TRE 16: Beyond Building Science
From Passive House Podcast by Matthew Cutler-Welsh, Zack Semke, Mary James, and Ilka Cassidy
March 24, 2026 · 1h 0m · Season 1 · Episode 16
About this episode
This episode discusses the multifaceted aspects of high-performance construction beyond just building science.
Building science is at the core of high-performance construction, but it takes more than an understanding of psi-values and hygrothermal dynamics to actually get these buildings built. As we see in this episode, having a real-world understanding of materials science, finance, and how people actually work together is yet another component to this line of work. Granted, there’s still a lot of building science involved, as emphasized by the clips featuring Ed May and Ben Bogie, but this episode of The Reimagine Edit series of the Passive House Podcast should be a reminder that construction touches loads of academic fields, and that the status of expert will forever be a moving target in an evolving industry. In this episode, host Zack Semke shares selected clips of conversations from the Reimagine Collective. Featured speakers include Ben Bogie, Jesse Hunt, Michael Ingui, Ed May, and Emily Mottram. The Reimagine Edit is a special series of the Passive House Podcast that shares curated insights from our Experts-In-Residence at the Reimagine Buildings Collective, our membership community of building professionals stepping up to tackle climate change. Learn more about the Reimagine…
People in this episode
Host: Zack Semke
Guest: Ben Bogie
Topics covered
- building science
- high-performance construction
- materials science
- finance
- collaboration
- climate change
Keywords
- building science
- high-performance construction
- materials science
- finance
- collaboration
- climate change
- Reimagine Buildings Collective
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Reimagine Buildings Collective
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