Podcast Episodes

EP244 Envelope, HVAC, and Humans: Solving the IAQ Puzzle with Brantley May (October 2025)

Quotes by Brantley:

"Most moisture problems are a three-way dance—envelope, mechanicals, and the occupants."

"Skim the light, don't blast it. The r…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

EP243 Three Sensors, One Strategy: Making Maintenance Truly Smart With Kevin Weaver from SmartAC (October 2025)

Episode Quotes from Kevin Weaver:

"If we can quantify delivered capacity on the air side, we can work our way back to what's happening on the refri…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

EP242 Give Every Heat Pump a Cell Phone - Predictive HVAC with Thalo Labs With Brendan Hermalyn (October 2025)

QUOTES from the Episode

"Instead of landlines everywhere, give every heat pump a cell phone and let it call home."

"We're seeing close to 40% of heat…

1 year ago

EP241 Hydronics, Storage, and a Single Box: Berlin Raj's Totex Vision (September 2025)

Totex co-founder Berlin Raj joins Eric and "Overkill Bill" to unpack a single-box, hydronic monoblock system that combines space conditioning, domest…

1 year ago

EP240 Run Into the Fire: Curiosity, VRF, and the Rise of Roman Baugh (October 2025)

Quotes from the Episode:

"If it helps one person, then it's worth its weight in gold." —Roman

"Stop asking 'What if I fail?'—ask 'What if I'm amazin…

1 year ago

EP239 Psychrometrics, Mobile Apps, and the Future of HVAC with Carmel Software (September 2025)

Stephen Roth—founder of Carmel Software and current owner of Hands Down Software—joins Bill and Eric to trace a multigenerational journey from a 1920…

1 year ago

EP238 From Talk to Proposal: NOSO's Take on Ethical, Measured Sales With Winston Chi (September 2025)

"Use AI to augment people, not replace them."

"Windshield time is 30% of a tech's day—let's turn it into sales prep."

"Proposals should translate spe…

1 year ago

EP237 From Data to Decisions: Tools, Demos, and Takeaways from NCI With ELK and Bill (September 2025)

Some quotes:
"When we treat the house as the biggest duct, comfort and performance finally line up."

"Field data becomes financial data the moment a…

1 year, 1 month ago

EP236 Details Matter, but So Does the Big Picture A Conversation with Lisa White of PHIUS (August 2025)

In this episode of the Building HVAC Science Podcast, Eric Kaiser and Bill Spohn welcome Lisa White, Associate Director of PHIUS, to explore the evol…

1 year, 1 month ago

EP235 Counter-Culture, Catharsis, and Craft: Nathan Orr on Kalos, Blue Rabbit, and Beyond (August 2025)

In this episode of the Building HVAC Science Podcast, Eric and Bill welcome Nathan Orr, Sales Director at Kalos and co-founder of Blue Rabbit. Nathan…

1 year, 1 month ago