Building HVAC Science
Uncover the secrets of healthy, comfortable, and energy-efficient buildings with the Building HVAC Science podcast. Join HVAC and building performance experts Eric Kaiser and Bill Spohn, Sr., as they delve into the fascinating world of building science and HVAC diagnostics. From exploring the latest advancements in measurement technology to examining the impact of building science and proper HVAC design and installation on human health and safety, this podcast is your one-stop shop for learning about all things in the built environment. In each episode, you'll gain valuable insights from industry leaders and discover practical tips for changing the way you approach your work. Whether you're a homeowner, facility manager, building performance or HVAC professional, this podcast is essential listening for anyone who cares about creating healthy, comfortable, and energy-efficient buildings. Here's what you can expect from the Building HVAC Science podcast: In-depth discussions on a wide range of building science and HVAC topics Interviews with experts from across the industry Practical tips for improving your building's performance Insights into the latest advancements in HVAC technology The occasional random topic
EP197 Asbestos, Air Sealing, and ERVs: Navigating Home Renovations with Science (December 2024)
EP196 Bill's review of 2024's podcasts (December 2024)
EP195 Farming Ideas vs. Farming The Land: Reflections from Another Continent with Bill Spohn (November 2024)
EP194 Behind the Scenes at TruTech Tools: Meet Greg Bokan (November 2024)
EP193 Building Performance with Purpose: Silas Hoeppner’s Journey (November 2024)
EP192 Building a Legacy: Energy Efficiency and Innovation with Mark Kaiser (October 2024)
EP191 From Building Automation to Smart Homes: The Lumen Cache Revolution with Derek Cowburn (October 2024)
EP190 Breathing Easy: Tackling Outdoor Contaminants in Indoor Spaces (October 2024)
EP189 Breaking the Cycle: Huff's Journey to HVAC Excellence and Industry Change (September 2024)
EP188 Young HVAC Prodigy: Elena Day’s Journey to EPA Certification at 12 (September 2024)
EP187 Revolutionizing Home Comfort: Marco Radocaj’s Balanced Approach to HVAC (September 2024)
EP186 Unlocking Trades: The Power of Skillcat's Mobile Training with Ruchir Shah (September 2024)
EP185 Building Better Homes: Bridging the Gap Between Energy Ratings and HVAC with Steve Byers (September 2024)
EP184 Cracking the Code: Mastering HVAC Design with Manual S with Russ King (August 2024)
EP183 Reinventing Wind Power: Inside the World of Harmony Turbines (August 2024)
EP182 Transforming Homes and Training Minds: The Brynn Cooksey Approach (July 2024)
EP181 From Drawings to Durability: Inside the Minds of Building Science Experts with Eric Kaiser and Bill Spohn (August 2024)
EP180 Home Monitoring Madness: Tracking Energy, Air, and More with Bill and ELK (July 2024)
EP179 The Science of Hot Water: Insights and Innovations with Gary Klein (July 2024)
EP178 From Gopher to Guru: Steven Rardon's HVAC Journey (July 2024)
EP177 Smart Tools, Smarter Tech: Jim Bergmann's MeasureQuick Evolution (July 2024)
EP176 Empowering Engineers: The HeatGeek Approach to High-Efficiency Heating with Adam Chapman (July 2024)
EP175 From Engineering to Sales Karine LeBlanc on Building Connections in HVAC (July 2024)
EP174 Smart Homes, Smarter Trades Dan Goodman Discusses Building 36’s Innovations (July 2024)
EP173 Harnessing AI for Healthier Buildings: Insights with Attune's Co-Founder Julien Stamatakis (June 2024)
EP172 Tech Trends and HVAC Triumphs: A Denver Summit Recap (June 2024)
EP171 Bill’s updates (June 2024)
EP170 How to Grow and Scale a Business from the Ground Up: Tommy Mello (June 2024)
EP169 From Attics to Airwaves: Tony Mormino’s HVAC Journey (May 2024)
EP168 Unveiling HVAC Mastery: A Journey of Skill and Passion with Matt Akins (MARCH 2024)
EP167 Tech Meets Trades Wyatt Smith's Mission to Modernize Workforce Productivity (APRIL 2024)
EP166 Simplifying Home Electrification: Insights from Zero Homes' Grant Gunnison (May 2024)
EP165 Blueprints for Efficiency: Enrico Bonilauri’s Deep Dive into Building Standards (APRIL 2024)
EP164 Behind the Scenes at ACCA 2024: A Dialogue with Ed Janowiak (MARCH 2024)
EP163 Lies, Damn Lies and Manometer Readings with Jesse Smith (MARCH 2024)
EP162 Inside HVAC: Codes, Standards, and Shaping the Future at ACCA 2024 With Wes Davis, ACCA (MARCH 2024)
EP161 Connecting the Dots: HVAC Excellence Conference Highlights and Industry Evolution With Josh Crawley & Casey Prater (April 2024)
EP160 From Recovery to Revolution: The Jason Julian HVAC Journey With Jason Julian (February 2024)
EP159 Blueprints to Bytes: How Russ King is Redefining HVAC with Technology With Russ King (February 2024)
EP158 Comfort, Co-ops, and Climate Care: Revolutionizing HVAC in Ontario With Victor Hyman (February 2024)
EP157 Heat Pumps, Homes, and High Tech Amply Energy's HVAC Evolution With Ed Smith and Eric Fitz (February 2024)
EP156 Inside the Toolbox- Rethinking HVAC with a High-End Twist With Chris Wisniewski (December 2023)
EP155 Sustainable Spaces: The Journey from Efficiency to Humanity in Design With Vali Homes (November 2023)
EP154 Closing the Gap: AeroSeal's Quest for Net-Zero Buildings With Amit Gupta (January 2024)
EP153 HVACR Horizons: From 12-Year-Old Prodigies to Industry Pioneers With Eric & Bill (February 2024)
EP152 Ralph Wolf's HVAC Odyssey: Lessons, Laughs, and Legacies (December 2023)
EP151 From Ice to Inspiration: Highlights at the AHR Expo (January 2024)
EP150 Filtering the Future - The Journey of John Ellis in Reinventing Air Quality (November 2023)
EP149 More Than Just Fixing Furnaces: Why NCI is the Heartbeat of the HVAC Industry With Dominick Guarino (December 2023)
EP148 Trade Secrets Revealed: Inside Classset, the Platform Building a Blue-Collar Boom with Cooper Newby (November 2023)
EP147 Building science haiku with Shawna Henderson November 2023
EP146 Around the country in 227 days Or ELK's 2023 Travelogue (December 2023)
EP145 Product innovation from Holland - a conversation with Niek-Jan Bink of ACIN Instruments (October 2023)
EP144 Tailor made training for the trades with Louise Kellar from UEi (October 2023)
EP143 Using AI in your HVAC Business with Tersh Blissett (October 2023)
EP142 The Malco Story: Good Stewards Supporting the Trades with Rebecca Talbot & Rich Benninghoff (October 2023)
EP141 Sustainability is complex, why simplicity is more important than ever with Steven Biersteker (October 2023)
EP140 Thoughts on the push for heat pumps and the accompanying funding for electrification With Cindy Zeis (October 2023)
EP139 Creating a culture of #betterhvac with Tim DeStasio (August 2023)
EP138 Tying it all together - The Whos Whats and Whys of Ty Branaman (August 2023)
EP137 Growing businesses need structure, EOS can provide it with Derek Pittak (September 2023)
EP136 Utilizing Smart Maintenance plans benefits your customers and your business with Josh Teekell (August 2023)
EP135 Making Sustainable Building Mainstream Building With Robby Schwartz (August 2023)
EP134 The Science of Air leading to Healthier Indoors with Alex DeGagne’ (August 2023)
EP133 Commissioning an HVAC System is hard- doing it with measureQuick is easier with Jim Bergmann (August 2023)
EP132 The Heat Pump Summit with Brent Davidson (August 2023)
EP131 The responsible contractor in my backyard with Mat Stone (August 2023)
EP130 The VETO ProPac story with Roger Brouard (August 2023)
EP129 Free remote training is key to the future of HVAC/R with Jennifer Manzo (August 2023)
EP128 He blinds us all with science or not? with Allison Bailes (July 2023)
EP127 ACCA Standards help contractors build knowledge and improve performance with Wes Davis (July 2023)
EP126 Forced to learn the fundamentals in order to make the math and science work with Jim Bergmann (July 2023)
EP125 Breaking the cycle of settling for the status quo with Shelby Breger (July 2023)
EP124 Business Philosophy, why did we hire an ELK? With Eric Kaiser (July 2023)
EP123 Business owner feature When's a good time to think about succession with Laurie Barkman (June 2023)
EP122 Applying disciplined interrelationships leads to better buildings with Brian Uhler (June 2023)
EP121 An unapologetic solocast with Bill Spohn (June 2023)
EP120 Mindset and determination made the Mentor with Trevor Matthews (June 2023)
EP119 There’s an ELK running around loose at TruTech! with Eric Kaiser (June 2023)
EP118 Building a thriving business with attentiveness and determination with Jeremy Begley (May 2023)
EP117 From Aerospace to Aeroseal Zac Reed shares fresh insights into residential duct and air sealing (May 2023)
EP116 Another of Bill's monologues (May 2023)
EP115 Advancements in technology through the eyes of Ben Walker at RETROTEC (April 2023)
EP114 The power of Big Picture Thinking with Chris Stephens (April 2023)
EP113 Mold Restoration: An Insider's view with Michael Rubino of Home Cleanse (March 2023)
EP112 Being Humble, Persistent, and Curious in the Trades With Adam Mufich (March 2023)
EP111 Putting The V back in HVAC and why you should care With Kevin Hart (March 2023)
EP 110 Bill's rambling again, uh oh (March 2023)
EP109 A new product concept for contractors interested in residential electrification with John Hoehn of Duckling (February 2023)
EP108 Eric Kaiser and Bill Spohn share a recap of the 2023 AHR Expo (February 2023)
EP 107 Bill Spohn explains what is keeping him busy lately (Feb 2023)
EP 106 Building Science collides with Health Science, the dawn of a new era with Joe Allen (Jan 2023)
EP105 What's a pretty good house with Dan Kolbert and Chris Briley (Dec 2022)
EP104 Live in a Home that Pays You Back with Anna DeSimone (Dec 2022)
EP103 Myth busting with Jason, Clifton and Eugene from ESCO (Dec 2022)
EP102 The Smart Buildings Academy with Phil Zito (Dec 2022)
EP101 Creating the world's largest virtual power plant with Shawn McLaughlin of Emporia (November 2022)
EP100 Electrification in Alaska and other chill topics with Griffin Hagle-Forster (October 2022)
EP99 How to retrofit all homes to Net Zero Energy with Adam Stenftenagel of Radiant Labs (Oct 2022)
EP98 Inverters for all with Katie Woodling of Bosch (Oct 2022)
EP97 Pattern recognition and the Hero vs. Guide conundrum with Nate Adams (Oct 2022)
EP96 A Day in the Life of a Smart Building with Vineet Sinha, JCI (Oct 2022)
EP95 Did the COVID pandemic teach us anything new about IAQ With Bill Bahnfleth (Sept 2022)
EP94 Diving for the details in Climate Zone 2 with Bill Robinson (Sept 2022)
EP93 Motivated & Tactical with Ben Poole (Aug 2022)
EP92 The Future of Energy Ratings is here with Brett Dillon (Aug 2022)
EP91 Using sensors, data and technology for better IAQ with Ray Wu of WYND (Aug 2022)
EP90 What is the demand for High Performance Contracting Services with Peter Troast (Aug 2022)
EP89 How a Kid with a backpack set himself up for success with Keith Keller (July 2022)
EP88 Everything you want to know about the Building Performance Association with Steve Skodak (July 2022)
EP87 The Energy Conservatory - Focused on Product Development With Steve Rogers and Bill Graber (July 2022)
EP86 The essentials required to build a comfortable, healthy, efficient home with Casey Grey, The Conscious Builder (May 2022)
EP85 The Heat Exchanger Experts Story with Chris & Russell Prach (May 2022)
EP84 Leveraging your technician experience to springboard in the industry with Andrew Greaves (May 2022)
EP83 Mindset makes a difference with Chris Hughes (May 2022)
EP82 Avoiding mold with Cheryl Ciecko (Dec 2020)
EP81 HVAC Chemistry with Rachel & Eric Kaiser (April 2022)
EP80 What is PACE with Scott Ringlein (March 2020)
EP79 Two Peas in a Podcast? HVAC Know It All & Building HVAC Science Swap Stories with Gary MacCreadie & Bill Spohn (May 2022)
EP78 Propane HVAC systems with Bryan Cordill of PERC (June 2020)
EP77 Energy Demand as Resource with Matt Golden of Recurve (Oct. 2019)
EP76 How to market invisible performance with Max Rohr (Feb. 2020)
EP75 What it’s like working at Kalos with Austin Klokus (Nov. 2019)
EP74 Where you can go with passion and persistence with Craig Migliaccio (April 2022)
EP73 Creating superb customer service with Steve Coscia (Sep 2021)
EP72 Energy Efficiency, decarbonization and sustainability with John Sheff from Danfoss (Aug. 2021)
EP71 Helping contractors, technically and through marketing services- a conversation with Tom Jackson (Sept. 2019)
EP70 Getting an early start in the trades with Elana and Jordan Day (March 2022)
EP69 From particle accelerators to radon measurement, the Airthings story with Erlend Bolle (Jan 2022)
EP68 Sustainability for homes with Brett Little
EP67 Residential HVAC design has not changed much in 20+ years with Russ King (Aug 2021)
EP66 The Art & Science of Healthy Homes with Joe Medosch
EP65 Let's talk mold with Jason Earle (January 2022)
EP64 All houses are different, some can be deadly with Paul Raymer (Sept 2021)
EP63 The History and Mission of UEi with Michael Kane (Sept 2021)
EP62 The Next Evolution in Healthy Air with Dawn Oggier & Brian Kennihan
EP61 A unique approach to efficient urban housing with Brian Gaudio (July 2019)
EP60: Inside Inficon with Bob Belvick (July 2020)
EP59: How I built Halco with Hal Smith (Dec 2019)
EP58: Genry Garcia: An inspiring contractor's story (June 2021)
EP57: IAQ Devices & Technology Perspectives from the Isle of Man with Big Clive
EP 56 School IAQ and Astrophotography with Steve Pascuzzo from Testo (Jan 2021)
EP55: SpohnHome: The Energy Vanguard Investigates (Apr. 2021)
EP54: SpohnHome Interview of Bill Spohn hosted by Nate Adams of HVAC 2.0 (May 2020)
EP53: Pearl Certification for HVAC- Throw Shade on Your Competition with Cynthia Adams & Robin LeBaron
EP52: Technology in HVAC, Driving Contractor Wins with Joe Samel (SensiPredict - Emerson) & Sam Troyer (Comfort Zone, Inc)
EP51: NH Saves NetZero Home Challenge (Jan 2021) with Joe Rando and Adam Nyborg
EP50: Why you should attend the National Home Performances Conference with Steve Byers (EnergyLogic) & Peter Troast (EnergyCircle)
EP49: A unique air quality monitor for the home with Ben Reed (TZOA) & Kaleb Saleeby (HVAC School)
EP48 Buildings & Health. An interview with Dr. Stephanie Taylor
EP47 Insights from ENCON: A Unique, Generational Mechanical Contractor
EP46 A new refrigerant born from science and sweat with Peter Capuciati Founder of Bluon
EP45 Making Homes Perform better – HVAC tips with John Semmelhack
EP44 What's new in Home Performance 2.0 with Nate Adams
EP43 Radon 101 with Dick Kornbluth
EP42 Smart buildings and HVAC Controls- News you can use with Eric Stromquist of ControlTalkNow Podcast
EP 41 Great Indoor Air Quality Can Improve Your Health with Ty Newell of Build Equinox
EP40 Why You need to Pay Attention to National Standards Affecting HVAC Installations with Jeremy Begley
EP39 Learn about HVACR Chemicals & Sealants with Mike Walton of CoolAir Products
EP38 Personalized Home Performance - Bill Spohn's new home construction Part 1
EP37 From Building Plaques to Building Performance A discussion with Ryan Miller of NCBPA
EP36 What is Home Performance 2.0?
EP35 Let's get TECnical @ AirFlow hoods with Steve Rogers of the Energy Conservatory
EP 34 CompanyCam - a tool for stress relief
EP33 When will homes be on auto-pilot for healthy IAQ?
EP32 Tersh, Bryan and Bill chat about entrepreneurism
EP31 Called to the Long Game-Bryan Orr’s Educational work in Haiti
EP30 Making Beautiful Music in the Home with Grace & Corbett
EP29 Stop Waiting on the World to Change, a conversation with James Childre
EP28 The Happy Scientist at Refrigeration Technologies
EP27 Paradise found? Home performance contracting in Hawaii with Blake Reid
EP26 Where does LEED lead you? A Chat with Charlie Cichetti of GBES.com
EP 25 The Future of Housing: Reflections on the 2018 HabitatX Conference
Ep 24 Building a thoughtful home, career and life with Chris Dorsi of HabitatX
EP 23 AirQuest- Bill Spohn's take on airflow measurements, Part 4
EP 22 AirQuest- Bill Spohn's take on airflow measurements, Part 3
EP21 Super tight houses using standard construction- Ed Kisiel of EKAbuild
EP20 Super Tight Walls & Ducts with Bryan Barnes of Aeroseal
EP19 Making Home Performance the Norm with Ted Kidd & Nate Adams
EP18 Energy Star Home Troubles with Terje Gronas
EP17 Data, Data Everywhere- Capturing information with Hobo Data loggers with guest Matt Rivers
EP16- Powerpoint is Dead-Engaging Adults in Technical Education with Amanda Hatherly
EP15 Bryan and Bill’s big adventure: AHR Expo round up thru the eyes of a couple of nerds
EP14 - CarFax for homes - Pearl Certification is looking for good contractors
EP13 - Contractors Benefit from Utility-based Energy Savings Programs with Joe Kuonen from CleaRESULT
EP12 -The complex business of making better measurements easy for you - Interview with Marko Bruinsma from Testo
EP11 The Wild, Wild JWest- from Heavy Metal to House Wrap
EP10 -The most helpful guy in HVAC- Interview with Gary Reecher
EP9 - Building science and practice above the Arctic Circle-Interview with Griffin Hagle
EP8 - BPI- Building Performance through the eyes of Larry Zarker, CEO of BPI
EP7 - Energy Rated Homes with Steve Baden Founder of RESNET
EP6 - AirQuest- Bill Spohn's take on airflow measurements, Part 2
EP5 - AirQuest- Bill Spohn's take on airflow measurements, Part 1
EP4- It takes more than a good HVAC system to deliver comfort
EP3 - Infrared Thermometers, Proper Use
EP2 IAQ and Humidity w/ Nate Adams
