Hans Dayal is a local fixture in the Vancouver film production scene, and one of the earliest voices building the actual business case for sustainable power on set. In this Best Of The Tie-In episode, he breaks down what it takes to get production executives on board: the real labor and cabling costs a single battery eliminates, how to build a one-sheet that makes the savings undeniable, and why renewable diesel became a near-effortless sell once crews understood what it actually was. He also walks through the biggest proof point yet: a one-megawatt battery borrowed straight from the oil patch that ran an entire 500-person Alberta backlot and replaced five diesel generators outright. Also included, the story of how Virgin River went from a crew that didn't understand what he was talking about in season one to running entire weeks without burning fuel by season two.

This is an abridged excerpt of a previously released episode. Listen/watch the full episode!

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ohv44dO7uOg]

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2fuTOlsHmOSD7AvQnleSlB?si=RPDEI4fQReevAxN7Amnu5Q

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s1-e22-solving-problems-in-a-collective-way/id1753867919?i=1000676628383

Connect with Hans Dayal

🎙️ Linkedin: : https://www.linkedin.com/in/hansdayal/

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What if you could build one set — and use it for three different shows? Emmy Award-winning production designer Adam Rowe did exactly that. In this Best Of clip from The Tie In, Adam walks through the real-world case study behind "Good Glam Lock" — how a CBS medical drama set he designed in Toronto became a Netflix makeup headquarters, then a CBS law firm, traveled by semi-truck across the border, and now lives permanently at Paramount in Los Angeles.This isn't theory. It's a working blueprint for how the entertainment industry can reduce waste, cut costs, and build bigger, better-looking sets by reusing what already exists.

What you'll learn:

— Why designing for modularity from day one unlocks reuse down the line

— How the same set looked completely different across Good Sam, Glamorous, and Matlock

— Why audiences "forgive and forget" — and what that means for production design

— The RGB lighting trick that worked across all three shows

— How reuse let Matlock afford a set it never could have built from scratch

Perfect for production designers, art directors, set decorators, producers, UPMs, sustainability coordinators, and anyone responsible for art department budgets in film and TV.

Topics: sustainable production design, set reuse, circular economy film, art department sustainability, production efficiency, CBS network television, Netflix production, Matlock, Glamorous, Good Sam, Emmy Award production design, entertainment sustainability, green production, film set design, cost-effective production

🎙️ FEATURED GUEST:

Adam Rowe — Emmy Award-winning Production Designer & Art Director

Credits include: Matlock (CBS), Glamorous (Netflix), Good Sam (CBS), Mad Men, Parks and Recreation, Rent: Live (Fox)

Perfect for production designers, art directors, set decorators, scenic artists, producers, UPMs, sustainability coordinators, and anyone in the art department who wants to do more with less.

Topics Covered: set reuse, sustainable production design, circular economy film, art department sustainability, production efficiency, CBS television, Netflix production, Matlock, Glamorous, Good Sam, Emmy Award production design, entertainment sustainability, green production design, film set design, cost-effective production, scenery reuse

This is an abridged excerpt of a previosly recorded episode.

🔗 Listen/Watch to the full episode:

YouTube: https://youtu.be/73iYlRcEXZQ

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7HLZ0BC9qc9PXSc7GGogZl?si=qHdf0d3CQRqh8Yqv9VbIpw

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s2-e27-crafting-climate-action-with-production/id1753867919?i=1000715272047

Watch these videos for more inside details about the set reuse on these projects:

If You’re Not Re-Using It Your Losing It: https://youtu.be/EIZU2yX38_U

The Modern Medieval Catapult Master, Set Construction Coordinator Joe Madziak: https://youtu.be/E36ZaTVyDbI

🎙️ Connect with Adam:

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rowdy.rowe/

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-rowe-703608264/

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Zena Harris on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/zenaharris

Mark Rabin on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rabinmark

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Dr. Ryan Wartena — PhD electrochemical engineer and battery innovator — joins Mark and Zena on The Tie-In to break down the clean energy framework any production can use today.

This Best Of episode covers Ryan's two-question energy-budgeting framework, the difference between power and energy, the "magic trick" strategy for converting renewable-energy skeptics, and why he believes we'll reach 500% renewable energy in our lifetime.

Perfect for sustainability professionals, event producers, film production managers, facility directors, energy managers, and anyone trying to move their operation off diesel.

Topics: clean energy framework, energy budgeting, power vs energy explained, battery storage, Burning Man carbon inventory, renewable energy film production, sustainable events, energy awareness, solar power, carbon accounting, clean energy transition, electrochemical engineering, virtual power plants, diesel generator alternative

⚡ WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:

— The two questions that right-size any clean energy system from scratch

— The difference between power and energy

— and why it matters for every production

— Why solar + battery has reached cost parity with diesel

— The "magic trick" strategy for converting skeptics on set or at an event

— Why everyone is already at energy awareness level one

— Why Ryan believes 500% renewable energy is achievable in our lifetime

This is an abridged excerpt of a previously released episode.

Listen/watch the full episode!

YouTube: https://youtu.be/tx5BjLBs1XE

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2t6kdYHWv1FLRo6W5emBJK?si=XgOfkauATiS4EEIDV0O2vQ

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s1-e7-taking-sustainability-to-new-heights-with-dragon/id1753867919?i=1000665130133

🎙️ Connect with Dr. Ryan Wartena:

📸 Instagram: @southernbeams, @theryanwartena

🌐 southernbeams.com

🎙️ Connect with your hosts:

💼 Zena Harris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zenaharris/

💼 Mark Rabin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rabinmark/

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