The Building Science Podcast
1) Blurring the Edges Between Inside and Out
Why do we design indoor spaces the way we do? What are the unseen socio-cultural impacts involved and how do they impact other aspects of the indoor environment that we can not see? Today, we're unpac...Show More
2) Commissioning Matters
Commissioning Matter - Establishing a Culture of Collaboration Who on the AEC team can deliver strategic guidance, direction, and leadership for the functional aspects of homes and buildings? This is ...Show More
3) Architectural Epidemiology
How do we expand the positive impacts of our buildings? Now is the time. The building sector is looking at a once-in-a-generation opportunity to flip from being a major contributor to both chronic di...Show More
4) Design Matters: Aesthetics, Ethics and Architectural Impact
“It’s time to rethink the idea that architecture does not sully itself with social or ecological ills.” Jonathan Feldman (in conversation w/ KI) The practice of architecture is a place where ethics a...Show More
5) Architecture of Risk: Managing Liability & Uncertainty in the AEC
Risk is real in the AEC. True risk management isn't about avoidance, but about informed engagement.Homes and buildings today measure success in many ways, each of these represent a potential failure m...Show More
6) Building the Movement
In this special episode of the Building Science Podcast Kristof is joined by Ilka Cassidy of Passive House at NESEA's BuildingEnergy Boston '25. Ilka and Kristof are joined by the following inspiring...Show More
7) Sustainability & Climate Wordcraft
Keep an ear out for an easter egg after the outro on this one. The Significance of Buzzwords in the AEC Industry The words we use matter. Terms like "sustainability”, “net zero” and “resilience” si...Show More
8) Telling Better Stories
“The world is not made of atoms, the world is made of stories” Muriel Rukeyser “Where do buildings come from?” is a question that comes with a story. Less often asked, “Where do buildings go?”. The...Show More
9) Architecture Out of Balance
The tension between aesthetics and performance in architecture is a critical and complex issue in contemporary design. Architects are increasingly and appropriately being tasked with designing buildin...Show More
10) An Architectural Optimist Wrote a Book - Part 3, Causing Good Design to Happen
Join Kristof and Corey Squire in this third and final installment of their interview series discussing Corey’s book People Planet Design. In Part 1, they opened the discussion at the logical starting ...Show More
An Architectural Optimist Wrote a Book - Part 3, Causing Good Design to Happen
1:14:58 | Nov 19th, 2024