Quick Cuts
25th August 2025
Ben Muwoki sits down with George Rushin, VP of Technology at NavigatorCRE, where he leads platform development, data engineering, and technology operations. With a career spanning Deloitte, Microsoft, and consulting for global brands like Walmart, Marriott, and Airbnb, George brings a risk-focused lens to scaling enterprise proptech.
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In this episode of The Climate Gap: Quick Cuts, Ben Muwoki interviews Andy Frank, founder of Novant and a 25-year veteran of smart-building tech. Andy argues that most smart-building failures aren’t technical; they’re human. We chase dashboards and pilots but skip coordination, outcomes, and the basic question: Why are we doing it this way?
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Most pilots don’t fail because the idea is bad. They fail because the design, stakeholders, and standards don’t anticipate a thousand-building future, forcing rework at scale.
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Most pilots don't fail on technology. They fail on design. Too often, a pilot ends with a "nice idea" but no budget, rollout, or impact. In our latest Quick Cuts episode, Elizabeth Redmond, Head of Sales at R-Zero, shares how to flip the script with energy-first pilots that scale.