EPISODE · Apr 15, 2026 · 52 MIN
Building Sustainably In A Housing Crisis
from Green Architects' Lounge · host Chris Briley and Phil Kaplan
00:00 Show Intro 02:43 Hot Paper Toddy 06:21 Why Housing Hurts 11:36 Musical Chairs 13:07 Durability Matters 14:35 Sustainability Tradeoffs 17:07 Density And Growth 19:01 NIMBY Roadblocks 24:31 Small Project Barriers 26:11 Code Changes Coming 35:11 When Green Goes Too Far 38:38 Practical Solutions 47:12 Modular Momentum 50:15 Final Call
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Chris and Phil take on the housing crisis from inside the design and building world, asking where architects, codes, sustainability standards, and local politics are helping or getting in the way. They get into housing shortage, NIMBY resistance, affordability tradeoffs, and why “heads in beds” still has to line up with durability, health, and long term performance. It is a candid one for architects, builders, and building science nerds trying to balance better buildings with the urgent need for more housing.
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