Building Genius Podcast

Active House podcast edited transcript (August 2, 2017)   Welcome to Building Genius, a podcast from Icynene. Icynene offers a complete portfolio of innovative, high-performance spray foam insulation solutions, which are sold in more than 30 countries around the world.   In this podcast series, we speak to building science experts, and share ideas and advancements in the building industry. We also touch on some interesting projects where spray foam insulation has been used to help address design issues – and other topics of interest to architects and design professionals.   In this episode, we speak to Russell Ibbotson. Russell is the Technical Manager at VELUX Canada, a manufacturer of residential and commercial skylights. He is a professional engineer with more than 15 years’ experience as a supplier in the high-performance housing sector. Russell volunteers with several industry associations and is on the board of directors for the Canadian Home Builders’ Association, CHBA and RCI Inc.’s Ontario Chapter.  

Welcome to this special edition of Building Genius, a podcast from Icynene. In this special edition, we’re visiting Architect@Work, an exclusive event in Toronto, Canada, focusing on innovations for architects, interior designers and specifiers. The event, which took place May 17 and 18, is popular in Europe and Asia. This event was the first for Architect@Work in North America. Many products exhibited were new to North America. You will hear from suppliers of green roofs to high-end custom wood floors to hardware for frameless glass doors. Plus you will hear from Icynene’s Code & Standards specialist and our Commercial Market Representative. You’ll feel like you’re at the Architect@Work show, at least for a few minutes. Peter Birkbeck:                                     Hi, I'm Peter Birkbeck, Codes and Standards Specialist with Icynene. Interviewer:                         Peter, you are here at the Architect at Work show, which is the first year for the show. Why is Icynene here this year? Peter Birk

Icynene episode 5 interview transcript Introduction Welcome to Building Genius, a podcast from Icynene. Icynene offers a complete portfolio of innovative, high-performance spray foam insulation solutions, which are sold in more than 30 countries around the world. Debunking spray foam insulation myths Do you believe spray foam is more expensive than traditional materials? In this episode of the Building Genius podcast, you'll learn that this is not true when you look at the whole cost of a project. Our guest, Paul Duffy, debunks myths like this, and many more. Paul is VP of Engineering at Icynene, with more than 20 years of building science and engineering experience. He has been an active contributor to code changes in both the United States and   Interviewer: There seems to be a bit of scaremongering within the building industry towards consumers about the safety of spray foam insulation and other aspects about spray foam insulation. Let's talk about some of those myths, Paul.   Myth number one, spray

Icynene episode 4 interview transcript   Introduction Welcome to Building Genius, a podcast from Icynene. Icynene offers a complete portfolio of innovative, high-performance spray foam insulation solutions, which are sold in more than 30 countries around the world.   In this podcast series, we speak to building science experts, and share ideas and advancements in the building industry. We also touch on some interesting projects where spray foam insulation has been used to help address design issues – and other topics of interest to architects and design professionals. We’ll be looking at topics like moisture management, the benefits of continuous insulation, and much more. All from a practical point of view to help architects, design professionals and builders realize their project’s true potential. We hope you enjoy listening.   Closed-cell spray foam case studies In this episode of the Building Genius podcast, you’ll hear about several case studies where closed-cell spray foam was used to overcome common pr

In this episode of the Building Genius podcast, our guest John Broniek talks about the characteristics of two popular Icynene spray foam products: Icynene ProSeal, a high-performance closed-cell spray foam insulation, and Icynene ProSeal Eco, a 100% water-blown closed-cell spray foam insulation product.   John is senior engineer with Icynene, and has been involved in improving the energy efficiency and durability of buildings throughout North America since 1990.    Interviewer: John, Icynene entered the closed-cell spray foam market only recently. Can you give us an insight into how Icynene got into the market and the current product line-up?   John: Yes. Icynene got into the closed-cell medium-density spray foam market around 2009. It seemed to be a natural progression of our product line-up, which up to that point, consisted of open-cell, low- or light-density foams. We wanted to give our customers greater flexibility, greater choice, in terms of product options because closed-cell, medium-densi

Icynene episode 2 transcript   The benefits of closed-cell spray foam in continuous insulation applications. Do you want to get a better understanding about continuous insulation applications? Do you want to understand the various options available for this application, the comparison of traditionally used rigid XPS foam board to a modern alternative such as spray foam, air barrier qualities, cost factors and more? In this episode of the Building Genius podcast, our guest John Broniek talks about why closed-cell spray foam in a continuous insulation application is often the better, and more cost-effective, option. John is senior engineer with Icynene. He has been involved in improving the energy efficiency and durability of buildings throughout North America since 1990.  Interviewer: John, for those who are unfamiliar, what is continuous insulation?   John: Continuous insulation is a layer of insulation that is basically applied to an interior or exterior surface and it's uninterrupted, so it's, a

In this episode of the Building Genius podcast, you’ll hear about the importance of moisture management in commercial construction. Our guest, John Broniek, discusses some of the issues that can occur, and how to solve them properly for long-term performance. John is senior engineer with Icynene, and has been involved in improving the energy efficiency and durability of buildings throughout North America since 1990. Interviewer:      John, in regards to the building envelope, can you explain the importance of moisture management in construction?   John:      I think the primary focus of the building envelope in any building is to keep the occupants comfortable and separated from the elements. A big part of that is to make sure that we keep the weather outside and not inside. That also means that that building envelope or building enclosure has to be built in such a way that it's going to last over the long term so that the building's not going to deteriorate, there's not going to be moisture trapped within th