EP294 Pipe, Pumps & Prefab Rethinking How Mechanical Systems Get Built with Daniel Worm (September 2026)
Quotes from the episode: "A lot of it is design related." Daniel's reminder that piping material alone does not determine performance. " It'...
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Building HVAC Science - Building Performance, Science, Health & Comfort
Building HVAC Science covers all aspects of Building science, diagnosis, comfort, health, and efficiency. Hosted by measurement and building performance expert Bill Spohn, this show will tak...
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20 of 294 episodesEP293 A Fan Is Only as Good as the Duct Behind It with Bill Meyers (August 2026)
Quotes from the episode: "A fan's only as good as the ducting that's behind it. " "Condensation is really what we're after when we're talkin...
EP292 When Building Science Makes HVAC Sales More Ethical With Cameron Ferguson (August 2026)
Quotes from the episode: "What we think is an HVAC problem is more so a building problem." "My sales have never felt more ethical." "Rebates...
EP291 Buying the Technology Is the Easy Part with Brian Feenie (September 2026)
Quotes from the episode: "Are you still learning, or did you stop learning in your career?" "I would spend more time chasing the wrong probl...
EP290 From Apprentice to 55 Trucks: Building a Modern Plumbing Company With Max Hicks (August 2026)
Quotes from the episode: "Business doesn't care about your emotions. You just have to solve the problem." "The person that's best doing the...
EP289 Building Confidence: Making HVAC Design Visual With Russ & Connor King and Spencer Rosen of KwikModel (September 2026)
Quotes from the episode: "The HVAC system is just designed to match the rate at which that home is gaining or losing heat." — Spencer Rosen...
EP288 Where Duct Cleaning Meets HVAC Performance with Zach Ortwine (August 2026)
Quotes from the episode: "You can't really separate good air quality from good HVAC performance." "I wouldn't recommend to someone something...
EP287 BPI, Building Science, and the HVAC Opportunity With Amanda Hatherly (August 2026)
Quotes from the episode: "You don't know what you don't know." "That knowledge outside of energy efficiency is key for anyone working in the...
EP286 Stop Waiting for the World to Change with James Childre (August 2026)
Quotes from the episode: "The only way that change is going to occur is if I make it happen." "What makes a high-performance building? It's...
EP285 You Can't Control a System That's Open - Ken Allison on HVAC and the Building Envelope (August 2026)
Quotes from the episode: "I don't need the house to breathe. I need the people to." "You can't control a system that's open." "I would just...
EP284 What I Learned Building My Own Net-Zero Home With Bill Spohn (August 2026)
Quotes from the episode: "Net zero wasn't the goal—it was the outcome of making hundreds of good building science decisions." "One tiny inst...
EP283 AI in HVAC: Beyond the Hype With Tyler Nelson and Billy Spohn (August 2026)
Quotes from the episode: "This is no longer a push-pull industry. This is a thinking person's game now." "The better context you give AI, th...
EP282 Building Better Leaders: Jane Sidebottom on Mentorship, Workforce, and the Future of HVACR (July 2026)
Quotes from the episode: "It's not just about features and benefits anymore. It's about the impact your products have on your customer's bus...
EP281 Building a Diagnostic-First HVAC Company with Derek Aarstad
Quotes from the episode: "When your HVAC system is performing at 100%, but the home isn't, the problem isn't the equipment anymore." "Our jo...
EP280 What 130 Million Homes Can Teach HVAC with Scott Rosenberg (June 2026)
Quotes from the episode: "You sell an amazing product that represents the future of home heating and cooling. But selling it, promoting it,...
EP279 Curiosity, Heat Pumps, and the Details That Matter – A Conversation with Edward Louie (July 2026)
Quotes from the episode: "Comfort isn't just about air temperature—it's also about the temperature of everything around you." "If it's diffi...
EP278 From Boiler Timers to Predictive Control: Smarter Heat for Multifamily Buildings with Heather Zoberman from Entech (June 2026)
Quotes from the episode: "Technology does its best work when it turns invisible problems into obvious next steps." "Most buildings are alrea...
EP277 Dirty Little Secret: Why Heat Pumps Need Deep Cleaning with Gabriel Erde-Cohen (June 2026)
Quotes from the episode: "Heat pumps can't meet their promise if they're not properly maintained." "Vacuuming the filter matters, but it is...
EP276 When "Passed Inspection" Isn't Good Enough with Cy Porter (May 2026)
Quotes from the episode: "Passed inspection is not the same as built correctly." "The best inspectors keep learning, because no one person m...
EP275 The Sound of Better Buildings with Kieren McCord (May 2026)
Quotes from the episode: "The tighter your envelope, the more attention you have to pay to ventilation and indoor air quality." "The acousti...