the Building Performance Podcast

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the Building Performance Podcast episodes

October 11, 2011 The Law of the Land: interview with Pam Cole of PNNL on Fast-Evolving Energy Codes
Today we talk with Pam Cole, Building Energy Scientist and technical support guru with the Department of Energy's Building Energy Codes Program at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Energy Codes (the new International Energy Conservation Code 2012 being the most famous) are gaining ground across the country, and Pam's organization assists in their research, development, and implementation.
22 min
June 13, 2011 Why People Will Pay You For It: interview with Gord Cooke of Building Knowledge, Mastermind of making our industry profitable
Today we talk with Gord Cooke of Building Knowledge and EEBA, an international HVAC and Builder Trainer. Gord has some simple and brilliant approaches to selling high performance building to builders, contractors, and homebuyers.
17 min
May 23, 2011 BPI and the Future of Home Performance Certification: interview with Vikki Murphy, Director of Affiliate Development
Today we talk with Vikki Murphy, my personal favorite at BPI (the Building Performance Institute) and a delightful person, in addition to being the Director of Affiliate (training) Development and a past director of the New York Weatherization Directors Association.
13 min
May 10, 2011 The Tools We Crave: interview with Bill Spohn, career tool designer and co-owner of TruTech Tools
Today we talk with Bill Spohn, a mechanical engineer who has designed and marketed tools with Bacharach, Testo, Fisher Scientific, and more, about the state of tools in the world. You know you love them. Listen to the man.
13 min
March 21, 2011 ENERGY STAR Homes: interview with Sam Rashkin on the Future of Home Building
Today we talk with Sam Rashkin, National Director of ENERGY STAR for Homes at the EPA, about details of ESv3, selling high performance homes, and how to be awesome in general.
33 min
January 19, 2011 How To Ventilate! Interview with Don Stevens of ASHRAE, HVI, and Panasonic fame
Today we talk with Don Stevens, National Research and Development Manager for Panasonic and Technical leader for HVI and ASHRAE, about the difference between ventilation standards, how to ventilate properly, and why so many professionals get it wrong.
39 min
November 14, 2010 High Performance Home Architecture: interview with Tom Bassett-Dilley, architect
Today we talk with Tom Bassett-Dilley, architect in Chicago, about choosing air sealing instead of geothermal systems, how to lead clients into the light, and how to build a high performance building team. Audio quality issues are still being ironed out, thanks for your patience!
19 min
September 22, 2010 Carbon Monoxide Safety: interview with George Kerr, founding father of CO safety on several continents.
Today we talk with George Kerr, founding father of CO safety and president of CO Experts, about the science and history of carbon monoxide safety throughout industrialized countries.
47 min
May 29, 2010 Retrofit Research: interview with Marge Anderson, Whose Finger is on the Pulse of Building Performance
Today we talk with Marge Anderson, Associate Director of Energy Center of Wisconsin, about research on green jobs, retrofits, utility programs, and certifications.
34 min
May 15, 2010 HVAC with SCIENCE! interview with Dennis Stoer, HVAC right sizer and calculations guru
Today we talk with Dennis Stroer, owner of Calcs Plus, once just a guy who installed air conditioners, and now a brilliant heating/cooling load calculations specialist, helping HVAC contractors across the Southeast get it dead right in residential and commercial buildings.
31 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.