Sustainability is not an Industry, it's a Lens
Episode 6 – Sahara James
Sahara James joins Eric to discuss how designers can be an integral part of climate solutions by creating large systems-based sustainability solutions in supply chains and how she's tackling the climate crisis as a business consultant helping communities make the switch to renewable energy and reducing carbon emissions by making their homes more energy-efficient.
Listen to this episode on: Spotify, Apple, Google and other places you get your podcastsAbout our guest
Sahara James was born and raised in Queens, NY. She received her Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts from Bard High School Early College Queens. She went on to complete her Bachelor’s in Environmental Studies at CUNY Hunter College in 2018. She is now a part-time candidate at the Bard MBA in Sustainability where she has taken on student leadership roles. In her most previous role, she was an assistant project manager conducting industrial hazard assessments for lead in paint and water in NYC buildings. Sahara is currently a Senior Sustainability Consultant at Kinetic Communities Consulting where she currently oversees the Electrify Staten Island pilot. In her free time, Sahara enjoys traveling, cooking, biking, and yoga.
On the web
linkedin.com/in/sahara-james
kc3.nyc
Music in this episode
The musical is guest is Paul Nini performing "Relax, Part 1".
Theme music by Casual Motive
Climate Design Assignments
At the end of each episode, we ask our guests what their ideal climate design project would be. They have four weeks with a class full of design students. We translated their response into a project brief that you can use for your class.
