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Legends Learn From Legends with Steve Baczek and Kohta Ueno

Summer Camp started because Joe Lstiburek wanted his young staff to learn from the mentors who taught him. In the early years, that meant three days of Gus Handegord at t

What Building Science Misses About Healthy Homes with Ashley Murphree

Ashley Murphree built herself a tiny house out of a shipping container using every good building science practice she knew. Something in it was still making her sick.It w

Building Plans Need Better Grammar with John Straube

John Straube has spent a career breaking buildings on purpose and investigating the ones that failed by mistake.Test huts exist so that when the experiment goes wrong, no

Be the Developer, the Architect, and the Builder - Vertical Integration with Tim McDonald

Become the developer. Become the architect. Become the builder. Tim McDonald didn't do this because it seemed like a good idea. He did it because he couldn't figure out a

Builders: The Goalposts Just Moved with Florence McGregor

NESEA just turned 50. And according to Florence McGregor, that's not a moment to celebrate and coast. It's a moment to ask what's next.In this conversation on Build It Fo

New Skills Builders Need Now with Ace McArleton

The building industry has always demanded a wide range of skills. Ace McArleton thinks it's time to widen the circle a little further.In this conversation on Build It For

Teaching Kids to Use Power Tools with Mason Lord

Most kids never get the chance to hold a tool before someone tells them it's not for them. Mason Lord is trying to change that.Mason is the founder of TradesUp and owner

How Passive House Became the Gold Standard in America with Katrin Klingenberg

Katrin Klingenberg didn't set out to build a movement. She was finishing her own home in Champaign-Urbana when a persistent phone call pulled her into a room full of buil

What's Missing in HVAC Today with Ross Trethewey

In this conversation on Build It Forward, Nick Falkoff of Auburndale Builders sits down with Ross Trethewey of TE2 Engineering and This Old House to talk about where HVAC

Building a Culture of Asking Questions with Steve Baczek

In this conversation on Build It Forward, Nick Falkoff of Auburndale Builders sits down with Steven Baczek, Architect, and Amy Lieb, Executive Director of Studio HPDC, to

Building Community in High-Performance Construction with Ben Bogie

In this first episode of Build It Forward, Nick Falkoff, General Manager of Auburndale Builders, sits down with Ben Bogie, Director of Building Science at Building Perfor

Quality Building Is High-Performance Building with Josh Salinger

Josh Salinger doesn't see any daylight between quality building and high-performance building. Design it well, use the right materials for the project, install them corre