UnBuild It Podcast

Above grade walls are among the most exposed assemblies of a building. They have to act as all four of your control layers and therefore they must be considered. Check out walls 101.

Please excuse the audio issues, we are still learning and growing.

Also, please excuse Steve Baczek for thinking Top Gun is the best movie in history.

The Five Ages of Wood, by Michael O'Brien
https://mjobrien.com/Papers/Five_Ages_Wood_OBrien.pdf

The Efficient Window Collaborative
https://www.efficientwindows.org

Every home starts with a foundation. Every decision making process about the home should start in the same place. In this episode of the UnBuild It Podcast hosts Steve Baczek, Peter Yost, and Jake Bruton give a fantastic overview of their decision making process and philosophy behind the below grade assemblies of the homes we build.

Guest Travis Brungardt of Catalyst Construction talks building science, his passion for the trades, BS and Beer, and has a special announcement about the Midwest Building Science Symposium.

Guest Clayton DeKorne chats with Jake and Steve about our industry, publishing, and how the internet can get it wrong.

Peter, Jake, & Steve talk window install.

The National Fenestration Rating Council provides a window sticker that informs the buyer, installer, and code official as to what is happening with each window, door, or skylight. What does all of the information on that sticker mean?

A primer on windows from UBIP

How many Red Herrings can you name in the building industry?

Jake is joined by Josh and Cyrus from Havelock Wool. The crew chats about everything to do with wool insulation.

Odorless, tasteless, colorless and potentially deadly: Radon is a soil gas that can end up inside our buildings. But it can be easily managed in new construction and in many areas it is required by code and federal regulation. Jake, Steve, and Pete each bring their perspectives to this podcast on the where, the why, and the how of radon mitigation in both new homes and retrofit.