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The Building Science Podcast

If you're a human being and you live indoors, this podcast is more relevant to your life than you probably ever knew. Exploring the ways building science helps humans thrive in the built environment.

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Hempcrete Homes: A Growing Industry

Hempcrete Homes: A Growing Industry

Why is the AEC industry still mostly ignoring hempcrete? There are a host of good reasons to use this renewable and low ... Read more

9 Aug 2023

1hr 15mins

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Architectural Solar: A New Normal

Architectural Solar: A New Normal

The best place to generate electrical power is where it’s used. We all know that solar PV adds value for both owners and... Read more

2 Aug 2023

1hr 8mins

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

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Producer’s note: after a regrettably long COVID-19 disruption, this fun bonus short episode (recorded live in 2018) fina... Read more

30 Jun 2023

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An Introduction to Embodied Carbon & Buildings

An Introduction to Embodied Carbon & Buildings

Is a building more like a river or a rock? A building seems to just sit there*, so in that sense it seems to be more lik... Read more

28 Jun 2023

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

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Gary Klein is in hot water and that’s a good thing. Hot water is the often-overlooked aspect of energy use in our homes ... Read more

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Building Passion For Passive

Building Passion For Passive

Knowing how to build fantastic high performing buildings is not enough; we need to cause that to actually happen. We nee... Read more

4 Nov 2022

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

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Join Kristof as he interviews architect and Passive House nerd, Trey Farmer, in a wide ranging discussion about remodeli... Read more

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