the Building Performance Podcast

The Building Performance Podcast is an interview series drawing on the experience and ideas of a wide array of professionals in the high performance building industry. The intersection of advances in building technologies, the energy crisis, green building trends, and the environmental crisis has made it hard to pursue business-as-usual. The general climate is forcing those of us in the building industry to take a more integrated, systematic approach to building.We talk with engineers, policy makers, program managers, contractors, diagnosticians, ESCOs, architects, utilities, and building managers, among others. Hosted by Corbett Lunsford of the Building Performance Workshop, author of Home Performance Diagnostics and creator of an arsenal of resources for understanding and using home performance testing.

#94 SPRAY JONES: Pitfalls and Tips for Spray Foam Insulation
Feb 27, 2025 – 01:02:29
#93 LEAD IS STILL ALL OVER US: Eric Ritter on Lead in Homes, Products, and Cheese
May 2, 2024 – 40:15
#92 HVAC Design Softwares with Russ King of KwikModel
Mar 21, 2024 – 44:44
#91 DATALOGGERS 101: Tracking Performance by the Second with HOBO's Paul Gannett
May 24, 2022 – 22:38
#90 HVAC NO MERCY MYTHBUSTING with Dr. Jeffrey Siegel
Sep 20, 2021 – 47:27
#89 THE REAL JOB OF BUILDING: Matt Risinger on the Hardships and Obstacles of Contractors
Aug 11, 2021 – 31:33
#88 I AM A PLANET: Microbiology of Homes with Rob Dunn
Jun 23, 2021 – 43:19
#87: Home Ventilation Codes and What They're Missing
Jun 7, 2021 – 26:01
#86: COVID-19 and the Science of Home Quarantine
Apr 8, 2020 – 01:03:04
#85: Q&A on Mildew Causes, Additions, Formaldehyde Poisoning
Aug 19, 2019 – 27:24
#84 FIRST Q&A: Home Diagnosis
May 21, 2019 – 25:57
#83 AFFORDABLE OUTPERFORMS MARKET RATE: Bill Lazar on How to Win
Dec 26, 2017 – 30:53
#82 THE TRUSTWORTHY CONTRACTOR PROFILE: The future of electricians, plumbers, and HVAC techs with Pete Sanders
Nov 1, 2017 – 12:07
#81 KEEP ASKING QUESTIONS: Hap Haven on How to Know Home Performance
Jul 13, 2017 – 39:46
#80 FUTURE BUILDING: Thomas Marston on Building Performance Policy
May 8, 2017 – 27:15
#79 INFRARED PHOTOS OF YOUR FACE: Dr. Gregory Melvin on Medical Uses of Infrared Thermography
Nov 30, 2016 – 24:17
#78 HOW TO REALLY OWN A HOME: John Krigger on Home Performance Helpfulness
Aug 9, 2016 – 17:58
#77 ROCKING THE INSTALLATION: Matt Risinger on Building New High Performance Homes
Jul 26, 2016 – 24:40
#76 LEAN CONSTRUCTION: Jeff Liker on The Toyota Way for Buildings
May 4, 2016 – 37:35
#75 REALTORS OF THE FUTURE: Chad Curry on How Technology is Remaking Real Estate
Sep 11, 2015 – 23:26
#74 SAFE, HEALTHY, AND TESTED: BPI's Larry Zarker means home performance, not VD
Aug 26, 2015 – 20:53
#73 DRYING STUFF VS. DRYING AIR: Lew Harriman on Mastering Dehumidification
Aug 11, 2015 – 38:02
#72 STUFF TO BUILD WITH: Ken Levenson on High Performance Building Supplies
Jul 9, 2015 – 32:09
#71 SPRAY FOAM FAIL: Richard Beyer, Consumer Affected by Spray Foam Insulation
Jun 16, 2015 – 25:09
#70 PERFORMANCE EVERYWHERE: Chris Dorsi on the Spread of Measured Improvement
Jun 2, 2015 – 21:50
#69 WEB PERFORMANCE PRO: Peter Troast on What the Internet Proves
May 19, 2015 – 28:02
#68 TINY HOME BUILDER: Dan Louche on the Microcosm of Green Building
May 3, 2015 – 08:36
#67 ARCHITECT AS BUILDER: Chris Laumer-Giddens on Abandoning the Way Your Grandpappy Did It
Apr 29, 2015 – 22:43
#66 RIGHT TOOL FOR THE JOB: Spohn & Bergmann on the Evolution of Test Equipment
Apr 16, 2015 – 21:34
#65 TINY HOUSE HOTEL: Yes, This Is a Real Thing. Yes, It's Awesome.
Mar 25, 2015 – 22:08
#64 THE CONTRACTOR AT THE TOP: Rick Chitwood on Being Unbeatable
Mar 17, 2015 – 20:52
#63 ALL OVER THIS LAND: Taking the Temperature of Homebuilders Around the World
Feb 23, 2015 – 07:49
#62 PERFECTION IS PURCHASABLE: Gavin Healy Can and Does Deliver Performance (and so can you)
Feb 11, 2015 – 17:39
#61 BREAK FREE OF REBATES: Nate Adams on Private Market Home Performance Contracting
Jan 6, 2015 – 14:20
#60 THE BOTTOM LINE: Russell King on HVAC Design & Energy Codes in Real Life
Oct 28, 2014 – 21:26
#59 SPRAY FOAM SPECIALTY: Robert Lepage on Where, How, and Why
Sep 11, 2014 – 27:03
#58 HOW TO WALK ON WATER: the U.S. EPA's New Free Guide for Moisture Control
Jul 7, 2014 – 26:09
#57 PEOPLE ARE IDIOTS: Entertain What's Wrong in Green Building with the Green Curmudgeon
Jun 20, 2014 – 24:33
#56 UNDERWATER BUILDINGS: Italian Building Scientists on Venezia's Age-Old Challenges
Jun 12, 2014 – 28:22
#55 AIR LEAKAGE LOVE AFFAIR: Colin Genge on All Things Blower Door and Duct Testing
May 26, 2014 – 21:21
#54 HOW BUILDERS THINK: Chase Ming on the Secret Sauce for Buildings and Clients
May 7, 2014 – 27:03
#53 A/C CAN BE SEXY: Kristof Irwin on the Magic of Variable Refrigerant Capacity
Apr 23, 2014 – 17:46
#52 NOT YOUR GRAMMA'S BUILDING SCIENTIST: Iain Walker on air tightness, testing, and the origin of stinkiness
Apr 2, 2014 – 41:25
#51 WHAT GREEN'S REALLY WORTH: Appraisal Expert Sandra Adomatis on The Bottom Line
Mar 7, 2014 – 32:35
#50 WEST SIDE, BABY! A Bunch of Californian Rockstars Show Us What's Behind the Curtain
Dec 31, 2013 – 19:51
#49 THIS HOUSE SUCKS, BUT NOT VERY HARD: Brett Singer, scientist, shows us where depressurization testing has led us astray
Dec 18, 2013 – 39:47
#48 PRODUCTS WILL SAVE US: Keith Aldridge on Future Solutions in Stuff
Nov 23, 2013 – 32:52
#47 BIG SEXY MORTGAGES: Kerry Langley on How to Borrow More, Lend More, and Keep More with Energy Efficient Mortgages
Nov 7, 2013 – 21:54
#46 PASSIVE HOUSE IS SEXY: Dan Whitmore and Adam Cohen, Builders Who Want You To Do It
Oct 23, 2013 – 43:30
#45 SUPERMODEL OF ENERGY: Brian Christensen of REM/Rate on What Matters in Modeled Life
Oct 11, 2013 – 20:12

Recent Reviews

Hooviemoto87

Very Awesome

I greatly appreciate learning from your podcast. It is excellent.
Sarabean1313

Subscribe! Homeowners and Builders need to listen!

Amazing quality content, great guests, and a very unique perspective that I have not found anywhere else in the podcast world as of yet. Great info for homeowners, landlords, builders and designers!!
overly disgusted.

Bryan made me come here

Joking aside this is a great podcast with great information. thank you.
Djh2020

Bits and pieces

I am a newbie to the industry so I am looking for a bit more meat, I find that while the show opens up a lot of topics and brings to light building performance ideas, the instruction or what I can walk away with is actually very minimal. I have listened to over 10 podcast now but find maybe a nugget here or there. Dont get me wrong, I am spending time learning on my own as well, buying the book online too, but was kind of hoping for a bit more instruction on these as opposed to a trip down memory lane on how the industry used to be. I still rated it 4-stars because my expectation is instruction which it is light on but the podcast is called building performance, that is what they talk about.
TB the Business Wizkid

Great podcast with tons of information!

I first heard you when you were a guest of Bryan Orr's podcast. I have listened to several of your podcasts and subscribed to your YouTube channel. Great information! Thank you.
Neil Comparetto

Fantastic resource for a HVAC geek!!

I've been following this podcast for a few years now - sorry for the late review (Bryan made me do it).... Jokes aside, phenomenal podcast! Thanks Corbett!
Tej4790

Great Podcast for an Engineer who is trying to make a way upto being a PE

I recently started working a MEP counsulting firm. I have been listening to this podcasts for some time now. I get to know a lot of minute details that go into making a MEP project a success. TGood job.
KKnight21

Great Building Performance Podcast!

What Corbett lacks in audio/recording equipment, he makes up for with a good variety of interesting building science topics. I always look forward to his discussion with subject matter experts!
Polycledis

Corbett does a great job

This is a very valuable source of information for anyone in the building performance field. Corbett does a great job finding professionals that have unique knowledge that can really help those of us in this field. He also does an amazing job interviewing and creating a high quality podcast. Thanks Corbett, keep up the good work.
Zach-O-Matic

Feel good in your home, wanna feel better?

Then listen to Corbett and his guests as they talk through, and inform you: what problems occur; what real solutions/processes (and not necessarily products) exist; and how you can implement them.
dogfan4lyfe

Great podcast!

Good information for those who want to learn about building performance. Technical information, but very easy to listen to and understand.
Rich Grimshaw

Great Resource

Each episode has taught me something new. Corbett is a master at presenting complicated building performance concepts in a simple, and compelling, manner. His podcast features the people that are leading the way in implementing and evaluating building performance products and processes.
rxsurfer

Thanks, more please.

Less chat and more “I build/install X because Y in region R and that contributes Z in performance of building types B”.
Green Curmudgeon

Nice Job all around

Great podcasts, entertaining and informative. Keep up the good work.
Bldg Sci Geek

Unparalleled quality!

Corbett's podcasts rock! I'm a devoted listener and know that anyone who is serious about home performance will consider his podcasts time well spent. There is information in his podcasts that literally can't be found elsewhere. Hearing industry experts dig into ideas and issues in their own words and voice deepens everyone's connection to the information covered and makes it more fun, interesting and accessible. His ability to get at the story behind the story and a offer listeners perspective, clear understanding and a sense of the connectedness of topics is a huge benefit for his listeners and for the entire industry. Keep up the good work Corbett!
quif

Necessary listening

Corbett’s podcast is really essential listening, to my mind, if you want to have a picture of what’s happening across the spread of the building health-&-efficiency field’s issues and developments, but you can’t be reading all the time. I’m very grateful for this unique — and surprisingly long-lasting — project of his. Hope he keeps it going for a long time to come.
HighBall71

A monthly revelation.

This is a must hear for anyone looking to build or remodel. Every episode is a great jumping off point for something that I hadn't known. Being the greedy type, I would like more, but I'm just happy that the show is still going on. It's been a life-changer for me.
Iphone 4s user2

Building performance

Good
Lew Harriman

High-quality information, delivered in a succinct and engaging format

Corbett Lunsford's Building Performance podcasts reflect the direct, engaging and entertaining style of his excellent book (Home Performance Diagnostics). These podcasts provide important and useful information from a wide variety of experts, delivered in neat package that's easy to listen to and absorb. I don't know of any podcasts of even remotely similar technical quality (not to mention entertainment value!) in the Building Science space. If you're interested in buildings, why they behave the way they do, and the tools and techniques used to understand them... you're going to enjoy these podcasts.
Energyefficientsinglewide lol

Great!

This is what I've been looking for. A no nonsense podcast about building green. There is a lot to learn here. Thank you!
HaberdashPI

Great podcast!

Green Dream Group really knows their stuff! They bring in experts who have a lot of hands-on experience, and ask great questions. Only way I think they could improve is to bring in people who know a little less, to educate all of us non-experts from the ground up! Looking forward to the next installment...