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Low Voltage Lighting is the Future

00:00 Welcome To GAL 00:01:42 Low Voltage Spritz Cocktail 00:07:01 Why Low Voltage Now 00:08:55 Phil's Attic Fire Story 00:12:44 Rethinking LED Circuit Math 00:17:16

Aug 12
42 min

A Quick Update From Chris

Chris Briley checks in with a quick update on this week’s episode of the Green Architects Lounge. Phil is taking care of a few things outside the show, and Chris assures

Jul 16
1 min

Plan for Systems or Pay for It Later

00:00 Welcome To GAL 00:02:48 The Last Word Cocktail 00:11:19 Why Mechanical Rooms Keep Growing 00:17:41 How Much Space Do You Actually Need 00:20:05 Think Distributi

Jun 10
54 min

What House Burping Gets Right And Wrong

00:00 Welcome To GAL 00:33 House Burping Trend 02:47 Scorched Earth Cocktail 09:05 What Is Lüften? 11:07 Measuring CO2 13:34 Air Changes Matter 16:08 Indoor A

May 13
35 min

Building Sustainably In A Housing Crisis

00:00 Show Intro 02:43 Hot Paper Toddy 06:21 Why Housing Hurts 11:36 Musical Chairs 13:07 Durability Matters 14:35 Sustainability Tradeoffs 17:07 Density And

Apr 15
52 min

The Green Spec Playbook For Cleaner Builds Part 2

05:20 Back In Play 05:26 What Makes Finishes 10:19 Drywall Alternatives 12:30 Flooring Reality Check 21:56 Low VOC Paint 28:42 Exterior Coatings 32:30 Counter

Mar 11
1 h 01 min

Window Specs For Greater Comfort

00:00 Back to windows 01:11 SHGC cocktail 03:18 Sponsor break 07:00 Why windows matter 11:22 The key metrics 13:24 U-factor basics 17:36 SHGC and comfort 23:57 VT and tin

Feb 11
1 h 02 min

The Green Spec Playbook For Cleaner Builds Part 1

00:00:00 Welcome Back 00:04:10 Why specs matter 00:10:05 Division 01 basics 00:20:30 Site and salvage 00:26:45 Low carbon concrete 00:32:45 Masonry and metals 00:33:55 Wo

Jan 14
1 h 14 min

Designing Homes That Stay Strong When It Counts

00:00 Welcome back 01:09 Storm chaser cocktail 04:05 Passive house wildfire 10:37 Resilience vs durability 15:23 Designing for hazards 22:35 Durable cold climate details

Dec 10 2025
46 min

Stop Scope Creep with One Meeting

00:00 Welcome & scope creep defined 02:02 Cocktail: Classic Bramble 05:51 Why projects grow beyond plan 09:38 Program exercise: rooms, office & garage 14:45 Square foota

Nov 11 2025
1 h 00 min

Build Tight, Ventilate Right: Don't Be an Airhole

00:00 Intro & Cocktail of the Day 02:42 What We Mean by “Airhole” 08:05 Why Air Sealing Matters 14:47 Ventilation vs. Infiltration 21:19 Building Science in Action 36:31

Oct 14 2025
1 h 01 min

Don’t Let Your Basement Suck (Heat, Money, or Air)

00:00:00 Intro & setup 00:00:53 Cocktail: Whiskey Sour (recipe + dry shake) 00:06:50 Basements: the "free room" myth 00:08:48 When a basement makes sense 00:10:47 Concret

Sep 9 2025
57 min

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 so

Mar 11 2020
1 h 02 min

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 shar

Feb 26 2020
59 min

Ep50_Offsite Construction and High Performance

Welcome to Episode #50!!! So many people are talking about offsite construction as an inevitable next step to solve the myriad housing issues we currently face, and we ca

Nov 1 2019
1 h 10 min

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

Sep 10 2019
1 h 15 min

Ep48_Embodied Carbon in Buildings

Embodied carbon is carbon that is emitted in the production of materials, and the building industry is responsible for 40% of global annual emissions. Buildings are the p

Jul 18 2019
1 h 03 min

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) t

May 19 2019
1 h 07 min

Ep46_Living Building Challenge

What is a Living Building? It is rooted in place yet harvests all it needs (energy, water), is adapted to its climate and site, operates pollution-free, is comprised of i

Mar 13 2019
59 min

Ep45_The Multi-zone Heat Pump Issue with guest Dana Fischer

In cold climates, Multi-zone heat pump systems (or multi-split systems) are developing a reputation for greatly under-performing , in terms of energy efficiency. Don't fr

Feb 4 2019
55 min

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This is a great podcast to use as a resource for any of those looking to play in this space. They are funny and bring humor into something that could be a dry topic.

Liquidshano1973 · Dec 2018

I'll start by saying my background is not in architecture, however I LOVE processy, industry, discussions, especially in a casual & fun format. Chris & Phil really deliver on their stated mission “like going to a bar with architects in a forum session…” A very valuable show to anyone in the industry looking to stay current in their feild in a fun way:)

Story Spectacular · Dec 2018

Seriously good stuff. These guys typically take on topics that are the industry's challenge de jour with wit, class, and charisma. I've even adopted one of their cocktail recipes from the lastest live recording at the passivhausMAINE (phME) annual conference, Fall Forum 2018. Keep it up!

Professional User 45 · Nov 2018

I discovered this podcast several years ago and I love it. They were on hiatus until recently and I was super excited to see that they’re back! I like their humor and inclusion of drink recipes which make their show fun.

dogfan4lyfe · Mar 2019

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