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UnBuild It Podcast — 186 episodes · page 1 of 2
166 - Why Is Steve So Angry? High-Performance Building Frustrations
165 - High-Performance Homes: Do They Really Cost More?
E164 - Back to Basics: Thermal Control Layers Explained
Back to Basics: Vapor Control Layers Explained | UnBuild It Podcast #163
162 - Back to Basics: Air Control Layers Explained
161 - Back to Basics: Water Control Layers Explained
160 - Designing Homes for Extreme Weather & Natural Disasters
159 - Climate Zone 7 Ceilings, Universal Design & Alternative Foundations
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity & Building Performance - 158
157 - Four Building Science Puzzles: Expansive Soils, Radiant Barriers & More
156 - Building Standards vs Better Buildings?
155 - ZIP-R on the Roof? Structural, Hygrothermal & Durability Tradeoffs
154 - Wildfire Zone Rainscreens & Smarter ZIP Sheathing Use
153 - Wall Details That Actually Work: Water, Air & Rainscreens
152 - Thermal & Structural Loads: Insulation, Wood, and Concrete
151 - Where Matters: Climate
150 - Social Media: The Best and Worst of Building Science
149 - I’ll Tell You Where to Stick That Opinion
148 - Dumb Ideas? Vented Crawlspaces & Over-Insulating Window Frames
147 - Dehumidification in Dry Climates & Vented Crawlspaces? Seriously?
146 - A Deep Dive on Windows: Glass, Performance & Condensation
E145 - High-Performance HVAC Ducting & Appliance Exhaust
E144 - Tips for Young Builders with Tim Hill – Risinger Build
143 - Venting Cathedral Roofs & 6-Sided Insulation Explained
142 - Sage Advice for Young Architects
141- BUILDING SCIENCE NAIVETE? You heard it here first!
140 - Window Installation: Can We Do Better?
139 - Roof framing, thermal bridging, and Cold climate wall worries
138 - Finding a High-Performance Builder
E137 - Another two-fer - Thermally-broken basement slab-to-Superior Wall panel connection AND exterior sump pumps
E136 - We Want More! Permanent Wood Foundations & Career Pivotal Moments
135 - ZIP-R for CZ 6B - New Construction? Continuous Air Control Layer for Exterior Retrofit CZ 4A?
134 - Another Double Feature - SIPs vs Stick-Frame & Thermal Degradation of Rigid Insulation
133 - Deep Dive on That Pesky Transition: Top-of-Foundation/Bottom-of-Above-Grade Wall
132 - The Pre-Construction Process?
131 - Two Q's: Isn't ZIP-R backwards? Shouldn't we rainscreen roofs as well as walls?
130 - Two Qs: Job Site Safety & Garage Moisture Management
129 - A Crazy Space - Decks Over Garages (or worse) & Living Spaces
128 - Master Plumber Eric Aune Part III: Water Sources/Water Quality
127 - Master Plumber Eric Aune Part II: How NOT to wait for hot water!
126 - All Things Water Heating with Eric Aune
125 - Christine Williamson: From training building practitioners to teaching the next generation of architects
124 - "Post-Frame" Buildings & Rim Joist Riddles
123 - Chelsea Scharbach, AKA Rosy the Riveter!
122 - Regionality rules us but so now does the internet & social media...
121 - "It's All About STEVE"
120 - Santa-Fe Dehumidification Deva Nikki Krueger Round 2
119 - A Riff on Measure Twice, Cut Once...
118 - Special Guest Nikki Krueger of Santa Fe Dehumidifiers with her remarkably "dry" sense of humor...
117 - What Should Pre-Construction Look Like?
116 - Special Guest: Daniel Glauser--Phius Core Revive Remodeler Extraordinaire
115 - Innovative or Alternative Foundation Materials & Systems
114 - Getting Personal: Career-Defining Stories from Jake, Steve, and Pete
112 - Confused spaces? Garages
111 - Sills - Where Windows Meet Walls & Walls Meet Foundations
110 - Deciding Insulation Levels & Structural Implications of Floor Sheathing Fastener Type & Schedule
109 - Clients - Can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em...
108 - Basements as Living Conditioned Space
107 - Steve's Mantras: Go Slow to Go Fast & Identify Problems BEFORE Moving to Solutions
106 - WTF: Off-Site Building & Owner-GC?
105 - Q&A: 2024 #4 - Ventilation Systems & Liquid Sealants
104 - High Performance Homebuilding in Austin TX with Risinger BUILD's Tim Hill
103 - Pre-cast Foundations
102 - Q&A: 2024 #3 - A funky Arkansas roof & a heat pump water heater install in Montana
101 - Q&A - 2024 #2 - Open Joint Claddings
100 - Q&A - 2024 #1
99 - Site Hydrology? Steve puts on his hydrologic engineer hat; Jake & Pete add their thinking caps...
98 - A very special Matt Risinger throw back episode and Special Announcement
97 - Custom Builder Round Table - "Subcontractors: Vetting, Getting, Keeping and even Honing Your Build Team"
96 - Custom Builder Round Table - Company Structure
95 - Custom Builder Round Table - "Closing Out A Project"
94 - BS Summer Camp 2023: Kohta Ueno
93 - Custom Builder Round Table - "Ideal Client"
92 - Q&A with Adult Supervision: OSB Structural Panels
91 - BS Summer Camp 2023 with Ross Trethewey
90 - "Good Fellows" Tools We Use Every Day In Our Work
89 - Monitoring Indoor Air Quality: Science, Anecdotes and Steam Roller Steve
88 - What makes a PSA tape "self-terminating?" Wingnuts want to know...
87 - Residential Water Efficiency - Can we save water AND get high performance?
86 - ICFs: Insulating Concrete Forms, for real...
85 - Q&A June 2023
84 - Control layers on Trial
83 - All Decked Out - From Frame to Decking to Railings and Stairs
82 - Loads of Fun! That's Energy Loads in Homes
81 - Hard Up for Topics, the Boys Turn to Concrete
80 - Q&A April #2 2023
79 - Q&A April 2023
78 - Spectacular Solo Question #2
77 - A New Podcast Topic - Spectacular Solo Question
76 - Window Weeps - Why do they make Pete so sad?
75 -The BS of BS?
Builder Round Table 6 - Training
Live from the Huber booth at the International Builders' Show Day 3
Live from the Huber booth at the International Builders' Show Day 1
Builder Round Table 5 - Conflict Resolution
74 - New Q&A!
Builder Round Table 4 - Finance
73 - Making a Mountain out of a Mold Hill
Builder Round Table 3 - Contracts
72 - Aging in Place - Designing for all of us, start to finish...