EP128 He blinds us all with science or not? with Allison Bailes (July 2023)

(He blinded us with science) (Science) (Science) (Science) Actually he spends a lot of time illuminating us with details about building science.   Join us as Allison Bailes, “a well known troublemaker and a general pain in the asterisk” shares with us the career path that lead him to form the Energy Vanguard. You see, a vanguard is the group of people who are at the forefront of a new movement or idea. They are the innovators and pioneers who are pushing the boundaries of what is possible. And yes, Alison’s business, The Energy Vanguard, moves the art and practice of well-applied building science forward by providing excellent HVAC design services, training, an awesome blog and newsletter and more recently a book! “A House Needs to Breathe or Does it?, now available to TruTechTools, from the author and on Amazon, is a well written book describing the basic science of residential buildings. While describing what is right, cautioning what is wrong, a few myths do get busted along the way. Be sure you catch the discussion of the COVID Risk Reduction measures put in place at the Building Science Summer Camp Symposium in 2022. Allison’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allisonabailes/ Links mentioned in the podcast: The Energy Vanguard Website: https://www.energyvanguard.com/ Allison’s book: at TruTech: https://trutechtools.com/hardcover-a-house-needs-to-breathe-or-does-it.html From The Energy Vanguard: https://energyvanguardstore.com/ On Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/House-Needs-Breathe-Does-Introduction/dp/1958711128 The Blog: https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/ SIgn up for the Newsletter: on any page on the website: https://www.energyvanguard.com/ The Building Science Boogie Band: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkwlJZKQY0aFU6nmE5BL6Xw Joe Lstiburek’s Building Science business with links to MANY Articles: https://buildingscience.com/ Bill Bahnfleth, Penn State University Prof: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wbahnfleth/ How to build a Corsi-Rosenthal filter box: https://cleanaircrew.org/box-fan-filters/ Also a modification called a Comparetto Cube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7eL2OAnqc8   This episode was recorded in July 2023.