Most “Indoor Air Quality upgrades” are just gadgets in a box. And a lot of them can make things worse. HVAC and building science veteran John Ellis joins Sam Myers and Ben Walker to break down what actually moves the needle in a home: thermal comfort, ventilation, filtration, humidity control, building pressure, and source control. If you build, renovate, or work on HVAC, this episode will change how you think about “clean air” and what it takes to actually deliver it. Video Notes...
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Most “Indoor Air Quality upgrades” are just gadgets in a box. And a lot of them can make things worse. HVAC and building science veteran John Ellis joins Sam Myers and Ben Walker to break down what actually moves the needle in a home: thermal comfort, ventilation, filtration, humidity control, building pressure, and source control. If you build, renovate, or work on HVAC, this episode will change how you think about “clean air” and what it takes to actually deliver it. Video Notes...
Rewiring the Trades Pipeline: Inside Grit’s Hands-On Youth HVAC Camps
The Flow Lab
54 minutes
1 month ago
Rewiring the Trades Pipeline: Inside Grit’s Hands-On Youth HVAC Camps
On this episode of Flow Lab, Ben Walker and Sam Myers sit down with Leilani Orr and Ty Branaman from the Grit Foundation to talk about a very practical way to grow the trades pipeline: youth camps where kids actually do the work. Instead of PowerPoints and lectures, these camps drop 12–17-year-olds into escape-room-style challenges with real tools, real wiring, and real jobsite scenarios. Mentors don’t just “show and tell," they use a Socratic, question-first approach so kids learn to think,...
The Flow Lab
Most “Indoor Air Quality upgrades” are just gadgets in a box. And a lot of them can make things worse. HVAC and building science veteran John Ellis joins Sam Myers and Ben Walker to break down what actually moves the needle in a home: thermal comfort, ventilation, filtration, humidity control, building pressure, and source control. If you build, renovate, or work on HVAC, this episode will change how you think about “clean air” and what it takes to actually deliver it. Video Notes...