Latest Healthy spaces Podcast Episodes

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Taking Action Together

Healthy Spaces - November 13, 2023 09:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratings
This special episode features a moderated conversation between four sustainability leaders, recorded live from Climate Week NYC. Listen to the full episode to learn practical strategies to accelerate decarbonization of the built environment; harness the power of storytelling to effect ...

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Building a Net-Zero Future with CEO Dave Regnery

Healthy Spaces - September 25, 2023 08:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratings
Did you know 15% of global GHG emissions come from heating and cooling buildings? The great news is that technology exists today to significantly decarbonize the built environment. How will we get there? We start with crucial conversations like this one.   In this episode of the Healt...

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Keeping Our Cool

Healthy Spaces - August 21, 2023 08:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratings
This summer, record-setting heat waves have impacted life and work around the globe. And although drought and wildfires are visible results of climate change, the most dangerous threat to humans is heatstroke.   As extreme heat conditions become more widespread and frequent, how can c...

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Vital Innovations

Healthy Spaces - August 07, 2023 07:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratings
As climate change continues to negatively impact the health of our planet and its people, medical research is continuously producing new and more effective life-saving treatments. What does this mean for climate tech? Whether helping transport life-saving treatments or monitoring venti...

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Tomatoes in the Desert

Healthy Spaces - July 18, 2023 11:11 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratings
Did you know that high-tech greenhouses are making it possible to grow tomatoes in the desert? And that innovative solutions adopted by food transporters are helping to reduce food loss and pollution in cities? Climate technology helps to play role in making food systems more sustainabl...

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Homes of the Future

Healthy Spaces - June 26, 2023 08:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratings
We like to think of our homes as a place of refuge and comfort from the outside world - but how is technology reducing the impact that homes have on our environment - while helping us thrive inside of them? Listen in and learn from three different sustainable home innovators who are re...

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Clearing the Air

Healthy Spaces - June 12, 2023 08:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratings
[Note: This episode was recorded before the wildfires in Canada spread out of control and reminds us how much human and planetary health are connected. We want to acknowledge the impact this event is having on the people of Canada and eastern U.S. and hope that everyone is staying safe....

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Introducing Season 3 of the Healthy Spaces Podcast

Healthy Spaces - June 05, 2023 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 33 ratings
Did you know that 99% of the global population is breathing unhealthy air? What if it didn’t have to be that way? We believe that the relationship between human health and planetary health is so intertwined that it's impossible to talk about one without the other.  Welcome to Season 3 ...

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The Win-Win for Human and Planetary Health

Healthy Spaces - April 06, 2022 21:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratings
Are we able to reimagine a world where clean air, water, and food are available to all? Where economies are focused on health and wellbeing, where cities are livable, and people have control over their health and the health of the planet? These are the questions being asked by the Worl...

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Innovations for Healthy and Efficient Spaces

Healthy Spaces - January 17, 2022 17:07 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratings
Throughout our podcast series we have explored the link between indoor air quality and quality of life. In this episode, we dive deeper into how some strategies for improving indoor air quality can have a taxing effect on building efficiency, and how innovation and technology is evolvin...

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The (Bus) Ride to Efficient and Equitable Cities

Healthy Spaces - January 10, 2022 22:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratings
According to the EPA, transportation was responsible for 29% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2019. In this episode we will look specifically at mass transit and the advancements in technology that are lowering its impact on the environment. But, beyond the air quality outside, mass...

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The Show Must Go On

Healthy Spaces - December 06, 2021 22:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratings
Sports and entertainment venues were among the first places to close their doors during the pandemic and often the last ones to open up. During that time many researched and learned ways to minimize the spread of the virus and outfitted their facilities to protect employees and patrons....

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Home Sweet (Healthy) Home

Healthy Spaces - November 08, 2021 22:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratings
Most people believe that the quality of air inside their homes is better than the air outside. However, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports that indoor air pollutants are two to five times higher indoors. This statistic really hits home today as many of us spend an ex...

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Getting Smart about Schools

Healthy Spaces - October 26, 2021 21:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratings
In this episode, co-host Portia Mount from Trane Commercial shares what she learned as she interviewed leaders in research and advocacy who are actively working to address the infrastructure of school buildings, including the quality of their indoor learning environments. In 2019, 41% o...

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Healthy Workspaces for Now. And Tomorrow.

Healthy Spaces - October 11, 2021 21:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratings
Many employers are inviting their workforce back to the office, and it’s raised a lot of questions about the safety and efficacy of the workspace. The good news is that the building industry has learned a lot since the onset of the pandemic. When that new information is combined with pr...

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The Accelerating Evolution of Healthy Spaces

Healthy Spaces - October 04, 2021 21:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratings
As the world opens public spaces amid a lingering global pandemic, the topic of what we breathe is increasingly important. In Season 2, host Rasha Hasaneen, explores specific indoor environments – like office buildings, schools, homes and public transit. She talks to the people who are ...

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The Global Economy of Healthy Spaces

Healthy Spaces - February 18, 2021 15:41 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratings
Why isn't there a single U.S. cabinet position dedicated to buildings? Buildings consume 35% of global energy, but get considerably less attention than transportation and other core infrastructure industries.  In this episode, Russ Carnahan, co-founder of Building Action Coalition, sha...

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Healthy Spaces and the Changing Social Contract

Healthy Spaces - February 11, 2021 10:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratings
Maximising shareholder value is so last century! Stakeholder capitalism is here to stay and it's changing our organizations for the better. So, why does it matter for healthy spaces? Bill Sisson, Executive Director of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development in North Amer...

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A Symphony without a Conductor

Healthy Spaces - January 14, 2021 10:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratings
How would a symphony sound without a conductor? Uncoordinated, out of rhythm... you wouldn't pay to listen to them! So why do people still invest in buildings that are so unharmonious? In this episode, we unpack how buildings continue to be designed and managed as a set of independent ...

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Seeing the Future through Lessons of the Past

Healthy Spaces - January 07, 2021 10:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratings
15 years ago, Lidia Morawska from Queensland University gave a presentation on strategies to prevent the global spread of an invisible but deadly enemy - SARS. Years later, that same presentation has remained unnervingly relevant as she talks with global leaders about preventative measu...

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Transparency is the New Green

Healthy Spaces - December 10, 2020 10:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratings
What if you knew how the spaces you occupy were performing? Would your expectations change if you could read the carbon dioxide level in any given room of your house? What about humidity or acoustics? So many of these elements that are invisible to us impact our quality of life and our ...

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At the Intersection of Healthy and Efficient Spaces

Healthy Spaces - December 03, 2020 10:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratings
How healthy is your indoor environment? On average, we spend an incredible 94% of our time indoors! Factors like air, temperature, lighting and noise have sizeable, yet unseen impacts on our lives. The quality of our indoor spaces has never been more important. But do we need to sacrifi...

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Introducing Healthy Spaces

Healthy Spaces - November 20, 2020 22:39 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 33 ratings
Introducing Healthy Spaces, launching December 2020. For more information, visit https://tranetechnologies.com/healthyspacespodcast

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