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Todd Thomas
Founder and CEO of Woodchuck.ai, a climate-tech startup using AI to transform construction wood waste into renewable energy. 4x bestselling author and TV host.
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Jul 17, 2026
7-17-26
43:31

Jake NicholsHOST
Can, are there any examples of jobs that you see, if you can tell a college, uh, a colle- a kid heading to college right now, "Here, here's a field you ought to get into because, uh, AI's gonna blow this up"?
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43:48Todd ThomasGUEST
Uh, you know, decades ago when I came out of college, the, the big thing, everybody had to be good at spreadsheets, right? You need to be able to create a spreadsheet and, and plug in formulas and, and, and analyze things, right? Today, I think those table stakes are AI, and I would say specifically agentic AI.
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Every kid coming out, whatever industry they're going into, doesn't matter, learn agentic AI, make it part of your tool set, and it will help you in whatever field you wanna go into.
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44:21Todd ThomasGUEST
His business is installing signage, uh, and signage on buildings, uh, wraps on cars.
Woodchuck.ai is Transforming Construction Waste into Energy, talk with Todd Thomas
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5:57Todd ThomasGUEST
And I really love that approach, and I think every community should take that on.
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6:01Todd ThomasGUEST
Our knee-jerk reaction shouldn't be no, because a data center done well should bring net benefit to your community.
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6:12Todd ThomasGUEST
And there's a couple of important topics, important questions that communities should ask.
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6:17Todd ThomasGUEST
So communities should go to the developer of the data center, and they should have an open, transparent discussion.
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15:32Reetu GuptaHOST
My question is like, what role has the storytelling helped you in creating awareness or attracting partners, building your business? How does that, how does that help your overall
235: From Trash to Power: Diverting Construction Waste at Industrial Scale
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Evelyn LeeHOST
So how did you find yourself in a position where you saw Woodchuck as a viable company?
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10:28Todd ThomasGUEST
I've worked in a number of different industries, including construction, but also manufacturing, automotive, sustainability.
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10:35Todd ThomasGUEST
But again, the, the common thread was always emerging technologies, and the last several companies have been AI platforms.
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10:42Todd ThomasGUEST
And so the, the origin of Woodchuck really comes back to NorthStar Clean Energy.
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10:47Todd ThomasGUEST
So NorthStar Clean Energy is the renewable energy side of the public utility for the state of Michigan.
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Evelyn LeeHOST
Is there other areas that architects can be adding greater value? G- we don't usually get this deep outside of maybe what our specifications can say on waste diversion when it comes to our buildings.