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First Aired - 12/16/2012 04:30PM
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This week on Burning Down the House, Curtis B. Wayne is discussing volunteerism with architect Leah Kreger. Leah has been donating her time to relief efforts in Breezy Point and The Rockaways in Queens, New York in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Tune in to learn about the roles that professional architects and laypeople can play in terms of rebuilding these devastated areas. How does the architect's social contract factor into the idea of volunteering? Hear about some of the construction and rebuilding techniques that are being used to fix and insulate homes in Breezy Point. Leah speaks about Storm Enormous and her experiences working with the populations in Queens, and how architects can design to serve the community in emergency situations. This program has been sponsored by The Heritage Meat Shop.
"Architects have this thing where sometimes we work these crazy hours... but one of the things that I have learned is that working longer hours does not necessarily serve our clients. I want to put a push back into being efficient and effective with our resources and our energy." [60:00]
-- Leah Kreger on Burning Down the House
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Need in Queens (31:26)
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Leah Kreger, pirate radio, Britain, offshore, corporate raiders, volunteerism, Breezy Point, Queens, architect, 12/12/12, Sir Paul McCartney, Prefabricated houses, need, Hurricane Sandy, design professionals, Occupy Sandy, Habitat for Humanity, Storm Enormous, middle class, The Rockaways, drawing, filing fees, AIA, Architecture for Humanity, clearing house, rebuildingbreezypoint.com, Project Blessing, pumping water, waterlogged, construction, homes, individual response, looting, insulation, Respond and Rebuild,Rebuilding Solutions (28:06)
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New Jersey Shore, social contract, zoning, spray foam insulation, closed-cell, organic compounds, VOCs, Sick Building Syndrome, ventilation, passive house, Energy Recovery Ventilator, Dr. Wolfgang Feist, Ryan Enschede, LEED, Passive Passion, archispeak, burm, waves, big storm, Governor Cuomo, emergency, coastal communities, amphibious vehicles, ducks, economics, service, activist,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 03/06/2011 04:30PM
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This week on Burning Down the House, Curtis explores the German Passivhaus standard for energy efficiency in a building, reducing its ecological footprint. Tune in as he sits down with architect and friend of the show Ryan Enschede to discuss the concepts behind Passivhaus as they relate to sustainable design & architecture today. Learn more about efficiency in sealing and ventilation and how we can reduce our carbon footprint on the globe. This episode was sponsored by Whole Foods Market
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Burning Down the House: Ryan Enschede (9:12)
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Curtis B. Wayne, Burning Down the House, Whole Foods Market, www.WholeFoodsMarket.com, Green Design, ecologically sensitive design, trends, Dr. Wolfgang Feist, LEED, artificial lighting, insulation, utility bills, oil peaked at $104 per barrel this week, most of our electrical power comes from fossil fuel generated plants, Ryan Enschede, housing, the American icon is the single family residence, Passivhaus,Passivhaus (12:44)
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Phi, Phius, certification, focused entirely on operating energy used, the most cost effective way to build the most energy efficient house, insulation, thermal resistance, air infiltration, building codes, it's about the systems that relate to efficiency, Passivhaus institute, a Passivhaus is a four part checklist,A Humanistic Approach (19:08)
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BHI, operating energy is the first step in making a building sustainable, architects are struggling to educate people about the choices that go into building a house, it's not just about how it looks, integrated lighting and ventilation, Frank Llyod Wright, sick house syndrome, good sealing and ventilation, the primary goal is altruistic, humanistic, the goal is to make life easier for the people who live n the house, benefits will exceed the life span of the people who commission it, carbon in the atmosphere, some people actually don't believe in global warming, per capita emissions, XPS, shredded blue jeans, cellulose,Energy Benfits on a Global Basis (13:31)
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not all energy releases Co2 to the atmosphere, Shell Oil has been interested in Passiv Haus, as an investment in the energy future of this country, NASA, spaceship technology, energy benefits on a global basis, life cycle analysis, XPS as insulation, passive solar,An Implied Social Contract (10:00)
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brick house!, our buildings are old in New York, Passiv Haus begins to bring the way we build our buildings into the 21st century, architects have an implied social contract, we need to raise the level of discourse, 1 Bryant Park, energy trapping system, North American Comfort,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
