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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
First Aired - 03/13/2011 04:30PM
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This week on Burning Down the House, host Curtis B. Wayne revisits the German Passivhaus standard for energy efficiency in a building, this time with both Stephanie Bassler & Ryan Enschede. They discuss specifics such as air infiltration, air stream heat reclamation & cost efficiency on a very informative and descriptive episode of BDH. Tune in to learn more about the future of architecture and efficiency. This episode was sponsored by The Museum of Food & Drink.
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Burning Down the House: Thinking of Japan (6:34)
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Curtis B. Wayne, Burning Down the House, Japan Earthquake, tsunami, Sendai, no buildings have collapsed, a new 6.2 earthquake hit today, damaged nuclear reactors, nuclear energy, how can we make our houses energy efficient,Revisiting Passivhaus with Stephanie Bassler & Ryan Enschede (32:40)
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Museum of Food and Drink, Stephanie Bassler, Ryan Enschede, Passivhaus, Austria, Passivhaus standards, energy code, UL standards, Austrian code, small efforts become large efforts, sustainable energy, responsibility vs idealism, when will things change?, a crisis may be what's needed to motivate people, Passivhaus is a great container, Passive House, licensed architects, homey-ness as a perceived notion, insulation, BTU's per hour, leaking energy, heat pumps, Mitsubishi Mr. Slim unit, fireplaces, uphill battle, varying climates in the US, Germany has a particular climate, addressing hot water, air stream heat reclamation, recovering heat from humidity, maintaining a stasis in the building relative to outside, Zehnder, seasonal storage, Omega Institute Rhinebeck,The Nuts & Bolts of Cost and Energy Efficiency (17:43)
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MoFaD, slabs, interior footing, R60, incremental based on what local builders are used to, David Sember, Center for Sustainable Living, R value per inch, air permeable material, cost efficiency, environmental impact, air infiltration, drafty old houses, energy efficiency, energy changes states but is not gained or lost,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 03/18/2012 04:30PM
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This week on Burning Down the House, Curtis has a discussion with returning guest Gennaro Brooks-Church of Eco Brooklyn about a popular topic on the program: Passivhaus. Listen in as they explain the pros and cons of the air-tight ventilation based housing design intended on cutting down on energy costs. Hear them discuss working with retrofitted buildings, reclaimed materials and other architectural challenges. When does high-level building design pay off? Tune in and find out all you could want to know about Passivhaus and the ever changing landscape of architectural design. This program was sponsored by Cain Vineyard & Winery.
"Passivhaus is like a fancy car. A downside to a fancy car is that it's expensive to build and, like racehorses, it can fail. You stick a hole in a Passivhaus and basically the whole [concept] falls apart."
"My house is built on Passivhaus standards. The freshness in the wintertime is noticeable. The flip side is that in the summertime the hot humid air outside that comes in becomes dehumidified and cooled by the outgoing air."
--Gennaro Brooks-Church of Eco Brooklyn on Burning Down the House
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Burning Down the House: Passivhaus Continued (7:18)
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Passivhaus construction, philosophy, architecture, Gennaro Brooks-Church, Eco Brooklyn, black locust, row house, Harlem,How Tight is Air Tight? (18:00)
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air tight houses, ventilation, oil, window design, heating, hot blown air, coal, energy, cooling, retrofitted buildings,Building Life Cycles (18:50)
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reclaimed materials, blackwater processing, building life cycles, efficiency, energy savings, painted windows, heat recovery ventilators, energy recovery ventilators, seasons, humidity control,Absorption & Isolation (17:26)
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plastering side walls, Sheetrock, gypsum, soundproofing, acoustics, absorbtion, isolation,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
