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Welcome to the BBFH podcast. More often than not, when we think about health and wellness, our thoughts turn to diet and exercise. However, most of us spend two-thirds or more of our day inside buildings. The quality of the environment in those buildings has been proven to have a dramatic impact on our well being and our productivity, both at work and at home. There is little discussion about this... more

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This week on Better Buildings for Humans, host Joe Menchefski welcomes back Dorit Aviv, joined by Eric Teitelbaum, for a powerful conversation on one of the most urgent—and often overlooked—climate challenges: extreme urban heat. Drawing from their w... more

This week on Better Buildings for Humans, host Joe Menchefski sits down with Helena Pombares, a prison design architect whose work challenges how we think about justice, dignity, and the built environment. From her unexpected start rebuilding infrast... more

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This week on Better Buildings for Humans, host Joe Menchefski sits down with Chelsey Jersak, founder of Situate, to unpack one of the most overlooked opportunities in city building: infill development—and why it’s so hard to get right.

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This week on Better Buildings for Humans, host Joe Menchefski sits down with Jenny Heim, Sustainable Design Leader at McMillan Pazdan Smith, to explore how truly high-performance buildings emerge at the intersection of environmental responsibility an... more

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Robert Bean
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Episode: The Story Lie: Why “Technical Excellence” Is Killing Trust—and What Actually Makes People Believe – Ep 129 with Robert Bean
Steve Humble
Founder/CEO of Creative Home Engineering
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Episode: Hidden in Plain Sight: Why Your “Safe” Isn’t Safe – And the Rise of the Secret Room – Ep 128 with Steve Humble
Jon Phillips
CEO of PhillComm Communications, expert in emerging industries PR and daylighting
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Episode: Why Windows Fail and Daylight Wins: Rethinking Light in Buildings – Ep 127 with Jon Phillips
Richard Williams
Senior Architect Develop Manager, VELUX
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Episode: Cutting Holes in the Roof (On Purpose): Why Daylight from Above Changes Everything – Ep 126 with Richard Williams
Helia Taheri
Architect, sustainability researcher, and design research lead at Arcadis
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Episode: Are We Designing Blind? Why Architecture Must Measure Its Impact – Ep 125 with Dr. Helia Taheri
Lila Allen
Design writer and editor, founder of Wrong House
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Episode: The Beauty of the "Wrong" Way: Curiosity, Constraints & Designing From the Heart – Ep 124 with Lila Allen
Scott Gustafson
Design leader for science and advanced manufacturing at Harley Ellis Devereaux (HED)
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Episode: Designing With All The Senses: Rethinking Science, Sustainability & Soul – Ep 123 with Scott Gustafson
Alison Brooks
Architect, ABA
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Episode: Insisting on Beauty in a Code-Obsessed World – Ep 122 with Internationally Acclaimed Architect, Alison Brooks
Peter Sandiford
Architect, Habitat's Architectural Design
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Episode: Modern Design is Ruining the Tropics: Reclaiming the Soul of Caribbean Architecture – Ep 121 with Peter Sandiford

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Joe Menchefski
Host of Better Buildings For Humans

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5.0 out of 5 stars from 55 ratings
  • Innovation to make our lives more lit!

    Interesting conversation about how we could make our buildings more beautiful with more lighting through the innovative window glass!

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    Canada2 years ago
  • Fantastic Content!

    Looking forward to every Wednesday for the newest episodes.

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    Melissa Chenell
    Canada2 years ago

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The host keeps conversations accessible while tackling technical topics.
Consistently delivers thoughtful perspectives on healthy, sustainable spaces.
Loved the focus on daylight and wellness in design.
Punchy, practical insights for building teams and clients.
High-quality guests who bring deep expertise and real-world examples.

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Classrooms on the Frontlines: Are NYC Schools Our Best Hope—or Biggest Gamble—in Climate Resilience? – Ep 111 with Caleb Crawford
Q: How do daylighting and glare balance in dense urban schools?
Daylighting is optimized through careful analysis of window-to-wall ratios, window reveals, and glazing strategies to provide views and light while minimizing glare; models and guidelines are used to tailor fabrications to each space, especially classrooms.
Sunlight Is Medicine: Have We Engineered the Healing Power of Nature Out of Our Cities? – Ep 113 with Georg Molzer
Q: What makes Shadowmap different from traditional daylight modeling tools like Radiance?
The core difference is the user experience and accessibility: a web-based, quickly accessible tool with a simple interface that lets non-experts visualize 3D daylight and time-based shadows, making sophisticated solar analytics approachable for architects, real estate, and health-focused users.
Twilight Indoors: Are Our Buildings Making Us Sick? – Ep 115 with Jan Denneman
Q: How much light is enough, and how should we measure it to support health?
The Manchester Group recommended 500 to 1000 lux during the day, with daytime levels ideally around 1000 lux and evening levels dropping below 10 lux; measuring melanopic lux is important, and daylight generally provides these cues more effectively than artificial light, though practical measurement requires specialized equipment.
Twilight Indoors: Are Our Buildings Making Us Sick? – Ep 115 with Jan Denneman
Q: Tell us about your path and how you ended up founding The Good Light Group
Jan explains that his background in physics and lighting at Philips led him to focus on the health effects of light; recognizing a gap between lighting as energy saving and lighting as a health factor inspired the creation of a nonprofit to promote public understanding of light's health effects.
Cutting Holes in the Roof (On Purpose): Why Daylight from Above Changes Everything – Ep 126 with Richard Williams
Q: What makes a great building?
A great building centers on people, providing space that is light, airy, and well ventilated, with daylight entering from above to create healthier, more comfortable environments.

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Across recent episodes, conversations center on how built environments affect health, productivity, and well-being. Topics range from daylighting, natural light quality, and ventilation to materials, sustainability, and human-centric design, often tying architectural choices to measurable well-being and performance outcomes. Guests include architects, designers, engineers, and researchers who share practical design strategies, case studies, and data-driven insights, with recurring emphasis on transparency, collaboration, and avoiding greenwashing. A notable thread is translating technical building science into storytelling, policy, and real-world improvements that influence daily life inside homes, offices, schools, and public spaces.

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