# Electrification, Microgrids, & the Future of Buildings with Jordan Lerner Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-green-building-matters-podcast-with-charlie-cichetti-559336/electrification-microgrids-the-future-of-buildings-with-jordan-lerner Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-green-building-matters-podcast-with-charlie-cichetti-559336/electrification-microgrids-the-future-of-buildings-with-jordan-lerner.md Podcast: [The Green Building Matters Podcast with Charlie Cichetti](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-green-building-matters-podcast-with-charlie-cichetti-559336) Published: 2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://gbespodcast.libsyn.com/electrification-microgrids-the-future-of-buildings-with-jordan-lerner Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/gbespodcast/GBES_With_Jordan_Lerner__Sponsor.mp3?dest-id=583595 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-green-building-matters-podcast-with-charlie-cichetti-559336/episodes/electrification-microgrids-the-future-of-buildings-with-jordan-lerner Duration seconds: 2971 ## Resource โœ… The Green Impact Report Quick take: Electrification isn't just about swapping out equipment โ€” it's about rethinking how buildings, transportation, and infrastructure work together. In this episode, Schneider Electric's Jordan Lerner shares how microgrids, fleet electrification, and creative funding strategies are transforming schools, cities, and public facilities. ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™‚๏ธ Meet Your Fellow Sustainability Champion Jordan Lerner is a sustainability and energy infrastructure leader at Schneider Electric, where he oversees teams designing and delivering energy efficiency, electrification, and resiliency projects across the western United States. Over his career, Jordan has helped implement more than $1 billion in energy efficiency and sustainability projects, particularly for schools, cities, and public sector buildings. ๐ŸŒฑ Breaking Ground on Better Building In this episode, Jordan Lerner explores how electrification, microgrids, and innovative financing are reshaping sustainable infrastructure. ๐Ÿงจ Key Insight #1: Electrifying Transportation Infrastructure The Challenge: Traditional school buses run on diesel, producing emissions directly at child breathing height and requiring fossil fuels to operate. The Solution: Deploy electric bus fleets supported by new electrical service infrastructure, including fast-charging stations and grid upgrades coordinated with utilities. ROI: Cleaner air for students, reduced operational costs, and future capabilities like mobile Wi-Fi hubs for communities during emergencies or remote learning. ๐Ÿงฐ Key Insight #2: Microgrids for Community Resilience The Challenge: Wildfires, extreme weather, and utility shutdowns are increasingly causing power outages that disrupt critical services like schools and food storage. The Solution: Deploy microgrid sโ€ฆ ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-green-building-matters-podcast-with-charlie-cichetti-559336/episodes/electrification-microgrids-the-future-of-buildings-with-jordan-lerner/transcription-requests` โ€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-green-building-matters-podcast-with-charlie-cichetti-559336/electrification-microgrids-the-future-of-buildings-with-jordan-lerner.md` โ€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.