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Bringing down sky scrapers' sky-high carbon footprint with Joselyn Lai from Bedrock

Bringing down sky scrapers' sky-high carbon footprint with Joselyn Lai from Bedrock

FromFound


Bringing down sky scrapers' sky-high carbon footprint with Joselyn Lai from Bedrock

FromFound

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Length:
44 minutes
Released:
Apr 23, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Most skyscrapers have sky-high carbon footprints due mostly to inefficient methods of heating and cooling. Today’s guest, Joselyn Lai is the co-founder and CEO of Bedrock Energy, a company that works with buildings to install geothermal systems. They have developed a system to drill the exact amount of boreholes at the precise depth needed to create the most efficient system per building.Today Dom is joined by a special guest host, TechCrunch Climate reporter Tim De Chant.In this conversation they cover:How the company has built up a customer base of urban buildersWhy it's easy to fundraise when the technology has been proven to be so effectiveCreating clean energy jobs for people who work in oil and gas(0:00) Introduction(1:51) Starting Bedrock Energy(3:59) Closed loop vs open loop systems(8:16) Building a customer base(12:50) Working with and around utility companies(17:08) Clean jobs for oil and gas workers(21:24) Decarbonizing the built environment(26:30) Fundraising(34:58) Host discussion
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Released:
Apr 23, 2024
Format:
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Found is a show about founders, and company-building, featuring people actually doing the work. Each week, we interview one early stage startup founder about how they took the plunge to begin with, and how they navigate everything from building product roadmaps, to raising funding from some of the world’s top investors – and to how they manage failure, too. Found is hosted by TechCrunch News Editor Darrell Etherington and Managing Editor Jordan Crook. We are produced by Maggie Stamets with editing by Kell Keller. Henry Pickavet manages TechCrunch's audio products.