E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is all about building science, architecture, and female entrepreneurship: Season 4: On this special addition of the podcast I had someone reach out to me with a question that we frequently get asked. First, what can be done to take a traditional or code built home to a PGH in a incremental way that makes sense for the budget. That’s a great PGH question as it relates directly to the fact that everyone has a budget, and our energy programs don’t always address that. But how does a homeowner know what choices should be made. That’s directly followed up by “Why should I hire a Design Pro” trying to help understand the value of hiring someone to help them through the process and make those wise decisions. Since it’s a common question, I thought, instead of a 30 minute call with the person submitting the request, I would get together 4 pros and we could hash out those details. Why it’s important, what is the value, and how that person has a direct impact on helping you narrow down the choices you should make when making any decision, let alone efficiency decisions to improve the health, safety, and durability as it relates to your home.
E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is all about building science, architecture, and female entrepreneurship: Season 4: On this episode, friend and colleague Kiley Jacques joins me to talk about how media is changing. We used to enjoy great stories and articles in print when magazines would show up in our mailbox. Even though there is still some print, media has really jumped into the digital age. First with blogs and articles, podcasts, webinars, and now with e-learning and virtual conferences. So I invited Kiley to come talk a little bit about what’s going on over at Taunton these days and where they are headed! Enjoy ~ Emily
E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is all about building science, architecture, and female entrepreneurship: Season 4: Kicking the year off on a strong note, this month’s podcast is a recap or possibly a just a glimpse at why we talk about, teach, train, and collaborate in the built environment. My guest is a colleague, friend, mentor, and all around great human. If you haven’t had the opportunity to connect with him in person or virtually, watch one of his trainings or talks, or enjoy our friendly banter on BS+Beer, make sure you look him up. Enjoy ~ Emily
E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is all about building science, architecture, and female entrepreneurship: Season 4: Kicking the year off on a strong note, today’s podcast is all about women in construction. There are some amazing people in building & architecture and I hope those you find here become your inspiration, mentors, and collaborators. Enjoy ~ Emily
E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is all about building science, architecture, and female entrepreneurship: Season 3: As we move away from straight operational energy being the highlight of the building science world, I’m consumed by collecting knowledge about designing for deconstruction, recycling, first cost carbon, electrification, end of use, carbon storing, ventilation and health and many more important and demanding topics. To highlight some of that, I had the pleasure of talking with Erich Kruger of Deconstruction Works about deconstructing existing houses, what that means for our industry, education and diversity. This is an episode I’m particularly excited about, so I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Happy listening ~ Emily
Erich Kruger
Erich Kruger has been in the building trades since 1997 when he was teaching carpentry in Antigua, West Indies as part of the Peace Corp/Crisis Corps. In Vermont he has worked for several general contractors and on his own. In 2005 he founded the non-profit ReNew Building Materials & Salvage, and has consulted with, and later ran, the deconstruction program at Finger Lakes ReUse in Ithaca, New York . He holds a degree in Wildlife Management & Environmental Ethics (minor).
Erich is happiest when he is diverting building materials at a job-site in the company of other like-minded conscientious deconstructors, or on the wood floors of a local contra dance with his family. He lives in a straw bale home he built with ecological features, including solar electric, solar hot water, composting toilet, and masonry wood heater/oven.
https://www.deconstructionworks.com/
Deconstruction Works specializes in the salvage and reuse (green demolition) of houses, outbuildings, and commercial interiors in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Western Massachusetts. Contractors and homeowners often lament the waste of perfectly good materials heading to the Dumpster every day. If you have a project large (whole house or commercial interior) or small (kitchens, baths, additions), why not let Deconstruction Works quote for the recycling and reuse of those building materials?
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E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is all about building science, architecture, and female entrepreneurship. On today's podcast I had the pleasure of talking with Amlin Eshita, a young architect in NY. Amlin's journey from practicing architecture in Bangladesh, to studying architecture in Michigan, to graduating during COVID is an inspiring story. I so enjoyed talking with Amlin and I hope you too enjoy this episode! ~ Enjoy, Emily
E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is all about building science, architecture, and female entrepreneurship. On today's podcast I had the pleasure of talking with Tanya Savas with Collective Carpentry. Tanya and I had the pleasure of meeting in person at a Women In Construction Event! I wanted to hear more about her journey and the cool things she is doing in the industry. Enjoy ~ Emily
E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is all about building science, architecture, and female entrepreneurship. On today's podcast I had the pleasure of talking with Nadia and Rebekah with Oxalis Advisors. They are launching into the world of energy and environmental consulting. We recorded this podcast early into hurricane season and have only seen more dramatic natural disasters affecting vulnerable communities. It's with hope that people like Rebecca and Nadia will be able to help communities long term build resiliency into their buildings. How that happens and with access to what programs remains to be seen, but knowing there is someone to help navigate the challenges of building or rebuilding is something I hope to see these two ladies take on.
E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is all about building science, architecture, and female entrepreneurship. On today's podcast we talk about MOLD! As a building professional we are always concerned about water in our buildings and potential for mold growth, but we don't often talk about what happens with mold exposure and how to know you have an issue before you start seeing that mold grow. So it was exciting for me to sit down with Andrea Crewe from Vitaliti to talk about how they are approaching mold detection in our buildings and why it's important ~ Enjoy!
E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is all about building science, architecture, and female entrepreneurship. On today's podcast I had the pleasure of talking with someone most of you know, trade school teacher Matt Blomquist and Ty Newell, engineer and owner of Build Equinox. We recorded our podcast shortly after school ended, and I had the pleasure of joining them and the students on site in April of this year. This time I chatted with the students and then got a little time in with Matt and Ty to hear how they thought the build was going, the joys of teaching, and what's coming up next. So now that a new school year is upon us, follow along to see how things shape up! ~ Enjoy!
E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is all about building science, architecture, and female entrepreneurship. On today's podcast I had the pleasure of talking with Shannon Bloemker, the CEO of Energy Raven. Their goal is to use AI and algorighm data to help homeowners improve their homes energy use and be a part of the Climate Solution. So, not only is she an incredible female entrepreneur, she’s helping homeowners save energy and the planet at the same time ~ Enjoy!
E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is all about building science, architecture, and female entrepreneurship: In my quest to highlight some of the amazing women in the industry, If you haven't heard me talk about it before, here is my latest deep dive into the wood fiber insulation conversation. On today's podcast I invited my friend and colleague Dan Edelman to come talk about wood fiber insulation and the most common questions they get asked. I'm partial because this is a material made right in my backyard. Their mission - Healthy People - Healthy Planet - High Performance goes right along with the ideas that I practice. So if you're new to wood fiber or just open to hearing more, this is the episode for you! ~ Enjoy!
E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is all about building science, architecture, and female entrepreneurship: In my quest to highlight some of the amazing women in the industry, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Sara Sadek. Sara works with a construction company in Pennsylvania and deals directly with quality assurance, which I think is directly tied to building science. I hope you enjoy this chat with Sara as much as I did! ~ Enjoy!
E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is all about building science, architecture, and female entrepreneurship: In my quest to highlight some of the amazing women in the industry, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Sophie Ashley. Sophie works with fellow building science educator Allison Bailes III at Energy Vanguard. In this podcast we explore Sophie's background in building and what has gotten her so excited to be a part of the HVAC world. ~ Enjoy!
E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is all about building science, architecture, and female entrepreneurship: I hope you enjoy this thoughtful, informative, and sometimes silly discussion about high performance building in the Northeast with my friend and colleague Steve DeMetrick who owns DeMetrick Housewrights in Rhode Island.
E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is all about building science, architecture, and female entrepreneurship: I hope you enjoy this thoughtful, informative, and sometimes silly discussion about high performance building in the Northeast with my friend and colleague Steve DeMetrick who owns DeMetrick Housewrights in Rhode Island.
E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is all about building science, architecture, and female entrepreneurship: I love to talk about induction ranges, so when Chef Andrew Forlines reached out and wanted to talk about kitchen technology, I jumped at the opportunity. I know how I feel and our clients feel about their induction ranges, but here is the scoop straight from the Chef! ~ Stay Nerdy ~ Emily
E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is all about building science, architecture, and female entrepreneurship: I can’t help myself, I’m just so interested in the state of mechanical systems in our high performance buildings. This week I talk with Cyrus Kangerloo from Jaga. I’m excited to see more air to water heat pump technology in our residential projects. As a mechanical engineer, Cyrus answers some basic and more technical questions about installation and design. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did. ~ Stay Nerdy ~ Emily
E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is all about building science, architecture, and female entrepreneurship: In addition to some short podcasts this year, I’m going to record a couple of short segments on products or software that I either use, or I think exemplifies some Pretty Good ways for building better homes. First up, energy modeling software. You heard last week that I talked with Ty about economics, but Ty and his fellow colleagues have made their energy modeling software available for free to anyone that wants to use it. So here’s a short segment on the program and how to access it so you can model your own project. ~ Stay Nerdy ~ Emily
E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is all about building science, architecture, and female entrepreneurship: This year i’m changing it up! I’m starting out the year with some shorter podcasts. I want to highlight topics, BS 101, short stories from homeowners, valuable lessons in architecture, and a few products or software that I think follow along with what PGH means to me. First up in the series, Ty Newell with Build Equinox. Now, you might be a little surprised that I spent most of the 15-20 minutes talking to a mechanical company about economics - but it’s fun and Ty is an incredibly intelligent educator! I hope you enjoy, and likely we may see more of Ty in the future! ~ Stay Nerdy ~ Emily
E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is all about building science, architecture, and female entrepreneurship: To end a wonderful year of podcasts and guests, I invited Emily Soccorsy to join me for our final episode. Emily, with Root+River caught my attention in November at the Entrepreneur Architect Annual Meeting. Her delivery of brand strategy felt so aligned with how I answer questions about building a business around Pretty Good House principles that I couldn't resist having her on the podcast to tell me more and share with you. How she helps her clients build better brands resonated with me as the same way I help my clients build better homes. So I hope this episode really motivates you to connect yourself to your brand in 2023. I'll "see" you in January, until then ~ Stay Nerdy ~ Emily
E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is all about building science, architecture, and female entrepreneurship This month I got to talk with Caroline Blazovsky, otherwise known as "The Healthy Home Expert" Caroline has done over 30,000 home investigations and we talk about everything from mold to water quality. I love supporting other female entrepreneurs that are out there doing the work because they know how much it matters. So I hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as I did recording it! Stay Nerdy ~ Emily
E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is all about building science, architecture, and female entrepreneurship This month I got to talk with two really inspiring individuals who are looking at their community and trying to figure out what they can do to provide equity and affordability in housing. We talk housing, building science, education, all the things I love. I hope you enjoy this episode and it inspires you to get involved with their community or your own! Enjoy ~ Emily
E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is all about building science, architecture, and female entrepreneurship: Season 4: E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is all about building science, architecture, and female entrepreneurship: Season 4: This month I had the opportunity to sit down with the sustainability department at LP and talk building products. As an architect, we specify a lot of products. As a building science enthusiast, people often ask me about products and what I specify. And if you know me at all, you know that the answer is “it depends”. This is not a sponsored post, just an opportunity to talk to LP about their products, their commitment to EPD’s and the environment, and maybe answer a few questions that some of you might have. Enjoy ~ Emily
E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is all about building science, architecture, and female entrepreneurship: Season 4: E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is all about building science, architecture, and female entrepreneurship: Season 4: Sorry for the delay, unfortunately my podcast guest had to take a raincheck on recording because she wasn’t feeling well. That left me scrambling this month for what to talk about. Since everyone is talking about it, I thought I’d give you some snippets from the recently release PGH Book. We are having a book launch party on BS+Beer Thursday night, so I hope you’ll join us. In the mean time: pop over and check out what Caroline Blavovsky has been up to and send me your questions for when I have a chance to interview her later this year.
