Avec I/O

Avec I/O

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Avec I/O episodes

  • The Former & The Latter

    Wrapping up our conversation with Steve Kapaun of Harvest Heating & Air Conditioning over topics including a heat pump efficiency recap and a response to Net Zero in Iowa.

    34 min
  • Heat Pumps

    Steve Kapaun of Harvest Heating & Cooling returns to give us the rundown on types of heat pumps, efficiency ratings, and more. Discover the pros & cons of some alternative heating & cooling methods and how they work within a home.

    36 min
  • Accessible

    Avec Design+Build has a vision for becoming a resource to their community. In this pilot episode, Project Manager and Partner Derek Quam talks with us about how that vision was formed and what Avec hopes to achieve in the years to come.

    12 min
  • Tighter Than Goat Lips (Part 3)

    Part 3 of a 3-part series where we sit down with Steve Kapaun of Harvest Heating & Air Conditioning to discuss HVAC as the skeleton of your home; not a line item. Steve tackles the intricacies of heating and cooling systems in our homes with a disclaimer of "this isn't dense physics, this stuff is knowable".

    40 min
  • Tighter Than Goat Lips (Part 2)

    Part 2 of a 3-part series where we sit down with Steve Kapaun of Harvest Heating & Air Conditioning to discuss HVAC as the skeleton of your home; not a line item. Steve tackles the intricacies of heating and cooling systems in our homes with a disclaimer of "this isn't dense physics, this stuff is knowable".

    31 min
  • Tighter Than Goat Lips (Part 1)

    Part 1 of a 3-part series where we sit down with Steve Kapaun of Harvest Heating & Air Conditioning to discuss HVAC as the skeleton of your home; not a line item. Steve tackles the intricacies of heating and cooling systems in our homes with a disclaimer of "this isn't dense physics, this stuff is knowable".

    36 min
  • Tighter Than Goat Lips (Part 3)
    The conclusion to a 3-part series where we sit down with HVAC guru Steve Kapaun of Harvest Heating & Air Conditioning to discuss heating and cooling as part of the 'skeleton' of a home; not a line item. Steve delivers a profound albeit introductory overview of the complexities of HVAC systems with the disclaimer of "This isn't dense physics, this stuff is knowable".
    40 min
  • Tighter Than Goat Lips (Part 2)
    The second part of a 3-part series where we sit down with HVAC guru Steve Kapaun of Harvest Heating & Air Conditioning to discuss heating and cooling as part of the 'skeleton' of a home; not a line item. Steve delivers a profound albeit introductory overview of the complexities of HVAC systems with the disclaimer of "This isn't dense physics, this stuff is knowable".
    31 min
  • Tighter Than Goat Lips (Part 1)
    Our first full episode and the first of a 3-part series where we sit down with HVAC guru Steve Kapaun of Harvest Heating & Air Conditioning to discuss heating and cooling as part of the 'skeleton' of a home; not a line item. Steve delivers a profound albeit introductory overview of the complexities of HVAC systems with the disclaimer of "This isn't dense physics, this stuff is knowable".
    36 min
  • We've Got to be Accessible
    Avec Project Manager and Partner Derek Quam reveals a unique inspiration for communicating Avec’s vision, and explains why Avec is passionate about becoming a resource to their community.
    12 min

About Avec I/O

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Avec is a architect led design-build firm located in downtown Ames, IA. Avec believes that there is a way to do architecture that brings together designers and contractors collaborating with the client to deliver a built project, a process that energizes and empowers the design team, the construction team, and ultimately the owner. Avec is French for “with”, meaning that we want to work alongside every entity involved in a project, as a team, with each other, working for the same end goal.