Vertical City

Stephen Turner is the President of Stephen Turner Inc., a building commissioning company based in Providence, Rhode Island. With over 35 years of experience in the field, he brings us insights from the inception of building commissioning as a practice right up to the front lines of the industry today. In this interview, we discuss the basics of building commissioning, why commissioning is important to green building, and the future of scale and sustainability — is the answer to build big?

Read full show notes and more at verticalcity.org/podcast/28-stephen-turner.

Vertical City is building a foundation for a sustainable urban future. If you enjoyed this podcast, or you would like to learn more about urbanism, sustainability, innovation and large-scale architecture, visit us at www.verticalcity.org.

Richard Potestio is a Portland Oregon-based architect and the founding principal of Potestio Studio. In his work, Rick advocates for dense, mixed-use development centered around commons. In this interview, we discuss Portland’s strategies for addressing its housing crisis, the obsolescence of current zoning practices, and Rick’s ideas for how to tackle these issues.

Read full show notes and more at verticalcity.org/podcast/26-richard-potestio.

Vertical City is building a foundation for a sustainable urban future. If you enjoyed this podcast, or you would like to learn more about urbanism, sustainability, innovation and large-scale architecture, visit us at www.verticalcity.org.

Gilbert Van Kerckhove has lived and worked in Beijing for over 30 years. An electrical engineer by trade, Gilbert has worked closely with the Chinese government on a wide range of projects including power plants, urban metro lines, and telecommunication systems. He was also deeply involved in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In this interview, we discuss Gilbert’s history working in Beijing, the pace of change in China, and the social and environmental challenges the country faces moving forward.

Read full show notes and more at verticalcity.org/podcast/24-gilbert-van-kerckhove.

Vertical City is building a foundation for a sustainable urban future. If you enjoyed this podcast, or you would like to learn more about urbanism, sustainability, innovation and large-scale architecture, visit us atwww.verticalcity.org.

After retiring early from Microsoft and traveling the world, Narendra Varma became interested in permaculture design and biodynamic agriculture. He moved to Portland Oregon in 2010 and purchased a fifty acre farm in order to found OurTable. OurTable produces local food from the community by blending science and wisdom form the past.

In this episode, we discuss biodynamic agriculture, the problems with the modern industrial food system, and how locally produced food can elevate the world’s problems.

Read full show notes and more at verticalcity.org/podcast/22-narendra-varma.

Vertical City is building a foundation for a sustainable urban future. If you enjoyed this podcast, or you would like to learn more about urbanism, sustainability, innovation and large-scale architecture, visit us atwww.verticalcity.org.

In this episode, Lennon chats with three members of the architecture firm Gluck+, a firm that specializes in architect led design build. We talk about the meaning and advantages of the design build process, the history of architecture and construction, and how vertical cities might benefit from the design build process.

Our guests are Peter Gluck, Thomas Gluck, and Charlie Kaplan.

Read full show notes and more at verticalcity.org/podcast/21-gluckplus.

Vertical City is building a foundation for a sustainable urban future. If you enjoyed this podcast, or you would like to learn more about urbanism, sustainability, innovation and large-scale architecture, visit us atwww.verticalcity.org.