{"podcast":{"title":"The Green Building Matters Podcast with Charlie Cichetti","slug":"the-green-building-matters-podcast-with-charlie-cichetti-559336","podcast_index_feed_id":559336,"rss_url":"https://gbespodcast.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://gbespodcast.libsyn.com/website","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/7/0/3/b/703bac8c35932ebc/Green_Building_Matters_Podcast_1400x1400_.jpg","author":"GBES","episode_count":442,"summary":"Do green buildings matter to you? This podcast fuels your fire with inspiring interviews from industry and nonprofit leaders across the built environment. Not sure if green building matters? Listen to the personal stories of our guests and let Charlie's passion help convince you why green buildings are essential to our shared future. Each episode illustrates a unique journey through sustainability and towards resilience. Charlie explores the challenges and celebrations of the movers and shakers in the green building industry. Hear behind the scene stories from the inner world of green and healthy building design, construction, and management.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T14:17:49.622009+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-green-building-matters-podcast-with-charlie-cichetti-559336"},"episode":{"title":"LEED Fellow Andres Schwarz on Keeping the Sustainability Flame Alive","slug":"leed-fellow-andres-schwarz-on-keeping-the-sustainability-flame-alive","published_at":"2026-03-11T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-green-building-matters-podcast-with-charlie-cichetti-559336/leed-fellow-andres-schwarz-on-keeping-the-sustainability-flame-alive","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-green-building-matters-podcast-with-charlie-cichetti-559336","url":"https://gbespodcast.libsyn.com/leed-fellow-andres-schwarz-on-keeping-the-sustainability-flame-alive","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/gbespodcast/GBES_With_Andres_Schwarz_1.mp3?dest-id=583595","summary":"🌋 The Green Impact Report Quick take: From Buenos Aires to Papua New Guinea, LEED Fellow and architect Andres Schwarz shows how to turn certifications, commissioning, and culture into long-term, resilient green performance — not just plaques on the wall. 🫂 Meet Your Fellow Sustainability Champion Andres is a sustainability professional, serving as a sustainability advisor, university educator, principal at NRG-AR, and co-founder of Green Certification Consultants. Since 2007, he has certified over 100 Green Building projects across 12 countries as a sustainability and well-being consultant and Commissioning Agent. In his role as an educator, Andres currently teaches at two universities, reviews theses for international students, and serves as a trainer for GBCI's EDGE certification across Latin America. Andres co-founded and acted as secretary-general for the Argentine chapter of the International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) and served as a member of the LEED International Roundtable. 🌱 Breaking Ground on Better Building In this episode, Andres rewires how we think about certifications, commissioning, and culture in green building: 🧠 Key Insight #1: Commissioning + Certification Is a Long-Term Performance Engine The Challenge: In many markets, the LEED consultant and commissioning agent are separate, leading to gaps between design intent and real-world performance — and a \"set it and forget it\" mindset. The Solution: Andres' team delivers both LEED consulting and commissioning, staying deeply involved with HVAC, lighting, and controls so the building actually works for occupants long after opening day. ROI: Fewer warranty calls, better comfort, and systems that perform for decades instead of just for the ribbon-cutting — turning \"green design\" i…","meta_description":"🌋 The Green Impact Report Quick take: From Buenos Aires to Papua New Guinea, LEED Fellow and architect Andres Schwarz shows how to turn certifications, co…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1626,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-green-building-matters-podcast-with-charlie-cichetti-559336/episodes/leed-fellow-andres-schwarz-on-keeping-the-sustainability-flame-alive/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-green-building-matters-podcast-with-charlie-cichetti-559336/leed-fellow-andres-schwarz-on-keeping-the-sustainability-flame-alive.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}