BuildingWell

By: Alina Michelewicz Michelle Moran
  • Summary

  • BuildingWell, the new podcast from New Ecology, deep-dives into the past, present, and future of sustainable development in affordable housing. Hear inspiring stories, real-life case studies, and innovations in technologies and incentives for sustainable homes and equitable Communities. We're building well, together.
    2024 - New Ecology, Inc.
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Episodes
  • The Expanding Influence of Spray Foam Insulation with Kevin Collins
    Oct 31 2024

    Guardian Article about spray foam

    Embodied Carbon

    Spray Foam Removal Certification

    Grenfell fires

    “Building Science Corporation did some great testing where they looked at the impact of insulation in assemblies where you have that air gap, because I think folks were concerned that, you know, if you have a layer of air, isn't that defeating the point of insulation?”[1]

    Kristin’s episode on healthy homes

    [1] https://buildingscience.com/documents/reports/rr-1207-vancouver-field-exposure-facility/view

    Passive House/ Phius

    Energy Star

    LEED

    Enterprise Green Communities

    Mass Save

    www.newecology.org

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    46 mins
  • BONUS! Episode 7 Recap: Bonus Banter by BuildingWell
    Oct 10 2024
    Passive House/ Phius Energy Star LEED Enterprise Green Communities Mass Save www.newecology.org
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    8 mins
  • Is Boston the New Memphis? Energy Modeling for an Uncertain Future with Ching-Wen Hsiao & Paul Eddowes
    Sep 26 2024

    The transcript for this episode can be found here

    ACEEE

    Paper published as a part of ACEEE Summer Study 2024: Investigating the Impacts of Climate Change on an Affordable Multifamily Building in Boston, Massachusetts

    LEED

    Passive House

    Energy Star

    Enterprise Green Communities

    Mass Save

    Benchmarking: Measuring and tracking energy use in buildings to better understand energy performance compared to similar buildings

    Building envelope: All building components separating indoors from outdoors. (Exterior walls, foundations, roof, windows, doors, etc.)

    Heat island effect: When urban areas are hotter than the surrounding areas because they absorb and retain more heat and have fewer natural landscape features.

    IES

    Energy Plus

    EQuest

    Wufi Passive

    Fraunhofer

    HERS

    Passive House Institute (PHI)

    Phius

    LITCH: Low-income Housing Tax Credit

    Mass Save Passive House Construction Incentives

    MA Specialized Opt-In Code

    2050 Climate Goals in MA

    BERDO

    CMIP 6

    Energy burden: the percentage of total income that is paid towards energy bills.

    2003 power outage in the Northeast

    Texas 2021 power outage

    Electric resistance heating

    Episode 5 about DHW

    Smart grids

    Microgrids

    Phius Revive for existing buildings

    Passive House/ Phius

    Energy Star

    LEED

    Enterprise Green Communities

    Mass Save

    www.newecology.org

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    55 mins

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