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The Building Science Podcast — 162 episodes

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1

The Progress Paradox: How Codes Create Carbon

2

Demystifying Decarbonization: Data Driven Design

3

Perspectives on Hydronics in the Real World

4

(Un)Healthy Homes

5

Our Second PSA, The Humid Climate Conference in Austin May 4th & 5th!

6

Our Hidden Roommates

7

Hydronics: The OG HVAC - Part 2

8

Buildings as Habitat: Biodiversity-Informed Investments in Public Health

9

Hydronics: The OG HVAC - Part 1

10

Beyond the View

11

Cementing Carbon

12

Systems Thinking to Save the World - 50 years of Serious Commotion

13

Navigating the Path to Passive

14

Blurring the Edges Between Inside and Out

15

Commissioning Matters

16

Architectural Epidemiology

17

Design Matters: Aesthetics, Ethics and Architectural Impact

18

Architecture of Risk: Managing Liability & Uncertainty in the AEC

19

Building the Movement

20

Sustainability & Climate Wordcraft

21

Telling Better Stories

22

Architecture Out of Balance

23

An Architectural Optimist Wrote a Book - Part 3, Causing Good Design to Happen

24

Designer Desiccants, Molecular Filters, and the Prospects of Dehumidification

25

Unlocking Electrification with Passive Buildings

26

More Influence, More Impact, More Satisfaction

27

Tools For a Habitable Future

28

Rethinking The Wood Supply Chain

29

Modular Part 2 - Working Skillfully Within Constraint

30

Modular Part 1 - It doesn't have to be so *$%! Hard!

31

Pickleball Goes Passive

32

Is There a Passive House Aesthetic?

33

Our First PSA, Humid Climate Conference in Austin, May 6-7!

34

Ultrasonics Comes to Market

35

Next Level Leverage

36

Houses are Made of Stories

37

Entropy, Insight and Our Time to Shine

38

Wood is Good?

39

Circles All the Way Down

40

Air-To-Water: Hydronic Hype or the Future?

41

Not Your Grandpa's Home Improvement Show

42

Excuse Me, Your Coil is Leaking

43

Healthy Home Revolution

44

Green Glop & Hair Shirts - Perspectives on Client Communication

45

An Architectural Optimist Wrote a Book Part 2 - Design Excellence through Practice

46

Filter Feast Part 2

47

Filter Feast Part 1

48

The “Roaring 20s” for IAQ

49

An Architectural Optimist Wrote a Book

50

Making Quality Homes A(a)ffordable?

51

The Future of Homes

52

Hempcrete Homes: A Growing Industry

53

Architectural Solar: A New Normal

54

Build. Not too much. Mostly with plants.

55

Building Science Journalism

56

Low Carbon Buildings - What’s Next? Wow. Just Wow

57

Direct DC-to-LED Lighting (Bonus Short Episode)

58

An Introduction to Embodied Carbon & Buildings

59

Do you like it hot? Do you want it now? Do you want it to last forever?

60

Building Passion For Passive

61

Proving Passive House Is Practical, Possible, & Promising (In Climate Zone 2A)

62

The Business of Building Science

63

Energy With Memory

64

Keep It Dry !

65

PFAS In Building Products

66

Zen & The Art of Continuous IAQ Monitoring

67

To Grow A Home, To Grow A Future

68

One Wheel Down and The Axle Dragging: The Texas Grid Failure Explained

69

Indoor Data Quality

70

What Would This Old House Say?

71

"Faster Horses" & The Future Of HVAC

72

Through The Looking Glass Of High Performance Windows

73

Ventilation & Virus Transmission Prevention (And Other Topics Too)

74

The Westford Summer Camp Blues

75

Obsessed With Humidity

76

Constructal Law Meets Building Science - Flow Systems Are Everywhere

77

Stewardship & The Future of Engineering

78

Passive House Accelerator

79

A House Needs To Breathe... Or Does It?

80

The 5 Principles Of A Healthy Home - Start With A Good Enclosure

81

2019: Looking Back & Looking Forward

82

Death Of The Suburbs: An Urban Manifesto

83

Carbon Fluency

84

The Insulation Decision

85

The V In HVAC - Part 2

86

The V In HVAC - Part 1

87

That's How The Light Gets In

88

Fix-A-Flat For Houses?

89

Don't Just Build A House. Build A Legacy.

90

Just Don't Tell Them It's Passive House!

91

End Game Refrigerants

92

You Don't Know What You Don't Know, You Know?

93

Texas Goes Passive

94

There's What In This Building?!

95

Breathe Like You Mean It

96

Season 5 Preview

97

Do You Have 2030 Commitment Issues?

98

3 Hot Topics Served Crunchy

99

What Do Spec Homes Dream Of?

100

Excuse Me, Your Building Is Leaking

101

What The Heck Is HOMEChem?

102

5 Principles Of A Healthy Home

103

The Building Science Podcast Presents: The Edifice Complex

104

The Building Science Podcast Presents: The Build Show

105

Inside The Mind Of An HVAC Contractor (Or Two)

106

Locavore Dirt Construction?

107

Use Your Tools - The New COTE Tool Kit

108

Welcome To The Filtration Station

109

Let's Get Legal-ish

110

Circus Or Symphony

111

Dirty Socks & Your HVAC Coil

112

Architectural Yogurt

113

Our Homes, Our Health

114

Respect The Trade, Build The Craft

115

The Future Of Water Heaters Is Here

116

Forget What You Know About Buildings: An Interview With Kiel Moe

117

The Secret Life Of Concrete

118

Design & Construction In Humid Climates

119

Don't Wait For The Market

120

The Beauty Of Hot Water

121

The Beauty Of A Healthy Building

122

The Beauty Of Climate Appropriate Design

123

The Beauty Of Urban Infill

124

Season 3 Reflections | Season 4 Preview

125

The Beauty Of Performance

126

Knowing & Using VRF

127

Stucco - (Much) More Than Meets The Eye

128

Intelligent Environments: Building Science & Predictive Analytics Collide

129

Hitting The Reset Button

130

Everything You Never Knew About Earthen Construction

131

IEQ Series - Hearing Architecture & ISQ

132

Efficiency Is Not Enough - The Science Of Sustainability

133

Ducts & Sealing & Health, Oh My!

134

An Interview With John Semmelhack Of Think Little

135

IEQ Series - Seeing Architecture & ILQ

136

Why VRF Matters

137

Humidity, Attics, & Spray Foam, Oh My!

138

A Haunting HVAC Tale - Halloween Special Short

139

IEQ Series - Thermal Comfort With Robert Bean (Part 2)

140

IEQ Series - Thermal Comfort With Robert Bean (Part 1)

141

IEQ Series - An Introduction

142

Water, Water, Everywhere (In Its Fourth State Too)

143

Better Shelter - An Interview With Jason Ballard

144

Delivering Better Buildings - A Discussion On Integrated Project Delivery

145

On The Road Again - The Basics Of Vapor Compression

146

Bearing Witness & The Path To Better Construction

147

Construction Practices & Public Health

148

Radiant Heating & Cooling With Messana

149

An Interview With Dr. Allison Bailes III

150

Living Inside Anywhere, Part 5

151

Living Inside Anywhere, Part 4

152

Living Inside Anywhere, Part 3

153

Living Inside Anywhere, Part 2

154

Living Inside Anywhere, Part 1

155

Attic Ventilation

156

Comfort, Health & The Basics of HVAC

157

Micro/Macro Perspectives: Short

158

Passive House At A Glance

159

Radiant Heating & Cooling

160

A Brief History Of Air Conditioning

161

Glazing & Comfort

162

Phase Change Materials