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Building Science Radio: Practical audio learning for builders, renovators, contractors, Energy Advisors, and serious homeowners trying to understand how houses really work.
Not another webinar staring contest, just seriously enjoyable learning for people who build, renovate, troubleshoot, and obsess over houses.
• audio learning for builders, contractors, renovators, and housing professionals • online since 2012 •
• 10,000+ professionals trained • BC Housing recognized provider •
• NRCan-recognized Energy Advisor Exam Prep provider•
nobody really explained this stuff properly
A lot of people in construction end up in the same place eventually.
You know how projects run. You know how to solve problems. But at some point, the industry started changing fast and it's hard to keep up when your on the tools. Code changes have made that even more challenging. Now, you need to keep up before the code changes force you to!
Airtightness, ventilation strategies, indoor air quality, electrification, heat pumps, and high-performance construction. Clients are asking smarter questions. Renovations that looked perfectly fine ten years ago are creating moisture problems, condensation issues, or comfort complaints nobody can fully explain.
And the frustrating part is that most people were never properly taught how all these systems interact once somebody is actually living inside the house.
So you piece it together however they can. A YouTube video here. A manufacturer sales pitch there. An argument on Facebook. A callback that never completely makes sense.
Building Science Radio exists for people who've had this thought (maybe you've even said it out loud!):
“I understand construction.
But nobody ever really explained the physics behind what’s happening inside these homes.”
the conversations most people in construction never got to have
built for the way people actually learn
Nobody wants another three-hour webinar after a full day on-site.
Most people don’t have time to sit in front of a screen taking notes while somebody reads bullet points off a slide deck. Real learning usually happens driving between jobs, cleaning up at the end of the day, walking through a renovation trying to figure out why something feels off, or replaying a conversation from a callback visit in your head.
That’s why Building Science Radio is built as audio-first learning.
Listen in the truck. Pause when work gets busy. Come back later without losing the thread. No conference travel. No hotel rooms. No pretending you’re paying attention while secretly answering emails in another tab.
Just practical knowledge and conversations about buildings from people who’ve spent years working in and around these problems.
what members say
“I’ve worked around houses for years and still had major gaps nobody ever explained properly.”
“This finally helped me understand why some homes feel comfortable and others never do.”
“It feels more like listening to experienced people talk honestly about buildings than sitting through training.”
what you get
Building Science Radio members get access to:
- 50+ hours of premium educational content
- Organized archives of This Must Be The Place: The Builing Science Podcast
- Bonus discussions and AMA sessions
- Deep dives into real-world building science problems
- Code and building science explainers
- Independent industry education without fear-based marketing or miracle-product nonsense
Hours of building science and construction technology poured right into your ear!
who's behind building science radio?
Building Science Radio is produced by Blue House Energy, an online building science education company that has trained more than 10,000 construction and renovation professionals since 2012.
The goal has always been simple: help people understand how buildings actually work so they can make better decisions, avoid costly mistakes, and build healthier, more durable homes.
who are we?
We’re the building science nerds who’ve spent years in the trenches trying to figure this stuff out too.
Since 1992, Blue House Energy CEO Shawna Henderson has worked in energy efficiency, R2000, Energy Advisor/ERS work, consulting, project management, construction, renovations, and building science education. That means decades spent walking through houses, solving comfort and moisture problems, working with builders and homeowners, and seeing the same building science mistakes happen again and again (and again…).
At some point, it started feeling like somebody needed to plug a USB cable into her skull and download everything she’d learned before it disappeared into the void.
That’s basically Building Science Radio.
Just solid knowledge and practical conversations about how buildings actually work, from people who’ve spent years dealing with these problems in the real world.
Because once you understand the why behind what’s happening inside a building, everything starts making a lot more sense.
listen anywhere
Take building science on the road. Listen in your truck, on the jobsite, in the workshop, during your commute, or while pretending not to hear your phone ring after hours.
At Blue House Energy, we believe practical education should be useful, accessible, understandable, available on your schedule, and maybe even enjoyable.
Wild concept, we know.
faqs
Do I have to subscribe to Building Science Radio?
Yes, Building Science Radio is a subscription-based service, hosted on Spotify. You get bite sized lessons in everything from the fundamentals like air, heat, and moisture flow mechanisms to how heat pumps work and more!
You'll get invitations to exclusive live Q&A and AMA sessions with special guests (and access to the recordings), as well as special downloads and other bonus material. You also get early access to all new episodes of This Must Be The Place Podcast as well as the full archive of past seasons.
You can sign up for $47 for all BS you can pour into your ear for a year! Or, go short-term for $5/month. In both cases, you'll get a notice from us about the renewal.
What do I get with the subscription?
- Industry-vetted building science content you can listen to anytime, anywhere. Get access to these topics and more: Building Science Basics, House as a System, Moisture Management, Indoor Air Quality, Fundamentals and Strategies for Air Sealing and Insulation, Window Performance, Heating and Cooling Systems, Mechanical Ventilation
- +50 past episodes of This Must Be The Place: The Building Science Podcast.
- Exclusive early access to new course content (like low-carbon building and resiliency), new episodes of This Must Be The Place
- Bonus downloadable materials
- Live Q&A sessions
How do I access my subscription?
When you purchase, you'll get a welcome email. That will include a link that says 'Start Listening":
1. Click "Start Listening"
2. Click the "+" next to Spotify.
***If you don't have a Spotify account, set one up for free using this link***
3. Copy the unique code for access to unlock the content on Spotify
4. Click "Subscribe" in that same dialogue box - you'll automatically be redirected to Spotify in your browser
5. Click the lock icon , then "Get Access". You'll be asked by Hello Audio (our podcast host) for permission to link to your Spotify account.
6. Enter you email address that you purchased Building Science Radio with and paste the unique code. Agree to the terms.
7. Your audio is now available on Spotify!
Here's a quick video to walk you through the process. If you need further support email: jessica@bluehouseenergy.com
If I only want to listen to This Must Be The Place: The Building Science Podcast, do I have to pay?
Nope! This Must Be The Place is free and available anywhere you get your podcasts. It is included as a bonus with Building Science Radio, where you get early access to all new episodes and the whole archive of past season in one place.
Can I get continuing education or professional development credits with Building Science Radio?
No, Building Science Radio has no CEU or CPD credits.
The points for CEU and CPD programs are typically based on how many hours effort you have to put in to complete a course or workshop, often with a quiz or test to prove that you went through the content.
BS Radio is set up so anyone can listen and learn. You can sign up for a year, or a month, and listen to as many hours as you want. That makes it impossible to determine points for listening.
Nearly all of our on-demand courses are eligible for CEU and CPD points from several industry organizations, and most of those come with a stand-alone audio version too. Find a course that suits your needs here: BC Housing CPD Courses
Do I need a construction background?
Not at all. Industry professionals will recognize many of the situations immediately. Some lessons and conversations go fairly deep, but the goal is always practical understanding in plain language, not technical jargon.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yup.
If you’ve ever dealt with a callback nobody could fully explain...
If you’ve ever looked at condensation on a window and known the real problem probably wasn’t the window...
If you’ve ever had the feeling that homes are getting more complicated faster than most people can keep up with…
You’ll probably feel right at home here.