UnBuild It Podcast
THE GOOD news: our homebuilding industry is jam-packed with new materials, new techniques, and new systems, and it’s so easy to get information online in an instant. THE
BAD news: How do we know what we can trust, what will work, and under what conditions? Where do we turn to separate the spin-and-hype from the true-and-square? We’ve got you covered! The UnBuild It Podcast is an industry-leading opportunity to get good information. UnBuild It podcast is a three-member team – Peter Yost, Building Scientist; Jake Bruton, Builder, and Remodeler; and Steven Baczek, Architect. We are nationally recognized industry leaders: Jake as a homebuilder, Steve as an architect, and Peter as a building scientist. You can find us at leading homebuilding industry events, in top-notch publications, and online media outlets. We believe that solid industry-related information has four key ingredients;
RELEVANCE: You need insight on your job site. Jake, Steve, and Peter are in the field regularly doing what we strive to do. We walk the walk – then talk about the walk. We have worked together long enough to build on each other’s expertise and not take ourselves too seriously. We are among the best at taking what may seem like complicated concepts, breaking them down, and turning them into job-site-ready breakthroughs.
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UnBuild It Podcast
107 - Steve's Mantras: Go Slow to Go Fast & Identify Problems BEFORE Moving to Solutions
It's funny that Steve, a very nuts-n-bolts guy, hosts this largely philosophical episode. But all three of us agree:
- Separate symptoms from causes—It's easy to get distracted or engrossed in symptoms, but the causes lead to solutions.
- Solutions come much easier if you first identify the problem(s).
- Step back to move forward. It's always tempting to jump on the "obvious" solution, but it pays to understand completely before offering solutions.
This episode's strength is how each of us—architect, builder, building investigator—uses the approach above to improve our jobs.
Pete's Resource(s):
- Building Science Insights: https://buildingscience.com/bsc-document-type/building-science-insights
- Energy Vanguard blog Building Science 101 (but in the context of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance) - https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/building-science-101/
- Stewart Brand's How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built (Brand is one of a rare few building philosophers...and his book also is expressed in a 6-part video series - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Buildings_Learn#Book& https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Buildings_Learn#TV_series