the Building Performance Podcast

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  • #94 SPRAY JONES: Pitfalls and Tips for Spray Foam Insulation

    Today Corbett talks about the details of spray foam insulation with Michael Dynna of the Spray Jones YouTube channel. Michael has been a spray foam contractor since 2002, and is enthusiastically educating everyone in the building industry, as well as normal homeowners, about what can go right and wrong with open and closed cell spray polyurethane foam insulation. More at: https://sprayjones.com

    1 hr 3 min
  • #93 LEAD IS STILL ALL OVER US: Eric Ritter on Lead in Homes, Products, and Cheese

    Today Corbett goes down a new rabbit hole in healthy homes, with the many compounds that contain lead, which we are still being sold in shops and groceries at this very moment. Learn how to identify lead-containing consumer products and parts of your home with Eric Ritter's new DIY lighting fast DIY Lead Test Kit (https://DetectLead.com).

    For the video version of this interview: https://youtu.be/IRNv0UH2EtY

    Join our Patreon team and become part of a year-round conference on applied building science: https://Patreon.com/HomeDiagnosisTV

    41 min
  • #92 HVAC Design Softwares with Russ King of KwikModel

    Today we talk with HVAC design legend Russ King (https://kwikmodel.com) about how to trim the fat out of heat load calculations in Manual J (and how you sometimes can't), along with fine points on duct design, grille selections, and a brand new movement in software to help homeowners perform their own load calculations (https://DIYloadcalcs.com).

    Hosted as always by Corbett Lunsford (https://BuildingPerformanceWorkshop.com). See the first-ever TV series about the Science of Homes at:

    https://HomeDiagnosis.tv

    45 min
  • #91 DATALOGGERS 101: Tracking Performance by the Second with HOBO's Paul Gannett
    Today Corbett drills down into the details of high-resolution, long-lasting testing trackers called 'dataloggers' with Paul Gannett, an engineer at HOBO by Onset. These days we can track the temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide (CO2), light levels, electrical load, and so much more with these instruments that often cost under $200 (which used to be unheard of).

    Learn more about HOBO dataloggers: https://www.onsetcomp.com/

    23 min
  • #90 HVAC NO MERCY MYTHBUSTING with Dr. Jeffrey Siegel

    Today Corbett dives deep into the science of using HVAC to control indoor air quality (IAQ) with Dr. Jeffrey Siegel, professor of civil engineering at the University of Toronto. Jeff is named in over a hundred scientific studies published in this topic, and over the 45 minutes he blows conventional wisdom out of the water again and again.

    48 min
  • #88 I AM A PLANET: Microbiology of Homes with Rob Dunn

    In one of our all-time favorite (and longest) interviews, Corbett and Grace Lunsford talk with Rob Dunn, a researcher and expert on ecology within homes and author of the amazing book 'Never Home Alone' (http://robdunnlab.com). The conversation ranges from black mold in drywall to biofilm in plumbing to the extreme environments within our 'normal' American homes- and where we're headed. You can help support the making of this podcast for as little as $5 a month at: http://Patreon.com/HomeDiagnosisTV

    44 min
  • #86: COVID-19 and the Science of Home Quarantine

    In this special episode, Corbett teams up with Healthy Indoors Magazine to bring you a panel of experts discussing the science of 100% of people staying at home 100% of the time.

    Featuring public health expert Dr. Michelle Sanborn, MD, environmental chemist Delphine Farmer, and indoor environmental consultants Bob Krell of Healthy Indoors and Joe Medosch from Hayward Score.

    Please support our work at: http://Patreon.com/HomeDiagnosisTV

    Get your home's health assessed right now, for free, at: http://HaywardScore.com

    Subscribe to Healthy Indoors right now, for free, at: http://HealthyIndoors.com

    1 hr 4 min

About the Building Performance Podcast

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The Building Performance Podcast is an interview series drawing on the experience and ideas of a wide array of professionals in the high performance building industry.

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