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the Building Performance Podcast — 93 episodes

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#94 SPRAY JONES: Pitfalls and Tips for Spray Foam Insulation

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#93 LEAD IS STILL ALL OVER US: Eric Ritter on Lead in Homes, Products, and Cheese

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#92 HVAC Design Softwares with Russ King of KwikModel

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#91 DATALOGGERS 101: Tracking Performance by the Second with HOBO's Paul Gannett

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#90 HVAC NO MERCY MYTHBUSTING with Dr. Jeffrey Siegel

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#89 THE REAL JOB OF BUILDING: Matt Risinger on the Hardships and Obstacles of Contractors

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#88 I AM A PLANET: Microbiology of Homes with Rob Dunn

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#87: Home Ventilation Codes and What They're Missing

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#86: COVID-19 and the Science of Home Quarantine

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#85: Q&A on Mildew Causes, Additions, Formaldehyde Poisoning

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#84 FIRST Q&A: Home Diagnosis

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#83 AFFORDABLE OUTPERFORMS MARKET RATE: Bill Lazar on How to Win

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#82 THE TRUSTWORTHY CONTRACTOR PROFILE: The future of electricians, plumbers, and HVAC techs with Pete Sanders

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#81 KEEP ASKING QUESTIONS: Hap Haven on How to Know Home Performance

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#80 FUTURE BUILDING: Thomas Marston on Building Performance Policy

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#79 INFRARED PHOTOS OF YOUR FACE: Dr. Gregory Melvin on Medical Uses of Infrared Thermography

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#78 HOW TO REALLY OWN A HOME: John Krigger on Home Performance Helpfulness

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#77 ROCKING THE INSTALLATION: Matt Risinger on Building New High Performance Homes

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#76 LEAN CONSTRUCTION: Jeff Liker on The Toyota Way for Buildings

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#75 REALTORS OF THE FUTURE: Chad Curry on How Technology is Remaking Real Estate

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#74 SAFE, HEALTHY, AND TESTED: BPI's Larry Zarker means home performance, not VD

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#73 DRYING STUFF VS. DRYING AIR: Lew Harriman on Mastering Dehumidification

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#72 STUFF TO BUILD WITH: Ken Levenson on High Performance Building Supplies

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#71 SPRAY FOAM FAIL: Richard Beyer, Consumer Affected by Spray Foam Insulation

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#70 PERFORMANCE EVERYWHERE: Chris Dorsi on the Spread of Measured Improvement

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#69 WEB PERFORMANCE PRO: Peter Troast on What the Internet Proves

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#68 TINY HOME BUILDER: Dan Louche on the Microcosm of Green Building

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#67 ARCHITECT AS BUILDER: Chris Laumer-Giddens on Abandoning the Way Your Grandpappy Did It

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#66 RIGHT TOOL FOR THE JOB: Spohn & Bergmann on the Evolution of Test Equipment

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#65 TINY HOUSE HOTEL: Yes, This Is a Real Thing. Yes, It's Awesome.

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#64 THE CONTRACTOR AT THE TOP: Rick Chitwood on Being Unbeatable

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#63 ALL OVER THIS LAND: Taking the Temperature of Homebuilders Around the World

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#62 PERFECTION IS PURCHASABLE: Gavin Healy Can and Does Deliver Performance (and so can you)

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#61 BREAK FREE OF REBATES: Nate Adams on Private Market Home Performance Contracting

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#60 THE BOTTOM LINE: Russell King on HVAC Design & Energy Codes in Real Life

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#59 SPRAY FOAM SPECIALTY: Robert Lepage on Where, How, and Why

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#58 HOW TO WALK ON WATER: the U.S. EPA's New Free Guide for Moisture Control

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#57 PEOPLE ARE IDIOTS: Entertain What's Wrong in Green Building with the Green Curmudgeon

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#56 UNDERWATER BUILDINGS: Italian Building Scientists on Venezia's Age-Old Challenges

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#55 AIR LEAKAGE LOVE AFFAIR: Colin Genge on All Things Blower Door and Duct Testing

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#54 HOW BUILDERS THINK: Chase Ming on the Secret Sauce for Buildings and Clients

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#53 A/C CAN BE SEXY: Kristof Irwin on the Magic of Variable Refrigerant Capacity

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#52 NOT YOUR GRAMMA'S BUILDING SCIENTIST: Iain Walker on air tightness, testing, and the origin of stinkiness

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#51 WHAT GREEN'S REALLY WORTH: Appraisal Expert Sandra Adomatis on The Bottom Line

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#50 WEST SIDE, BABY! A Bunch of Californian Rockstars Show Us What's Behind the Curtain

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#49 THIS HOUSE SUCKS, BUT NOT VERY HARD: Brett Singer, scientist, shows us where depressurization testing has led us astray

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#48 PRODUCTS WILL SAVE US: Keith Aldridge on Future Solutions in Stuff

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#47 BIG SEXY MORTGAGES: Kerry Langley on How to Borrow More, Lend More, and Keep More with Energy Efficient Mortgages

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#46 PASSIVE HOUSE IS SEXY: Dan Whitmore and Adam Cohen, Builders Who Want You To Do It

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#45 SUPERMODEL OF ENERGY: Brian Christensen of REM/Rate on What Matters in Modeled Life

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#44 HOW TO WIN THEM OVER: interview with Gord Cooke of Construction Instruction about recognizing opportunities with clients

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#43 DEANS OF HOME PERFORMANCE: Roundtable of top-flight U.S. home performance trainers on what rocks and what sucks

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R&D IN REAL LIFE: interview with Joe Nagan, the Voice of Reality in the Home Performance Industry

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LIPSTICK ON A PIG: the Legendary Neil Moyer takes issue with the state of the industry

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BREATHING FREELY: interview with Paul Raymer, author of the Residential Ventilation Handbook and Master Moustache-Wearer

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PERFORMANCE EMPIRE: interview with C.R. Herro, Meritage Homes's Secret Weapon for High Performance Domination

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SHOW ME THE MONEY: interview with Teresa Lopez, CEO of Green Energy Money and green valuation expert

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HANK ON HVAC! Interview with Hank Rutkowski, author of ACCA Manuals J, D, S, T, etc, etc, and very colorful guy.

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CHALLENGE HOME: Sam Rashkin invites you to Build Better with the Dept. of Energy's Challenge Home Certification.

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Ventilation 2013: interview with Don Stevens of Panasonic and ASHRAE about 62.2 ventilation spec upcoming in summer of 2013.

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Mini-Split Heat Pump MAGIC! Interview with Mark Kuntz of Mitsubishi Heating & Cooling

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HOW TO STAY DRY: interview with Lew Harriman, moisture control maven

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Appraising the Value of Home Performance: interview with Michael Hobbs, Appraiser and Early Adopter

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HERS Rater Overlord 2: interview with Brett Dillon, godfather and gadfly of the system

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Performance Genius 2: interview with Gord Cooke, superstar of selling high performance homes

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Science is Magic: interview with David B. Goldstein, brilliant building technology researcher and author of 'Invisible Energy'

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Built Like a Tank: interview with Texas Homebuilding Superstars Travis Pate and John Harmon

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Upgrades Everywhere: interview with Sam Rashkin of the Dept. of Energy

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HVAC with MORE Science! Interview with Dennis Stroer of Calcs-Plus

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The Contractor is King: interview with Rick Helwig of DNR Construction

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Evolution of HVAC Testing: interview with researcher and trainer Bob Davis of Ecotope

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The Business as a System: the Science behind Running Your Home Performance Company from Mike Gorman

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The Law of the Land: interview with Pam Cole of PNNL on Fast-Evolving Energy Codes

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Why People Will Pay You For It: interview with Gord Cooke of Building Knowledge, Mastermind of making our industry profitable

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BPI and the Future of Home Performance Certification: interview with Vikki Murphy, Director of Affiliate Development

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The Tools We Crave: interview with Bill Spohn, career tool designer and co-owner of TruTech Tools

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ENERGY STAR Homes: interview with Sam Rashkin on the Future of Home Building

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How To Ventilate! Interview with Don Stevens of ASHRAE, HVI, and Panasonic fame

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High Performance Home Architecture: interview with Tom Bassett-Dilley, architect

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Carbon Monoxide Safety: interview with George Kerr, founding father of CO safety on several continents.

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Retrofit Research: interview with Marge Anderson, Whose Finger is on the Pulse of Building Performance

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HVAC with SCIENCE! interview with Dennis Stoer, HVAC right sizer and calculations guru

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Contractor Training: interview with Keith Williams, legend in Air Sealing and Retrofit Training

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Combustion Safety: Interview with Scott Suddreth of Building Performance Engineering on Training and Quality Control

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Building Science Software: Interview with Rob Salcido, senior engineer behind REM/Rate Residential Energy Modeling Software

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Hardcore Performance: interview with Brett Dillon, technical and training superstar.

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The Business of Selling Building Performance: Interview with Javier Ruiz, President of Senercon and 5 time Energy Star MVP

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Commercial/Industrial Energy Consulting: Interview with Kelly Shelton, energy management consultant and energy auditor.

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Home Inspection: an Interview with Jeff Beck, inspector, software designer, estimator, and marketer.

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HVAC: an Interview with Bronson Shavitz, HVAC diagnostician, designer and contractor

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Green Financing: an Interview with Joel Freehling, finance expert and green mortgage innovator

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Commercial Green Building Standards: an Interview with Jenny Carney, LEED O&M expert and reference guide author

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#1 WEATHERIZATION: interview with Kevin Dick, Weatherization Program Director