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156 - Building Standards vs Better Buildings?
May 21, 2026
34m 19s
155 - ZIP-R on the Roof? Structural, Hygrothermal & Durability Tradeoffs
May 7, 2026
32m 08s
154 - Wildfire Zone Rainscreens & Smarter ZIP Sheathing Use
Apr 16, 2026
31m 10s
153 - Wall Details That Actually Work: Water, Air & Rainscreens
Apr 2, 2026
32m 13s
152 - Thermal & Structural Loads: Insulation, Wood, and Concrete
Mar 19, 2026
40m 19s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/21/26 | 156 - Building Standards vs Better Buildings? | Do certifications, standards, and professional credentials actually lead to better buildings—or just more paperwork? Steve, Jake, and Pete tackle one of the more uncomfortable questions in the building industry: why so many standards fail to consistently produce better outcomes in the real world. The conversation ranges from ASTM standards and manufacturer testing to architectural credentials and industry certifications, questioning where standards genuinely help—and where culture, habits, an... | 34m 19s | ||||||
| 5/7/26 | 155 - ZIP-R on the Roof? Structural, Hygrothermal & Durability Tradeoffs✨ | insulated sheathingstructural loading+3 | SteveJake+1 | ZIP-R panelsHuber | — | ZIP-R panelsroof deck+4 | — | 32m 08s | |
| 4/16/26 | 154 - Wildfire Zone Rainscreens & Smarter ZIP Sheathing Use✨ | wildfire zonesrainscreens+3 | Nick Sabol | Huber’s Product Engineering team | — | wildfirerainscreen+4 | — | 31m 10s | |
| 4/2/26 | 153 - Wall Details That Actually Work: Water, Air & Rainscreens✨ | wall detailswater management+3 | Nick Sabol | Huber’s Product Engineering team | — | wall assembliesbulk water management+3 | — | 32m 13s | |
| 3/19/26 | 152 - Thermal & Structural Loads: Insulation, Wood, and Concrete✨ | thermal loadsstructural loads+5 | — | insulationwood+2 | — | insulationwood+6 | — | 40m 19s | |
| 3/5/26 | 151 - Where Matters: Climate✨ | climatebuilding performance+4 | — | — | MinneapolisHonolulu+1 | climatebuilding performance+4 | — | 29m 52s | |
| 2/19/26 | 150 - Social Media: The Best and Worst of Building Science✨ | social mediabuilding industry+4 | Matt Risinger | — | — | social mediabuilding science+3 | — | 41m 59s | |
| 2/5/26 | 149 - I’ll Tell You Where to Stick That Opinion✨ | building projectsteam collaboration+5 | — | UnBuild It Podcast | — | building processteamwork+5 | — | 34m 50s | |
| 1/22/26 | 148 - Dumb Ideas? Vented Crawlspaces & Over-Insulating Window Frames✨ | vented crawlspacesbuilding science+3 | — | U.S. | — | vented crawlspaceswindow frames+3 | — | 35m 11s | |
| 1/8/26 | 147 - Dehumidification in Dry Climates & Vented Crawlspaces? Seriously?✨ | dehumidificationdry climates+4 | — | — | — | dehumidificationERVs+4 | — | 31m 56s | |
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| 12/18/25 | 146 - A Deep Dive on Windows: Glass, Performance & Condensation✨ | window selectionglass performance+3 | — | dual-panetriple-pane+6 | — | windowsglass+6 | — | 35m 49s | |
| 12/4/25 | 145 - High-Performance HVAC Ducting & Appliance Exhaust✨ | 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 | ||||||
| 7/3/25 | 135 - ZIP-R for CZ 6B - New Construction? Continuous Air Control Layer for Exterior Retrofit CZ 4A? | Two great questions about wall assemblies. The boys dig deep, exploring all the variables to consider for both wall assemblies. And no big surprise: Much of the conversation is about how to get these three control layers right (water, air, thermal) and ALSO get the drying potential (vapor) correct. PETE'S RESOURCES: - 2021 IRC - Montana NOTE: The IRC 2021 does NOT include any chapters on energy efficiency/energy requirements... - Huber Table for ZIP-R recommendations for all climates - "Check... | 38m 25s | ||||||
| 6/19/25 | 134 - Another Double Feature - SIPs vs Stick-Frame & Thermal Degradation of Rigid Insulation | Whole bunch of reasons to consider SIP building systems BUT switching from stick-framing is not a walk in the park. But UnBuild It has a ton of experience with SIPs. Next up: Just how stable are the R-values of rigid insulations (the plastic ones with blowing agents) over time? The boys spend just the right amount of time on this on...(just could not resist that). PETE'S RESOURCES: - "The Complete Guide to Building With Winter Panels:" - BASC SIP Details (SIPA) -"The BuildingGreen Gui... | 34m 59s | ||||||
| 6/5/25 | 133 - Deep Dive on That Pesky Transition: Top-of-Foundation/Bottom-of-Above-Grade Wall | Should exterior above-grade wall sheathing or framing line up flush to the outside face of the foundation? Is sealing the bottom of the above-grade wall and foundation with a sill sealer product like Protecto Wrap Triple Guard a good idea? This sets off Jake, Steve, and Pete on balancing water protection, air sealing, and drying potential at this key transition and challenges for control layer continuity. Finally, Steve gets TMI with his sleeping arrangements with his wife... PETE'S RESOURCES... | 34m 23s | ||||||
| 5/15/25 | 132 - The Pre-Construction Process? | Plenty of reasons for the question mark: Pete wondered what this term really meant; Jake points out that for most of his career, he was not involved in this process as a builder; Steve gets pretty heated when this process does not include budget (at least a realistic budget...). Gem here from Steve: "70% of a home's budget is hardwired into the number of square feet." PETE'S RESOURCES: - Build Show Podcast Episode 91 - Pre-construction Service Agreements | 36m 27s | ||||||
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