Green Architects' Lounge Podcast
1) Designing Homes That Stay Strong When It Counts
Chris and Phil talk about what resilience and durability really mean when you are designing homes in a changing climate. They unpack the passive house that famously survived the Palisades fire, explor...Show More
2) Stop Scope Creep with One Meeting
Scope creep isn’t a mystery—it’s math, choices, and timing. Chris and Phil break down how projects quietly grow, how to protect your budget without gutting the design, and where to spend now vs. later...Show More
3) Build Tight, Ventilate Right: Don't Be an Airhole
Chris and Phil tackle the not-so-subtle art of sealing up your home without turning it into a stuffy cave. From smart ventilation to spotting leaky trouble spots, they’ll help you keep the air fresh, ...Show More
4) Don’t Let Your Basement Suck (Heat, Money, or Air)
Chris and Phil head underground to talk basements — those mysterious spaces that can quietly suck the heat, money, and fresh air right out of your home. From sneaky air leaks to insulation fails, they...Show More
5) Ep52_Jacob Racusin Lecture - Part 2
Welcome back for part 2 of Jacob's lecture from the PassivhausMAINE lecture series on addressing embodied carbon in our built environment. We close the episode with a song from one of the bands Jacob...Show More
6) Ep51_Jacob Racusin Lecture - Part 1
Chris and Phil were not only lucky enough to attend a lecture by Jacob Racusin, but they were also able to record it! Our friends at PassivhausMAINE invited Jacob to share his insights on low-impact, ...Show More
7) Ep50_Offsite Construction and High Performance
So many people are talking about offsite construction as an inevitable next step to solve the myriad housing issues we currently face, and we can't help but envision high-performance as going hand in ...Show More
8) Ep49_Siding
We know. You want a sustainable siding that is maintenance free and affordable. The problem is that there are just so many options from which to choose and it's difficult to wade through the ocean of ...Show More
9) Ep48_Embodied Carbon in Buildings
Phil and Chris define and discuss embodied carbon in buildings, and make an impassioned case for understanding why this is absolutely the most urgent issue we face in the design and construction indus...Show More
10) Ep47_Solar Storage
In this episode, Chris and Phil head over to the Portland Pod to record because they have not one, but two guests (Geoff Sparrow and Fred Greenhalgh of Revision Energy) to talk about Solar Storage! Wi...Show More