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The Building Science Podcast

The Building Science Podcast

Carbon Fluency

Architects and engineers have great power because they make decisions that influence resource and energy use in their buildings. With great power comes great responsibility and now is the time to become fluent in the language of embodied carbon. In this episode Kristof has a lively conversation with Z. Smith and Kelsey Wotila fromEskewDumezRipple on this and some adjacent topics.

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The V In HVAC - Part 2

This episode is the second in a two part series and a deep dive into the V in HVAC - demystifying the ventilation paradigm and making ERVs a topic you can wrap your head around after a few listens.

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The V In HVAC - Part 1

This episode is a two part series and a deep dive into the V in HVAC - demystifying the ventilation paradigm and making ERVs a topic you can wrap your head around after a few listens.

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Texas Goes Passive

Join Kristof as the Fagin Partners tell us their unique story of operating in the developer driven construction world to sacrificing profit for the principled push forward in industry transformation.

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Breathe Like You Mean It

Join Kristof as he discusses a broad array of topics that affect every single person who breathes inside a house (so, ya know, most people) with Dr. Brett Singer of Lawrence Berkley National Labs.

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Season 5 Preview

We just wrapped an unthinkable season 4 of The Building Science Podcast. We hope you'll join us for season 5 in 2019. Hear more about what we'll be discussing.

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Excuse Me, Your Building Is Leaking

Join Kristof and friend of the podcast, Keith Simon, as they talk with Duane Jonlin, who knows more about Seattle and the state of Washington’s energy code than just about anybody out there as they discuss air leakage testing, energy code, and what Austin can learn from Seattle.  

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What The Heck Is HOMEChem?

This week’s episode features an interview with Corbett Lunsford on the HOMEChem experiments that were being conducted alongside the filming of a brand new, building science focused show called Home Diagnosis TV (be on the lookout for that). Of course, we're really excited about the potential of Indoor Air Quality education coming to the masses. It's the future fulcrum point of housing and health care.

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5 Principles Of A Healthy Home

Health is the new green - this message is seemingly everywhere these days. It's clear that a shift is underway in the way we think about our homes and buildings. A quality building does more than just use energy efficiently, it needs to provide for the occupants. This means recognizing that our clients will spend their time immersed in the air we create for them and that indoor air is a dominant exposure. Now is the time to get clear on how our homes and buildings relate to health, comfort and well-being and, more importantly, what to do about it. 

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