The Long Game 🎙️: Recent Episodes
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With The Long Game podcast, you get to take part in curated conversations with talented practitioners and thinkers in sustainability and the built environment. Hear different perspectives and how they might affect your design choices or solutions.
Hosted by Kelvin Mureithi from Makao, this podcast was launched in part to serve as a knowledge-sharing platform.
In his book Rottenomics, Peter Dyer states that "if all leaky dwellings were to be fixed along the lines advocated by the dominant camp, a conservative estimate of the eventual cost would be $52.3 billion."
His books and research stress the importance of weathertightness as a key measure to prevent further property damages and health risks.
In the seventh episode of The Long Game, we sit down with building scientist Jesse Clarke of Pro Clima. Jesse taps into his wealth of experience in building physics to discuss weathertightness, risks posed by water damage, and Pro Clima’s mission in leading the industry towards best practice.
Jesse also touches on building material durability, the interplay between weathertightness energy efficiency and comfort. Lastly, we look at the state of construction today and trends that will shape its future.
James goes deeper into the science of glass and window performance (frames, panes, gases, thermal breaks, and seals). He also uncovers how various materials, from timber to steel, affect a window's durability, performance, and aesthetics. Lastly, we explore the role of glass tinting in regulating the amount of light and temperature that flows into a room and the significance of acronyms such as SHGC, U-values and VLT.
James breaks down the the difference between window price, cost, and value by tapping into his experience in the the financial services and mortgage sector. He then talks about the importance of bringing comfort into one’s home and how windows are an essential part of cultivating a livable lifestyle inside the home. In the chat we also point out the significance of each person’s unique needs and how they can translate directly into a window's performance. From thermal and acoustic comfort, to safety and security.
Today we chat with Stuart Braine and Robert Sebek.
About the guests: Stuart and Robert are here from the technical specification team at Kingspan Insulation. In case you're not familiar with Kingspan, 're a global manufacturer and supplier of building materials. Both Stu & Rob have years of experience working closely with architects, engineers, and building surveyors. Their webinars and Kingspan Digital Academy are a great way to learn more about our building code requirements, technical topics on building science, and products.
There is something for everyone in this informative episode.
Want to know how insulation products work? How about how they get tested, what new standards are being developed, or modular construction? What is thermal bridging and how can we mitigate it? You'll find all of that here in this episode.
Dive deeper:
- Read about the roadmap to Zero Energy Buildings
- Learn more about AS/NZS4859:1
- Connect with Stuart Braine
- Connect with Robert Sebek
- Connect with Kelvin Mureithi
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Burkhard Hansen is the Director of CarbonLite. CarbonLite is an Australian company that specialises in building ultra-efficient homes. How? By applying Passive House standards and pre-fab construction techniques. Â
Here's what we cover:Â
- emerging trends in construction
- the opportunities and challenges of pre-fabricated construction
- CarbonLite's mission
- Plus much more
The Long Game Volume 01: EP 03 🎙️ Today we chat with Nick Bishop.
Nick is the Director and Founder of HERO Software, an energy modelling tool that helps energy assessors accelerate the simulation and optimisation of thermal performance in multi-dwellings.
We cover: Differences between minimum compliance and voluntary best practice in ESD, the changing landscape in building codes and NatHERS (residential market), translating industry knowledge into software, and much more.
Darren O'Dea is a Co-Founder of Speckel, an online platform that simplifies building energy modelling for design teams. With over 15 years experience working in the built environment across Australia and Asia
Here's what we cover:
- Building physics elements (thermal bridging and condensation)
- Energy efficiency updates in building codes
- How did Speckel start and where is it heading to next?
- Performance-based design briefs
- Plus much more.
Ash Mogensen is the Director and Co-Founder of 3ARK, where he specialises in air tightness and building performance.Â
In this episode we cover:Â
- What is air tightness?
- How does it impacts comfort & energy use?
- How does air leak from homes (and why some heaters are always on)?
- The National Construction Code (Australia)
- Plus much more
Enjoy the conversation.