Eliminating Energy Waste with Smart HVAC Optimization with Brad Pilgrim
The Green Building Matters Podcast with Charlie Cichetti
Release Date: 12/17/2025
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Quick take:
This episode matters to green building professionals because it shines a spotlight on how grid-interactive buildings and HVAC optimization can eliminate energy waste, generate new revenue, and play a crucial role in decarbonization — right now.
👷 Meet Your Fellow Sustainability Champion
Brad Pilgrim is the founder and CEO of Parity, a Series B company pioneering HVAC optimization and grid interactivity across North America. From his early days as a commercial carpenter to building a 100-million-square-foot energy optimization platform, Brad’s entrepreneurial journey is driven by purpose, efficiency, and a deep love of the outdoors.
🌱 Breaking Ground on Better Building
In this episode, Brad Pilgrim revolutionizes traditional construction approaches:
🧠 Key Insight #1: Turning HVAC inefficiency into an intelligent grid asset
- The Challenge: Traditional HVAC systems run on outdated controls, often wasting energy with start-stop inefficiency.
- The Solution: Parity installs off-the-shelf hardware and proprietary software to align HVAC operations with real-time demand.
- ROI: Buildings slash energy waste, improve comfort, and unlock new revenue via demand response and grid participation.
🧠 Key Insight #2: Building the cleanest energy — by not using it at all
- The Challenge: The green energy conversation often ignores the carbon debt of manufacturing renewables.
- The Solution: Focus on energy efficiency first — reducing consumption before adding generation.
- ROI: Immediate carbon impact with zero added infrastructure. Efficiency is net-zero from day one.
🧠 Key Insight #3: Reimagining the smart grid with peer-to-peer energy flows
- The Challenge: The electrical grid is destabilized by EVs, data centers, and intermittent renewables.
- The Solution: Smart buildings that store, shift, and trade energy to balance grid load in real time.
- ROI: Reduced grid stress, avoided blackouts, and a resilient, decentralized energy ecosystem.
🎧 Sustainable Soundbite
"The cleanest energy is the energy you don’t use."
– Brad Pilgrim
✅ Your Green Building Action Plan
Transform your next project with these steps:
- This Week: Audit HVAC operations — look for inefficiencies and explore retrofit potential.
- This Quarter: Assess your building’s grid readiness and investigate demand response programs.
- This Year: Implement a scalable HVAC optimization strategy that supports both decarbonization and revenue.
🔗 Connect & Learn More
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🔗 Connect with Brad Pilgrim:
- Website: https://www.paritygo.com/
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/bradpilgrim
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