOWTIMES:
Premieres Wednesday at 9 am EST on the Lime Channel on Sirius Satellite Radio 114 and streaming live at Lime.com. Encores - Wednesdays 9PM; Thursdays 3AM, 2PM, 8PM; Fridays 2AM; Sundays 1PM.

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Premieres Wednesday November 8th

Clean Renewable Energy for our Homes

It’s easier than ever to power our homes with clean renewable energy. Companies big and small are introducing innovative solutions that make running on wind energy as simple as a few mouse clicks on the computer and running on solar energy as straightforward as purchasing an ordinary appliance.

THIS WEEK'S GUESTS:
Michael Perna, Vice President of Business Development, and Peter Blom, Manager of Renewable Energy Services, for ConEdision Solutions, a leading energy services company that provides cost-effective energy solutions to residences, businesses and governmental customers. ConEdison Solutions Green Power enables residents throughout New York State and parts of Massachusetts to select clean wind and hydro power for their apartments or homes.

Meredith McClintock, Founder & CEO, and Janey Ward, Director of Business Development, for Ready Solar, a company that is simplifying the process of buying solar and offering pre-configured solar modules that are attractively designed and easy to install.

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Premieres Wednesday, September 13th

Green Realtors and Residences

Environmental innovation is making it easier than ever before to move-in to a new green home. From green realtors scouting the market to green residential developers putting up new environmentally sound housing communities, forward-thinking professionals are bringing viable green options to a neighborhood near you.

THIS WEEK'S RADIO SHOW GUESTS:
Eva Otto – Real Estate Agent and Partner in Green Works Realty, the first real estate firm in the United States to specialize in healthy green homes, community-focused developments, and innovative properties.

Bob Sisum - Director of Builder Programs at Lakewood Ranch in Bradenton, Florida and Board Member of the National Association of Home Builders. Lakewood Ranch is one of the largest and most successful green residential developments in the country situated on over 38,000 acres with over 20 home builders involved, 600 homes already built to green specifications and many more on the way.

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Find more green realtors and green residences at Modern Green Living.

ADDITIONAL GREEN BUILDING RESOURCES:
Building Green
Profit From Building Green
Green Builder Magazine
Smart Homeowner Magazine

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