Building Performance Podcast: Episodes
<p>Today we talk with <a target="_blank" href="http://www.greenenergy-money.com/index.php">Teresa Lopez of Green Energy Money</a> about the future revolution of high performance home mortgages and the current problems that plague the financial system.</p>
<p>Today we talk with the larger-than-life Hank Rutkowski of technical HVAC fame, about the right and wrong way to condition our homes and the who, how, and why of the ACCA Manuals.</p>
<p>Today we talk with Sam Rashkin, Chief Architect for the Department of Energy's Building Technologies Office, about the government's top certification for high performance new homes.</p>
<p>Today we talk again with Don Stevens, National Research & Development Manager at Panasonic Eco-Solutions, about the history of ASHRAE 62.2 residential ventilation standard, and the upcoming changes in 62.2-2013.</p>
<p>Today we talk with Mark Kuntz of Mitsubishi Heating & Cooling about the latest and greatest in heat pump technology (that you can use in Montana) and the many applications of ductless mini-split HVAC systems.</p>
<p>Today we talk with <a target="_blank" href="http://www.masongrant.com">Lew Harriman, director of research at Mason-Grant (www.masongrant.com)</a> and author of such books as The Dehumidification Handbook, Measured Home Performance, and ASHRAE Humidity Control Design Guide, about the impending doom ...
<p>Today we talk with <a href="http://www.pahroo.com%20" target="_blank">Michael Hobbs (SRA/LEED GA), president of Pahroo Appraisals and Consultancy</a> and <a href="http://www.appraisalinstitute.org/" target="_blank">member of the Appraisal Institute</a>, about the root of the problem of appraising ...
<p>Today we talk with <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ibsadvisorsllc.com/main/index.php">Brett Dillon of IBS Advisors</a> and the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.resnet.us">RESNET</a> Chair of both Standards Development and Technical Committees, about new developments for HERS Raters. Brett ...
<p>Today we talk with guru <a target="_blank" href="http://www.gordcooke.com/">Gord Cooke</a> of <a target="_blank" href="http://www.buildingknowledge.com/">Building Knowledge</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.eeba.org/">EEBA</a> about how to get super-duper rich doing a fantastic job at building, ...
<p>Today we talk with David B. Goldstein, author of the book <a target="_blank" href="http://www.baytreepublish.com/invisible-energy-fr.html">Invisible Energy</a>, energy program co-director at the National Resource Defense Council, award-winning physicist, and all around nice guy. His insight ...
<p>Today we talk with <a target="_blank" href="http://texasclassichomes.net/">Travis Pate of Texas Classic Homes</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.thermodynamicinsulation.com/">John Harmon, a HERS Rater with Thermo Dynamic Insulation</a> about how to build an awesome home, and why they're more ...
<p>Today we talk with Sam Rashkin again, this time as the Chief Architect for the DOE's Building Technologies Program and the author of the new book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Retooling-U-S-Housing-Industry-Broken/dp/1111313822" target="_blank">Retooling the U.S. Housing Industry: How It Got Here, ...
<p>Today we talk with the uncomprable Dennis Stroer again about the finer points of HVAC design, dewpoint, warm climate subtleties, and the future of the industry. Dennis is the founder and President of Calcs-Plus in Venice, FL (www.calcs-plus.com).</p>
<p>Today we talk with Rick Helwig, founder of one of the biggest weatherization contracting firms in the Midwest. His crew of 75 full time employees is an awesome mix of family business with large-scale organization, and of high performance science with Chicago-style practicality. </p>
<p>Today we talk with Bob Davis, one of the industry's most influential figures in the development of home performance HVAC testing (duct blaster, Delta Q, and more), about where the tests came from, and where they might be taking us.</p>
<p>Today we talk with Mike Gorman, the mind behind the business training and consulting firm TechKnowledge, on the disconnect between building science and business practice in today's rapidly evolving high performance contracting industry.</p>
<p>Today we talk with Pam Cole, Building Energy Scientist and technical support guru with the Department of Energy's Building Energy Codes Program at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Energy Codes (the new International Energy Conservation Code 2012 being the most famous) are gaining ground across ...
<p>Today we talk with Gord Cooke of Building Knowledge and EEBA, an international HVAC and Builder Trainer. Gord has some simple and brilliant approaches to selling high performance building to builders, contractors, and homebuyers.</p>
<p>Today we talk with Vikki Murphy, my personal favorite at <a href="http://www.bpi.org" target="_blank">BPI (the Building Performance Institute)</a> and a delightful person, in addition to being the Director of Affiliate (training) Development and a past director of the New York Weatherization Directors ...
<p>Today we talk with Bill Spohn, a mechanical engineer who has designed and marketed tools with Bacharach, Testo, Fisher Scientific, and more, about the state of tools in the world. You know you love them. Listen to the man.</p>