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At BuildTank, our mission is to use what we learn applying building science to affect meaningful change in the construction industry. The buildCAST is the next step. Through broad conversations, we learn something new from our guests’ story that could be the catalyst to take sustainable buildings to mainstream building. Concentrating on the quest"s “story” as much as on their expertise revealing a journey and key information that can help us attain our goal to move our industry forward and make high

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2023 - #6 Zack Giffin - Professional Skier, Tiny...

BUILDTank / buildCAST ·

2023/03/13

It doesn’t matter the size of the house that’s built, Builders are passionate about what they do. Zack Giffin demonstrates that in this conversation about tiny homes. In 2018 I happened to be at the code hearing where Appendix Q for tiny homes was adopted for the International Residential Code. This year I was asked by the state of Colorado to represent the energy code on a working group trying to figure out how to regulate the construction of tiny homes. It turns out that if they are built on

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00:56:36

2023 - #5 Jake Bruton of Arrow Building

BUILDTank / buildCAST ·

2023/02/27

Jake Bruton owner of Arrow Building continues to push the home building industry forward. As a carpenter running a business and helping to mature an industry, Jake’s skill and enthusiasm has brought him national attention and a platform to continue his effort to educate our industry through online content, publications, and speaking events. He is one of the leaders of what I call the Instagram builders and can be found @jake.bruton on Instagram, but also is a regular contributor on the build show

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01:02:48

#4-2023 Thriving in Construction, with Gene Myers,...

BUILDTank / buildCAST ·

2023/02/12

Gene Myers is the Founder of Thrive Home builders. I went into our conversation focused on learning more about ESG or Environmental, Social, and Governance and how this new way of looking at business is affecting the construction industry, especially for those who are not national Wall Street Builders. As soon as we began, I was reminded first, what humble, open, and simply nice Gene is, and second how much he and his company has influenced the industry and my carrier. Thrive Home Builders has led

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01:16:55

#3-2023 Gary Nelson – They call him the "Father of...

BUILDTank / buildCAST ·

2023/01/30

Gary Nelson, cofounder of the Energy Conservatory, is an engineer who turned his attention to residential efficiency in the 1980’s. He is often referred to as the father of the blower door, but did not invent the technology. He did, however, strive to make a blower door that was light, easy to use, accurate, and cheap. Gary’s success fueled his vision to get a blower door into every contractor’s hand as he felt that it brought building science to life for contractors and weatherization agencies

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01:04:32

#2-2023 Rick Schultz Water Efficiency Supervisor Town...

BUILDTank / buildCAST ·

2023/01/16

Rick Schultz is the Water Efficiency Supervisor for the Town of Castle Rock Colorado. We spoke regarding some of the impacts that draught conditions are having in the west and what his town is implementing to conserve water that may begin to affect residentiual construction across the country. Over the past 20 years, an average of 800 single-family homes and 125 multifamily units have been constructed each year within the Town of Castle Rock. The town has extensively surveyed its community and has

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00:53:41

#1-2023 Teal Lehto Instagram’s “Wester Water Girl”,...

BUILDTank / buildCAST ·

2023/01/01

Teal Lehto has honed a short, snappy, and data driven style perfect for Instagram, to explain western water issues in the Colorado river basin. Her Instagram handle is @westernwatergirl. She first got interested in water law and issues in the west while being a raft guide on the Animas River in her hometown of Durango Colorado. You might remember that in August of 2015 the Animas River turned orange after a plum of wastewater was released from the Gold King Mine which made the national news. As

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00:52:07

#28-2022 Allan Hubbell Residential Marketing Leader...

BUILDTank / buildCAST ·

2022/12/19

In this episode of the buildCAST, Alan Hubbell the residential marketing leader at Dupont and host of the Dupont Education Hubs, “Residentially Speaking” podcast, joins me for a conversation between two colleagues in the construction industry. Allan Hubbell is a scientist who cut his teeth in industry Managing all facets of operations, maintenance, safety, health, and environmental performance for North America’s largest Hydrogen Peroxide manufacturing plant. He then turned his attention to building

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01:15:31

#27-2022 An Insurance Primer for Disasters with Tim...

BUILDTank / buildCAST ·

2022/12/04

The Marshall Fire has revealed so many questions about home insurance and the process of becoming whole after an sever disaster event. My hope is to have some continuing conversation with people to understand their experiences after a sever disaster event, to better understand how the insurance industry works, maybe what the Colorado or other state Insurance Commissions do, and particularly more about this software the industry is using to determine replacement cost as it seems to be woefully in

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00:58:16

#26-2022 Larry Acker ACT D'mand Hot Water Systems...

BUILDTank / buildCAST ·

2022/11/20

The wait for hot water at the tap can last several minutes leading to wasted water, time, money, and energy. I spoke with Larry Acker, the Chief Technology Officer and inventor at ACT D’mand Kontrol Systems, about how their control system works to eliminate the wait time for water from the hot water heater to the faucet and the waste associated with that wait time. The D’MAND Kontrols® Systems use an efficient pump and temperature sensing system to move a larger quantity of water in a short amount

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01:15:53

#25-2022 Scott Sedam True North Development and Lean...

BUILDTank / buildCAST ·

2022/11/07

Scott Sedam is the Owner and President of True North Development. True North is a training and consulting firm for homebuilders, trade contractors, and suppliers, specializing in applying Lean Methods to the homebuilding industry. Scott likes to say that True North focuses on delighting the customer and removing "waste" . It’s about the value proposition and discovering the benefits that the customer and builder will receive through LEAN analysis of the home construction process. In short, the Lean

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01:02:16

#24 -2022 Energy Modeling Consistency with Neal Kruis...

BUILDTank / buildCAST ·

2022/10/23

Neal Kruis has a Ph.D. in Architectural Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder and has been developing building energy modeling software since 2007. He is the Vice President of Big Ladder Software and has been contracted as RESNET’s Energy Modeling Director. In addition, Neal has been Chair of RESNET’s Software Consistency Committee since 2018 and is a core developer of the Department of Energy’s EnergyPlus simulation engine, as well as the State of California Simulation Engine (CSE)

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01:19:35

#23-2022 Energy and Environmental Building Alliance...

BUILDTank / buildCAST ·

2022/10/10

The EEBA High Performance Home Summit conference organizers brought together exhibitors that represent the breath of our industry and are available to highlight the new and innovative products and practices that the building industry will use to achieve our goals for high performance homes. In three days of conferencing, we all struggle to pack in presentations and networking which leaves the exhibit hall as one of our last priorities. There is much to learn at the exhibit hall, so I took some time

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01:06:00

#22-2022 Skilled Trade Training in High Schools with...

BUILDTank / buildCAST ·

2022/09/25

Matt Blomquist is the Building Trades Instructor at Taylorville high school in Illinois and Mike Degitis is the Construction and Applied Math Instructor at Cherry Creek Innovation Campus in Denver Colorado. Although Matt and Mike are located in different states, they are making a difference in the construction industry teaching high school students the importance of the building trades and how what they learn each day can be applied in life skills outside of school. In addition, they are teaching

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00:29:25

#21 - 2022 Bonus Episode - Midwest Building Science...

BUILDTank / buildCAST ·

2022/09/18

Really Enjoyed the Midwest Building Science Symposium in KC on September 14 and 15th, 2022. This episode is a quick recap of this event from me and a few of the attendees. Next up is the Southeast Building Science Symposium OCT 12 & 13, 2022 Midwest Building Science Symposium

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01:06:07

#20-2022 Dan Gorham and the new Insurance Institute...

BUILDTank / buildCAST ·

2022/09/12

In episode #16 of 2022 I spoke with Fred Malik about the Fortified Construction Program. The FORTIFIED construction method is a voluntary construction standard and program designed to help protect homes against sever weather events. Primarily wind driven damage event. FORTIFIED construction was created from decades of research that the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety or (IBHS) has conducted. Their lab allows for the building and testing of full-size houses in a controlled

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01:00:03

#19-2022 A Conversation with Gord Cooke

BUILDTank / buildCAST ·

2022/08/28

Gord Cooke, President of Building Knowledge Canada & Partner at Construction Instruction is one of the most influential building scientists and building science trainers in North America. He has an extraordinary ability to make complex topics understandable and meaningful for his students and clients. It was a pleasure to speak with him and to learn more about Canadian vs. US construction and how he has helped build successful building consulting firms in both countries. Gord Cooke on

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00:52:48

#18-2022 Heart of A Building with Paul Kriescher

BUILDTank / buildCAST ·

2022/08/14

After growing a successfully energy rating company, Lightly Treading. Paul Kriescher managed a merger with PCD Engineering who later merged with Bowman consulting group. Paul now wears two hats. He is the Business development manager and thermal envelope specialist at Bowman Consulting in Colorado and is Executive producer and host of Heat of a building. Heart of a Building is a TV show about creating a better future. Paul and his team make videos, that have been airing on Rocky Mountain PBS, that

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00:57:12

#17-2022 Travis Brungardt, Catalyst Construction, and...

BUILDTank / buildCAST ·

2022/08/01

Travis Brungardt of Catalyst Construction has spent more than two decades working professionally in the remodeling and homebuilding industry. He and his partner Joe Cook have brought building science and systems thinking into their company as a foundational principle for how they approach and execute their work building and remodeling homes. This episode explores Travis’s growth as a builder and how the Kansas City BS and Beers Midwest Building Science Symposium came about. Travis Brungardt on

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01:00:05

#16 – 2022 Fred Malik and the Fortified Construction...

BUILDTank / buildCAST ·

2022/07/17

The FORTIFIED construction method is a voluntary construction standard and program back by decades of research, that roofing contractors and builders can use to help protect their homes against sever weather events. FORTIFIED construction has been created from decades of research that the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety or (IBHS) has conducted. Fred Malik is the Managing Director of the program. Fred Malik on LinkedIn FORTIFIED program information and information for Builders and

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01:33:28

#15-2022 Brett Dillon and Building Science Institute...

BUILDTank / buildCAST ·

2022/07/04

Brett Dillon has worked in the Home Energy Rating Index world for years. In the past as a RESNET board member, he was one of the leaders of the creation of the ANSI 301 standard. The standard lays out the Calculation and Labeling of the Energy Performance of Dwelling and Sleeping Units using an Energy Rating Index. He ran a successful rating company provider-ship under RESNET and now, using the ANSI 301 Standard, has created an alternative Energy Rating Index score and system in his newly created

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