Two residential architects talk about building science, design, cost, cocktails, and music.
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Episode 76: Wish List Plants for 2021
It’s that time of year when we dream of all the plants we’d buy if a blank check showed up in our stockings. Some are weird, some are workhorses we never got around to purchasing,…
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48 min
Green Architects' Lounge - How to Choose the Right Mechanical System
With any house, there are so many variables that influence the decision to choose one particular mechanical system over another; climate, home size, cost, local availability and co…
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25 min
Green Architects' Lounge - Solar PV - Part 2
Enter the Dollar! Now it's time to start figuring out just how much these solar sytems will cost. Moreover, we'll find out how to calculate your return on your investment. Then Phi…
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31 min
Green Architects' Lounge - Solar PV - Part 1
The thing about photovoltaic(PV) Generation of electricity directly from sunlight. A photovoltaic cell has no moving parts; electrons are energized by sunlight and result in curren…
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45 min
Green Architects' Lounge - Guest Allison Bailes
Chris and Phil have a nice chat with energy auditing guru, Allison Bailes, As a Green Building Advisor and the man behind the Energy Vanguard, Allison knows his stuff. Together the…
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55 min
Green Architects' Lounge - Guest John Straube
The Lounge welcomes John Straube for a drink and chat about the latest news in Building Science. The drink ends up being of the caffeinated variety (due to the early temporal place…
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56 min
Green Architects' Lounge - Guest James Howard Kunstler
Some see the glass as half full, others see it as half empty. Jim tells you what the %$#@! is in the glass, how it got there, and what SHOULD be in the glass instead. Join Chris an…
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37 min
Green Architects' Lounge - Designed to Built, Part 2
It's one thing to design a house, and it's another entirely to turn that design into a physical reality. In this episode, Chris and Phil kick back with an autumn cocktail and talk…
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31 min
Green Architects' Lounge - Designed to Built, Part 1
It's one thing to design a house, and it's another entirely to turn that design into a physical reality. In this episode, Chris and Phil kick back with an autumn cocktail and talk…
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38 min
Green Architects' Lounge - Guest Martin Holladay, Part 2
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24 min
Green Architects' Lounge - Guest Martin Holladay, Part 1
You know him, you love him, (or at least his articles) it's Martin Holladay. He was in the neighborhood, so he stopped by to chat with Chris and Phil for this episode of the Green…
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28 min
Green Architects Lounge - Net Zero Homes, Part 3
Phil and Chris finally get to talk about one of their favorite topics. Net ZeroProducing as much energy on an annual basis as one consumes on site, usually with renewable energy so…
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21 min
Green Architects' Lounge - Net Zero Homes, Part 2
Phil and Chris finally get to talk about one of their favorite topics. Net ZeroProducing as much energy on an annual basis as one consumes on site, usually with renewable energy so…
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24 min
Green Architects' Lounge - Net Zero Homes, Part 1
Phil and Chris finally get to talk about one of their favorite topics. Net ZeroProducing as much energy on an annual basis as one consumes on site, usually with renewable energy so…
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32 min
Green Architects' Lounge - Passive House - Part 3
You've probably heard about 'Passive House' (or 'Passivhaus'). And like Phil and Chris, you can feel the buzz in the air from it within the green housing community. It's a building…
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16 min
Green Architects' Lounge - Passive House - Part 2
You've probably heard about 'Passive House' (or 'Passivhaus'). And like Phil and Chris, you can feel the buzz in the air from it within the green housing community. It's a building…
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20 min
Green Architects' Lounge - Passive House - Part 1
You've probably heard about 'Passive HouseA residential building construction standard requiring very low levels of air leakage, very high levels of insulation, and windows with a…
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26 min
Green Architects' Lounge - Home Energy Monitoring - Part 3
In the final part of this episode we talk about the cost of some of these home energy monitoring systems, and what the future holds for this budding industry. Phil share Hot Zigg!…
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24 min
Green Architects' Lounge - Home Energy Monitoring - Part 2
In this part of the episode, Chris, Phil, and Peter discuss the different types of home energy monitoring systems and what you should expect from each.
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21 min
Green Architects' Lounge - Home Energy Monitoring - Part 1
Peter Troast of Energy Circle stops by to share a drink with Phil and Chris and share his knowledge on Home Energy Monitoring Systems. In Part 1, Chris shares a 'Pomini' cocktail r…