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First Aired - 02/02/2010 04:00PM
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This week on At The Root of It, Erin Fitzpatrick talks with Michael Polenske of Blackbird Vineyards.
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Week In Wine Recap (3:05)
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At The Root Of It, Erin Fitzpatrick, Week In Wine Recap, Fairway Market, Spain, Decanter.com, Fresh acidity and Balance, Australian wine, World's lightest wine bottle, 30% less glass, Screw-cap, Michael Ford, global production,Michael Polenske of Blackbird Vineyards (16:20)
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2007 vintage, Raleigh Durham, The Triangle Wine Experience, private dinners, charity, private client wine auctions, trade tastings, Blackbird Vineyards, Napa Valley, Ten Acres Vineyard, MLF Listings, Merlot, 2003 Merlot, Best Merlot made in America, Cabernet Sauvignon, Right Bank inspired, Pomerol wine, Celine, Favorite wines from Bordeaux, California wines, France, Maisonry, www.maisonry.com, Thomas Keller, restaurant row, James Beard award, TKG Group, the honor system, worst financial crisis, a collection of artisans, boutique wineries, a living gallery, The I.WOLK Gallery, Washington Street, Michael Polenske, Taylor's Refresher,2007 Vintage Tasting (18:10)
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New York market, 2009 Rose, Malbec, tasting, 2007, the vintage of the decade, 2007 Bordeaux was underwhelming, San Francisco Gate, Why California wines aren't selling, boutique vineyards, price points, distributor relationships, small allocations across a lot of markets, organic farming, organic, sustainability, pest problems, pesticides, charity, social conscience, commercial success, finding that balance, Tannic backbone, raspberry jam, build the audience, soft and approachable, the mathematical leftover of the blending process, 07 Paramour, the black fruit, waiting for this moment to arrive, Blackbird, The Beatles, Merlot translates to little blackbird, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, restrained use of oak, over oaked and fruit bombs, California wines get drunk young, Argentina, www.blackbirdvineyards.com, complimentary tasting at Maisonry,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 06/14/2009 01:00PM
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Patrick, Mark, and Ed talk about keeping industry sustainable and green with guests Curtis Wayne, Chris Diamond, and Meredith Bergmann.
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Introduction & Curtis Wayne (12:59)
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Mark turns 43 tomorrow, Green Industires, LEED, Leadership in Energy and Envirnomental Design, luan wood is not green, helping architects construct their dreams, computers are isolating the new generation of architects, new buildings in New York, realizing potential with empty buildings, breaking new ground with design, neighborhood community board, zoning laws in new york, it takes years before construction ever starts, there are underground streams, sometimes building construction can affect a neighbor building, New York has a lot of good bedrock, Brooklyn is more of a sandbar, Curtis Wayne,Construction Sustainibility with Curtis Wayne & Chris Diamond (15:20)
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Chris Diamond, sustainibility consultant with Steven Winters, Chris helps make buildings more sustainable, buildings are taking the most energy to build and sustain, New York buildings are up for a century or more, shipping container is repurposing something that's already had a life and therefore sustainible, using virgin steel is okay when longevity is in mind, make sure you don't illuminate a room when it's not being used, energy management systems are becoming more prevelant, cut down energy consumption by turning off lights, daylight sensors, payback on energy management system takes twelve years or less, energy costs are subsidized in the United States, energy bill pays for the fuel and the infrastructure, acid rains from coal burning plants make huge coal ash piles, these ash piles are a risk and are hidden from the public, the new all glass skyscrapers aren't so bad, the materials that bond the glass together are not efficient, mass versus glass, glass coatings keep heat out, in the end glass will never perform that well, factories converted into lofts are efficient, carbon footprint of producing cement is pretty high, the composition of concrete has been changing, fly ash, connected back to the way romans made concrete with volcanic ash, climate determines energy technology, glue, in the late 1970s Germany started climate change discussions, Germany made naturally efficient cooling buildings, gadgety buildings, Seamans, control systems, Romans didn't make tall buildings, caulk guns and spray foam can help,Seal Tight and Ventilate Right (16:40)
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the best way to reduce energy is to seal the building, seal tight and ventilate right, controlling radiators, costs fifty dollars to put a control on a radiator, fresh air shafts do not provide fresh air, furniture and carpets affect air quality, bamboo flooring, natural wall coverings, master switch to kill all lighting circuits, Ikea is a good company, green label plus certified carpet, FSC wood, particle board is evil, what are the benefits for having more green and sustainable materials, Battery Park City Housing Authority standards are a great place to research, the European Union has great energy standards, American private industry has stepped up, zero VOC plywood, Huffington Post, Viacom building has a fresh air shaft, Energy Star is a result of the first energy crisis, our government is lagging far behind, environmental toxins could be a culprit in autism, Hearst Corporation had one of the first post 9-11 green buildings, how the average person makes a change,Green Media Solutions with Meredith Bergmann (22:30)
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green film productions, conservation comes from good planning, the film industry is about money, it's difficult to make a greener production, recycling and waste is an easy way to help, LED technology has become useful in the studio arena, biodiesel saves money on a film shoot, biodiesel is cheaper in the east, hybrid cars were used 45 perent of the time on the film shoot, where are these companies in the environmental arena, the Producers Guild of America has been instrumental, www.PGAGreen.Org, digital films make a difference in the environment, catering was all organic, saved about 14,000 plastic water bottles by using metal instead, Focus Films, www.greenmediasolutions.net, this movie inspired NBC to change its thoughts on Green, 30 Rock is very green, Meredith Bergmann, Green Media Solutions, Meredith explains a film shoot, Brooklyn stages, Paramount, Fox, Universal, Disney, Away We Go the movie, Meredith prevented 49 percent of waste going to the landfill on the Away We Go shoot,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 11/10/2010 07:00PM
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This week on Burning Down the House Curtis addresses Henry Gifford (of Gifford Fuel Savings INC) and his claim that the US Green Building Council's system of rating how "green" a building is (the LEED system) is a scam, and does not actually translate into positive effects for the environment. To discuss this assertion LEED AP and architect Ryan Enschede calls in, who ultimately reminds us that what is important is constant innovation, no matter what system is used to measure progress. This episode was sponsored by Acme Smoked Fish: a NYC culinary mainstay for over 55 years.
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BDH vs. USGBC (5:50)
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Curtis B. Wayne, Henry Gifford, USGBC, United States Green Building Council, LEED rating system, green building, Gifford Fuel Saving Inc., class action suit alleging fraud and racketeering,I'm No Statistician... (19:14)
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Henry Gifford, Roberta's pizza, vox populi, Sandra Lackovic, Ryan Enschede, LEED AP, discontents with the USGBC, Gifford Interview, the LEED system, LEED buildings claim to save 25% to 30% on energy use, CBECS data, skewed results, mean versus median in data analysis, U.S. Green Building Council, study excluded data from high energy buildings, The New York Times, is the LEED system a scam?, architectural rating systems, comparing new buildings to old, LEED certification may be rescinded, compel the council to release data, some municipalities require LEED certification, performance tracking for buildings, real-time energy control, photo-censors, Lutron Radio Powr Savr, operating energy used, sustainability, use less energy,The Squirrely World Of Green Building (18:11)
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the monopolistic hegemony, Architects, architects have really dropped the ball on energy, California's case-study houses, gigantic west-facing walls of glass, insulation installation, identify your air infiltration barrier, Ryan puts Curtis on the spot, the lawsuit averse environment of the 1970s, The American Institute of Architects, encouraged architects to not take responsibility, architects must take responsibility for everything, the USGBC won't release their data, Cascadia's Living Building Challenge, Omega Institute Sustainable Living Center, Skip Backus, LEED certification, a credential like any other, display an understanding of the LEED rating system, LEED rating has become wrongly synonymous with Green Building, merit badges and club membership, Passivhaus Training, Wolfgang Feist, Passivhaus Building Standards,A Highly Efficient Building Envelope (11:09)
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The interest explosion in energy conservation after the oil crisis of the 60s and 70, Passivhaus, Passive House, Wolfgang Feist, The Super Insulated House, volatile organic compounds, as a house becomes more air-tight it becomes more energy efficient, proper ventilation, sustainability shelved in the 80s, The Rocky Mountain Institute, a highly efficient building envelope, the money-efficiency curve, the break in the graph, overcoming the heating system, relying on electricity to move air, natural convective currents, worried about when the grid goes down, everything counts,A Few Choice Words For The USGBC (7:30)
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Matt Arnold, a few choice words for the USGBC, people make bad decisions based on fraudulent statistics, a point-system is for children, sustainable cannot include subsidies, the USGBC is tax-dollar funded, join the class-action suit, LEED system does more damage than good to the sustainability movement, there's no argument against releasing data, RYANENSCHEDE.com, stairwaytoarchitecture.com,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
