Episode 4: Innovations in Sustainable Construction

In February 2023, Michael Deane, former Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer for Turner Construction and Urban Green Board Member, passed away, leaving behind a legacy as a dedicated sustainability champion and friend to the green building movement. 

Today, we’re re-releasing this 2018 conversation between Michael and Urban Green Senior Director of Education Ellen Honigstock: a wide-ranging discussion on eliminating construction waste and the wide array of innovations that lie at the intersection of sustainability and construction. This conversation remains as timely now as when it was recorded.

Guest:

Michael Deane, former Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer for Turner Construction

Host:

Ellen Honigstock, Senior Director, Education, Urban Green Council

Resources:

• Athena Sustainable Materials Institute  

• Tally, Life Cycle Analysis App

• Carbon Leadership Forum, Embodied Carbon Network

• Living Building Challenge