All Episodes

Your Building Might Look Beautiful — But Does It Actually Make You Feel Good? — Episode 159 with Eliza Engle

We Keep Tearing Out Perfectly Good Buildings — And Calling It Progress — Episode 158 with Lona Rerick and Jesce Walz

Good Design Should Be Felt — Not Explained — Episode 157 with Cristina Ballester and Mitchell Ramseur

We Have the Technology to Build Smarter — So What’s Holding Us Back? — Episode 156 with Dr. George Guszcza

We Need Healthcare Space Faster — But Are We Building It the Wrong Way? – Episode 155 with Eric Waller

We’re Building for Sustainability — But Is That Enough Anymore? – Episode 154 with Gunnar Hubbard

Your Home Meets Code — But That Doesn’t Mean It’s Healthy – Episode 153 with Brian Johnson

We’ve Engineered Nature Out of Our Buildings — And Our Bodies Are Paying the Price – Episode 152 with Lynne Peeples

We’re Designing Buildings for Energy — But Forgetting the Humans – Episode 151 with Paul Rogers

The Perfect Classroom Doesn't Exist — And That's the Point – Episode 150 with Will Gridley

The Greatest Barrier to Better Buildings Isn't Technology — It's Fear – Episode 149 with Eric Corey Freed

Most Buildings Are Designed to Shelter You — The Best Ones Are Designed to Change How You Feel – Episode 148 with Hamid Mohammadi

Your Building Isn't Making You Sick by Accident — Why Comfort, Air Quality & Building Science Are Designed, Not Discovered – Episode 147 with Sarah Gudeman

Your Building Isn't Too Airtight — It's Breathing the Wrong Way: The Hidden Science of Healthy Buildings, Ventilation & Passive House – Episode 146 with Denise Martin

The Biggest Threat to Student Success Isn't in the Classroom — It's the School Building We Keep Ignoring – Episode 145 with Alana Pinckley

Architecture Is More Political Than Politics — The Hidden Power Buildings Have to Shape Society, Identity & Human Behavior – Episode 144 with Isun Kazerani

Most Building Projects Are Set Up to Fail Before Design Even Begins — The Costly Disconnect Between Real Estate, Architecture & Construction – Episode 144 with Jonathan Wolk

Canada Spent 20 Years Building More Housing — So Why Do Our Cities Feel Less Inspiring Than Ever? – Episode 142 with Alexander Josephson

Most Restaurants Are Designed Backwards — The Hidden Operational Mistakes Hurting Staff, Customers & Profits – Episode 141 with Ryan Mikita

Retail Is Broken, Employees Are Miserable & Your Store Design Might Be Driving Customers Away — How Better Buildings Can Fix the Experience Crisis – Episode 140 with Brian Bucher

Designing Hospitals That Actually Heal: What Architects Get Wrong About Healthcare - Episode 139 with Emily McGee

Dark Hallways, Toxic Materials & Dead Offices — Why Most Buildings Still Ignore Human Health (and How Designers Can Fix It) – Episode 138 with Molly Polehna

Big Box, Bigger Problems – Why Retail Design Is Failing Humans (and the Radical Rethink Canadian Tire Is Betting On) – Episode 137 with Sarah Heppinstall

Building Without Walls – Why Architecture’s Obsession with Control Is Killing Creativity (and How Nature Holds the Answer) - Episode 136 with Anne Romme

Designing in the Dark – Why Modern Buildings Are Failing Our Biology (and What Norway Gets Right) - Episode 135 with Knut Knut Hjeltnes

Building Hope from Garbage – Why the Future of Sustainable Design Might Look Nothing Like You Expect - Episode 134 with Matthew Panaitz

Cooling the Concrete Jungle – Rethinking Urban Heat and Human Comfort Through Radiant Design - Episode 133 with Dorit Aviv & Eric Teitelbaum

Cooling the Concrete Jungle – Rethinking Urban Heat and Human Comfort Through Radiant Design - Episode 133 with Dorit Aviv & Eric Teitelbaum

Salutogenic Design and the Future of Prisons – Episode 132 with Helena Pombares

The Empty City Lie: Why We Keep Building Out While Our Best Land Sits Wasted – Episode 131 with Chelsey Jersak

The Sustainability Illusion: Why “Green Design” Is Failing People—and What Actually Works – Ep 130 with Jenny Heim

The Story Lie: Why “Technical Excellence” Is Killing Trust—and What Actually Makes People Believe – Ep 129 with Robert Bean

Hidden in Plain Sight: Why Your “Safe” Isn’t Safe – And the Rise of the Secret Room – Ep 128 with Steve Humble

Why Windows Fail and Daylight Wins: Rethinking Light in Buildings – Ep 127 with Jon Phillips

Cutting Holes in the Roof (On Purpose): Why Daylight from Above Changes Everything – Ep 126 with Richard Williams

Are We Designing Blind? Why Architecture Must Measure Its Impact – Ep 125 with Dr. Helia Taheri

The Beauty of the "Wrong" Way: Curiosity, Constraints & Designing From the Heart – Ep 124 with Lila Allen

Designing With All The Senses: Rethinking Science, Sustainability & Soul – Ep 123 with Scott Gustafson

Insisting on Beauty in a Code-Obsessed World – Ep 122 with Internationally Acclaimed Architect, Alison Brooks

Modern Design is Ruining the Tropics: Reclaiming the Soul of Caribbean Architecture – Ep 121 with Peter Sandiford

Rethinking Homebuilding: Why Competitive Bidding is Killing Your Dream Home – Ep 120 with Monika Zasada

How Does One of the Largest School Systems in the World Design for Success? - Ep 119 with Thierry Paret

Is Your Building Too “Healthy”: How Ventilation May Be Making Us Sick – Ep 118 with Joseph Lstiburek

Your Water Is Lying to You: The Hidden Crisis in ‘Safe’ Drinking Water – Ep 117 with Cydian Kauffman

Architecture Is Failing Us: Can Design Become Public Health? – Ep 116 with Yiselle Santos Rivera

Twilight Indoors: Are Our Buildings Making Us Sick? – Ep 115 with Jan Denneman

Glass vs. Plastic: Are We Settling for Disposable Daylighting? – Ep 114 with David Leinbach & Terry MacGillivary

Sunlight Is Medicine: Have We Engineered the Healing Power of Nature Out of Our Cities? – Ep 113 with Georg Molzer

Rewriting the Rules: Are 21st-Century Schools Finally Putting Students First—or Just Rebranding the Same Old Boxes? – Ep 112 with Cory Boudreau

Classrooms on the Frontlines: Are NYC Schools Our Best Hope—or Biggest Gamble—in Climate Resilience? – Ep 111 with Caleb Crawford

Ripping Out the Wires: Why Low Voltage Might Be the Smartest—and Most Dangerous—Idea in Building Design – Ep 110 with Jim Baldwin

Breaking Ground, Breaking Barriers: Why Dirt Work Is the Real Foundation of Healthy Buildings – Ep 109 with Brenna Moore

“Let There Be Light—Or Else: Why Denying Daylight Is Costing Us Our Health” – Ep 108 with Dr. Lorne Whitehead

Why “Good Design” Might Be Hurting Us: The Case for Sensory Accessibility and Invisible Disabilities – Ep 107 with Eliza Redmann

Why Your Dream Home Might Be a Mistake: The Case for Smaller, Smarter, Soulful Design – Ep 106 with Toby Witte

The Most Sustainable Building Is Already Built: Why Architects Still Chase New – Ep 105 with Tommaso Bitossi

Your Building Might Be Making You Sick: Why Nature Is Non-Negotiable – Ep 104 with Helena van Vliet

We Built Sick Buildings: How AI and Automation Might Just Save Us – Ep 103 with Renée Jacobs

Sustainability Is a Broken Word: Why “Green” Buildings Fail the People Inside – Ep 102 with Roberto Vega Peralta

Safety Theatre Is Killing Us: Why Your Building’s Emergency Plan Is a Lie – Ep 101 with Sam Mathews

SPECIAL 100TH EPISODE OF BETTER BUILDINGS FOR HUMANS!

Is Concrete is Killing Us? Rethinking Architecture from the Ground Up – Ep 99 with Alexandra Nikolova and Jonas Aversøg

Are We Failing Future Doctors? The Hidden Power of Medical School Design – Ep 98 with Karen Parzych

Are Buildings Designed to Die? How Circular Construction Could Save Our Cities – Ep 97 with Felix Heisel

Are Architects Failing Nature? Reclaiming Buildings as Living Systems – Ep 96 with Philip Donovan

Is Construction Killing Sustainability? Rethinking Waste with AI – Ep 95 with Todd Thomas

Can Buildings Re-Traumatize Us? Rethinking ‘Safe Spaces – Ep 94" with Stephen Parker

Is Your Wall Paint Poisoning You? Fighting Greenwashing with Pure Paint – Ep 93 with Gena Arthur

Can AI Save Buildings from Themselves? Olympic Grit Meets Climate Crisis – Ep 92 with Donna Vakalis

Daylight Deprived: How Modern Buildings Are Harming Human Health – Ep 91 with Marilyne Andersen

Can Rice Hulls Replace Concrete and Save The Planet? – Ep 90 with Bryan Eagle

Toxic Air, Dull Minds: How CO₂ is Undermining Your Brainpower Indoors – Ep 89 with Sandra Dedesko

Designing for Instinct: Eye-Tracking, Emotion & the Future of Architecture" – Ep 88 with Ann Sussman & Kelsey Bradley

Your Building Isn’t Ready for What’s Coming: The Climate Crisis No One’s Designing For – Ep 87 with Phil Galway-Witham

You Can’t Buy Your Way Out of Bad Air: The Harsh Truth About Indoor Pollution"– Ep 86 with Lauren Ferguson

Are Our Buildings Making Us Sick? The Case for Architectural Medicine"– Ep 85 with Tim Rossi

Is Daylighting a Luxury? – Ep 84 with Eric Daniel and Rich Glenny

The Lightest Solid on Earth: Can Aerogel Rethink How We Build?” – Ep 83 with Peter Pescatore

Designing for Health: How the WELL Standard Creates Truly Better Buildings– Ep 82 with Nathan Stodola

Are Car Dealerships the Future of Great Design? What Retail Architecture Gets Right (and Wrong)” – Ep 81 with Shawn Houghtling & Bryce Jarman

Are We Designing Windows All Wrong? The Hidden Flaw in Modern Building Standards – Ep 80 with Michael Kent

Net Zero or Net Confusion? GBI’s Fight for Clarity in a Carbon-Crazed World” – Ep 79 with Vicki Worden

Is “Human-Centric” Design Enough? The Case for Eudaemonic Design – Ep 78 with Jenna Mikus

Are Metal Buildings the Future of Sustainable Design – Ep 77 with Art Hance

Is Traditional Construction Obsolete? How 3D Printing is Reshaping Housing – Ep 76 with Gene Eidelman

Are Architects Ready for AI? How Tech is Disrupting Design" – Ep 75 with Garrett Herbst

Is Traditional Air Conditioning Outdated? Smarter Cooling for a Warming World – Ep 74 with Dorit Aviv

Are Our Buildings Breaking Us? How Architecture Shapes Mental Resilience – Ep 73 with Marta Delgado

The Price of Going Tall: Hidden Challenges in Skyscraper Sustainability – Ep 72 with Peter Simmonds

Blurring Boundaries: How Modern Design Challenges Tradition – Ep 72 with Brian MacKay-Lyons and Doug Milburn

The Hidden Cost of Poor Design in Healthcare Spaces – Ep 70 with Roger Wilkerson

Designing for Healing—Neuroaesthetics, Biophilia, and Beauty in Buildings – Ep 69 with Mahwish Syed

Is Demolition Outdated? The Case for Adaptive Reuse – Ep 68 with Phillip Kuehne

Healing Through Design: The Bold Promise of Neuroarchitecture – Ep 67 with Yohany Albornoz

Cracking the TEDI Code: The Metric That’s Disrupting Sustainable Design – Ep 66 with Alejandra Menchaca

Are Schools Failing Students? How Better Design Could Be the Solution – Ep 65 with Craig Schiller

Are Your Lights Making You Sick? The Hidden Dangers of LED Lighting – Ep 64 with Scott Zimmerman

Shattering Limits: How ‘Ideal’ Translucent Glazings Are Changing Architecture Forever – Ep 63 with Doug Milburn

Courtyards, Community, and Controversy: Rethinking Multifamily Living – Ep 62 with Frances Anderton

Behind the Mass Timber Boom: Can It Overcome Supply and Code Challenges? – Ep 61 With Dean Lewis