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The Building Science Podcast is a show hosted by MEP engineering firm Positive Energy principal Kristof Irwin. The show covers everything from the basics of building science to adjacent scientific disciplines to more fully understand how the built environment shapes our lives as human beings on planet earth.
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S11E162 Perspectives on Hydronics in the Real World
An interview with Robert Bean and Lance MacNevinIn this episode we unpack the rapidly transforming world of hydronic heating and cooling. We are joined by two seasoned veterans of the industry,…
S11E154 (Un)Healthy Homes
An interview with Dr. Eva KingOur homes are indoor environments of our own making. These environments exist to make our lives better but often unintentionally expose us to contaminants—chemical and…
S10E161 Our Second PSA, The Humid Climate Conference in Austin May 4th & 5th!
The Humid Climate Conference (HCC) is officially back in Austin this May 4th & 5th, and we have a fantastic line up of speakers and topics for our 10th anniversary. It’s time to step away from…
S11E160 Our Hidden Roommates
An interview with Dr. Sarah HainesThe Indoor Microbiome is the complex, invisible world of trillions of microorganisms living within indoor environments. Its residents include bacteria, archaea,…
S10E159 Hydronics: The OG HVAC - Part 2
An interview with Benjamin Jewell.This is Part 2 of our latest series to familiarize our industry with the world of hydronics systems and air-to-water heat pumps. In Part 2 we’re rejoining the…
S11E157 Buildings as Habitat: Biodiversity-Informed Investments in Public Health
An interview with Helena van Vliet.“First we shape our buildings, thereafter they shape us.” - Winston Churchill (attributed)The natural world is humanity's original habitat. This habitat supports…
S10E155 Hydronics: The OG HVAC - Part 1
An interview with Benjamin Jewell.In this episode we are once again diving into the world of hydronics systems and air-to-water heat pumps. These systems are poised to transform how we heat and cool…
S10E153 Beyond the View
An interview with Andrew Dryden.Windows are pivotal to the lived experience of a home. They impact the basic aesthetic and provide natural light, views, ventilation, and safety. However, they are…
S10E152 Cementing Carbon
An interview with John Mead.This is a crossover episode with the Spring Street Passive House education and advocacy series.Welcome to a pivotal conversation on the future of our built world. The…
S10E151 Systems Thinking to Save the World - 50 years of Serious Commotion
This may be the ultimate systems thinking interview. Beyond building science at the site scale, this is systems thinking to save the world. Gail Vittori and Pliny Fisk III have their fingerprints all…
S10E150 Navigating the Path to Passive
This is a crossover episode with the Spring Street Passive House education and advocacy series.How do Passive House enclosure decisions actually happen? There’s a stubborn storyline that passive…
S10E149 Blurring the Edges Between Inside and Out
Why do we design indoor spaces the way we do? What are the unseen socio-cultural impacts involved and how do they impact other aspects of the indoor environment that we can not see? Today, we're…
S10E147 Commissioning Matters
Commissioning Matter - Establishing a Culture of CollaborationWho on the AEC team can deliver strategic guidance, direction, and leadership for the functional aspects of homes and buildings? This is…
S10E146 Architectural Epidemiology
How do we expand the positive impacts of our buildings? Now is the time. The building sector is looking at a once-in-a-generation opportunity to flip from being a major contributor to both chronic…
S10E145 Design Matters: Aesthetics, Ethics and Architectural Impact
“It’s time to rethink the idea that architecture does not sully itself with social or ecological ills.”Jonathan Feldman (in conversation w/ KI)The practice of architecture is a place where ethics and…
S10E144 Architecture of Risk: Managing Liability & Uncertainty in the AEC
Risk is real in the AEC. True risk management isn't about avoidance, but about informed engagement. Homes and buildings today measure success in many ways, each of these represent a potential failure…
S10E143 Building the Movement
In this special episode of the Building Science Podcast Kristof is joined by Ilka Cassidy of Passive House at NESEA's BuildingEnergy Boston '25.Ilka and Kristof are joined by the following inspiring…
S10E146 Sustainability & Climate Wordcraft
Understanding climate action through the words we useKeep an ear out for an easter egg after the outro on this one.The words we use matter. Terms like "sustainability”, “net zero” and “resilience”…
S10E145 Telling Better Stories
“The world is not made of atoms, the world is made of stories”Muriel Rukeyser“Where do buildings come from?” is a question that comes with a story. Less often asked, “Where do buildings go?”. The…
S10E144 Architecture Out of Balance
The tension between aesthetics and performance in architecture is a critical and complex issue in contemporary design. Architects are increasingly and appropriately being tasked with designing…
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The Building Science Podcast has published 160 episodes since May 2015, covering topics in Arts, Design.
The Building Science Podcast is currently active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 57m.
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