the Building Performance Podcast

By the Building Performance Workshop

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The Building Performance Podcast is an interview series drawing on the experience and ideas of a wide array of professionals in the high performance building industry. The intersection of advances in building technologies, the energy crisis, green building trends, and the environmental crisis has made it hard to pursue business-as-usual. The general climate is forcing those of us in the building industry to take a more integrated, systematic approach to building. We talk with engineers, policy makers, program managers, contractors, diagnosticians, ESCOs, architects, utilities, and building managers, among others. Hosted by Corbett Lunsford of the Building Performance Workshop, author of Home Performance Diagnostics and creator of an arsenal of resources for understanding and using home performance testing.

Episode Date
#93 LEAD IS STILL ALL OVER US: Eric Ritter on Lead in Homes, Products, and Cheese
May 02, 2024
#92 HVAC Design Softwares with Russ King of KwikModel
Mar 21, 2024
#91 DATALOGGERS 101: Tracking Performance by the Second with HOBO's Paul Gannett
May 24, 2022
#90 HVAC NO MERCY MYTHBUSTING with Dr. Jeffrey Siegel
Sep 20, 2021
#89 THE REAL JOB OF BUILDING: Matt Risinger on the Hardships and Obstacles of Contractors
Aug 11, 2021
#88 I AM A PLANET: Microbiology of Homes with Rob Dunn
Jun 23, 2021
#87: Home Ventilation Codes and What They're Missing
Jun 07, 2021
#86: COVID-19 and the Science of Home Quarantine
Apr 08, 2020
#85: Q&A on Mildew Causes, Additions, Formaldehyde Poisoning
Aug 19, 2019
#84 FIRST Q&A: Home Diagnosis
May 21, 2019
#83 AFFORDABLE OUTPERFORMS MARKET RATE: Bill Lazar on How to Win
Dec 26, 2017
#82 THE TRUSTWORTHY CONTRACTOR PROFILE: The future of electricians, plumbers, and HVAC techs with Pete Sanders
Nov 01, 2017
#81 KEEP ASKING QUESTIONS: Hap Haven on How to Know Home Performance
Jul 13, 2017
#80 FUTURE BUILDING: Thomas Marston on Building Performance Policy
May 08, 2017
#79 INFRARED PHOTOS OF YOUR FACE: Dr. Gregory Melvin on Medical Uses of Infrared Thermography
Nov 30, 2016
#78 HOW TO REALLY OWN A HOME: John Krigger on Home Performance Helpfulness
Aug 09, 2016
#77 ROCKING THE INSTALLATION: Matt Risinger on Building New High Performance Homes
Jul 26, 2016
#76 LEAN CONSTRUCTION: Jeff Liker on The Toyota Way for Buildings
May 04, 2016
#75 REALTORS OF THE FUTURE: Chad Curry on How Technology is Remaking Real Estate
Sep 11, 2015
#74 SAFE, HEALTHY, AND TESTED: BPI's Larry Zarker means home performance, not VD
Aug 26, 2015
#73 DRYING STUFF VS. DRYING AIR: Lew Harriman on Mastering Dehumidification
Aug 11, 2015
#72 STUFF TO BUILD WITH: Ken Levenson on High Performance Building Supplies
Jul 09, 2015
#71 SPRAY FOAM FAIL: Richard Beyer, Consumer Affected by Spray Foam Insulation
Jun 16, 2015
#70 PERFORMANCE EVERYWHERE: Chris Dorsi on the Spread of Measured Improvement
Jun 02, 2015
#69 WEB PERFORMANCE PRO: Peter Troast on What the Internet Proves
May 19, 2015
#68 TINY HOME BUILDER: Dan Louche on the Microcosm of Green Building
May 03, 2015
#67 ARCHITECT AS BUILDER: Chris Laumer-Giddens on Abandoning the Way Your Grandpappy Did It
Apr 29, 2015
#66 RIGHT TOOL FOR THE JOB: Spohn & Bergmann on the Evolution of Test Equipment
Apr 16, 2015
#65 TINY HOUSE HOTEL: Yes, This Is a Real Thing. Yes, It's Awesome.
Mar 25, 2015
#64 THE CONTRACTOR AT THE TOP: Rick Chitwood on Being Unbeatable
Mar 17, 2015
#63 ALL OVER THIS LAND: Taking the Temperature of Homebuilders Around the World
Feb 23, 2015
#62 PERFECTION IS PURCHASABLE: Gavin Healy Can and Does Deliver Performance (and so can you)
Feb 11, 2015
#61 BREAK FREE OF REBATES: Nate Adams on Private Market Home Performance Contracting
Jan 06, 2015
#60 THE BOTTOM LINE: Russell King on HVAC Design & Energy Codes in Real Life
Oct 28, 2014
#59 SPRAY FOAM SPECIALTY: Robert Lepage on Where, How, and Why
Sep 11, 2014
#58 HOW TO WALK ON WATER: the U.S. EPA's New Free Guide for Moisture Control
Jul 07, 2014
#57 PEOPLE ARE IDIOTS: Entertain What's Wrong in Green Building with the Green Curmudgeon
Jun 20, 2014
#56 UNDERWATER BUILDINGS: Italian Building Scientists on Venezia's Age-Old Challenges
Jun 12, 2014
#55 AIR LEAKAGE LOVE AFFAIR: Colin Genge on All Things Blower Door and Duct Testing
May 26, 2014
#54 HOW BUILDERS THINK: Chase Ming on the Secret Sauce for Buildings and Clients
May 07, 2014
#53 A/C CAN BE SEXY: Kristof Irwin on the Magic of Variable Refrigerant Capacity
Apr 23, 2014
#52 NOT YOUR GRAMMA'S BUILDING SCIENTIST: Iain Walker on air tightness, testing, and the origin of stinkiness
Apr 02, 2014
#51 WHAT GREEN'S REALLY WORTH: Appraisal Expert Sandra Adomatis on The Bottom Line
Mar 07, 2014
#50 WEST SIDE, BABY! A Bunch of Californian Rockstars Show Us What's Behind the Curtain
Dec 31, 2013
#49 THIS HOUSE SUCKS, BUT NOT VERY HARD: Brett Singer, scientist, shows us where depressurization testing has led us astray
Dec 18, 2013
#48 PRODUCTS WILL SAVE US: Keith Aldridge on Future Solutions in Stuff
Nov 23, 2013
#47 BIG SEXY MORTGAGES: Kerry Langley on How to Borrow More, Lend More, and Keep More with Energy Efficient Mortgages
Nov 07, 2013
#46 PASSIVE HOUSE IS SEXY: Dan Whitmore and Adam Cohen, Builders Who Want You To Do It
Oct 23, 2013
#45 SUPERMODEL OF ENERGY: Brian Christensen of REM/Rate on What Matters in Modeled Life
Oct 11, 2013
#44 HOW TO WIN THEM OVER: interview with Gord Cooke of Construction Instruction about recognizing opportunities with clients
Sep 17, 2013
#43 DEANS OF HOME PERFORMANCE: Roundtable of top-flight U.S. home performance trainers on what rocks and what sucks
Sep 05, 2013
R&D IN REAL LIFE: interview with Joe Nagan, the Voice of Reality in the Home Performance Industry
Aug 19, 2013
LIPSTICK ON A PIG: the Legendary Neil Moyer takes issue with the state of the industry
Jul 16, 2013
BREATHING FREELY: interview with Paul Raymer, author of the Residential Ventilation Handbook and Master Moustache-Wearer
Jun 22, 2013
PERFORMANCE EMPIRE: interview with C.R. Herro, Meritage Homes's Secret Weapon for High Performance Domination
May 24, 2013
SHOW ME THE MONEY: interview with Teresa Lopez, CEO of Green Energy Money and green valuation expert
Apr 25, 2013
HANK ON HVAC! Interview with Hank Rutkowski, author of ACCA Manuals J, D, S, T, etc, etc, and very colorful guy.
Apr 08, 2013
CHALLENGE HOME: Sam Rashkin invites you to Build Better with the Dept. of Energy's Challenge Home Certification.
Mar 15, 2013
Ventilation 2013: interview with Don Stevens of Panasonic and ASHRAE about 62.2 ventilation spec upcoming in summer of 2013.
Mar 01, 2013
Mini-Split Heat Pump MAGIC! Interview with Mark Kuntz of Mitsubishi Heating & Cooling
Nov 06, 2012
HOW TO STAY DRY: interview with Lew Harriman, moisture control maven
Oct 03, 2012
Appraising the Value of Home Performance: interview with Michael Hobbs, Appraiser and Early Adopter
Jul 31, 2012
HERS Rater Overlord 2: interview with Brett Dillon, godfather and gadfly of the system
Jul 13, 2012
Performance Genius 2: interview with Gord Cooke, superstar of selling high performance homes
Jun 29, 2012
Science is Magic: interview with David B. Goldstein, brilliant building technology researcher and author of 'Invisible Energy'
May 22, 2012
Built Like a Tank: interview with Texas Homebuilding Superstars Travis Pate and John Harmon
Apr 24, 2012
Upgrades Everywhere: interview with Sam Rashkin of the Dept. of Energy
Mar 21, 2012
HVAC with MORE Science! Interview with Dennis Stroer of Calcs-Plus
Mar 02, 2012
The Contractor is King: interview with Rick Helwig of DNR Construction
Jan 27, 2012
Evolution of HVAC Testing: interview with researcher and trainer Bob Davis of Ecotope
Nov 11, 2011
The Business as a System: the Science behind Running Your Home Performance Company from Mike Gorman
Oct 25, 2011
The Law of the Land: interview with Pam Cole of PNNL on Fast-Evolving Energy Codes
Oct 11, 2011
Why People Will Pay You For It: interview with Gord Cooke of Building Knowledge, Mastermind of making our industry profitable
Jun 13, 2011
BPI and the Future of Home Performance Certification: interview with Vikki Murphy, Director of Affiliate Development
May 23, 2011
The Tools We Crave: interview with Bill Spohn, career tool designer and co-owner of TruTech Tools
May 10, 2011
ENERGY STAR Homes: interview with Sam Rashkin on the Future of Home Building
Mar 21, 2011
How To Ventilate! Interview with Don Stevens of ASHRAE, HVI, and Panasonic fame
Jan 19, 2011
High Performance Home Architecture: interview with Tom Bassett-Dilley, architect
Nov 14, 2010
Carbon Monoxide Safety: interview with George Kerr, founding father of CO safety on several continents.
Sep 22, 2010
Retrofit Research: interview with Marge Anderson, Whose Finger is on the Pulse of Building Performance
May 29, 2010
HVAC with SCIENCE! interview with Dennis Stoer, HVAC right sizer and calculations guru
May 15, 2010
Contractor Training: interview with Keith Williams, legend in Air Sealing and Retrofit Training
May 01, 2010
Combustion Safety: Interview with Scott Suddreth of Building Performance Engineering on Training and Quality Control
Apr 19, 2010
Building Science Software: Interview with Rob Salcido, senior engineer behind REM/Rate Residential Energy Modeling Software
Apr 08, 2010
Hardcore Performance: interview with Brett Dillon, technical and training superstar.
Mar 29, 2010
The Business of Selling Building Performance: Interview with Javier Ruiz, President of Senercon and 5 time Energy Star MVP
Mar 11, 2010
Commercial/Industrial Energy Consulting: Interview with Kelly Shelton, energy management consultant and energy auditor.
Nov 13, 2009
Home Inspection: an Interview with Jeff Beck, inspector, software designer, estimator, and marketer.
Oct 21, 2009
HVAC: an Interview with Bronson Shavitz, HVAC diagnostician, designer and contractor
Oct 11, 2009
Green Financing: an Interview with Joel Freehling, finance expert and green mortgage innovator
Sep 17, 2009
Commercial Green Building Standards: an Interview with Jenny Carney, LEED O&M expert and reference guide author
Sep 02, 2009
#1 WEATHERIZATION: interview with Kevin Dick, Weatherization Program Director
Aug 19, 2009