Building Performance, Unlocked

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Here’s the thing about buildings: even with the best design and planning, they almost never perform as intended. That gap is real, and it’s addressable. Every episode, we get into the building science with the AEC professionals and practitioners closing it. This is Building Performance, Unlocked.

Episodes

  1. Aug 14

    The Retrofit Imperative

    Most of the buildings we’ll use for decades already exist - which makes the existing stock, not new construction, the biggest opportunity in building performance. In this episode of Building Performance, Unlocked, we sit down with Kelly Westby of Steven Winter Associates about how existing buildings become high performers. What we cover: • Why the existing stock is the real opportunity — dollar cost, embodied carbon, and comfort • Where retrofits genuinely get hard — and deep-retrofit costs of hundreds of thousands per apartment • The accessible wins: retrocommissioning, controls & setbacks, distribution, air sealing • Distribution vs. equipment: why a new rooftop fan can improve air quality by 0% •  The 61% realization rate — and why pre-retrofit energy use predicts savings better than the model •  The project champion, and staying ahead of LL97 / BERDO / BEPS without electrifying everything overnight About the show: Building Performance, Unlocked is a podcast and video series from Aeroseal Originals featuring the people closing the gap between how buildings are designed to perform and how they actually do. Subscribe so you don’t miss what’s next.

  2. Jul 13

    Code is the Floor, Not the Ceiling - with Gord Cooke

    Building to code is good, but that alone rarely produces the best homes. In this episode of Building Performance, Unlocked, host Bill Shadid talks with Gord Cooke of Construction Instruction, a building science educator with 40 years in the industry, about why building code is the floor, not the ceiling.   What they cover: • Why “three air changes per hour” is a floor, not a finish line — and where the best builders land • “Breathable” vs. “dryable”: the wall-drying reframe every builder should hear • Ventilation done right: CFM per person, exhaust vs. supply, ERV/HRV • Resilience: how tight, well-built homes handle wildfire smoke and multi-day power outages • Moisture, continuous exterior insulation, and the “house as a system” • The role of energy raters and code officials — and why education is the real lever   About the show: Building Performance, Unlocked is a podcast and video series from Aeroseal Originals featuring the people closing the gap between how buildings and homes are designed to perform and how they actually do.   Subscribe so you don’t miss what’s next.

  3. Jun 17

    Ventilation Rehabilitation - The Decade of Energy Retrofit Work that Nobody's Talking About

    A pragmatic, on-the-ground conversation about the enormous backlog of ventilation rehabilitation work in existing high-rise buildings in New York City. In addition to helping compliance with laws like LL97 and BERDO, this work represents a large opportunity to save energy, save owners and tenants significant money, and make these buildings healthier and more comfortable. As a former contractor that now works for Aeroseal, and one of the top contractors doing this type of work on the Eastern seaboard and working with engineering firms and utilities to scale it, Tom Holmes and Chuck Hector bring a unique POV on what’s technically possible at scale and the reality of what it actually takes to do the work in occupied buildings. The episode lays out why this work matters, especially over the coming decade, what’s in the way, and what owners, operators, and the broader industry need to know and do about it.

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Here’s the thing about buildings: even with the best design and planning, they almost never perform as intended. That gap is real, and it’s addressable. Every episode, we get into the building science with the AEC professionals and practitioners closing it. This is Building Performance, Unlocked.

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  • Creator
    Aeroseal
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    3
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Aeroseal