Housing Innovation Alliance's Podcast

Every Third Tuesday at the Housing Innovation Alliance, we dial in to our network to connect the dots on big ideas, identify new connections and help facilitate realistic innovation. You can count on us to host timely, insightful and actionable conversations that build into real value for your business.
This online round table discussion was held for our network in January of 2022. The version you're hearing has been edited. Find the full archive, snapshots + video on our website.Listen in to hear a brief snapshot from each of our panelists as well as Q&A. They'll be sharing what they're doing to drive the future of housing, the benefits they're delivering to homeowners, the industry and the environment, and how you could partner with them.

Hosts

• Greg Smithies, Partner, Fifth Wall
• Dennis Steigerwalt, President, Housing Innovation Alliance

Panelists

• Mehrdad Mahdjoubi, CEO + Founder, Orbital Systems
• Arch Padmanabhan Rao, Founder + CEO, SPAN
• Michael Sachse, CEO, Dandelion Energy

Every Third Tuesday at the Housing Innovation Alliance, we dial in to our network to connect the dots on big ideas, identify new connections and help facilitate realistic innovation. You can count on us to host timely, insightful and actionable conversations that build into real value for your business.
This hybrid event was hosted by MiTek, during our Innovation Road Trip to St. Louis in June 2022. It was also broadcasted to LinkedIn Live. The version you're hearing has been edited. Find the full archive + video on LinkedIn.
During this panel discussion, we explored the intersection between industrializing your construction process – on-site or off-site – and hitting key ESG milestones such as reducing your carbon footprint, eliminating waste in the production process, delivering a healthier building, reducing costs on the builder / developer side, expanding production to deliver more housing and offering greater attainability to consumers.

Listen in if you'd like to:

• Think differently about defining ESG metrics and how to achieve them
• Consider real world examples of the value they’re creating today + how their measurements translate to real business benefits

This conversation is facilitated by our own, Betsy Scott. The expert panel includes:
• Paul Grahovac, LEED AP, Vice President New Business Development, Build SMART
• Jack Oslan, Co-Founder + CEO, Diamond Age
• Edwin Tatum, CEO, TatumTek
• Nigel Watts, Vice President, Product, Rheia

We're talking all about navigating the complexities of hiring and retaining talent in today's world with Heather Breidenthal, Chief Human Resources Officer at Tri Pointe Homes.
Heather’s expertise includes strategic planning and implementation, total rewards and benefit program design, M&A activities, workforce/succession planning, leadership and talent development, organizational health, and talent acquisition.

Prior to joining Tri Pointe Homes, Heather served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources for CalAtlantic Group and Standard Pacific Homes, where she oversaw all facets of the HR organization for over 17 years.

She is a former advisory board member for Chapman University’s Leadership Services and Extended Education division, and an active member of the National Human Resources Association. Heather received her B.S. in Business Administration from California State University Long Beach.
Connect with Heather and Tri Pointe Homes
Many thanks to our partners at the University of Denver for their assistance in post-production.
The University of Denver Franklin L. Burns School of Real Estate and Construction Management, teaches the full life cycle of the built environment. From integrated project leadership skills to a cohesive understanding of the built environment ––experience the only school of its kind!
"Upbeat Party" is brought to you by Scott Holmes, songwriter from Free Music Archive.

In this episode Heather shares #HerStory as the Chief Human Resources Officer at Tri Pointe Homes.
Heather’s expertise includes strategic planning and implementation, total rewards and benefit program design, M&A activities, workforce/succession planning, leadership and talent development, organizational health, and talent acquisition.

Prior to joining Tri Pointe Homes, Heather served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources for CalAtlantic Group and Standard Pacific Homes, where she oversaw all facets of the HR organization for over 17 years.

She is a former advisory board member for Chapman University’s Leadership Services and Extended Education division, and an active member of the National Human Resources Association. Heather received her B.S. in Business Administration from California State University Long Beach.
Connect with Heather and Tri Pointe Homes
Many thanks to our partners at the University of Denver for their assistance in post-production.
The University of Denver Franklin L. Burns School of Real Estate and Construction Management, teaches the full life cycle of the built environment. From integrated project leadership skills to a cohesive understanding of the built environment ––experience the only school of its kind!
"Upbeat Party" is brought to you by Scott Holmes, songwriter from Free Music Archive.

Chris Finlay, Founder and Managing Partner of Middleburg Communities talks about Single Family Build for Rent, how they're thinking differently and the importance of industrialized technology, alternative materials and green tech .

Many thanks to our partners at the University of Denver for their editing and post-production talents.
The University of Denver Franklin L. Burns School of Real Estate and Construction Management, teaches the full life cycle of the built environment. From integrated project leadership skills to a cohesive understanding of the built environment ––experience the only school of its kind!
"Upbeat Party" is brought to you by Scott Holmes, songwriter from Free Music Archive.