Episodes
Dec. 14, 2018
EP32 Tersh, Bryan and Bill chat about entrepreneurism
Curious about what it takes to be an entrepreneur? Well, so are these three guys. Listen in as business owners Tersh Blissett (), Bryan Orr () and Bill Spohn () discuss what it means to them to run their own businesses. This...
Dec. 9, 2018
EP31 Called to the Long Game-Bryan Orr’s Educational work in Haiti
We veer a little off the technical path in this episode as we discuss with Bryan Orr his educational missionary work in Haiti. For the past 2 years, Bryan has led a small team of volunteers to first scope out and recently (November 2018) begin...
Dec. 1, 2018
EP30 Making Beautiful Music in the Home with Grace & Corbett
You’ll note no last names in this episode title, as I know Grace & Corbett so well. And I think you need to know them better, too. Grace McPhillips Lunsford and Corbett Lunsford have embarked on a road to change the culture of how...
Nov. 18, 2018
EP29 Stop Waiting on the World to Change, a conversation with James Childre
In this episode, Bill chats with James Childre, founder of RedPointMontana.com, a home performance specialist. James shares with us his enthusiasm for the field and describes his persuasive persistence in preaching home performance in his role...
Sept. 7, 2018
EP28 The Happy Scientist at Refrigeration Technologies
After 31 years in business, 3 major career changes and 10 products (and counting) later, John Pastorello shares with us how, and more importantly why he built his business, Refrigeration Technologies. John shares with us how growing up in the...
Sept. 1, 2018
EP27 Paradise found? Home performance contracting in Hawaii with Blake Reid
Blake Reid shares with us the challenges and rewards of doing home performance work in Hawaii which has the most expensive energy, 12 climate zones, no energy code, an active volcano, and an aggressive state climate goal. As a knowledgeable,...
Aug. 17, 2018
EP26 Where does LEED lead you? A Chat with Charlie Cichetti of GBES.com
What is LEED? Who is involved in LEED? Why should I care about LEED? In today’s episode, Bill Spohn welcomes one of the leaders in the green building industry, Charlie Cichetti, Owner of Green Building Education Services () and the...
July 5, 2018
EP 25 The Future of Housing: Reflections on the 2018 HabitatX Conference
What will housing look like in the future? Who are some of the leaders? What are some the topics driving this industry? Bill Spohn welcomes back Chris Dorsi, contractor, educator, author and founder of HabitatX.com to give an overview of all...
May 19, 2018
Ep 24 Building a thoughtful home, career and life with Chris Dorsi of HabitatX
Bill Spohn welcomes Chris Dorsi, contractor, educator, author and founder of HabitatX.com. Chris describes the current arc of his career which he describes as serial interventions starting with cutting timber for housing. Chris shares with us his very...
April 18, 2018
EP 23 AirQuest- Bill Spohn's take on airflow measurements, Part 4
Show notes AirQuest 4 In this episode, Bill Spohn continues where he left off in Episode 3 of his AirQuest series, discussing airflow measuring methods and techniques. Bill covers vane anemometers as well as the garbage bag method (bag inflation...
April 9, 2018
EP 22 AirQuest- Bill Spohn's take on airflow measurements, Part 3
Show notes AirQuest 3 In this episode, Bill Spohn continues where he left off in Episode 2 of his AirQuest series, discussing airflow measuring methods and techniques. Bill Covers the TrueFlow measuring grid, air flow capture hoods and thermal (hot...
March 13, 2018
EP21 Super tight houses using standard construction- Ed Kisiel of EKAbuild
Today Ed Kisiel of EKABuild Corp. joins us to discuss the way he goes about constructing super tight homes using standard construction techniques. Ed describes his process and his respect for the House as a System concept: that is the envelope,...
March 9, 2018
EP20 Super Tight Walls & Ducts with Bryan Barnes of Aeroseal
Bryan Barnes of Aeroseal, LLC joins us today to discuss two revolutionary technologies that greatly impact Building Performance: AeroSeal for sealing ducts from the inside out and AeroBarrier for sealing a building enclosure in the same manner. We...
March 1, 2018
EP19 Making Home Performance the Norm with Ted Kidd & Nate Adams
In this episode Bill chats with Ted Kidd and Nate Adams, two people who share an extreme passion for making better home performance the norm and not the exception. Our conversation gets tough on state energy programs, utility-based programs as well as...
Feb. 19, 2018
EP18 Energy Star Home Troubles with Terje Gronas
In today’s episode, Terje Gronas tells us about his 2-year struggle to get the healthy, comfortable and energy efficient home he wanted for his family. He discusses the heavy study and personal interventions he had to make to get what he wanted and...
Feb. 13, 2018
EP17 Data, Data Everywhere- Capturing information with Hobo Data loggers with guest Matt Rivers
On today’s show, Bill welcomes Matt Rivers from Onset Computer, manufacturer of the world famous line of Hobo Data Loggers. Matt describes their three main markets: Indoor, Outdoor (Weather) and Water Quality. We hear of the long list of parameters...
Feb. 6, 2018
EP16- Powerpoint is Dead-Engaging Adults in Technical Education with Amanda Hatherly
Today we learn about how Amanda Hatherly has morphed the traditional approaches of technical training into something much more interactive and interesting. Over the last 8 years she helped to develop the Energy Smart Academy at the Santa Fe (New...
Jan. 31, 2018
EP15 Bryan and Bill’s big adventure: AHR Expo round up thru the eyes of a couple of nerds
Bryan Orr and Bill Spohn spent 3 busy days learning, listening and absorbing the vibe at the world’s largest HVACR trade show, the AHR Expo which took place in Chicago at the end of January 2018. Come walk the auditory aisles with these two friendly...
Jan. 17, 2018
EP14 - CarFax for homes - Pearl Certification is looking for good contractors
On this episode, Bill Spohn welcomes Bethany Profaizer and Amy Beley from Pearl Certification (www.PearlCertification.com). Pearl has created a unique and very cost effective, third party certification for the major “invisible” elements of a home:...
Jan. 11, 2018
EP13 - Contractors Benefit from Utility-based Energy Savings Programs with Joe Kuonen from CleaRESULT
Joe has worked for for CLEAResult (www.CLEAResult.com ) for over 10 years. His company is a fast growing, highly focused implementer of utility-based energy savings programs. Joe discusses the ins and outs of building an energy savings program for a...
Jan. 2, 2018
EP12 -The complex business of making better measurements easy for you - Interview with Marko Bruinsma from Testo
Today we talk with Marko Bruinsma, President of Testo, inc. Marko gives us an overview of how his background from destructive testing in labs, to work with rockets and propellants to repping instrumentation shaped his career and lead to his current...
Dec. 26, 2017
EP11 The Wild, Wild JWest- from Heavy Metal to House Wrap
Today Bill speaks with JWest, a building performance practitioner and educator. J can be reached at JWest@hph2tc.com (his consulting business) or at JWest@CEDAnet.org (the community action agency in Chicago that he works for as Training Director.) We...
Dec. 18, 2017
EP10 -The most helpful guy in HVAC- Interview with Gary Reecher
Today Bill speaks with Gary Reecher, a dedicated HVAC/R technician from day one. Gary discusses how his background in the US Air Force as an Environmental Systems Technician helped shaped his interest and approach to HVAC/R. Gary is very active in the...
Dec. 13, 2017
EP9 - Building science and practice above the Arctic Circle-Interview with Griffin Hagle
Today Bill speaks with Griffin Hagle, Weatherization Manager of the North Slope Borough in Barrow (Utqiagvik), Alaska. Griffin discusses what lead him to live and work above the arctic circle, as well as some of the challenges and rewards in doing so....