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160 - Designing Homes for Extreme Weather & Natural Disasters
Jul 16, 2026
34m 38s
159 - Climate Zone 7 Ceilings, Universal Design & Alternative Foundations
Jul 2, 2026
30m 31s
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity & Building Performance - 158
Jun 18, 2026
37m 02s
157 - Four Building Science Puzzles: Expansive Soils, Radiant Barriers & More
Jun 4, 2026
32m 29s
156 - Building Standards vs Better Buildings?
May 21, 2026
34m 19s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/16/26 | 160 - Designing Homes for Extreme Weather & Natural Disasters | How do you design a home for floods, wildfires, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, or ice storms? In this episode, Steve, Jake, and Pete explore what it really means to build for extreme events—and why there’s no one-size-fits-all solution. Drawing from real-world experience, Steve and Jake discuss how high-performance homes can be adapted to withstand the specific hazards of a site’s climate and geography. From flood-resistant foundations and safe rooms to wildfire resilience and high-wind ... | 34m 38s | ||||||
| 7/2/26 | 159 - Climate Zone 7 Ceilings, Universal Design & Alternative Foundations | Three listener questions lead to three very different building science discussions—from cold-climate roof assemblies to aging-in-place design and innovative foundation systems. The episode begins with a Climate Zone 7 tongue-and-groove ceiling question, comparing ZIP sheathing and smart vapor retarders for airtightness and moisture control beneath a vented attic. From there, a question about zero-threshold exterior doors expands into a broader conversation about Universal Design and designing... | 30m 31s | ||||||
| 6/18/26 | Multiple Chemical Sensitivity & Building Performance - 158 | How much can a building affect human health—and what happens when occupants become highly sensitive to their environment? In this episode, Steve and Pete are joined by retired building scientist and pulmonary physician Nathan Yost for a thoughtful discussion on Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) and its relationship to building performance. Nathan shares insights from decades of experience working with clients dealing with chemical sensitivities, along with more recent medical understanding ... | 37m 02s | ||||||
| 6/4/26 | building scienceexpansive soils+3 | — | UnBuild It Podcast | — | building scienceexpansive soils+3 | — | 32m 29s | ||
| 5/21/26 | building standardscertifications+3 | — | ASTM | — | building standardscertifications+4 | — | 34m 19s | ||
| 5/7/26 | insulated sheathingstructural loading+3 | SteveJake+1 | ZIP-R panelsHuber | — | ZIP-R panelsroof deck+4 | — | 32m 08s | ||
| 4/16/26 | wildfire zonesrainscreens+3 | Nick Sabol | Huber’s Product Engineering team | — | wildfirerainscreen+4 | — | 31m 10s | ||
| 4/2/26 | wall detailswater management+3 | Nick Sabol | Huber’s Product Engineering team | — | wall assembliesbulk water management+3 | — | 32m 13s | ||
| 3/19/26 | thermal loadsstructural loads+5 | — | insulationwood+2 | — | insulationwood+6 | — | 40m 19s | ||
| 3/5/26 | climatebuilding performance+4 | — | — | MinneapolisHonolulu+1 | climatebuilding performance+4 | — | 29m 52s | ||
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| 2/19/26 | social mediabuilding industry+4 | Matt Risinger | — | — | social mediabuilding science+3 | — | 41m 59s | ||
| 2/5/26 | building projectsteam collaboration+5 | — | UnBuild It Podcast | — | building processteamwork+5 | — | 34m 50s | ||
| 1/22/26 | vented crawlspacesbuilding science+3 | — | U.S. | — | vented crawlspaceswindow frames+3 | — | 35m 11s | ||
| 1/8/26 | dehumidificationdry climates+4 | — | — | — | dehumidificationERVs+4 | — | 31m 56s | ||
| 12/18/25 | window selectionglass performance+3 | — | dual-panetriple-pane+6 | — | windowsglass+6 | — | 35m 49s | ||
| 12/4/25 | HVAC ductingairflow management+4 | — | — | — | HVACduct layout+4 | — | 42m 24s | ||
| 11/20/25 | 144 - Tips for Young Builders with Tim Hill – Risinger Build | What does it really take to grow as a young builder today? Jake and Steve bring in Risinger Build’s Managing Partner, Tim Hill, for a fast-paced, experience-packed conversation full of practical advice for builders looking to level up their craft, business, and mindset. Jake and Steve give Pete the boot for this one—and for good reason. Tim joins them to share real-world insights on everything from building capital and managing budgets to client communication, niche-building, and avoiding the... | 39m 34s | ||||||
| 11/6/25 | 143 - Venting Cathedral Roofs & 6-Sided Insulation Explained | A deep dive into cathedral roof design and insulation strategy. The team compares solid-sawn rafters vs. scissor trusses, smart vapor retarders vs. poly, and discusses optimal roof pitches. You’ll learn when to vent from the topside, from below, or go unvented entirely—and why those choices matter. In the last 10 minutes, the crew unpacks one of building science’s trickiest topics: 6-sided containment of air-permeable insulation—and how it impacts attic R-values and energy performance.  ... | 40m 01s | ||||||
| 10/16/25 | 142 - Sage Advice for Young Architects | Seriously? These 3 clowns are sages? The discussion includes how to select the "right” school. How much should a school include building science compared to learning it on the job? And what about even just the 4 control layers? And all three of us stand squarely with Steve: if you want to design buildings, get out on the job site first, second, and last over the course of your prep and your years on the job. And then take what you learn at the site to improve the information transfer yo... | 39m 09s | ||||||
| 10/9/25 | 141- BUILDING SCIENCE NAIVETE? You heard it here first! | All of us in the industry have projects--likely early in our careers--that we just either cringe about or wonder how the heck we got away with that one? The boys wax nostalgic about stories of their naivety over the years, turning them into valuable lessons learned. Actual building topics include spray foam, sill sealer, combining blower door & IR imaging, slab-on-grade insulation, and rainscreens. PETE'S RESOURCES: "Foam-In-Place Insulation: 7 Tips for Getting Injection and Spray ... | 35m 22s | ||||||
| 9/18/25 | 140 - Window Installation: Can We Do Better? | Installing windows is getting more, not less, complicated. Pete lobbies for a different, more durable, and simpler gasket installation of windows. Steve and Jake weigh in with their insights and challenges to what Pete is up to. And a bonus: with Steve and Jake's help, Pete creates a new word: "Poninions" (Pete crashed the words opinions and positions, and his "friends" just could not let it slide). PETE'S RESOURCES: - Pella Steady Set: https://www.pella.com/professionals/steady-set/ - Buil... | 36m 49s | ||||||
| 9/4/25 | 139 - Roof framing, thermal bridging, and Cold climate wall worries | The boys start with a really cool problem-solving involving a monopoly framing, big overhangs, and thermal bridging. And the follow-up is an excellent question from Western Canada regarding the use of ZIP sheathing with a Class I interior vapor retarder. It's a great discussion involving R-values, air barriers, vapor permeability (including all Classes of vapor retarders), wetting, and drying. Whew! Good thing that Steve had a "great" joke to close this one out...(gag). PETE'S RESOURCES... | 33m 26s | ||||||
| 8/21/25 | 138 - Finding a High-Performance Builder | If you can't find an experienced high-performance builder, then find a professional builder who is willing to listen and learn! And add in time and money in the budget for that listening and learning. The same can go for your architect. But as Steve says: "SOMEONE has to drive the bus. Put on your big boy pants and move your business to the next level." PETE'S RESOURCES: - Building Enclosure Manufacturers Tech Support - Here are just a few manufacturers with outstanding tech support pro... | 36m 01s | ||||||
| 8/7/25 | 137 - Another two-fer - Thermally-broken basement slab-to-Superior Wall panel connection AND exterior sump pumps | All 3 UBIP podcasters are fond of the Superior Wall System, but connecting the extended "foot" of the foundation wall panel to the basement slab is a bit tricky. But not for Steve, but of course. And while sump pumps OUTSIDE are a mystery to Pete, Jake & Steve walk Pete through it. And a bonus: using gravel to spread the structural load and better manage the water load. All that and a "joke" by Steve to-just-die-for... PETE'S RESOURCES: - Superior Wall resources on slab-to-panel connectio... | 40m 03s | ||||||
| 7/17/25 | 136 - We Want More! Permanent Wood Foundations & Career Pivotal Moments | Once again, we drive wood into the ground, but only in the context of Permanent Wood Foundations. No surprise that this discussion is all about water & drainage. And some episodes ago, the boys each revealed pivotal moments in their careers in the building industry and wrapped up with a request for your pivotal moments. We got one, but what a doozy from our buddy Carl Seville of SK Collaborative. I think we might be done now (at least for a while) with PWF, but come on now: email us your ... | 30m 19s | ||||||
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Chart history for UnBuild It Podcast
Peaked at #199 in BE, currently #199 in BE.
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