Enclosure Experts - the Podcast powered by Building Enclosure

Ken Gentert, Co-founder and Vice President of Materials at KOVA, joins us to discuss the benefits of offsite construction and why businesses should consider making the transition. Listen in as Ken discusses the new interest in offsite construction and how this concept helps design teams.

Mike Rosen, Co-Founder of The Cubiverse joins us to show us a glimpse of the platform. The Cubiverse is a Web3 platform that provides users with an intuitive cubic interface to store and organize big data, multimedia, and 3D models. Listen as Mike shows us an example of how The Cubiverse empowers architects.

Benjamin Meyer, the Building Enclosure Business Director with Siplast and Jennifer Keegan, the Director of Building & Roofing Science for Siplast, joined us to briefly talk about the webinar on August 8th, "Designing Walls for Control of Air, Water, Thermal, and Vapor," that they’ll be presenting on behalf of the ABAA.

Terry Swack, Founder and CEO of Sustainable Minds, talks to us about the new, game-changing filter for the Transparency Catalog in collaboration with HPDC and Perkins&Will. Hear about how this new filter makes it more possible to select building products that support stringent human health requirements for built spaces.

In this episode of Dear Anna, Anna Anderson talks about finding your right customer. For architects, this means understanding what type of environmentally-friendly products your customers are interested in. This can be critical when looking for clients who align with your goals.

Anna Andersen, CEO of Art Unlimited, discusses Google Analytics’ conversion to GA4. Anna talks about why this conversion is happening, how it might change your ROI, and what it means when it comes to understanding your data and how it’s affecting your business.

Carolyn Kiernat, AIA, principal with Page & Turnbull joins us to talk about all things historic preservation. We talk about what a project needs to be deemed historic, what goes into the process and current trends happening right now in the word of preservation.

Brian Pallasch, EVP/CEO, IBBEC sits down with us to talk about the Moving Forward report. Each year, The National Institute of Building Sciences Consultative Council publishes the Moving Forward Report to investigate critical challenges facing the building industry.

Two sustainability experts at FitzGerald, Charlie Saville and Mike DeRouin, believe that buildings constructed in the 20’s will look entirely different from those built in the past decade. Listen in as they talk about how shifting energy codes are impacting construction, particularly within the multifamily sector.

Ryan Colker, Vice President of Innovation for the International Code Council is here to talk about how the ICC and ASHRAE have joined in the development of a standard to assess carbon emissions across the entire building life cycle.

Benjamin Meyer, the Building Enclosure Business Director with Siplast joined us to talk about the 2022 changes to ASHRAE 90.1. Listen in as Ben tell us about ASHRAE 90.1. What this standard entails and how the recent code changes affect architects.

Karl Fippinger, Vice President, Fire and Disaster Mitigation at the ICC joins us to discuss his role on the FEMA Mitigation Assessment Team as they evaluate building performance in areas that were affected by Hurricane Ian. Listen as he discusses how codes can protect infrastructure from natural disasters.

Cynthia Phifer Kracauer, Executive Director for The Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation joins us to talk about the podcast series, New Angle: Voice, dedicated to preserving and sharing the impactful lives of the most influential women in the history of architecture and design.

Shirley Che, Marketing Director for the Zweig Group, talks about the ElevateHER Symposium happening in Dallas on February 15. Listen as we discuss the symposiums purpose and their commitment to help recruit, retain, and engage the best minds in the industry.

Gary Badge, Managing Principal at FK Architecture, talks about designing for the hospitality industry and the benefits of modular construction. Listen in as Gary discusses the demand for hospitality projects and the increased interest in recent years.

Tish Tablan, Program Director for Solar for All Schools with clean energy non-profit Generation180, sat down with us to talk about the recent “Brighter Future” report that analyzes the progress of the solar movement and success stories of schools that are leading the way.

The International Code Council presented at COP27 to provide solutions to address building resiliency and energy efficiency. Ryan Colker, ICC’s Vice President of Innovation, and Judy Zakreski, Senior Vice President of Global Operations and Services joined us to talk about some highlights from this year.

Daniel Overbey and Annie Koch join us to talk about all things net zero. Listen as they discuss the concept of getting to net zero before the RFP, including questions to ask before writing an RFP, and how project teams can approach net zero energy while working on a project.

Two building enclosure experts, Matthew Farmer and Will Babbington, join us to discuss the top questions we always get when it comes to the building enclosure. We’ll go over some of the most common building enclosure failures, what the ‘perfect wall’ should look like and some exciting new things coming up for building envelope trends in our industry.

Ned Monroe, President and CEO of the Vinyl Institute, sat down with BE to talk about the Vinyl Institute’s petition to the potential EPA ruling on regulating PVC as a hazardous waste. Listen in as Ned discusses the background of the EPA's potential ruling and what this means for businesses in the construction industry if they rule PVC as hazardous waste.

Scott Downie, Principal at Spiezle Architectural Group, joined us to discuss the matter of designing for school safety. Listen in to hear Scott talk about specific safety protocols and design elements that have come to the forefront in the education space.

Philip Lund-Nielsen, Co-Founder and Head of Americas for COBOD, a world leader in 3D construction printing solutions, sits down with us to talk about their processes and how 3D construction printing is revolutionizing our industry.

Zosia Brown, Nexii’s VP of Sustainability, talks about how the sustainable construction company reutilizes over 99 percent of building materials through deconstruction and reuse. Listen as Zosia discusses their deconstruction process and the benefits for the AEC industry and local communities.

It's no secret that the industry has been hit hard due to the impact of COVID. Eric Quinn, CEO of KMI International, joined us to talk about how he advises clients in risk mitigation concerning supply constraints and labor shortages. Listen in to hear how we can address these issues.

BE recently caught up with Jamie Gentoso, the global head of the solutions and products business unit for Holcim, to talk about the rebrand from Firestone to Elevate, the transition she’s spearheading and culture she’s currently trying to cultivate for a sustainable future.