Better Buildings For Humans
Discovering how the built environment impacts our health, wellness, productivity, and joy of being alive!
Better Buildings For Humans
Discovering how the built environment impacts our health, wellness, productivity, and joy of being alive!
About Better Buildings For Humans
Discovering how the built environment impacts our health, wellness, productivity, and joy of being alive!
Welcome to the BBFH podcast. More often than not, when we think about health and wellness, our thoughts turn to diet and exercise.
Why Join Better Buildings For Humans as a Guest
Built-Environment Audience
You speak to listeners already interested in building health, indoor air quality, and occupant wellbeing.
Editorially Focused Interviews
You join a clear, mission-driven conversation about how buildings shape daily life at work and at home.
Credible Health Framing
You can present evidence-based ideas around wellness, productivity, and environmental health without hype.
Shareable Thought Leadership
You get a conversation that is easy to repurpose across your own channels and speaker pages.
Episode Angles & Guest Pitches
Indoor Air Quality And Wellbeing
You explain how air quality inside buildings can affect health, focus, and daily performance.
Lighting That Supports Performance
You show how lighting design can influence mood, comfort, and productivity in real-world spaces.
Acoustics In Work And Home
You break down why sound control matters for concentration, stress, and overall comfort.
Healthy Buildings At Home And Work
You connect building science to everyday spaces and explain what makes a building healthier to live and work in.
How You'd Contribute to the Show
Audience Takeaways
Your episode helps listeners understand how indoor environments influence health, focus, and comfort, and what they can change in the spaces they use every day.
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The Ideal Guest
You are a strong fit if you speak about architecture, facilities, workplace wellness, environmental health, building science, or any topic tied to how indoor spaces affect people.
Recent Episodes
Dark Hallways, Toxic Materials & Dead Offices — Why Most Buildings Still Ignore Human Health (and How Designers Can Fix It) – Episode 138 with Molly Polehna
Better Buildings For Humans • May 20, 2026
Big Box, Bigger Problems – Why Retail Design Is Failing Humans (and the Radical Rethink Canadian Tire Is Betting On) – Episode 137 with Sarah Heppinstall
Better Buildings For Humans • May 13, 2026
Building Without Walls – Why Architecture’s Obsession with Control Is Killing Creativity (and How Nature Holds the Answer) - Episode 136 with Anne Romme
Better Buildings For Humans • May 6, 2026
Designing in the Dark – Why Modern Buildings Are Failing Our Biology (and What Norway Gets Right) - Episode 135 with Knut Knut Hjeltnes
Better Buildings For Humans • Apr 29, 2026
Building Hope from Garbage – Why the Future of Sustainable Design Might Look Nothing Like You Expect - Episode 134 with Matthew Panaitz
Better Buildings For Humans • Apr 22, 2026
Cooling the Concrete Jungle – Rethinking Urban Heat and Human Comfort Through Radiant Design - Episode 133 with Dorit Aviv & Eric Teitelbaum
Better Buildings For Humans • Apr 15, 2026
Cooling the Concrete Jungle – Rethinking Urban Heat and Human Comfort Through Radiant Design - Episode 133 with Dorit Aviv & Eric Teitelbaum
Better Buildings For Humans • Apr 15, 2026
Salutogenic Design and the Future of Prisons – Episode 132 with Helena Pombares
Better Buildings For Humans • Apr 8, 2026
The Empty City Lie: Why We Keep Building Out While Our Best Land Sits Wasted – Episode 131 with Chelsey Jersak
Better Buildings For Humans • Apr 1, 2026
The Sustainability Illusion: Why “Green Design” Is Failing People—and What Actually Works – Ep 130 with Jenny Heim
Better Buildings For Humans • Mar 25, 2026
The Story Lie: Why “Technical Excellence” Is Killing Trust—and What Actually Makes People Believe – Ep 129 with Robert Bean
Better Buildings For Humans • Mar 18, 2026
Hidden in Plain Sight: Why Your “Safe” Isn’t Safe – And the Rise of the Secret Room – Ep 128 with Steve Humble
Better Buildings For Humans • Mar 11, 2026
Why Windows Fail and Daylight Wins: Rethinking Light in Buildings – Ep 127 with Jon Phillips
Better Buildings For Humans • Mar 9, 2026
Cutting Holes in the Roof (On Purpose): Why Daylight from Above Changes Everything – Ep 126 with Richard Williams
Better Buildings For Humans • Mar 4, 2026
Are We Designing Blind? Why Architecture Must Measure Its Impact – Ep 125 with Dr. Helia Taheri
Better Buildings For Humans • Feb 25, 2026
The Beauty of the "Wrong" Way: Curiosity, Constraints & Designing From the Heart – Ep 124 with Lila Allen
Better Buildings For Humans • Feb 18, 2026
Designing With All The Senses: Rethinking Science, Sustainability & Soul – Ep 123 with Scott Gustafson
Better Buildings For Humans • Feb 11, 2026
Insisting on Beauty in a Code-Obsessed World – Ep 122 with Internationally Acclaimed Architect, Alison Brooks
Better Buildings For Humans • Feb 4, 2026
Modern Design is Ruining the Tropics: Reclaiming the Soul of Caribbean Architecture – Ep 121 with Peter Sandiford
Better Buildings For Humans • Jan 28, 2026
Rethinking Homebuilding: Why Competitive Bidding is Killing Your Dream Home – Ep 120 with Monika Zasada
Better Buildings For Humans • Jan 21, 2026
How Does One of the Largest School Systems in the World Design for Success? - Ep 119 with Thierry Paret
Better Buildings For Humans • Jan 14, 2026
Is Your Building Too “Healthy”: How Ventilation May Be Making Us Sick – Ep 118 with Joseph Lstiburek
Better Buildings For Humans • Jan 7, 2026
Your Water Is Lying to You: The Hidden Crisis in ‘Safe’ Drinking Water – Ep 117 with Cydian Kauffman
Better Buildings For Humans • Dec 17, 2025
Architecture Is Failing Us: Can Design Become Public Health? – Ep 116 with Yiselle Santos Rivera
Better Buildings For Humans • Dec 10, 2025
Twilight Indoors: Are Our Buildings Making Us Sick? – Ep 115 with Jan Denneman
Better Buildings For Humans • Dec 3, 2025
Glass vs. Plastic: Are We Settling for Disposable Daylighting? – Ep 114 with David Leinbach & Terry MacGillivary
Better Buildings For Humans • Nov 26, 2025
Sunlight Is Medicine: Have We Engineered the Healing Power of Nature Out of Our Cities? – Ep 113 with Georg Molzer
Better Buildings For Humans • Nov 19, 2025
Rewriting the Rules: Are 21st-Century Schools Finally Putting Students First—or Just Rebranding the Same Old Boxes? – Ep 112 with Cory Boudreau
Better Buildings For Humans • Nov 12, 2025
Classrooms on the Frontlines: Are NYC Schools Our Best Hope—or Biggest Gamble—in Climate Resilience? – Ep 111 with Caleb Crawford
Better Buildings For Humans • Nov 5, 2025
Ripping Out the Wires: Why Low Voltage Might Be the Smartest—and Most Dangerous—Idea in Building Design – Ep 110 with Jim Baldwin
Better Buildings For Humans • Oct 29, 2025
Breaking Ground, Breaking Barriers: Why Dirt Work Is the Real Foundation of Healthy Buildings – Ep 109 with Brenna Moore
Better Buildings For Humans • Oct 22, 2025
“Let There Be Light—Or Else: Why Denying Daylight Is Costing Us Our Health” – Ep 108 with Dr. Lorne Whitehead
Better Buildings For Humans • Oct 15, 2025
Why “Good Design” Might Be Hurting Us: The Case for Sensory Accessibility and Invisible Disabilities – Ep 107 with Eliza Redmann
Better Buildings For Humans • Oct 8, 2025
Why Your Dream Home Might Be a Mistake: The Case for Smaller, Smarter, Soulful Design – Ep 106 with Toby Witte
Better Buildings For Humans • Oct 1, 2025
The Most Sustainable Building Is Already Built: Why Architects Still Chase New – Ep 105 with Tommaso Bitossi
Better Buildings For Humans • Sep 24, 2025
Your Building Might Be Making You Sick: Why Nature Is Non-Negotiable – Ep 104 with Helena van Vliet
Better Buildings For Humans • Sep 17, 2025
We Built Sick Buildings: How AI and Automation Might Just Save Us – Ep 103 with Renée Jacobs
Better Buildings For Humans • Sep 10, 2025
Sustainability Is a Broken Word: Why “Green” Buildings Fail the People Inside – Ep 102 with Roberto Vega Peralta
Better Buildings For Humans • Sep 3, 2025
Safety Theatre Is Killing Us: Why Your Building’s Emergency Plan Is a Lie – Ep 101 with Sam Mathews
Better Buildings For Humans • Aug 27, 2025
SPECIAL 100TH EPISODE OF BETTER BUILDINGS FOR HUMANS!
Better Buildings For Humans • Aug 20, 2025
Is Concrete is Killing Us? Rethinking Architecture from the Ground Up – Ep 99 with Alexandra Nikolova and Jonas Aversøg
Better Buildings For Humans • Aug 13, 2025
Are We Failing Future Doctors? The Hidden Power of Medical School Design – Ep 98 with Karen Parzych
Better Buildings For Humans • Aug 6, 2025
Are Buildings Designed to Die? How Circular Construction Could Save Our Cities – Ep 97 with Felix Heisel
Better Buildings For Humans • Jul 30, 2025
Are Architects Failing Nature? Reclaiming Buildings as Living Systems – Ep 96 with Philip Donovan
Better Buildings For Humans • Jul 23, 2025
Is Construction Killing Sustainability? Rethinking Waste with AI – Ep 95 with Todd Thomas
Better Buildings For Humans • Jul 16, 2025
Can Buildings Re-Traumatize Us? Rethinking ‘Safe Spaces – Ep 94" with Stephen Parker
Better Buildings For Humans • Jul 9, 2025
Is Your Wall Paint Poisoning You? Fighting Greenwashing with Pure Paint – Ep 93 with Gena Arthur
Better Buildings For Humans • Jul 2, 2025
Can AI Save Buildings from Themselves? Olympic Grit Meets Climate Crisis – Ep 92 with Donna Vakalis
Better Buildings For Humans • Jun 25, 2025
Daylight Deprived: How Modern Buildings Are Harming Human Health – Ep 91 with Marilyne Andersen
Better Buildings For Humans • Jun 18, 2025
Can Rice Hulls Replace Concrete and Save The Planet? – Ep 90 with Bryan Eagle
Better Buildings For Humans • Jun 11, 2025
Toxic Air, Dull Minds: How CO? is Undermining Your Brainpower Indoors – Ep 89 with Sandra Dedesko
Better Buildings For Humans • Jun 4, 2025
Designing for Instinct: Eye-Tracking, Emotion & the Future of Architecture" – Ep 88 with Ann Sussman & Kelsey Bradley
Better Buildings For Humans • May 28, 2025
Your Building Isn’t Ready for What’s Coming: The Climate Crisis No One’s Designing For – Ep 87 with Phil Galway-Witham
Better Buildings For Humans • May 21, 2025
You Can’t Buy Your Way Out of Bad Air: The Harsh Truth About Indoor Pollution"– Ep 86 with Lauren Ferguson
Better Buildings For Humans • May 14, 2025
Are Our Buildings Making Us Sick? The Case for Architectural Medicine"– Ep 85 with Tim Rossi
Better Buildings For Humans • May 7, 2025
Is Daylighting a Luxury? – Ep 84 with Eric Daniel and Rich Glenny
Better Buildings For Humans • Apr 30, 2025
The Lightest Solid on Earth: Can Aerogel Rethink How We Build?” – Ep 83 with Peter Pescatore
Better Buildings For Humans • Apr 22, 2025
Designing for Health: How the WELL Standard Creates Truly Better Buildings– Ep 82 with Nathan Stodola
Better Buildings For Humans • Apr 16, 2025
Are Car Dealerships the Future of Great Design? What Retail Architecture Gets Right (and Wrong)” – Ep 81 with Shawn Houghtling & Bryce Jarman
Better Buildings For Humans • Apr 9, 2025
Are We Designing Windows All Wrong? The Hidden Flaw in Modern Building Standards – Ep 80 with Michael Kent
Better Buildings For Humans • Apr 2, 2025
Net Zero or Net Confusion? GBI’s Fight for Clarity in a Carbon-Crazed World” – Ep 79 with Vicki Worden
Better Buildings For Humans • Mar 26, 2025
Is “Human-Centric” Design Enough? The Case for Eudaemonic Design – Ep 78 with Jenna Mikus
Better Buildings For Humans • Mar 19, 2025
Are Metal Buildings the Future of Sustainable Design – Ep 77 with Art Hance
Better Buildings For Humans • Mar 11, 2025
Is Traditional Construction Obsolete? How 3D Printing is Reshaping Housing – Ep 76 with Gene Eidelman
Better Buildings For Humans • Mar 5, 2025
Are Architects Ready for AI? How Tech is Disrupting Design" – Ep 75 with Garrett Herbst
Better Buildings For Humans • Feb 26, 2025
Is Traditional Air Conditioning Outdated? Smarter Cooling for a Warming World – Ep 74 with Dorit Aviv
Better Buildings For Humans • Feb 19, 2025
Are Our Buildings Breaking Us? How Architecture Shapes Mental Resilience – Ep 73 with Marta Delgado
Better Buildings For Humans • Feb 12, 2025
The Price of Going Tall: Hidden Challenges in Skyscraper Sustainability – Ep 72 with Peter Simmonds
Better Buildings For Humans • Feb 6, 2025
Blurring Boundaries: How Modern Design Challenges Tradition – Ep 72 with Brian MacKay-Lyons and Doug Milburn
Better Buildings For Humans • Jan 29, 2025
The Hidden Cost of Poor Design in Healthcare Spaces – Ep 70 with Roger Wilkerson
Better Buildings For Humans • Jan 22, 2025
Designing for Healing—Neuroaesthetics, Biophilia, and Beauty in Buildings – Ep 69 with Mahwish Syed
Better Buildings For Humans • Jan 14, 2025
Is Demolition Outdated? The Case for Adaptive Reuse – Ep 68 with Phillip Kuehne
Better Buildings For Humans • Jan 8, 2025
Healing Through Design: The Bold Promise of Neuroarchitecture – Ep 67 with Yohany Albornoz
Better Buildings For Humans • Dec 18, 2024
Cracking the TEDI Code: The Metric That’s Disrupting Sustainable Design – Ep 66 with Alejandra Menchaca
Better Buildings For Humans • Dec 11, 2024
Are Schools Failing Students? How Better Design Could Be the Solution – Ep 65 with Craig Schiller
Better Buildings For Humans • Dec 3, 2024
Are Your Lights Making You Sick? The Hidden Dangers of LED Lighting – Ep 64 with Scott Zimmerman
Better Buildings For Humans • Nov 27, 2024
Shattering Limits: How ‘Ideal’ Translucent Glazings Are Changing Architecture Forever – Ep 63 with Doug Milburn
Better Buildings For Humans • Nov 20, 2024
Courtyards, Community, and Controversy: Rethinking Multifamily Living – Ep 62 with Frances Anderton
Better Buildings For Humans • Nov 13, 2024
Behind the Mass Timber Boom: Can It Overcome Supply and Code Challenges? – Ep 61 With Dean Lewis
Better Buildings For Humans • Nov 6, 2024
Is There A Dangerous Gap in Sustainable Design? Beyond Energy Efficiency With Minjia Yang – Ep 60
Better Buildings For Humans • Oct 29, 2024
Beyond Walls: Designing Buildings That Heal – Ep 59 With Liz McCormick
Better Buildings For Humans • Oct 23, 2024
Roofing Revolution: Heidi Ellsworth on Sustainability, Innovation, and Empowering Women in Construction – Ep 58
Better Buildings For Humans • Oct 16, 2024
Is Architecture Failing Us? How FAME Rethinks Design to Enhance Everyday Living – with David Bruce Lee and Marina Bourderonnet- Episode 57
Better Buildings For Humans • Oct 9, 2024
From Plastic Pollution to Pure Wellness: How Alkemis Paint is Changing the Game – with Maya Crowne and Price Latimer - Ep 56
Better Buildings For Humans • Oct 2, 2024
Designing for a Hotter World: Climate-Responsive Architecture with Alpha Arsano - Ep 55
Better Buildings For Humans • Sep 25, 2024
“Who is the Elon Musk of the Built Environment?” - Ep 54 with Adam Muggleton
Better Buildings For Humans • Sep 18, 2024
Balancing Comfort and Sustainability in Modern Buildings With David Heinzerling - Ep 53
Better Buildings For Humans • Sep 11, 2024
Lighting Our Way to Better Buildings: Insights from Dr. Jennifer Veitch on Light, Health, and Human-Centric Design - Ep 52
Better Buildings For Humans • Sep 4, 2024
Is Mass Timber the Answer to Greener Buildings? With Patrick Crabbe - Ep 51
Better Buildings For Humans • Aug 28, 2024
Is the Future of Architecture Alive? Discover Prostruction with Eric Corey Freed - Ep 50
Better Buildings For Humans • Aug 20, 2024
Biophilic Design: The Secret to Smarter, Healthier Schools? With Katie Becker - Ep 49
Better Buildings For Humans • Aug 14, 2024
Green Building or Greenwashing? What You Need to Know, With John Bleasby - Ep 48
Better Buildings For Humans • Aug 7, 2024
The Magic of Aerogel: Insulating Space Shuttles, Electric Cars, and Glass! With Elise Strobach - Ep 47
Better Buildings For Humans • Jul 30, 2024
Cracking The Comfort Code With Robert Bean - Ep 46
Better Buildings For Humans • Jul 24, 2024
Secrets to Healthier Buildings With Dr. Ayesha Batool - Ep 45
Better Buildings For Humans • Jul 17, 2024
Sound Matters: The Impact of Acoustics in Building Design with Benjamin Markham - Ep. 44
Better Buildings For Humans • Jul 10, 2024
Sustainability Secrets: Insights from a Green Building Guru with Debra Shepard - Ep 43
Better Buildings For Humans • Jul 3, 2024
The Dark Side of LEDs: Health Implications Explored - with Dr Glen Jeffery - Ep 42
Better Buildings For Humans • Jun 26, 2024
Revolutionizing Architecture: The Metal Building Boom with Tony Bouquot - Ep 41
Better Buildings For Humans • Jun 19, 2024
Illuminating the Future: Natural Light, Sustainability, and Innovation with VELUX - Ep 40
Better Buildings For Humans • Jun 12, 2024
LED Lights and Your Health: Separating Fact from Fiction with Dr. Martin Moore-Ede - Ep 39
Better Buildings For Humans • Jun 5, 2024
Bright Ideas with Dr. Shelley James - How Light Transforms Health and Happiness- Ep 38
Better Buildings For Humans • May 28, 2024
Unlocking the Secrets to Beautiful, Energy-Efficient Buildings - with Ken Levenson - Ep. 37
Better Buildings For Humans • May 22, 2024
Daylight As A Fundamental Human Right - With Seth Warren Rose - Ep 36
Better Buildings For Humans • May 15, 2024
The Power of Climate Responsive Design with Erik Olsen - Ep. 35
Better Buildings For Humans • May 8, 2024
Rethinking Residential: Sam Rashkin’s Journey to Housing 2.0 - EP 34
Better Buildings For Humans • May 1, 2024
Sustainable Facades and Daylight Dynamics – Sahar Abdelwahab - Ep. 33
Better Buildings For Humans • Apr 23, 2024
Luxury Meets Legacy: Volvo’s Commitment to Sustainability - Ep 32
Better Buildings For Humans • Apr 17, 2024
Advocacy through Architecture - With Pascale Sablan - Ep. 31
Better Buildings For Humans • Apr 9, 2024
Glass Viewpoints: Shattering Expectations with Nick Bagatelos - Ep. 30
Better Buildings For Humans • Apr 3, 2024
Changing Our World by Reducing Energy Loss in Framing Systems - Steve St. Pierre and Kurt Miglas – Ep. 29
Better Buildings For Humans • Mar 27, 2024
Inspired Design: Discussing Music, Architecture, Philosophy and Social Change with James Garrett Jr. Ep. 28
Better Buildings For Humans • Mar 20, 2024
On the Cutting Edge of Glass Innovation with Patrick Flannery - Ep. 27
Better Buildings For Humans • Mar 13, 2024
What You Should Learn about Daylight with Paula Longato - Ep. 26
Better Buildings For Humans • Mar 6, 2024
The Lighted Environment's Impact on Health and Well-Being – Jennifer Brons - Ep. 25
Better Buildings For Humans • Feb 28, 2024
Human-Centered Design Discussion with a Legend of Sustainability and Daylighting – Lisa Heschong - Ep. 24
Better Buildings For Humans • Feb 21, 2024
Sustainable Building Design and More with the Energy Manager for Sobeys – Megan Sykes - Episode 23
Better Buildings For Humans • Feb 14, 2024
Passive House Standards: What You Should Know – Chris Ballard - Episode 22
Better Buildings For Humans • Feb 7, 2024
Discussing Daylight and More with a Building Science Rockstar - with Christoph Reinhart
Better Buildings For Humans • Jan 30, 2024
Architecture as Activism – Jeremy Knoll - Episode 20
Better Buildings For Humans • Jan 24, 2024
Proper Façade Installation and New Building Envelope Technologies – Adrian Lowenstein - Episode 19
Better Buildings For Humans • Jan 17, 2024
Interior Design's Role in Indoor Environmental Quality – Samantha Frew - Episode 18
Better Buildings For Humans • Jan 10, 2024
How Anthropology Can Inform Sustainable Building Design – Marcel Harmon - Episode 17
Better Buildings For Humans • Jan 3, 2024
Leveraging the Power of Partnerships for Cost-Effective Energy Efficiency – Alexandre Belisle - Episode 16
Better Buildings For Humans • Dec 19, 2023
How Architecture and the Art of Building Design Impacts Wellness – Lila Allen - Episode 15
Better Buildings For Humans • Dec 13, 2023
Designing Truly Sustainable Buildings – Steve Kemp - Episode 14
Better Buildings For Humans • Dec 6, 2023
Improving the Energy Performance of Buildings By Using the Right Materials, the Right Way – Peter Dushenski – Episode 13
Better Buildings For Humans • Nov 29, 2023
Safety and Mental Health in the Educational Environment – Sonny Thadani - Episode 12
Better Buildings For Humans • Nov 22, 2023
A Rocket Scientist Talks about Passive Design and Daylighting – Ale Menchaca - Episode 11
Better Buildings For Humans • Nov 9, 2023
Pioneering Sustainable Design - Keith Robertson - Episode 4
Better Buildings For Humans • Oct 23, 2023
The Importance of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms - Russell Foster - Episode 10
Better Buildings For Humans • Oct 20, 2023
An Entrepreneur's Guide to Healthy Buildings - Chuck Morrison - Episode 9
Better Buildings For Humans • Oct 14, 2023
The Healthier Buildings of the Future with Blaine Brownell - Episode 8
Better Buildings For Humans • Oct 14, 2023
A Miracle Material and What Building Owners are Thinking - James Satterwhite & Janelle Penny - Episode 7
Better Buildings For Humans • Oct 14, 2023
How Green Globes Certification Promotes Sustainability and Wellness - Vicki Worden - Episode 6
Better Buildings For Humans • Oct 14, 2023
Busting Myths About Visual and Thermal Comfort - Alstan Jakubiec - Episode 5
Better Buildings For Humans • Oct 14, 2023
Leading Edge Innovations in Occupant Comfort - Stefano Schiavon - Episode 3
Better Buildings For Humans • Sep 1, 2023
Consolidating Daylight, Energy Modeling and other Advancements in Daylighting Research - David Geisler-Moroder - Episode 2
Better Buildings For Humans • Sep 1, 2023
Daylight, Indoor Environment Design and Occupant Health - Michael Kent - Episode 1
Better Buildings For Humans • Aug 4, 2023
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