John Loercher is the owner and primary consultant at Northeast Projects, a professor of architecture and the director of the Building Science Program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), and a trainer at Phius.

In this episode, we talk about the commonalities (and differences) between training practicing professionals and students, the new building considerations John's had to get his head around as his practice takes on jobs further West, getting introduced to Passive House via the Solar Decathlon, and more.

Connect with John and Northeast Projects:

• John on LinkedIn => https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-loercher-93026332/

• Northeast Projects on LinkedIn => https://www.linkedin.com/company/northeast-projects/

• Northeast Projects on Instagram => https://www.instagram.com/ne_projects/

• Northeast Projects website => https://www.ne-projects.com/

Kristof Irwin is the Director of Building Science at Positive Energy, a specialty MEP engineering firm for custom residential architecture projects, and the Host of the Building Science Podcast, making this a fun "interview the host"-style chat.

In this episode, we talk about the growth Kristof has seen in the Passivhaus space since its early days in the US, the power of Systems Thinking, the role people's worldviews/paradigms play in maintaining the status quo, the need to shift people's paradigms when it comes to what a building can and should provide, and much more.

Connect with Kristof, Positive Energy, and The Building Science Podcast:

• Kristof on LinkedIn => https://www.linkedin.com/in/blueheronbuilders/

• Positive Energy on LinkedIn => https://www.linkedin.com/company/positive-energy-building-science/

• Positive Energy on Instagram => https://www.instagram.com/bldgscienceatx/

• Positive Energy website => https://positiveenergy.pro/

• The Building Science podcast (website) => https://positiveenergy.pro/building-science-podcast/

• The Building Science podcast (Apple) => https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-building-science-podcast/id999167292

Beth Campbell is the Education Program Director at Passive House Massachusetts, a Certified Passive House Tradesperson, a PHIUS-Certified Passive House Builder Trainer, and the Chair of the Board at Passive House Rhode Island. She brings a wealth of knowledge from multiple perspectives within the industry, spanning the US from the Pacific Northwest to New England.

In this episode, we track Beth's journey from subcontractor to working in green and natural building to discovering and embracing passive house and passive building methodologies. We talk about the marketing needs of different stakeholders and audiences, how to most efficiently bridge existing education gaps within the industry, and the continued great work happening in Massachusetts.

Connect with Beth, Passive House Massachusetts, and Passive House Rhode Island:

• Beth on LinkedIn => https://www.linkedin.com/in/beth-campbell-better-buildings/

• Passive House Massachusetts on LinkedIn => https://www.linkedin.com/company/phmass/

• Passive House Massachusetts on Bluesky => https://bsky.app/profile/phmass.bsky.social

• Best practices whitepaper => https://phmass.org/cost-efficient-passive-house-delivery/

• Passive House Massachusetts website => https://phmass.org/

• Passive House Rhode Island website => https://passivehouseri.org/