Building HVAC Science

“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, 

or believe to be beautiful.”

William Morris

His head has been wrapped up in building and HVAC performance since the late 1980s. 

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“Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.”

Jonathan Swift

Listeners to this podcast know, it is often very hard to explain what it is we do.

When I try to explain this, people’s…

“Data, data everywhere, and not a place to sync!”

Eric Preston

Sensor data and oftentimes, the corresponding analytics are popping up everywhere you look.

What is happening in the HVAC world? 

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“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.”

Michael Jordan

Years ago if someone said to me:

 “I’m building a Net Zero home.”

I would have thought, 

“What are they givin…

“Tell me and I forget. 

Teach me and I remember.

Involve me and I learn

Ben Franklin

Bill is joined by Peter Troast of the Energy Circle and Steve Byers of Energy Logic to share their many reasons …

“I’ve been struck again and again 

by how important measurement is to improving the human condition.”

Bill Gates

Lend us your ears as Kaleb and Bill have a very fun interview with Ben Reed, VP of…

“He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything.”

Thomas Carlyle

Bill was honored to welcome Dr. Stephanie Taylor to the podcast where she shares the fascinating story of her care…

“The family is one of nature’s masterpieces.”

George Santayana

Bill is joined Marty and David Indursky, a father and son team that have built Encon, an award winning, NJ-based HVAC/building solutio…

“I grew up thinking that a research scientist was a natural thing to be.”

Stephen Hawking

There’s physical science. And there’s a kind of science as to how the mind works and how people achieve their…

“The only think I have learnt over the years is that if you enjoy your work and put in best efforts it will show. If you follow this process, things work out. But if you go chasing a formula, succe…

“True genius lies not in doing the extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.”

General Louis H. Wilson, Jr.

Building science principles are few and fairly straightforw…

May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house.

George Carlin

Yep, Radon is force of evil.

Pure evil.

Colorless.

Odorless.

Deadly.

But sneaky. It’s deadly over decades.

My go…

I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.

Jimmy Dean

While we picked a specific topic, this is a wide-ranging episode with my friend in t…

To keep the body in good health is a duty…otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.

Buddha

HVAC and building performance contractors are seeing more homes built or retrofit …

In this age of high technology and Jedi Knights, we often overlook the need of personal involvement, but we do so at our own risk.

William H. McRaven (American Solider)

Attention all HVAC Techs:

Soo…

Looking to be a better HVACR Tech?

One key aspect is keeping up to date with changing equipment, products and techniques.

And that is no mean feat.

In order to do so, you need to help yourself to…

Today we turn the tables and your host becomes the guest!

As you may or may not know Marilyn and I are building a new high-performance home this year (2019).

Even though I have been involved in h…

I’ve never thought about entrepreneurship when it comes to trade associations.

I just thought they always existed.

Well, in the nascent world of building performance, I should have known better.

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Some of our listeners have likely heard of the term Home Performance.

But have you heard of Home Performance 2.0?

Michael Housh and Neil Comparetto join us to describe how they are helping to dev…

You may know the answer to this question:

“Why would I want to use an air flow hood?”

You might not know the answer to this one:

“How do I find a good air flow hood?”

Steve Rogers, President and …