Distinguished Lecturer Series: Building Science - Adventures in Building Science
What it is
A Berkeley Lab Distinguished Lecturer talk on building science, with an expert covering control layers, insulation and vapour barrier placement, and how buildings fail. The delivery is humorous.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN commenters cite it as an authoritative, entertaining source on building science, such as insulation placement and why LEED point priorities miss the mark.
- 2 people recommended it
- 2 different months
- 1 strong recommendations
- first 2019, last 2021
What HN commenters said
“This talk is even better”
Authority on building science with a humorous delivery.
recuter, 2020-08 · Strong recommendation · in “Semi-transparent solar panels allow concurrent production of crops and power”
“Presentation on control layer (especially starting around 15m)”
Presentation on control layers, especially from about 15 minutes.
throw0101a, 2019-01 · Recommendation · in “On whether changes in bedroom CO2 levels affect sleep quality”
Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.
Topics: building science, insulation, vapour barrier, passivhaus, moisture control
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