Residentially Speaking hosted by Alan Hubbell

This week on , host and DuPont residential marketing leader Alan Hubbell sits down with two of DuPont’s own: Aaron Grin – Residential Applications Technology Leader – and William W. Ranson – Building Knowledge Center Leader. They discuss industry energy codes and standards (2021 IECC, Energy Star v3.2, ZERH), Net Zero Ready, U-Factor Area (UA) and more.

This week, Tony Mancini – founder and principal of media and publishing company SGC Horizon – joins host and DuPont residential marketing leader Alan Hubbell to discuss how trade media and publishing have evolved, where they are heading in the construction space, and the future of print. They also touch on the impact of AI, Show Village at IBS, and more.

This week, Devyn Bachman - COO at John Burns Research and Consulting (JBREC) - joins host and DuPont residential marketing leader Alan Hubbell to discuss various aspects affecting the housing market, such as mortgage rates, population growth, and the challenges of affordability. They also touch on the dynamics of single-family and multifamily homes, and look at the potential of AI in the construct...

This week, Andy Oding - Partner at Construction Instruction and Vice President of Building Knowledge Canada - joins host and DuPont residential marketing leader Alan Hubbell to discuss the state of the industry from a building science perspective, residential construction trends, and the most challenging part of the home to "get right." Oding and Hubbell also take a look at some differences betwee...

This week, Todd Tomalak – Principal, Advisory of Building Products at Zonda – joins host and DuPont residential marketing leader Alan Hubbell to discuss single-family remodeling and new construction, multifamily for rent, and what's happening in the credit markets. Tomalak and Hubbell also take a look at historical perspectives, pricing power, and what's coming up in 2024.

This week, Rhondalyn Riley – Water Intrusion Specialist/Consultant and founder of Exterior Inspections, Inc. – joins host and DuPont residential marketing leader Alan Hubbell to discuss 2021 IRC code changes impacting water-resistive barrier requirements for stucco claddings. Riley and Hubbell take a look at the different requirements for dry vs. moist climates, types of WRBs, and other key change...

This week, host Alan Hubbell speaks with members of the DuPont™ Tyvek® Specialist Network: Kaye Leonard, Residential Sales Manager at Parksite; Brian Stephens, VP of Sales and Marketing at Monsma Marketing Corporation; and Corey Ball, Senior VP of Risk Management at Weatherization Partners, Ltd. Leonard, Stephens and Ball are part of a team of more than 165 field representatives dedicated to suppo...

This week, we take you to Norway. Jørgen Young of Isola joins Residentially Speaking host and DuPont residential marketing leader Alan Hubbell to discuss the history of the company, his own long career and the interesting differences in building practices between the U.S. and Norway. A distributor of Tyvek® products for the building envelope in the Scandinavian country, Isola is a leading building...

For the first episode of 2023, host Alan Hubbell is joined by Justin Wilson, co-founder of Construction Instruction, to talk about his foray into the building industry, what led to Ci Liv, decarbonization in the industry and more. Wilson has extensive hands-on experience working with builders on new construction and renovations, and together with co-founders Gord Cooke and Mark LaLiberte, provides...

Our 11th episode is a special treat - a replay of the New Home Insights podcast episode where Residentially Speaking's own Alan Hubbell and DuPont Global Sustainability Director Shawn Hunter guest starred to talk with host Dean Wehrli. New Home Insights is presented by the John Burns Real Estate Consulting team, where Wehrli (who is also Principal) dives into issues, interviews and insights into t...

In this episode of Residentially Speaking, BUILDTank, Inc.'s Robby Schwarz joins Alan Hubbell and the two experts interview each other. Schwarz has been a champion of applied building science for over 25 years, focusing on building performance and system thinking. He is committed to helping industry partners, builders, and others understand residential energy use and home performance.

Ron Jones joins Residentially Speaking to discuss how he got started in construction, his thoughts on the state of the industry and where we are headed. He has served on the national boards of the National Association of Home Builders and the U.S. Green Building Council, and is also the President and Co-founder of Green Builder® Media.

Noted building science consultant Steve Easley believes in building smarter and greener in order to build better. Internationally recognized for educating building industry professionals and their trade partners, Steve joins Residentially Speaking to discuss increasing the quality of construction and sustainability.

This special episode is a replay of the Mighty Buildings Podcast episode starring DuPont's own Global Sustainability Director Shawn Hunter. Shawn sat with Sam Ruben, co-founder of Mighty Buildings, to talk about the DuPont 2030 Sustainability Goals and his aspiration to drive the move to a more sustainable Earth.

This week's guest is the CEO of John Burns Real Estate Consulting, LLC, John Burns, who is considered a premier expert in real estate data and research. He joins Residentially Speaking to delve into his career journey and the intriguing differences between generations and their approaches to home buying.

Gord Cooke, a noted building science educator, is currently principal of Building Knowledge Canada and a partner at Construction Instruction. He joins the Residentially Speaking podcast to bring a Canadian perspective to the state of building science in the residential construction industry.

For our fourth episode we bring in some of our own DuPont experts to talk about flashing. Jim Katsaros is a Research Fellow / Global Applications Development Leader with DuPont, Keenan Watson is Field Development Specialist for the DuPont Building Knowledge Center and Tom Baiada is Product Consultant for the DuPont Building Knowledge Center.

Meagan McCoy Jones is President of McCoy’s Building Supply, a family-owned business that began in 1927 by Meagan’s great-grandfather Frank McCoy. She chats with Alan about her family’s role in the residential construction industry and brings a unique perspective on how to make building science relevant to the marketplace.

Bill Smithers is CEO of CBUSA, a network of premier custom and independent home builders across the United States. He joins Alan to discuss his real-world experience in learning and applying building science to the homes he’s built and how it can be used to resolve or prevent building performance issues.

Noted educator and construction industry thought leader Mark LaLiberte is a co-founder and principal of Construction Instruction. In this inaugural episode of Residentially Speaking Mark sits down with Alan to discuss the state of building science in the residential construction industry and why it’s so important to meeting today’s challenges.