Project Sustainability

Each month, the show welcomes a new guest who will unpack a specific topic, spanning multiple episodes. Host Peggy Smedley will dive into her guest’s desire to provide alternatives that will empower each of us on what it means to have a healthy home. Simply all the innovations from energy, air, water, lighting, security, appliances, and more that impact our homes.

With a focus on technology—and how it works in the home—listeners will gain a deeper understanding of what’s coming next and what’s already possible today. Determined to give a glimpse into the future, Smedley ends every series with the same question: How can we do even more simply by managing our energy consumption to help make the world healthier, safer, and greener today and for future generations?

Home Security and Safety

Jan 31, 2023

Peggy Smedley and Susan Landau, Bridge professor in cybersecurity and policy, Tufts University, talk about cybersecurity in our homes and in our cities. She says security and privacy are both getting worse and getting better.

They also discuss:

How much information we are giving away and how it is hard to be private on...

Charging the Future

Jan 25, 2023

Peggy Smedley and Lynda Powers, senior strategy and collaboration manager, Duke Energy for the Carolinas, talk about why electric companies encourage energy efficiency. She explains why utility companies would even want customers to be more energy efficient, saying when they are individually efficient, it makes the...

EVs and Our Businesses

Jan 17, 2023

Peggy Smedley and Eddie Cogdill, existing industry manager, South Carolina Dept. of Commerce, talk all about commerce’s role in the EV (electric vehicle) space. He says the mission is to create economic opportunities to increase choices for all South Carolinians.

They also discuss:

The South Carolina Dept. of...

All about South Carolina NEVI

Jan 11, 2023

Peggy Smedley and Rob Bedenbaugh, director of engineering support, South Carolina Dept. of Transportation, talk about the South Carolina NEVI (National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure) plan and EV (electric vehicle) infrastructure. He says the NEVI formula program is a federal source of money that is comprised of...

Next-Gen Vehicles

Jan 4, 2023

Peggy Smedley and Don Bent, chief operating officer, Oshkosh Defense, talk about how the company has built trucks for more than 100 years. He says while vehicles are the business, it is so much more than that and it has a mission to protect and serve communities around the world.

They also discuss:

A new facility in...