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If you're a human being and you live indoors, this podcast is for you. We'll talk architecture, construction, and health from the human perspective. We will explore topics in-depth science-b...

An interview with Robert Bean and Lance MacNevin In this episode we unpack the rapidly transforming world of hydronic heating and cooling. W...

An interview with Dr. Eva King Our homes are indoor environments of our own making. These environments exist to make our lives better but of...

The Humid Climate Conference (HCC) is officially back in Austin this May 4th & 5th, and we have a fantastic line up of speakers and topics f...

An interview with Dr. Sarah Haines The Indoor Microbiome is the complex, invisible world of trillions of microorganisms living within indoor...

An interview with Benjamin Jewell. This is Part 2 of our latest series to familiarize our industry with the world of hydronics systems and a...

An interview with Helena van Vliet. “First we shape our buildings, thereafter they shape us.” - Winston Churchill (attributed) The natural w...

An interview with Benjamin Jewell. In this episode we are once again diving into the world of hydronics systems and air-to-water heat pumps....

An interview with Andrew Dryden. Windows are pivotal to the lived experience of a home. They impact the basic aesthetic and provide natural...

An interview with John Mead. This is a crossover episode with the Spring Street Passive House education and advocacy series. Welcome to a pi...

This may be the ultimate systems thinking interview. Beyond building science at the site scale, this is systems thinking to save the world....

This is a crossover episode with the Spring Street Passive House education and advocacy series. How do Passive House enclosure decisions act...

Why do we design indoor spaces the way we do? What are the unseen socio-cultural impacts involved and how do they impact other aspects of th...

Commissioning Matter - Establishing a Culture of Collaboration Who on the AEC team can deliver strategic guidance, direction, and leadership...

How do we expand the positive impacts of our buildings? Now is the time. The building sector is looking at a once-in-a-generation opportunit...

“It’s time to rethink the idea that architecture does not sully itself with social or ecological ills.” Jonathan Feldman (in conversation w/...

Risk is real in the AEC. True risk management isn't about avoidance, but about informed engagement. Homes and buildings today measure succes...

In this special episode of the Building Science Podcast Kristof is joined by Ilka Cassidy of Passive House at NESEA's BuildingEnergy Boston...

Understanding climate action through the words we use Keep an ear out for an easter egg after the outro on this one. The words we use matter...

“The world is not made of atoms, the world is made of stories” Muriel Rukeyser “Where do buildings come from?” is a question that comes with...

The tension between aesthetics and performance in architecture is a critical and complex issue in contemporary design. Architects are increa...

Join Kristof and Corey Squire in this third and final installment of their interview series discussing Corey’s book People Planet Design . I...

What is the future of dehumidification? Turns out this simple question opens up an exciting view of the future of IAQ generally. The goal of...

Passive house has become synonymous with the rapidly arriving new normal for our homes and buildings and offers layers of positive outcomes....

Empowering the practice of architecture to achieve consistent, predictable, positive impacts on human well-being and planetary health is per...

The work of the AEC is broader than buildings. On a daily basis we, collectively and individually, make decisions that have broad and lastin...

How can we build better supply chains for the built world? When it comes to the inconceivably vast amount of wood we use in our buildings, o...

Today we’re continuing the conversation on modular construction w/ Rommel Sulit and Chris Krager . Buckle up for some quotable quotes and im...

How often do you think about modular construction? Is it an idea whose time has come? There are those who view it as the only path forward t...

Who knew that an indoor pickleball facility could become a touchstone for high performance construction based on passive house principles? T...

At a fundamental level, passive house practitioners are engaged in a rebellion against poor quality design and construction. It’s becoming q...

Big news! The Humid Climate Conference is coming back to ATX and it’s time for some appropriate FOMO. We’re just two weeks out. You will be...

Today’s episode opens up the system of systems that delivers the materials, equipment and tools we use to deliver high quality homes and bui...

What if it’s true that “ We can not solve our problems using the same level of thinking that created them”? - Attributed to Albert Einstein...

Josh Salinger Joshua Salinger is CEO and Founder of Birdsmouth Design Build, a residential Design Build company located in Portland OR. In 1...

Luke Leung Luke is a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Fellow; He is also a Centennial Fellow from The Pennsylvania State...

Chris Magwood Chris works with the Embodied Carbon Team in the Carbon Free Buildings Program. He brings focus on carbon-storing material and...

How do we design and build affordable net-zero, carbon-negative homes? That important goal is the subject of today’s episode and is the focu...

You don’t have to be a building nerd or an engineer for a question like this to be relevant and important to consider. There are many reason...

We spend the vast majority of our time inside yet we actually know very little about what it means to live indoors. This is the case even th...

Moving heat with a heat pump is an unsung superhero in the global energy transition. Chances are nearly 100% that you’re using a heat pump r...

As a society we are learning, slowly but surely, how to design and build healthy indoor spaces for ourselves and our loved ones. Seeing the...

Designing and building a sustainable passive house is a powerful moment for all involved - the client, the architect, and the planet. For th...

Stated another way: Why is it that some firms produce a consistent stream of high-performing buildings, while others have trouble crafting a...

Topics include the basics of particulate capture, the tradeoffs between filtration efficiency, clean air delivery rate, and energy use, filt...

Topics include the basics of particulate capture, the tradeoffs between filtration efficiency, clean air delivery rate, and energy use, filt...

The 2020’s have so far been a decade of abundance and progress for society’s awareness and understanding of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ). Beyond...

There are few roles in society with the broad and lasting power of Architecture. Architecture both reflects and directs the story of a civil...

In a Seattle neighborhood, close to public transportation, Dan Whitmore and his associates are putting the money where their ideals are and...

Today we are going to dig into The Future of Homes with two home builders intent on delivering that future in the present. How do we make tr...

Why is the AEC industry still mostly ignoring hempcrete? There are a host of good reasons to use this renewable and low environmental impact...