Radio BE-Ex

Radio BE-Ex

Radio BE-Ex is a live podcast series by Building Energy Exchange that features industry leaders working at the intersection of buildings, energy, and sustainability. Radio BE-Ex is made possible across 2022 through the generous support of National Grid.

Optimizing Lighting for Better Buildings with Brian Healey
Radio BE-Ex
Optimizing Lighting for Better Buildings with Brian Healey

Recent Episodes

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June 22, 2026

Optimizing Lighting for Better Buildings with Brian Healey

Brian Healey, Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Pearl Street Systems, joins Radio BE-Ex in this special Daylight Hour 2026 episode to discuss the evolving role of lighting in building performance. From the rise of LEDs and smarter controls to the benefits of daylight, Brian shares practical insights on reducing energy use, improving occupant comfort, and getting more value from existing lighting systems. Hear how building owners and facility managers can use lighting as a powerful tool to l
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June 17, 2026

Using Expertise to Drive Change in Housing and Climate with Bomee Jung

Bomee Jung, CEO and Co-Founder of Cadence OneFive, discusses her career spanning affordable housing, public service, and climate technology, and creating new opportunities for smaller organizations to participate in the clean energy transition.
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April 15, 2026

Evolving to Meet Community Needs with Tara Stitzlein

Tara Stitzlein, Chief Executive Officer of Community Office for Resource Efficiency (CORE) in Basalt, Colorado, discusses how CORE has served as the community’s energy advocates for more than three decades, helping to decarbonize the built environment through community solar and eventually electrifying fossil-fuel powered systems. Visit aspencore.org to learn about CORE including their mission, impact, and history. This season, Radio BE-Ex is spotlighting high-performance building resource cent
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Aug. 12, 2025

Continuously Improving Buildings at Different Scales with Theresa Backhus

Theresa Backhus, Director of The Building Innovation Hub in Washington, D.C., discusses the neighborhood, city, state, and regional scales of making better buildings and transforming neighborhoods to positively impact the people living, working, and playing in them. This season, Radio BE-Ex is spotlighting high-performance building resource centers that are members of a growing national network, the Building Performance Partnership (BPP), engaging regional stakeholders to advance local building
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July 1, 2025

Creating a One-Stop-Shop for Illinois Building Owners with Katie Kaluzny

Katie Kaluzny, Director of The Building Energy Hub in Illinois, discusses her decades-long career in nonprofit education and her current role growing a one-stop-shop resource center for building owners in the state to comply with green building laws and improve the efficiency of their buildings. This season, Radio BE-Ex is spotlighting high-performance building resource centers that are members of a growing national network, the Building Performance Partnership (BPP), engaging regional stakehold
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June 17, 2025

The Lighting Controls Revolution with Thomas Mnich

German-born lighting design expert Thomas Mnich, Sales Manager at Lutron, joins Radio BE-Ex in this special Daylight Hour episode to discuss all things lighting: the dynamic between electric light and daylight, the extraordinary impact lighting can have on the human experience, and the power of the dimmer. Hear about the future of lighting design and the role that it plays in advancing sustainability in the built environment.