Green Architects' Lounge

By Chris Briley and Phil Kaplan

Maine Architects Chris Briley and Phil Kaplan share their experience, knowledge, music preferences, and cocktail recipes. --Imagine going to a Building Energy conference, donning your name tag lanyard... more

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The podcast currently has 61 episodes available.

Green Architects' Lounge episodes:

June 10, 2026 Plan for Systems or Pay for It Later
00:00 Welcome To GAL
00:02:48 The Last Word Cocktail
00:11:19 Why Mechanical Rooms Keep Growing
00:17:41 How Much Space Do You Actually Need
00:20:05 Think Distribution From Day One
00:22:04 Heat Pump Water Heaters
00:25:20 Ducted vs Ductless Heat Pumps
00:31:14 New Refrigerants New Space Requirements
00:32:35 Maintenance Nobody Talks About
00:34:51 ERVs And How To Route Them
00:41:52 Obstructions Clearances And Surprises
00:47:27 Show Up To The Pre-Construction Meeting
00:53:35 Final Call
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55min
May 13, 2026 What House Burping Gets Right And Wrong
00:00 Welcome To GAL
00:33 House Burping Trend
02:47 Scorched Earth Cocktail
09:05 What Is Lüften?
11:07 Measuring CO2
13:34 Air Changes Matter
16:08 Indoor Air Problems
19:14 Burping Tradeoffs
20:19 ERVs And HRVs
23:10 Testing Old Homes
25:38 Better Material Choices
31:02 Chemicals To Avoid
35:23 Fresh Air Strategy
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36min
April 15, 2026 Building Sustainably In A Housing Crisis
00:00 Show Intro
02:43 Hot Paper Toddy
06:21 Why Housing Hurts
11:36 Musical Chairs
13:07 Durability Matters
14:35 Sustainability Tradeoffs
17:07 Density And Growth
19:01 NIMBY Roadblocks
24:31 Small Project Barriers
26:11 Code Changes Coming
35:11 When Green Goes Too Far
38:38 Practical Solutions
47:12 Modular Momentum
50:15 Final Call
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53min
March 11, 2026 The Green Spec Playbook For Cleaner Builds Part 2
05:20 Back In Play
05:26 What Makes Finishes
10:19 Drywall Alternatives
12:30 Flooring Reality Check
21:56 Low VOC Paint
28:42 Exterior Coatings
32:30 Countertop Tradeoffs
36:36 Specialties Grab Bag
44:00 Smarter Appliances
56:15 Heat Pumps Ventilation
59:20 Electrical Futureproofing
...more
1h 2min
February 11, 2026 Window Specs For Greater Comfort
00:00 Back to windows
01:11 SHGC cocktail
03:18 Sponsor break
07:00 Why windows matter
11:22 The key metrics
13:24 U-factor basics
17:36 SHGC and comfort
23:57 VT and tint
27:17 Low-E decoded
36:19 DP vs PG
...more
1h 3min
January 14, 2026 The Green Spec Playbook For Cleaner Builds Part 1
00:00:00 Welcome Back
00:04:10 Why specs matter
00:10:05 Division 01 basics
00:20:30 Site and salvage
00:26:45 Low carbon concrete
00:32:45 Masonry and metals
00:33:55 Wood and toxicity
00:44:15 Decking decisions
00:57:20 Insulation and WRBs
01:08:05 Doors and hardware
...more
1h 15min
December 10, 2025 Designing Homes That Stay Strong When It Counts
00:00 Welcome back
01:09 Storm chaser cocktail
04:05 Passive house wildfire
10:37 Resilience vs durability
15:23 Designing for hazards
22:35 Durable cold climate details
28:54 Resilience and equity
33:52 How buildings learn
38:56 Future ready services
43:04 Outboard module idea
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47min
November 11, 2025 Stop Scope Creep with One Meeting
00:00 Welcome & scope creep defined
02:02 Cocktail: Classic Bramble
05:51 Why projects grow beyond plan
09:38 Program exercise: rooms, office & garage
14:45 Square footage reality check
17:40 Basements & garages aren’t “free”
21:54 Program–budget method (checklists & meetings)
28:33 Contingency & finish tiers
38:58 Fork in the road: cut scope or raise budget
55:53 Price updates, escalation & communication
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1h 1min
October 14, 2025 Build Tight, Ventilate Right: Don't Be an Airhole
00:00 Intro & Cocktail of the Day
02:42 What We Mean by “Airhole”
08:05 Why Air Sealing Matters
14:47 Ventilation vs. Infiltration
21:19 Building Science in Action
36:31 Common Air Sealing Mistakes
42:50 Tools and Techniques
50:04 Audience Q&A and Wrap-up
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1h 2min
September 09, 2025 Don’t Let Your Basement Suck (Heat, Money, or Air)
00:00:00 Intro & setup
00:00:53 Cocktail: Whiskey Sour (recipe + dry shake)
00:06:50 Basements: the "free room" myth
00:08:48 When a basement makes sense
00:10:47 Concrete & embodied carbon reality check
00:13:52 Phil’s numbers: foundations vs CO₂e
00:19:09 Water 101: drains, dimple mat, daylight
00:22:21 Insulation: outside vs inside
00:27:16 Slab build-up & vapor control
00:34:34 Capillary breaks + the termite shield tale
00:38:16 Foam glass underfoot (Glavel 101)
00:41:02 Slabless slab: concrete-less floors
00:46:03 ICFs: pros, cons, pour-day realities
...more
58min

FAQs about Green Architects' Lounge:

How many episodes does Green Architects' Lounge have?

The podcast currently has 61 episodes available.