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Passive House, Aggressive Conservation with Rob Nicely

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Passive House, Aggressive Conservation with Rob Nicely
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When you think of sustainable housing, do you immediately think solar power or other means of energy production? What if we thought about conservation from the ground up, first? That’s where Passive House building comes in. We talk to a Rob Nicely, President of Carmel… Read More »Passive House, Aggressive Conservation with Rob Nicely

Smart-Tinting Windows Are Coming to an Office Near You with Craig Henricksen

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Smart-Tinting Windows Are Coming to an Office Near You with Craig Henricksen
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We get excited anytime we see something from a Sci-Fi movie come to life in the real world – Sci-Fi into Sci-Fact if you will. Kinestral, a company out of San Francisco, has recently launched Halio, voice-activated, smart-tinting windows. We talk to the Director of… Read More »Smart-Tinting Windows Are Coming to an Office Near You with Craig Henricksen

From Coal Country to Silicon Valley part 1 with Clive Thompson

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From Coal Country to Silicon Valley part 1 with Clive Thompson
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Teaching coding to coal miners might sound is not just a pipe dream or long forgotten campaign promise. It’s really happening in places like Pikeville, Kentucky and Knoxville, Tennessee. In part one of this conversation, we talk to Clive Thompson, a featured columnist at Wired… Read More »From Coal Country to Silicon Valley part 1 with Clive Thompson

From Coal Country to Silicon Valley part 2 with Caleb Fristoe

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From Coal Country to Silicon Valley part 2 with Caleb Fristoe
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In part 2 of our conversation, we talk to the manager of Code TN (pronounced code ten), Caleb Fristoe. Code TN is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and is one of the schools, under the Great Schools Partnership, teaching new skills to the current workforce, and… Read More »From Coal Country to Silicon Valley part 2 with Caleb Fristoe

OPEC, and Money, and Markets, Oh My! with Jeffrey Traum

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OPEC, and Money, and Markets, Oh My! with Jeffrey Traum
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​”There’s a long term chart that shows when the dollar goes up, oil goes down, when the dollar goes down, oil goes up. And it’s related, I’m not saying there’s a cause and effect, but it’s correlated.” We talk to Jeff Traum, a wealth manager… Read More »OPEC, and Money, and Markets, Oh My! with Jeffrey Traum