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the Building Performance Podcast episodes

August 26, 2015 #74 SAFE, HEALTHY, AND TESTED: BPI's Larry Zarker means home performance, not VD
Today Corbett talks at the Habitat X thinktank with BPI CEO Larry Zarker about his passions: helping contractors, building homes that stop sending you to the emergency room, and how to infiltrate the health insurance industry to help make all that happen. Sponsored by the 6-week Fall Fast Track distance mastermind course for home performance black belts.
21 min
August 11, 2015 #73 DRYING STUFF VS. DRYING AIR: Lew Harriman on Mastering Dehumidification
Today Corbett is psyched to again talk with Lew Harriman, the master of dehumidification and author of lots of books on moisture control, about guess what! Lew takes us on a tour of macro-drying philosophy, down to the nitty gritty of ERVs and hairdryers and wet spots on your carpet. Sponsored by Corbett's Fall Fast Track 6-week mastermind course in free market home performance.
39 min
July 09, 2015 #72 STUFF TO BUILD WITH: Ken Levenson on High Performance Building Supplies
Today Corbett talks with Ken Levenson of 475 High Performance Buidling Supply about Passive House gaining a foothold around the world, what it takes to build for performance, and why the materials and components have to be shipped across the ocean to get to us. Sponsored by Fall Fast Track- the 6 week distance mastermind course for profiting from performance in the private market.
33 min
June 16, 2015 #71 SPRAY FOAM FAIL: Richard Beyer, Consumer Affected by Spray Foam Insulation
Today Corbett talks with Richard Beyer, a consumer who lived through a bad spray foam installation and now advocates for spray foam training and licensing. Sponsored by the Building Performance Workshop online training portal- get free access now at BuildingPerformanceWorkshop.com
26 min
June 02, 2015 #70 PERFORMANCE EVERYWHERE: Chris Dorsi on the Spread of Measured Improvement
Today Corbett talks with Chris Dorsi, founder of the Habitat X Thinktank, about the state of performance-based building in Europe and what the construction industry needs next. *Listeners get a whopping $675 discount off Habitat X registration until June 15 by using code Corbett375.
22 min
May 19, 2015 #69 WEB PERFORMANCE PRO: Peter Troast on What the Internet Proves
Today Corbett talks with Peter Troast of Energy Circle, who was just awarded the 2015 BPI Tony Woods Award at ACI National Conference. Peter runs the websites of over 300 home performance contractors, and so may have the best view of how performance-based business in the 21st century is actually working.
29 min
May 03, 2015 #68 TINY HOME BUILDER: Dan Louche on the Microcosm of Green Building
Today Corbett talks with Dan Louche of Tiny Home Builders about the challenges, specialties, and impacts of having an army of homeowners-to-be designing and building their own tiny homes. Sponsored by the Building Performance Workshop Training Portal.
9 min
April 29, 2015 #67 ARCHITECT AS BUILDER: Chris Laumer-Giddens on Abandoning the Way Your Grandpappy Did It
Today Corbett talks with architect Chris Laumer-Giddens, half of LG Squared, about why he decided to tackle the whole pizza, what's wrong with the current models of architect, builder, and contractor, and what certifications like ENERGY STAR or LEED can and can not do for the industry. Sponsored by the Building Performance Workshop Online Training Portal.
23 min
April 16, 2015 #66 RIGHT TOOL FOR THE JOB: Spohn & Bergmann on the Evolution of Test Equipment
Today Corbett talks with Bill Spohn of TruTech Tools and James Bergmann of Stride Tool about where testing tools have been, where they're going, and how contractors are using them to prove they kick the competition's butts. This special episode is from the 2014 Fall Fast Track- learn more at HomePerformance.training
22 min
March 25, 2015 #65 TINY HOUSE HOTEL: Yes, This Is a Real Thing. Yes, It's Awesome.
Today Corbett travels all the way to Portland to talk with Kol Peterson, owner of Caravan Tiny House Hotel, and tiny house builder Ben Kovco. Tiny houses- who wants one, what are the challenges, is it a passing fad or here to stay? Sponsored by the Building Performance Workshop training portal!
23 min

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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.