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Green Architects" Lounge

Chris Briley and Phil Kaplan

Maine Architects Chris Briley and Phil Kaplan share their experience, knowledge, music preferences, and cocktail recipes. --Imagine going to a Building Energy conference, donning your name tag lanyard, attending a great session on an interesting topic, taking a bunch of notes, and filling your quota of power point slides for the year. This podcast is nothing like that. This is like going out to a bar afterward with the speaker and fellow architects and talking about that forum session. --Chris is a

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01:00:32

Stop Scope Creep with One Meeting

Green Architects" Lounge ·

2025/11/11

00:00 Welcome & scope creep defined 02:02 Cocktail: Classic Bramble05:51 Why projects grow beyond plan09:38 Program exercise: rooms, office & garage14:45 Square footage reality check17:40 Basements & garages aren’t “free”21:54 Program–budget method (checklists & meetings)28:33 Contingency & finish tiers38:58 Fork in the road: cut scope or raise budget55:53 Price updates, escalation & communication

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01:01:21

Build Tight, Ventilate Right: Don't Be an Airhole

Green Architects" Lounge ·

2025/10/14

00:00 Intro & Cocktail of the Day02:42 What We Mean by “Airhole”08:05 Why Air Sealing Matters14:47 Ventilation vs. Infiltration21:19 Building Science in Action36:31 Common Air Sealing Mistakes42:50 Tools and Techniques50:04 Audience Q&A and Wrap-up

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00:57:45

Don’t Let Your Basement Suck (Heat, Money, or Air)

Green Architects" Lounge ·

2025/09/09

00:00:00 Intro & setup00:00:53 Cocktail: Whiskey Sour (recipe + dry shake)00:06:50 Basements: the "free room" myth00:08:48 When a basement makes sense00:10:47 Concrete & embodied carbon reality check00:13:52 Phil’s numbers: foundations vs CO₂e00:19:09 Water 101: drains, dimple mat, daylight00:22:21 Insulation: outside vs inside00:27:16 Slab build-up & vapor control00:34:34 Capillary breaks + the termite shield tale00:38:16 Foam glass underfoot (Glavel 101)00:41:02 Slabless slab: concrete-less

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01:02:33

Ep52_Jacob Racusin Lecture - Part 2

Green Architects" Lounge ·

2020/03/11

Welcome back for part 2 of Jacob's lecture from the PassivhausMAINE lecture series on addressing embodied carbon in our built environment. We close the episode with a song from one of the bands Jacob records with; Fantasma by Mal Maiz! Enjoy! Cheers!

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00:59:53

Ep51_Jacob Racusin Lecture - Part 1

Green Architects" Lounge ·

2020/02/26

Chris and Phil were not only lucky enough to attend a lecture by Jacob Racusin, but they were also able to record it! Our friends at PassivhausMAINE invited Jacob to share his insights on low-impact, high-performance building technologies and discuss some of the ground-breaking work he has been involved in lately regarding plant-based construction and carbon sequestration in our built environment. He's a wonderful speaker with contagious passion for combating climate change through better

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01:10:09

Ep50_Offsite Construction and High Performance

Green Architects" Lounge ·

2019/11/01

Welcome to Episode #50!!! So many people are talking about offsite construction as an inevitable next step to solve the myriad housing issues we currently face, and we can't help but envision high-performance as going hand in hand with this movement. We discuss the evolution of these systems from the Sears Kit Homes of the 20's, to the race-to-the-bottom Post-war Mobile Home industry, to the Dwell Prefab dreams of the oughts, to the realities of today - both in the USA and in Europe. We'll discuss

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01:15:04

Ep49_Siding

Green Architects" Lounge ·

2019/09/10

We know. You want a sustainable siding that is maintenance free and affordable. The problem is that there are just so many options from which to choose and it's difficult to wade through the ocean of literature and opinion to find the perfect siding for your sustainable home. Lucky for you, Chris and Phil have hit the record button on an in-depth conversation about siding (as well as a cocktail for the fleeting summer, the Montenegroni). Be sure to look for an upcoming article with

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01:03:45

Ep48_Embodied Carbon in Buildings

Green Architects" Lounge ·

2019/07/18

Embodied carbon is carbon that is emitted in the production of materials, and the building industry is responsible for 40% of global annual emissions. Buildings are the problem AND the solution and understanding the immediate impacts of embodied carbon is absolutely vital. We define the critical difference between operational and embodied carbon, and explain why net zero energy buildings simply aren't enough at this moment in time. We take a pass at understanding the numbers behind them. We also

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01:07:06

Ep47_Solar Storage

Green Architects" Lounge ·

2019/05/19

In this episode, Chris and Phil head over to the Portland Pod to record because they have not one, but two guests (Geoff Sparrow and Fred Greenhalgh of Revision Energy) to talk about Solar Storage! With lithium ion batteries hitting the market at ever more affordable prices, perhaps you've considered adding them to a project. The whole gang will sip fancy sunny cocktails and talk about the pros and cons of solar storage, when to consider them, and your options for installation.

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00:59:57

Ep46_Living Building Challenge

Green Architects" Lounge ·

2019/03/13

What is a Living Building? It is rooted in place yet harvests all it needs (energy, water), is adapted to its climate and site, operates pollution-free, is comprised of integrated systems, and...is BEAUTIFUL. Phil and Chris talk about Living Building Challenge, a certification program that aims to transform the market place, with all it's joys and challenges. Collaborating for the first time, their firms are working on an LBC project, The Ecology School in Saco, Maine. They discuss the 7 petals (and

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00:55:19

Ep45_The Multi-zone Heat Pump Issue with guest Dana...

Green Architects" Lounge ·

2019/02/04

In cold climates, Multi-zone heat pump systems (or multi-split systems) are developing a reputation for greatly under-performing , in terms of energy efficiency. Don't freak out! Chris and Phil have special guest, Dana Fischer of Mitsubishi, over to share a beverage and get to the bottom of this problem and how to properly approach the design of multi-zone heat pumps for your energy efficient house (or building). Be sure to head over to Greenbuildingadvisor.com for additional content and related

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00:55:52

Ep44-Getting Schooled on Passive House

Green Architects" Lounge ·

2018/11/15

The Green Architects' Lounge is BACK! After a long hiatus, Chris and Phil are reuniting for a fresh new season of the podcast! They're kicking it of with a LIVE recording at the PassivhausMAINE 2018 Fall Forum at the Mechanics' Hall in Portland Maine. The topic: Passive House Schools! They (and the hyperbollically massive) audience will sip cocktails and discuss the hows, whys, and why-nots of getting our schools to this high level of energy-efficiency.

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00:51:00

Ep42-Passive House: PHIUS or PHI?

Green Architects" Lounge ·

2015/12/01

If you’re working on a Passive House (or Passivhaus) project, there will come a time when you will have to decide whether to certify your project through PHI (the Passivhaus Institut) or PHIUS (the Passive House Institute U.S.). Before their split in 2011, they were essentially one and the same, where PHIUS was the American “branch” of the European PHI. But due to irreconcilable differences, sadly, our “parents of passive house” got a divorce and now you have to choose which one you will stay with

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00:18:51

Ep41-Ventilation for Your Tight House-Guest Sonia...

Green Architects" Lounge ·

2015/09/18

We’ve come to realize that we all want simple rules of thumb to guide our design process. Unfortunately, there isn’t a rule of thumb for everything and we’re going to have to rely on some common sense, good advice, and good old-fashioned engineering to get this balanced ventilation system right. Our cocktails are refreshed and we’re ready to go.

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00:31:01

Ep40-Ventilation for Your Tight House-Pt1

Green Architects" Lounge ·

2015/09/16

In this episode we are assuming that you are preparing to design or build a super-tight house and you’re interested in the best way to provide fresh air for its occupants. In the old days, you’d just “let the house breathe” [shudder]. But those days are long gone. A healthy house leaks, while an energy-efficient house controls how it leaks — and this episode is all about the latter.

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00:26:09

Ep39-Don't Be an Air Hole-Pt2

Green Architects" Lounge ·

2014/10/08

Phil and I have freshened up our drinks and now we’re ready to tackle Items 8 through 15. Be sure to go back to Part 1 to listen to Items 1 through 7.

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00:30:06

Ep38-Don't Be an Air Hole-Pt1

Green Architects" Lounge ·

2014/09/30

It’s back to the basics with this one, folks. Back in 2013, we were asked to do a presentation at NESEA for the “Fundementals” track — something similar to our “Sprout Follies” podcast. We put together a PowerPoint presentation, and did our best to deal with the fact that our cocktails would be coffee. It was well received, so we thought it would be a good idea to share a condensed version of that presentation as a podcast here at GBA. Most “Top 10” lists have only ten items. Ours has fifteen! We

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00:33:06

Ep37-Foundations-Pt2

Green Architects" Lounge ·

2014/07/16

Phil and Chris have returned to continue their discussion on foundations. In Part One, they covered slabs and frost walls, and in this part they cover basements and crawl spaces.

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00:32:24

Ep36-Foundations-Pt1

Green Architects" Lounge ·

2014/07/08

Not too long ago I found myself in a deep conversation (pun intended) about frost-protected slabs with some other architects and building professionals. I was surprised at the energy surrounding the topic. We all seemed to have developed substantial differences in the details on our own and we were all learning from each other. I was equally surprised at how fresh this concept seemed — I mean, haven’t we been founding our wood structures on the ground for centuries now? Millennia, even? The

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00:37:41

Ep35-An Update on the Pretty Good House -Pt2

Green Architects" Lounge ·

2013/12/22

Cocktails in hand, Phil and I pick up the conversation about the Pretty Good House. Be sure to check Part 1 of this episode for some of the basics and the origins of this nebulous building/design concept.

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