Episodes

  • #001 – Why Are We Doing This?
    Sep 9 2017

    Adam Muggleton has been immersed in property and construction for 37 years. Having worked in 20 countries and held leadership positions at several firms, he has a unique skill stack derived from convergent experience in property development, design team management, project management, and building commissioning.

    Robert Bean is a building systems designer, author, and educator with over 35 years’ experience. He is president of Indoor Climate Consultants Inc. and director of www.healthyheating.com, an online resource serving as a technical interpreter and consolidator of academic research done within building and health sciences.

    In this episode, we discuss:

    • Why Robert and Adam started a podcast
    • Worldviews and philosophies
    • Why are zero defect high performance buildings like unicorns

    And much more……

    For more information on Adam & Robert:

    The Edifice Complex Website / Facebook / YouTube

    Adam’s Website / Twitter / LinkedIn

    Robert’s Website / Twitter / LinkedIn

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  • #002 – Dr. Nicholas (Nick) Clements: Behavioural Building Science
    Sep 10 2017

    Dr. Clements is an engineer working with the Well Living Lab (WLL). He aides in conducting research on improving human health, experience, and performance in the built environment. Prior to working with the WLL, Nick was involved in research areas that include indoor and outdoor air quality, indoor and outdoor microbial communities, and infection control.

    In this episode, we discuss:

    • Nick’s work with WLL and DELOS
    • Behavioral Science
    • Data Mining Analytics for buildings
    • Infection control
    • LEED, IEQ, CDC, and more

    For more on Nick and his work:

    Delos.com / DrNickClements.com / Twitter @DrNickClements / LinkedIn / Facebook

    Research Gate: Nicholas Clements

    Google Scholar: Nicholas Clements

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  • #003 – Holley Chant: Sustainability – A UAE Perspective
    Oct 14 2017
    Our guest this month is Holley Chant, LEED AP, GSAS CGP, CEEQUAL AP.

    Robert and I really enjoyed this discussion, it was great to get Holley’s perspective on performance and sustainability within the built environment. Holley is a powerful example and role model for women within the built environment.

    Holley is the Executive Director of Corporate Sustainability and Commissioning at KEO International Consultants, a 2,500-person organization ranked in ENR’s Top 20 International Project Management Firms and BD World’s Top 100 Architecture firms. Holley has built the firm’s sustainability business from the ground up, driving projects that meet LEED, Estidama, CEEQUAL, and GSAS sustainability standards for both public and private sector clients across the GCC. Prior to KEO, as Estidama Planning Manager at the Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council, Holley played an instrumental role in launching the GCC’s 1st mandatory sustainability compliance initiative. She created numerous educational series on the integrative design process for property developers, government authorities, and other high profile individuals in the fundamentals of sustainable building design.

    Under Holley’s leadership, KEO Sustainability won the “QGBC Green Service Provider, Building Consultant” Award 2016 in Qatar. Holley is a recipient of the Middle East Consultant Leader of the Year Award in 2016 and the Middle East Architecture Awards Principal of the Year Award (2012).

    Holley has served as the sustainability judge in the Dubai Cityscape Global Awards (2014-2017), The Middle East Hotel Awards (2015) as well as the Middle East Architecture Awards (2016 and 2014). She has spoken at numerous professional conferences internationally and lectured at educational institutions including Harvard University and the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology.

    In this episode, we discuss:
    • Performance as a form of beauty • How sustainability concepts need to be infused into architecture and survive value engineering • ESTIDAMA, LEED, and much more


    For more information on Holley:

    Website: www.keoic.com

    Twitter: @holley_ecochick

    Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holleyc/
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  • #004 – Andrew Bowerbank: Low Carbon Impact Initiative
    Nov 14 2017

    Our guest this month is Andrew Bowerbank.

    Andrew is Global Director, Sustainable Building Services at Ellis Don and leads their Carbon Impact Initiative. Andrew was named one of Canada’s top 16 sustainability leaders through the 2017 “Clean50”, is a member of the World Bank’s Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition, and he chairs the Cleantech Advisory Board at Centennial College.

    Andrew is the former Executive Director/CEO of the World Green Building Council representing over 60 member nations. During his tenure with the WorldGBC, he was the member representative at the United Nations Environmental Programme.

    In this episode, we discuss;

    • Being at a tipping point and the Net Zero Building market forecasted to be $1.8 Trillion (yes! “trillion”) by 2020
    • Being cause-driven, not money driven
    • The Ellis Don Low Carbon Impact Initiative

    More information on Andrew:

    Twitter: @abowerbank
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abowerbank/
    Website: http://www.lowcarbonagenda.ellisdon.com

    Related:
    #122 – Edifice Complex Podcast – Future Guests http://bldwhisperer.com/blog/edifice-complex-podcast-future-guests
    #122 – Edifice Complex Podcast – #003 Holley Chant – Sustainability a UAE Perspective http://bldwhisperer.com/blog/edifice-complex-podcast-3-holley-chant-sustainability-a-uae-perspective
    #118 – Edifice Complex Podcast Launch http://bldwhisperer.com/blog/edifice-complex-podcast-launch

    Edifice Complex Podcast
    Podcast: www.edificecomplexpodcast.com
    Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDGEo1pCt2k8NzvBNJ_78lA
    Podcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Edifice-Complex-Podcast-792113294283607/

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  • #005 – Dr. Zoltan Nagy: The Gap Between Energy & Thermal Comfort
    Dec 14 2017

    Our guest this month (December 15th) is Dr. Zoltan Nagy.

    In addition to having a really cool first name and being young and accessible, Dr. Nagy is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering at The University of Texas in Austin, directing the Intelligent Environments Laboratory since 2016.

    A roboticist turned building engineer, Dr. Nagy’s research interests include important topics that might actually change buildings for the better:

    • Smart buildings and cities
    • Renewable energy systems
    • Control systems for zero emission building operation
    • Machine learning and artificial intelligence for the built environment
    • Complex fenestration systems
    • Influence of building occupants on energy performance

    Dr. Nagy, Yuzhen Peng, Adam Rysanek and Arno Schlüter won Best Paper Award 2017 in Building & Environment for their work on occupancy learning-based, demand driven building control (http://nagy.caee.utexas.edu/best-paper-award-2017-in-building-environment/).

    Prior to joining UT, Austin, Dr. Nagy was a senior scientist at the Swiss Institute of Technology (ETH)in Zurich, in the Department of Architecture. He worked with Prof. Arno Schlueter in the Architecture & Building Systems research group on control systems for sustainable building operation. Dr. Nagy also co-founded the award-winning high-tech spin-off Femtotools in 2007, and was member of its board of directors until 2011.

    In this episode, we discuss:

    • The gap between energy and thermal comfort
    • Why resultant temperature matters
    • Dr. P. Ole Fanger and the Thermal Comfort Index (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Povl_Ole_Fanger)
    • How controls are the “ambassadors of building occupants to the HVAC system”
    • And much more…

    For more information on Dr. Nagy

    Twitter: @Z0ltanNagy

    Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoltan-nagy-45605114/

    Website: http://nagy.caee.utexas.edu

    Edifice Complex Podcast

    Podcast: www.edificecomplexpodcast.com

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    Podcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Edifice-Complex-Podcast-792113294283607/

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  • #006 – Mario P Iusi: IOT & Buildings
    Jan 14 2018

    Our guest this month is Mario P Iusi.

    Mario P Iusi is an entrepreneur and former President/CEO of Ameresco Canada. During his tenure, he was instrumental in the creation of the energy performance, contracting business in Canada.

    Mario is now EVP of Sensor Suite Inc in Toronto.

    SensorSuite® Inc. is a real-time sensor intelligence platform that connects managers to their buildings and the machines within to reduce operational risks, improve performance and reduce utility costs by as much as 25-30%.

    The SensorSuite® Inc tag line is, “Smarter Buildings Make Sense.”

    In this episode, we discuss;

    • Performance contracting
    • The internet of things (IOT)
    • The future integration of buildings and the internet

    And much more…

    For more information on Mario and his work:

    Twitter: @IusiMario
    Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mario-p-iusi/
    Website: http://sensorsuite.com

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  • #007 – Lloyd Alter: The Case Against Net Zero & Using Too Much of Everything
    Feb 14 2018

    Our guest this month is Lloyd Alter, talking about Net Zero, using less, and designing things better.

    Lloyd Alter has been an architect, developer, inventor and prefab promoter. Lloyd was past president of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario Canada and teaches sustainable design at Ryerson University School of Interior Design. In 2014 Lloyd won the USGBC Leadership Award.

    Lloyd currently writes for TreeHugger.com and MNN.com.

    In the course of his work developing residential property and prefabs, Lloyd became convinced that we use too much of everything, too much space, too much land, too much food, too much fuel, too much money, and that the key to sustainability is to simply use less. And, the key to happily using less is to design things better.

    In this episode, we discuss:

    1. The case against Net Zero (yes, really…)
    2. Membership in the Rubble Club – http://www.therubbleclub.com
    3. Blockchain for property development
    4. Elon Musk and his impact

    And much more……

    For more information on Lloyd and his work:

    Twitter: @lloydalter

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lloyd-alter-827ba7/

    https://liveplayworkdotnet.wordpress.com

    https://www.treehugger.com

    https://www.mnn.com

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  • #008 – Cecilia Garay Chaparro & April Byers – Pushing Through
    Mar 1 2018

    For us, this is a special and important episode of the podcast. This episode deals with issues women face in engineering. We hope that through telling one woman’s story and suggesting some coping strategies, we can help inspire other women in engineering and help men understand what it is like to travel for a while, in a woman’s steps.

    Cecilia Garay Chaparro is an Electrical / Mechanical Engineer and CEO of IIE SA DE CV, a turnkey building services and energy solutions contractor in Monterrey Mexico.

    As a woman in Engineering, Cecilia has experienced and overcome many obstacles that frankly, many men in the same situation, do not encounter. Cecilia is not complaining, she is sharing her story on the podcast to:

    • Highlight what it is like to be a woman in engineering.
    • Enable men in engineering to see the world via a woman’s perspective Discuss strategies for anyone coping with same issues.

    To ensure Robert and I did not move off topic we also invited April Byers to help keep us on track and balance the conversation.

    April Byers has a BSc in psychology and MSc in neuroscience. She is a registered psychologist trained in the areas of neuropsychology, community rehabilitation, and disability studies. She has clinical training in assessment, counseling and family mediation and high conflict divorce. She has taught courses locally and internationally related to neuroscience research, cognitive assessment and applied behavior technique. She works with children, adults, and families and is involved in volunteer activities associated with improving the lives of children and families.

    April is a regular guest on CBC’s Alberta at Noon and contributes to Tenacious Living Radio and contributes to podcasts and webinars for local family law offices.

    For more information on Cecilia and her work:

    Twitter: @cecygaraychapar
    Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cecygaray
    Website: http://www.iiesa.com.mx

    For more information on April and her work:

    Twitter: @neurothrive
    Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/april-byers-93469a51/

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