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by 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 principal at BRIBURN architecture for life. --Phil is a principal at Kaplan Thompson Architects
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- 1 weeks ago54 min
Plan for Systems or Pay for It Later
00:00 Welcome To GAL 00:02:48 The Last Word Cocktail 00:11:19 Why Mechanical Rooms Keep Growing 00:17:41 How Much Space Do You Actually Need 00:20:05 Think Distribution From Day One 00:22:04 Heat Pump Water Heaters 00:25:20 Ducted vs Ductless Heat Pumps 00:31:14 New Refrigerants New Space Requirements 00:32:35 Maintenance Nobody Talks About 00:34:51 ERVs And How To Route Them 00:41:52 Obstructions Clearances And Surprises 00:47:27 Show Up To The Pre-Construction Meeting 00:53:35 Final Call
- May 13, 202635 min
What House Burping Gets Right And Wrong
00:00 Welcome To GAL 00:33 House Burping Trend 02:47 Scorched Earth Cocktail 09:05 What Is Lüften? 11:07 Measuring CO2 13:34 Air Changes Matter 16:08 Indoor Air Problems 19:14 Burping Tradeoffs 20:19 ERVs And HRVs 23:10 Testing Old Homes 25:38 Better Material Choices 31:02 Chemicals To Avoid 35:23 Fresh Air Strategy
- Apr 15, 202652 min
Building Sustainably In A Housing Crisis
00:00 Show Intro 02:43 Hot Paper Toddy 06:21 Why Housing Hurts 11:36 Musical Chairs 13:07 Durability Matters 14:35 Sustainability Tradeoffs 17:07 Density And Growth 19:01 NIMBY Roadblocks 24:31 Small Project Barriers 26:11 Code Changes Coming 35:11 When Green Goes Too Far 38:38 Practical Solutions 47:12 Modular Momentum 50:15 Final Call
- Mar 11, 20261h 1m
The Green Spec Playbook For Cleaner Builds Part 2
05:20 Back In Play 05:26 What Makes Finishes 10:19 Drywall Alternatives 12:30 Flooring Reality Check 21:56 Low VOC Paint 28:42 Exterior Coatings 32:30 Countertop Tradeoffs 36:36 Specialties Grab Bag 44:00 Smarter Appliances 56:15 Heat Pumps Ventilation 59:20 Electrical Futureproofing
- Feb 11, 20261h 2m
Window Specs For Greater Comfort
00:00 Back to windows01:11 SHGC cocktail03:18 Sponsor break07:00 Why windows matter11:22 The key metrics13:24 U-factor basics17:36 SHGC and comfort23:57 VT and tint27:17 Low-E decoded36:19 DP vs PG
- Jan 14, 20261h 14m
The Green Spec Playbook For Cleaner Builds Part 1
00:00:00 Welcome Back00:04:10 Why specs matter00:10:05 Division 01 basics00:20:30 Site and salvage00:26:45 Low carbon concrete00:32:45 Masonry and metals00:33:55 Wood and toxicity00:44:15 Decking decisions00:57:20 Insulation and WRBs01:08:05 Doors and hardware
- Dec 10, 202546 min
Designing Homes That Stay Strong When It Counts
00:00 Welcome back01:09 Storm chaser cocktail04:05 Passive house wildfire10:37 Resilience vs durability15:23 Designing for hazards22:35 Durable cold climate details28:54 Resilience and equity33:52 How buildings learn38:56 Future ready services43:04 Outboard module idea
- Nov 11, 20251h 0m
Stop Scope Creep with One Meeting
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
About Green Architects' Lounge
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 principal at BRIBURN architecture for life. --Phil is a principal at Kaplan Thompson Architects
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