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The Building Science Podcast — 161 episodes

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1

Demystifying Decarbonization: Data Driven Design

2

Perspectives on Hydronics in the Real World

3

(Un)Healthy Homes

4

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

5

Our Hidden Roommates

6

Hydronics: The OG HVAC - Part 2

7

Buildings as Habitat: Biodiversity-Informed Investments in Public Health

8

Hydronics: The OG HVAC - Part 1

9

Beyond the View

10

Cementing Carbon

11

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

12

Navigating the Path to Passive

13

Blurring the Edges Between Inside and Out

14

Commissioning Matters

15

Architectural Epidemiology

16

Design Matters: Aesthetics, Ethics and Architectural Impact

17

Architecture of Risk: Managing Liability & Uncertainty in the AEC

18

Building the Movement

19

Sustainability & Climate Wordcraft

20

Telling Better Stories

21

Architecture Out of Balance

22

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

23

Designer Desiccants, Molecular Filters, and the Prospects of Dehumidification

24

Unlocking Electrification with Passive Buildings

25

More Influence, More Impact, More Satisfaction

26

Tools For a Habitable Future

27

Rethinking The Wood Supply Chain

28

Modular Part 2 - Working Skillfully Within Constraint

29

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

30

Pickleball Goes Passive

31

Is There a Passive House Aesthetic?

32

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

33

Ultrasonics Comes to Market

34

Next Level Leverage

35

Houses are Made of Stories

36

Entropy, Insight and Our Time to Shine

37

Wood is Good?

38

Circles All the Way Down

39

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

40

Not Your Grandpa's Home Improvement Show

41

Excuse Me, Your Coil is Leaking

42

Healthy Home Revolution

43

Green Glop & Hair Shirts - Perspectives on Client Communication

44

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

45

Filter Feast Part 2

46

Filter Feast Part 1

47

The “Roaring 20s” for IAQ

48

An Architectural Optimist Wrote a Book

49

Making Quality Homes A(a)ffordable?

50

The Future of Homes

51

Hempcrete Homes: A Growing Industry

52

Architectural Solar: A New Normal

53

Build. Not too much. Mostly with plants.

54

Building Science Journalism

55

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

56

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

57

An Introduction to Embodied Carbon & Buildings

58

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

59

Building Passion For Passive

60

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

61

The Business of Building Science

62

Energy With Memory

63

Keep It Dry !

64

PFAS In Building Products

65

Zen & The Art of Continuous IAQ Monitoring

66

To Grow A Home, To Grow A Future

67

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

68

Indoor Data Quality

69

What Would This Old House Say?

70

"Faster Horses" & The Future Of HVAC

71

Through The Looking Glass Of High Performance Windows

72

Ventilation & Virus Transmission Prevention (And Other Topics Too)

73

The Westford Summer Camp Blues

74

Obsessed With Humidity

75

Constructal Law Meets Building Science - Flow Systems Are Everywhere

76

Stewardship & The Future of Engineering

77

Passive House Accelerator

78

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

79

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

80

2019: Looking Back & Looking Forward

81

Death Of The Suburbs: An Urban Manifesto

82

Carbon Fluency

83

The Insulation Decision

84

The V In HVAC - Part 2

85

The V In HVAC - Part 1

86

That's How The Light Gets In

87

Fix-A-Flat For Houses?

88

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

89

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

90

End Game Refrigerants

91

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

92

Texas Goes Passive

93

There's What In This Building?!

94

Breathe Like You Mean It

95

Season 5 Preview

96

Do You Have 2030 Commitment Issues?

97

3 Hot Topics Served Crunchy

98

What Do Spec Homes Dream Of?

99

Excuse Me, Your Building Is Leaking

100

What The Heck Is HOMEChem?

101

5 Principles Of A Healthy Home

102

The Building Science Podcast Presents: The Edifice Complex

103

The Building Science Podcast Presents: The Build Show

104

Inside The Mind Of An HVAC Contractor (Or Two)

105

Locavore Dirt Construction?

106

Use Your Tools - The New COTE Tool Kit

107

Welcome To The Filtration Station

108

Let's Get Legal-ish

109

Circus Or Symphony

110

Dirty Socks & Your HVAC Coil

111

Architectural Yogurt

112

Our Homes, Our Health

113

Respect The Trade, Build The Craft

114

The Future Of Water Heaters Is Here

115

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

116

The Secret Life Of Concrete

117

Design & Construction In Humid Climates

118

Don't Wait For The Market

119

The Beauty Of Hot Water

120

The Beauty Of A Healthy Building

121

The Beauty Of Climate Appropriate Design

122

The Beauty Of Urban Infill

123

Season 3 Reflections | Season 4 Preview

124

The Beauty Of Performance

125

Knowing & Using VRF

126

Stucco - (Much) More Than Meets The Eye

127

Intelligent Environments: Building Science & Predictive Analytics Collide

128

Hitting The Reset Button

129

Everything You Never Knew About Earthen Construction

130

IEQ Series - Hearing Architecture & ISQ

131

Efficiency Is Not Enough - The Science Of Sustainability

132

Ducts & Sealing & Health, Oh My!

133

An Interview With John Semmelhack Of Think Little

134

IEQ Series - Seeing Architecture & ILQ

135

Why VRF Matters

136

Humidity, Attics, & Spray Foam, Oh My!

137

A Haunting HVAC Tale - Halloween Special Short

138

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

139

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

140

IEQ Series - An Introduction

141

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

142

Better Shelter - An Interview With Jason Ballard

143

Delivering Better Buildings - A Discussion On Integrated Project Delivery

144

On The Road Again - The Basics Of Vapor Compression

145

Bearing Witness & The Path To Better Construction

146

Construction Practices & Public Health

147

Radiant Heating & Cooling With Messana

148

An Interview With Dr. Allison Bailes III

149

Living Inside Anywhere, Part 5

150

Living Inside Anywhere, Part 4

151

Living Inside Anywhere, Part 3

152

Living Inside Anywhere, Part 2

153

Living Inside Anywhere, Part 1

154

Attic Ventilation

155

Comfort, Health & The Basics of HVAC

156

Micro/Macro Perspectives: Short

157

Passive House At A Glance

158

Radiant Heating & Cooling

159

A Brief History Of Air Conditioning

160

Glazing & Comfort

161

Phase Change Materials